It is Brad Fullmer’s 50th birthday. Also, 23 years ago (2002), the Blue Jays traded Brad Fullmer to the Angels for Brian Cooper. So it is a shared birthday/today in Jays’ history post. About the trade: Cooper was an RHP. He was 27 at the time. He pitched for the Angels for portions of three seasons, making 21 starts and 6 relief appearances. He reached 5-10 with a 5.33 ERA in … [Read more...] about Blue Jays Birthdays: Brad Fullmer
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Jays Trade For Myles Straw
Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images This is an interesting one: The Jays have traded for Myles Straw and international bonus pool money. We don’t know who is going to Cleveland. Straw is owed $6.4 million this year and $7.4 next year, with team options for 2027 and 28 with a buy out of $1.75 million for the first and 500,000 for the second. That’s a lot of money for a guy who … [Read more...] about Jays Trade For Myles Straw
Blue Jays Acquire $2m in International Pool Space for Cash, Myles Straw
Myles “Albatross” Straw | Photo by Chris Coduto/MLB Photos via Getty Images Blake Murphy of Sportsnet reports on BlueSky that the Jays have acquired $2m in international bonus pool money from the Cleveland Guardians for cash/future considerations and in exchange for eating Myles Straw’s contract. Straw, an excellent outfield defender, came up with the Astros before … [Read more...] about Blue Jays Acquire $2m in International Pool Space for Cash, Myles Straw
Russia and Iran sign a partnership treaty to deepen their ties in the face of Western sanctions
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, signed a broad cooperation pact Friday as their countries deepened their partnership in the face of stinging Western sanctions. Read More … [Read more...] about Russia and Iran sign a partnership treaty to deepen their ties in the face of Western sanctions