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Minor League Update: July 9th Edition

There are lots of good hitting performances this week of which to make note,  and one truly dominant week from the teams’ best SP prospect. Before we get started, a few items of interest: Hotshot teenager Justin Maese left his last start after taking a comebacker on the forearm. The damage was not as severe […]

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Recap: Blue Jays 5, Tigers 4; The Real Troy Tulowitzki is Back

Two years ago, if I’d told you that Drew Hutchison pitched just as well as Justin Verlander, you’d have been ecstatic. Well, that happened today, but there was no ecstaticism to be found. Verlander isn’t much like his 2011 Cy Young and MVP award winning self these days; today’s game epitomized that. He struck out five […]

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Marco Estrada to DL, Will Miss All-Star Game

In a move that seemed almost inevitable after watching Marco Estrada pitch through pain last weekend, the Blue Jays have placed him on the disabled list only a day after he was named to his first ever All-Star team. Replacing Estrada in the rotation on Thursday will be Drew Hutchison, an All-Star in his own […]

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When Cats Fly: Tigers Preview

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Detroit Tigers July 7th  – July 10th Written by Matt Gwin and Tammy Rainey With the All-Star break just days away, the Toronto Blue Jays are riding a five game winning streak as the neighbouring Detroit Tigers come to town. But more than that, since they bottomed out at four games under .500 […]