In a surprise move that was announced just prior to the start of Friday’s game, the Jays have traded for catcher Dioner Navarro in exchange for minor-league left-handed pitcher Colton Turner. The @BlueJays have acquired C Dioner Navarro from Chicago in exchange for LHP Colton Turner. Welcome back Dioner! pic.twitter.com/cRFcXhhbGh — Blue Jays (@BlueJays) August […]
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Why Josh Thole Makes Some Sense For The Blue Jays
It’s beyond difficult to defend the performance of Josh Thole so far this year. He has one job, and has barely been doing that. Even so, talk among Jays fans of upgrading at backup catcher in the off-season was, to my mind, a waste of breath; as long as R.A. Dickey remained on the roster, […]
Marco Estrada Embraces Leadership Role; Ready to Repeat 2015
Things certainly didn’t start well this spring for Marco Estrada. Before exhibition games even began, he found himself sidelined with a sore back caused by an errant stretching exercise. As each of the other seven men battling for rotation spots put up good outings and impressed the coaching staff, Estrada could only watch and wait for […]