Blue Bird Banter

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Shi Davidi tells us that the Jays have non-tendered Jordan Romano. He was to get around $7.75 million, but that doesn’t mean he won’t end up back with the Jays. The Jays know more about his shoulder issue than we do, so it might be a clue that they don’t think he’ll be 100% next season. It doesn’t mean they can’t work out a deal … [Read more...] about Jays Non-Tender Jordan Romano

Erik Swanson #50 of the Toronto Blue Jays pitches during the game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Friday, August 23, 2024 | Photo by Bailey McLean/MLB Photos via Getty Images Jordan Romano and Dillon Tate were non-tendered. Toronto Blue Jays have tendered contracts to relievers Zach Pop and Erik Swanson, according to … [Read more...] about Blue Jays tender contracts to relievers Zach Pop and Erik Swanson

Ken Boyer is on the Classic Baseball Era Non-Players Committee Ballot, a name that sounds like it as made up by a committee. Boyer played 15 seasons in the MLB, (from 1955 to 1969) most of them for the Cardinals, but he played for the Mets, White Sox, and Dodgers over the last three seasons of his career. He hit .287/.349/.462 with 282 home runs and 62.8 bWAR in 2034 games. He … [Read more...] about Hall Of Fame Poll: Ken Boyer

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Next up Carlos Beltrán. This is Beltrán’s third time on the ballot. The first time, he was on 46.5% of the ballots. Last year, he was on 57.1% of the ballots. When a guy gets that much of the vote early in his years on the ballot, he usually makes it to the Hall. It will be interesting to see how long the Writers hold the grudge … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame Poll: Carlos Beltrán

Set Number: X33614 TK2 R3 F26 Mark Eichhorn turns 64 today. The Blue Jays drafted him in the 2nd round, 30th overall, in the 1979 amateur draft, out of Cabrillo College, CA, where he played shortstop and pitched. Mark quickly rose through the Jays’ farm system and made seven starts for the Jays as a September call-up in 1982. Unfortunately, they didn’t go well. He went … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Mark Eichhorn