Blue Bird Banter

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Devon White turns 62 today. Devon was a 6th-round pick in the 1981 amateur draft by the Angels. He made it up to the Angels for a cup of coffee in 1985 and 1986. His first full season in the majors was in 1987 when Devon came in 5th in Rookie of the Year voting. He hit 24 home runs as a rookie, the most he would ever hit in the … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Devon White

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Jays missed out on two more free agents: Teoscar Hernandez signed back with the Dodgers. He’s getting three years and $66 million, which is slightly below what Ben Clemens from Fangraphs figured he’d gets (three years and $72 million). I’m not surprised that he would go back to LA. I’d go back to where I got a … [Read more...] about Saturday Bantering: Jays Miss Out On Burnes and Hernandez

Photo by Kirby Lee/Getty Images B.J. Ryan turns 49 today. Looking at his picture, I see that he looks like a former neighbour of mine, Scott. Off-topic, but I’m terrible with names. Around then, I used baseball players’ names to help me remember. Unfortunately, the player I picked for Scott was a former pitcher, Scott Terry, and I spent six months calling him Terry. But … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday B.J. Ryan

Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images Teoscar Hernandez signed yesterday, as did Corbin Burnes. Both deals look entirely reasonable. Teo will get $66 million over three seasons, with about a third paid up front as a signing bonus and a third deferred, while the Dodgers hold a $15 million option for a fourth season. Burnes will go to Arizona for two years and $60 million, and then … [Read more...] about A New Year’s Resolution for the Front Office: Pay Vlad Too Much Money

Photo by Bob Leverone/Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images 19 Years Ago Well, the Jays made it official on the 27th. We knew about it before Christmas. Orlando Hudson and Miguel Batista went to the Arizona Diamondbacks, and Troy Glaus and Sergio Santos came to the Blue Jays. The trade was a surprise because the Jays had Corey Koskie, Shea Hillenbrand, and … [Read more...] about Today in Jay History: Jays Trade for Troy Glaus