Photo by Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Jays have avoided arbitration with several players: Zach Pop signed for $900,000. Nick Sandlin signed for $1.63 million. Alek Manoah signed for $2.2 million. Daulton Varsho signed for $8.2 million. Ernie Clement signed for $1.975 million. That list is missing a name. They haven’t signed Vlad yet, or we don’t … [Read more...] about Thursday Bantering: Avoiding Arbitration?
Happy Birthday Otis Nixon and Alek Manoah
Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Former Blue Jays center fielder Otis Nixon turns 66 today. Nixon had a 17-year MLB career. He spent two of those years (well, just short of two years) with the Jays. With the Jays, he hit .275/.362/.317 (it is hard to imagine an outfielder with a Slugging Average that low) with 2 home runs and 101 stolen bases (caught 22 games, so … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Otis Nixon and Alek Manoah
Better know your Blue Jays 40-man: Steward Berroa
Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images Steward Berroa is a 25-year-old outfielder (he turns 26 in June) who was signed as an international free agent in July 2016. He was added to the 40-man roster in June of last year when the team called him up to take the roster spot of Orelvis Martinez, who was suspended for testing positive for PEDs. He said that he was taking drugs for … [Read more...] about Better know your Blue Jays 40-man: Steward Berroa
Wednesday Bantering: Danner to Mariners
0Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images The Mariners claimed Hagen Danner from the Jays. The Jays DFAed Danner when they signed Josh Walker. If you are like me and you can’t remember them signing Josh Walker (or anyone else this off-season), he’s a left-handed reliever who has pitched 22 innings in the majors, 12.1 of them last season with the Mets. He has a 7.25 ERA in … [Read more...] about Wednesday Bantering: Danner to Mariners
Better know your Blue Jays 40-man: José Berríos
Photo by Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images We pretty much know everything about Jose Berrios that we need. Jose Berrios came to the Jays in a trade with the Twins at the deadline in 2021. Austin Martin and Simeon Woods Richardson went to Minnesota. Woods had a pretty good 2023 season, with a 2.9 bWAR in 28 starts. Martin played 98 games, with a -1.0 bWAR. … [Read more...] about Better know your Blue Jays 40-man: José Berríos