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No, according to sportstalk here, they want to send him down to fix his swing

Mariners looking for a catcher. Good time for Navarro to put on a show.

He is ready to overpay for something to placate the fans/try to save his job." And how do you know this?

So the yankees that have a pitching staff held together with chicken wire, aging players, and arod that is over 40 and not likely to maintain his pace, are shoo ins, but the Jays have no chance? Does anyone on this board ever have a positive thought?

Thx

Sorry if this is posted somewhere else, but any idea why Bautista withdrew from all star game?

This team spends too much time standing around waiting for someone to hit a HR. When bats are cold, they never change their approach

On mlb yesterday, they were talking about Mike Leake. Said that AA and the Jays were one of the teams in on him.

How many years did it take AA to rebuild the farm, so that he had some players to use to improve this team?

Just to get back to the subject at hand, a Philly fan is saying, that the sports radio show there is reporting a Hamel trade is in the works.

There is a difference between calling people stupid and calling a statement stupid.

You assume with this incredibly stupid statement, that these same people are not interested in acquiring knowledge. One has nothing to do with the other.

I am honestly speechless that stupid fans are calling this clutter, or worse, useless." You called them stupid in your opening post. You are missing the point. I have a very good understanding of most of your new stats. But that is not why I love the game of baseball. If you love the game because of the stats, good for you. The difference is that I don't call you stupid because that is why or how you enjoy the game. You presume that anyone that is not interested, is a homer. You presume too much.

I am an "old people" and maybe the reason there is a negative reaction, is that people that have watched and enjoyed the game for 50 years, don't enjoy being called stupid because they are not particularly interested in computer generated stats. It doesn't mean that they don't understand them, they are just not interested. Just as the sabre crowd is not interested in what scouts have to say.

I think cecil looked like he was injured and in pain when he was on bench.

You should tell your mother that. I am sure she would appreciate it.

new metal detectors that everyone has to go through to get into the park. warned everyone before to come early.

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/toronto-blue-jays-draft-aaron-sanchez-dalton-pompey-alex-anthopoulos-reyes-buehrle-dickey-040115 http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/toronto-blue-jays-pittsburgh-pirates-love-russell-martin-040115

Certainly not.

Maybe a mod can fix title. Should have been AA scouting Papelbon

Sorry, wouldn't let me edit title, for some reason.

Interesting tidbit from Jim Salisbury, CSNPhilly.com Jonathan Papelbon pitched a hitless and scoreless inning in front of a big crowd at Bright House Field that included Blue Jays' GM Alex Anthopoulos. (USA Today Images) CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Maybe it was nothing. But, then again, maybe it was something. Maybe Alex Anthopoulos, general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, popped into Bright House Field on Friday afternoon because he enjoys those Delco’s cheesesteaks that they sell behind home plate. Or maybe he was there to see Jonathan Papelbon. Whatever the case, it was quite interesting to see Anthopoulos seated in the scouts’ section watching the Phillies play the New York Yankees while his own team was hosting the Detroit Tigers just a few miles away in Dunedin. Rain began falling in the third inning and Anthopoulos soon vanished. But he was there long enough to see Papelbon have another good spring outing. The Phillies had Papelbon pitch his scheduled one inning at the start of the game to ensure that he got his work in before the rain. He pitched a scoreless inning, walked one and struck out one. He hit 93 mph on the stadium radar gun. For the spring, he has pitched seven innings and given up five hits and one earned run. He has walked just one and struck out six. Papelbon smiled when he was told that Anthopoulos was in the house. “Huh, interesting,” he said, uttering what has become his go-to response for all things trade related. Papelbon has said all the right things this spring, but last summer made it clear he was eager to be traded to a contending team. Earlier this spring, he said the Blue Jays would interest him if the Phillies were in a position to make a deal with that club. Sources say the Phillies and Blue Jays had some dialogue about Papelbon this winter. The Blue Jays have some budget constraints and are currently committed to Brett Cecil as their closer. But Anthopoulos’ pop-in to Bright House Field on Friday makes you wonder if the Jays are keeping tabs on Papelbon as a possible option down the road.

Perhaps you should wait until they are actually producing for your major league team before you gloat.

You know it sucks for Orioles fans. But this will happen in the end. Just like Jays fans hated the Sox for stealing Farrell, and that wasn't even for a promotion. In the end, either Angelos, cares about his team and their fans or he doesn't. There was a reason that LaCava turned down the job before DD got it, and it has to do with Angelos and his contributions to the game. As far as the MASN suit goes, they have nothing to do with each other. MLB, has a clause in all their agreements, something along the lines of "for the betterment of the game". DD will be leaving the O's, and Showalter will finally get the job that he has always wanted.

JPMorosi, said that mlb was applying pressure for the O's to let him go. According to his sources, it has been common practice for a team to let someone go for a promotion, and that they were using the all star game, as a threat/reward to work something out.