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Mailbag: A look at the catcher position

Beat reporter Jordan Bastian answers Jays fans' questions The Blue Jays consider slugger J.P. Arencibia their catcher of the future. The Jays selected Arencibia with the 21st overall pick in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft,...

Halladay named Jays pitcher of year

By Shi Davidi, THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - Roy Halladay was named Blue Jays pitcher of the year a club record sixth time Thursday in voting by the Toronto chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Vernon Wells...

Jays care about the community

Toronto area benefits from countless club initiatives Vernon Wells is one of the driving forces behind the Jays Care Rookie League, a baseball league for kids who live in Toronto Community Housing. Many of the players have...

The Life of Kings: The deliberate, patient approach to Markakis' contract extension

I've never met Andy MacPhail, but I feel comfortable stating that he's likely forgotten more about baseball than I ever knew in the first place. He was brought in to give the Orioles both stability and credibility, and I think...

Puerto Rico eyes Classic contention

Opening-round pool host should field strong team Ivan Rodriguez took most of the reps at catcher in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. From boom to bust and back again, the citizens of Puerto Rico have seen turbulent times take...

Peterson rumbles, Drogba stumbles

A weekly look at the world of sports PAUL ATTFIELD From Saturday's Globe and Mail It's been a good week for ... ADRIAN PETERSON His father nicknamed him AD growing up because of his boundless energy and ability to keep running...

Toronto Blue Jays Top 10 Prospects

Baseball America's Top 10 Prospects lists are based on projections of a player's long-term worth after discussions with scouting and player-development personnel. In general manager J.P. Ricciardi's seventh year at the helm,...

The Schmuck Stops Here: MacPhail needs to sign Markakis now

I’m going to be honest. I really, really thought Nick Markakis would have been signed to a long-term contract extension before the free agency signing period begins tomorrow. Boy, was I wrong. As of yesterday, the Orioles...

2008 RF Defense By PMR

Team: PMR / RAA | 1B: PMR / RAA | 2B: PMR / RAA | 3B: PMR / RAAA | SS: PMR / RAA | LF: PMR / RAA | CF: PMR / RAA | RF: PMR / RAA Each season, David Pinto releases his Probablistic Measure of Range (PMR) ratings based on...

Decisions, decisions

Will Blue Jays jack up payroll or scale back spending? Combined with improvements the offence desperately needs, it would seem that Rogers is left with three approaches to take with the Blue Jays in coming years: raise payroll...

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