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Blue Jays Sign Lefty Reliever J.P. Howell

It took a while, but the Blue Jays finally have a lefty for the bullpen. The Jays have a one-year agreement with left-handed reliever J.P. Howell, pending a physical. — Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) January 31, 2017 Source: Howell deal with #BlueJays is indeed one year, $3M. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 31, 2017 As Buster […]

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Edwin, Jose, and Alternate Realities

Now that the dust has settled on the return of Jose Bautista, the mind naturally wanders – or mine did anyway – to how the Blue Jays as they are currently constructed would compare to a world in which Jays fans got what they originally wanted; one where Edwin Encarnacion had said yes to the offer the […]

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Half-Baked: Musings on a Frustrating Offseason for Jays Fans

Even the most optimistic Blue Jays pundit would have a hard time appreciating what’s happened so far in the Blue Jays offseason. While the recent return of Jose Bautista was a public relations balm, it’s been a net negative for the boys in blue, with Edwin Encarnacion, Michael Saunders, and Brett Cecil having skipped town, leaving […]