Blue Bird Banter

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

28 Years Ago The Blue Jays signed Roger Clemens. Roger played 13 seasons for the Red Sox. He had a 192-111 record and a 3.06 ERA in 382 starts, won three Cy Young awards, and finished 2nd, 3rd, and 6th in the voting other times. But he could have been better in his last two seasons with Boston, putting up a 3.83 ERA and a 20-18 record in 57 starts. Yeah, it’s still good but a … [Read more...] about Today in Blue Jays history: A bad trade and Clemens signing

John’s got Rule 5 Fever! | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images The Rule 5 draft was this afternoon. The Blue Jays selected right hander Angel Bastardo off the Red Sox’ AA roster in the MLB phase. In the Minor League phase, they took righty Richard Gallardo off the Cubs’ AA roster and outfielder Jacob Wetzel off the Cubs’ High A roster. Bastardo posted a 5.36 ERA through 45.1 … [Read more...] about Wednesday Afternoon Bits: Hot! Rule 5! Action!

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Yimi Garcia signed a two-year deal with the Jays. He is getting $15 million. Good to have him back, but I don't get why they were willing to pay Garcia that much and not Romano, but such is life. Source: RHP Yimi Garcia has agreed to terms on a 2-year, $15 million deal with the #BlueJays pic.twitter.com/53QYUm5CVI— Ari Alexander … [Read more...] about Jays sign Yimi Garcia

Photo by Sam Hodde/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Jays came 8th in this afternoon’s MLB draft lottery. They entered with a 7.48% chance at the first overall pick, the 5th best odds, so this is a bad break, with three teams moving past them. The Jays’ picks will be: 1st Round, 8th overall 2nd Round, roughly 50th. There are 8 competitive balance and probably 4 QO free … [Read more...] about Draft Lottery: Jays Land 8th Pick