Blue Bird Banter

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Former Blue Jays center fielder Lloyd, ‘The Shaker,’ Moseby, turns 65 today. Lloyd was our first-round pick in the 1978 draft, number 2 overall. The Braves picked third baseman Bob Horner as the number 1 pick. The Mets selected Hubie Brooks with the next pick (Expos fans will remember him from the Gary Carter trade). They rushed … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Lloyd Moseby

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images This surprised me: The Jays outrighted Genesis Cabrera (and Luis Frias). Both have taken free agency. Cabrera was one of the few relievers the Jays used who was, most of the time, effective. He pitched in 69 games and had a 3.59 ERA. In 62.2 innings, he allowed 63 hits, 29 walks, and 50 strikeouts. RHB had a .811 OPS … [Read more...] about Jays Outright Genesis Cabrera

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images There isn’t much news for the Jays in the early days of the off-season. Daulton Varsho was voted the Gold Glove winner in center field. Very much deserved. And Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is a ‘finalist’ for the Silver Slugger for AL first basemen. He’s up against Josh Naylor and Carlos Santana. His numbers look much better … [Read more...] about Monday Bantering: Varsho Wins Gold Glove

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images Bowden and Trevor Richards came to us in a trade from the Brewers for Rowdy Tellez in July 2021, so he’s been in the Jays organization for a little while now. Francis only got into one game with the Jays in 2022. In 2023, he made 20 relief appearances with a 1.73 ERA in 36.1 innings (more than an inning per appearance? That’s … [Read more...] about The Season That Was: Bowden Francis

Former Blue Jays reliever Paul Quantrill turns 56 today. He spent six seasons with the Jays and pitched in 386 games, sixth in team history for games (and no one will be passing him soon unless we somehow bring back Aaron Loup). His best season with the Jays was 1997 when he had a 1.94 ERA in 77 relief appearances. He had a rubber arm, pitching in 80 or more games in five … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Paul Quantrill and Ryan Tepera