Blue Bird Banter

Mike Flanagan was a left-handed pitcher who played in the majors for 18 seasons, four with the Blue Jays. He would have turned 72 today, but he passed away back in 2011. He was an excellent pitcher; you don’t play for 18 years without being a good pitcher. He finished 167-143 with a 3.90 ERA in 526 games, 404 starts. For the first 13 years, he played with the Orioles. His best … [Read more...] about Blue Jays Birthdays: Mike Flanagan

Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images Sorry, we’ve had a couple of days away from the world in the lovely town of Canmore, Alberta. But then the Jays haven’t done much in the last few days, too. They did make the Yimi Garcia signing official and announced that Nick Raposo, a catcher, was DFAed to make room. They also signed Eric Lauer to a minor league … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame Polls: Francisco Rodriguez

The Toronto Blue Jays Roster Tree Route Map is a subway map-like graphical depiction on how players on the 40-man roster were acquired. | Minor Leaguer Recent roster transactions at the MLB Winter Meetings has resulted in some changes to the Toronto Blue Jays Roster Tree Route Map, including the introduction of a new line! (See enlarged map here.) The Giménez–Sandlin … [Read more...] about Changes to the Toronto Blue Jays Roster Tree Route Map

Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images The Winter Meetings are over, ending a little flurry of activity in the slow off-season. The Jays big move was the trade for Andrés Giménez and Nick Sandlin. I feel I was a little overly pessimistic about the trade. It surprised me that the team added to an area I felt was already a strength. We have roughly a dozen (slight … [Read more...] about Thursday Bantering: Jays Bits

Orlando Hudson turns 47 today. Orlando was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 33rd round of the 1996 draft. We redrafted him in the 43rd round of the 1997 draft out of Spartanburg Methodist College; this time, he signed. Orlando had a relatively slow but steady climb through the Jays minor league system. Players picked late in the draft must prove themselves at each level before … [Read more...] about Blue Jays Birthdays: Orlando Hudson