Don’t let his mustache and borderline mullet fool you, Travis Snider means business all the time with the Toronto Blue Jays. After all, he has gone through his share of ups and downs at the Major League level. Now, with the Jays fully committed to him, he’s ready to embrace the opportunity of having an […]

Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Jason Frasor has been around the city of Toronto and the team’s clubhouse long enough to have a pretty good idea of what the franchise has, wants and needs. Now, on the verge of the 2011 campaign – his eighth with the club – an optimistic Frasor is ready to […]

When the Baltimore Orioles came calling with a minor league contract offer in December, Jeremy Accardo didn’t have to think twice before accepting it. After all, he had already endured a rollercoaster of a tenure with the Toronto Blue Jays and was anxious for a fresh start. After starting the 2007 season with 21 consecutive […]

Scott Podsednik waited patiently this past offseason for a phone call from a major league team with a job offer. After all, the veteran outfielder was coming off a respectable season split between the Royals and Dodgers where he hit .297/.342/.382 with 40 walks, seven triples, and 35 stolen bases. You might assume that he […]

When the Pittsburgh Pirates visited the Baltimore Orioles for a spring training contest on Monday, there was little excitement following their lopsided 8-2 loss. That was until Pirates’ center fielder Andrew McCutchen had some choice words for Matt Wieters concerning a play at the plate in the top of the fifth inning of Monday’s tilt. […]

Earlier this week, Blue Jays manager John Farrell announced that oft-injured right-handed pitcher Dustin McGowan will continue his current rehabilitation with the intent of returning, not as a starter, but a reliever. “We’re going to groom him as a reliever now,” Farrell said. “Medically, that’s the advice we’ve been given top to bottom.” For McGowan, […]

When Tampa Bay Rays pitcher James Shields let loose a 93 mph fastball down the middle of the plate to rookie Toronto Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia, neither he, nor anyone else in the Rogers Centre knew exactly what to expect. What they got was a bomb over the left field wall. A statement from […]

After agreeing on a team-friendly one-year, $3.975 million contract for the 2011 season in January, Shin-Soo Choo and his agent, Scott Boras, were still working hard with the Cleveland Indians trying to figure out a contract extension. Less than two weeks later, reports surfaced that Choo said he would be open to discussing a contract […]

Losing a significant number of players over the course of an offseason can have a serious impact on any franchise, especially when those players are substantial reasons why said franchise is one of the best in Major League Baseball. After losing a grand total of 16 players who played various roles with the club in […]