With Opening Day fast approaching, the Toronto Blue Jays have begun the process of thinning out the ranks in big league camp. A number of prospects were sent out late last week, and not a few more depth pieces have been sent down. Dalton Pompey was one of the #BlueJays reassigned to Minor League camp […]
Day: March 18, 2016
Brad Penny Cashed Out
Two players in two days! First, Rafael Soriano called it a career before even reporting to camp, and today the Blue Jays lost another man to a world beyond baseball. After giving up 5 runs in a split squad game Thursday, rhp brad penny told Jays he's retiring — mark zwolinski (@markzwol) March 18, 2016 […]
After Set Backs in 2015, Clinton Hollon is Ready to Take Flight
Nobody rises to the top without some ups and downs along the way. In a universe where entropy rules supreme, it’s only appropriate that there be setbacks when one aspires to be great. In baseball, this holds especially true. And for Blue Jays prospect Clinton Hollon, well, entropy could be his middle name. Hollon is not […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 3: Encarnacion, The Evil Empire, and Exchanged Souls
Jay Jaffe of Sports Illustrated stops by to preview the New York Yankees in the final installment of the AL East Preview Series. The boys also discuss Edwin Encarnacion’s injuries/contract talks, Marco Estrada’s return to health, the signing of Randy Choate, and address the state of the battle for the final spot in the rotation. […]