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I think he's going to be ok next year too.

 

Wide repertoire, several avg pitches and stamina; Something good we could get from him (Arroyo or Blanton-before '13?)

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TORONTO—Righthander Deck McGuire showed signs in the second half of last season that he could be turning things around. Now he has been added to the Blue Jays’ 40-man roster.

 

The 14th overall pick in the 2010 draft out of Georgia Tech has struggled since reaching Double-A New Hampshire near the end of 2011.

 

In his second full season with the Fisher Cats in 2013, McGuire went 9-10, 4.86 with 143 strikeouts and 59 walks in 157 innings over 27 games (including 26 starts). That he was 5-3, 3.88, in 63 innings over the second half was encouraging.

 

“Particularly the last month of the season, he really started to come on with his stuff and his location,” roving pitching instructor Dane Johnson said. “His stuff got a little bit firmer as he went along. He found a comfort level, was mixing his pitches a little better and was obviously keeping the ball down, which is big for him. I think it was reflected in the last month of the season.”

 

The 24-year-old was 4-1, 2.95, including one complete game, in five starts and one relief outing in August. He struck out 35 and walked 12 over that span.

 

“Going into 2014, we’re hoping to build on that,” Johnson said. “He’s still relatively young for his experience. You want them to move fast but a lot of times it doesn’t work that way.”

 

Johnson feels that a young player can benefit from struggling in the minors. “You want them to struggle so that they get back up, get back on their feet and you find out what they’re all about and they make adjustments. And I think, in this case, Deck is making adjustments.”

 

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Outfielder Kenny Wilson, a 23-year-old taken in the second round of the 2008 draft, also was added to the 40-man roster. He batted .259/.333/.375 in 55 games with Double-A New Hampshire in 2013. The righthanded hitter had three home runs and 11 RBIs and was 16-for-22 in stolen bases. In 23 games in the Arizona Fall League, he hit .258/.333/.392 with two homers, eight RBIs and 12 stolen bases in 17 attempts.

 

Lefthander Sean Nolin was 2-2, 3.38 after six starts and 27 innings in the Dominican League. Nolin was 9-4, 2.77, between New Hampshire and Triple-A Buffalo in 2013. He lasted only 1 1/3 innings (six runs) in his only major league outing.

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"Lefthander Sean Nolin was 2-2, 3.38 after six starts and 27 innings in the Dominican League. Nolin was 9-4, 2.77, between New Hampshire and Triple-A Buffalo in 2013. He lasted only 1 1/3 innings (six runs) in his only major league outing."

 

So much Derp, lol. I'll never forget such a collosal f*** up that move was?!

 

Yeah that was pretty bad.

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