Blue Bird Banter

Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images I wish we had some news to talk about. There are a lot of rumours—there are always rumours. I tend to ignore them because most come from reporters who plant things for agents or the AI bot sites. Anyway: There is also a rumour that the Jays and Vlad Guerrero are $100 million apart in their negotiations. It sounds like a lot of money. … [Read more...] about Tuesday Bantering: Rumour Time

Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images Edwin Encarnacion turns 42 today. When we traded Scott Rolen to the Reds for Josh Roenicke, Zach Stewart and Edwin, no one would have guessed that Edwin would be the last one standing. But, of course, Edwin did spend three weeks as an Oakland A in the winter of 2010. The fans didn’t exactly love Edwin for his first couple of years as a … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Edwin Encarnacion

Photo by John Cordes/Icon SMI/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Since the Jays refuse to give us news to discuss, let’s continue down the 40-man roster. Angel Bastardo is a right-handed, 22-year-old pitcher. The Jays picked him up in the Rule 5 draft, which surprised me. I didn’t expect them to pick up (or lose) anyone. He was born in Moron, Venezuela. I’ve known … [Read more...] about Better Know Your Blue Jays 40-man: Angel Bastardo

Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images Chris Bassitt’s third with the Jays and the last under his $63 million free agent contract, which he signed before the 2023 season, will be in 2025. I love watching him pitch. It is almost fascinating to watch a guy who doesn’t get by by blowing guys away with a 98-mile-per-hour fastball. Most guys I like to try to guess along with, … [Read more...] about Better Know Your Blue Jays 40-man: Chris Bassitt

Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images And Nori Aoki, Kevin Witt and A.J. Cole Former Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia turns 39 today. Arencibia was a first-round draft pick by the Jays in the 2004 draft, number 21 overall. He quickly became our top prospect and hit #43 on Baseball America’s top 100 prospects list before the 2009 season. Then, he came up to the Jays and … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday J.P. Arencibia