2015 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 2013)

rpriske · 11-23-2013, 01:56 AM

Previous Seasons

2013 - 75-87 (Atlanta Braves beat Boston Red Sox in World Series)

2014 - 83-79 (Los Angeles Angels beat the Colorado Rockies in World Series)

rpriske · 11-23-2013, 02:00 AM

Notable changes going in to 2015 Spring Training

Additions

Ryan Verdugo (trade with Kansas City)
Ubaldo Jimenez (FA)
Brian Wilson (FA)
Joe Kelly (trade with St. Louis)
Seth Smith (FA)
Jimmy Parades (trade with Houston)
Aroldis Chapman (trade with Cincinnati)

Departures

Tyler Moore (trade with Kansas City)
Moises Sierra (trade with Kansas City)
Brandon Barnes (trade with St.Louis)
Zach Stewart (trade with Houston)
Alexi Ogando (trade with Cincinnati)

rpriske · 11-23-2013, 02:23 AM

March 6th, 2015

The Blue Jays opened up spring training with a win over the Royals, beating them 2-1 behind a fine effort by Colby Lewis.

WP - Colby Lewis (1-0)
Save - Aaron Loup (1)
LP - Liam Hendriks (0-1)

Spring Record - 1-0

rpriske · 11-23-2013, 02:57 PM

I missed the Hall of Fame induction somehow...

Randy Johnson and John Smoltz were inducted!

rpriske · 11-23-2013, 03:18 PM

March 7th, 2015

Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched four rock solid innings.

Unfortunately he was out there for five innings.

The Yankees took this one 6-3.

Austin Hedges had a great day, going 3 for 4 with 3 RBI.

WP - Mickey Storey (1-0)
Save - David Robertson (2)
LP - Hyun-Jin Ryu (0-1)

Spring Record - 1-1

rpriske · 11-24-2013, 10:40 AM

March 8th, 2015

It was all about the pitching today as David Phelps went 5 strong, allowing one run off three hits and Aroldis Chapman pitched for the first time in a Toronto uniform and gave up one hit in two innings, striking out three.

Toronto beat the White Sox 3-2.

WP - Aaron Crow (1-0)
Save - Aroldis Chapman (1)
LP - Dylan Axelrod (0-1)

Spring Record - 2-1

rpriske · 11-25-2013, 05:18 PM

March 9th, 2015

The Toronto hitters didn't shine today, as the Rangers (with a bunch of ex-Jays) downed them 3-1.

WP - Sam LeCure (1-0)
Save - Joe Nathan (2)
LP - Danny Salazar (0-1)

Spring Record - 2-2

rpriske · 11-25-2013, 11:03 PM

March 10th, 2015

Matt Sulentic made it close with his two-run blast, but the Jays couldn't make up the final run as the Twins beat them 5-4.

WP - Kyle Gibson (1-0)
Save - A.J. Ramos (1)
LP - Ubaldo Jimenez (0-1)

Spring Record - 2-3

rpriske · 11-26-2013, 11:11 PM

March 12th, 2015

The batters are finding their groove but new Jay Ryan Verdugo struggled as Toronto fell 8-7 to Oakland.

Chris Marrero and Jimmy Parades both went yard for the Blue Jays.

WP - Erik Hamren (1-0)
Save - Sean Doolittle (2)
LP - Aaron Crow (1-1)

Spring Record - 2-4

rpriske · 11-27-2013, 11:37 PM

March 13th, 2015

Toronto put in a solid outing today as they beat the Rays 5-3.

There is some concern about Brett Lawrie, however. So far this spring he is 1 for 16.

WP - Cody Buckel (1-0)
Save - Aaron Loup (2)
LP - David Price (1-1)

Spring Record - 3-4

rpriske · 11-29-2013, 08:35 AM

March 14th, 2015

Matt Magill sure didn't look ready for the big leagues today. He gave up 11 runs in the first and 4 more in the second. Eventually the Toronto bullpen settled down and the offence kicked it up, but they still fell 15-11 to the Mariners.

WP - Taijuan Walker (1-0)
LP - Matt Magill (0-1)

Spring Record - 3-5

rpriske · 11-29-2013, 08:39 AM

First round of cuts.

Sent to minor league camp

Ryan Verdugo
Aaron Crow
Matt Magill
Seth Smith

and, believe it or not...

Brett Lawrie

It is temporary, I am sure. We are just letting him work off his rust there before bringing him back up.

rpriske · 11-30-2013, 09:43 AM

March 15th, 2015

The good: Jose Reyes broke out of his slump, going 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBI. Guillermo Pimentel also went deep as Toronto beat Detroit 6-3.

The bad: Robinson Cano hurt himself running the bases and we are now awaiting diagnosis.

WP - Mike Pelfrey (1-0)
LP - Doug Fister (0-1)

Spring Record - 4-5

rpriske · 11-30-2013, 05:37 PM

March 16th, 2015

Some of the new faces in Toronto are really lighting things up! Brandon Short led the way as the Jays beat the Orioles 5-4. Short went 4 for 4 with 2 RBI!

WP - Colby Lewis (2-0)
Save - Brian Wilson (1)
LP - Kevin Gausman (0-1)

Spring Record - 5-5

rpriske · 12-01-2013, 01:39 PM

March 17th, 2015

Cleveland made a nice comeback agains the Blue Jays but Eric Hosmer hit a two-out single in the ninth, scoring Jose Reyes from second to give Toronto the walk-off, 5-4. win.

Jesus Montero hit his first homer of the spring.

WP - Steve Delabar (1-0)
LP - John Stilson (0-2)

Spring Record - 6-5

rpriske · 12-01-2013, 01:41 PM

Bo Greenwell signed for $950,000

rpriske · 12-01-2013, 01:58 PM

Robinson Cano's fractured rib is going to force him to miss the start of the season. He should be back around the end of April.

rpriske · 12-02-2013, 07:26 AM

March 19th, 2015

The Blue Jays abused the Astros today, to the tune of 15-1.

Nate Roberts went 4 for 4 with 4 RBI. Chris Marrero got his second homer of the spring.

WP - David Phelps (1-0)
LP - Alex White (0-1)

Spring Record - 7-5

rpriske · 12-04-2013, 07:23 AM

March 20th, 2015

The Boston pitcher's owned the Jay batters today as Toronto fell 4-1.

WP - Jon Lester (2-0)
Save - Sergio Romo (6)
LP - Danny Salazar (0-2)

Spring Record - 7-6

rpriske · 12-04-2013, 07:24 AM

TRADE

To ASTROS

Matt Magill
Gustavo Pierre

To BLUE JAYS

Ruben Alaniz
Aaron Judge

Also, Marco Hernandez was reassigned to the major league complex.

11-23-2013, 01:56 AM	#1
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,962 Blog Entries: 1	2015 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 2013) Previous Seasons 2013 - 75-87 (Atlanta Braves beat Boston Red Sox in World Series) 2014 - 83-79 (Los Angeles Angels beat the Colorado Rockies in World Series) Last edited by rpriske; 11-25-2013 at 10:40 AM.

11-24-2013, 10:40 AM	#6
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,962 Blog Entries: 1	March 8th, 2015 It was all about the pitching today as David Phelps went 5 strong, allowing one run off three hits and Aroldis Chapman pitched for the first time in a Toronto uniform and gave up one hit in two innings, striking out three. Toronto beat the White Sox 3-2. WP - Aaron Crow (1-0) Save - Aroldis Chapman (1) LP - Dylan Axelrod (0-1) Spring Record - 2-1 Last edited by rpriske; 11-25-2013 at 10:41 AM.

11-26-2013, 11:11 PM	#9
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,962 Blog Entries: 1	March 12th, 2015 The batters are finding their groove but new Jay Ryan Verdugo struggled as Toronto fell 8-7 to Oakland. Chris Marrero and Jimmy Parades both went yard for the Blue Jays. WP - Erik Hamren (1-0) Save - Sean Doolittle (2) LP - Aaron Crow (1-1) Spring Record - 2-4 Last edited by rpriske; 11-27-2013 at 09:33 AM.

12-04-2013, 07:24 AM	#20
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,962 Blog Entries: 1	TRADE To ASTROS Matt Magill Gustavo Pierre To BLUE JAYS Ruben Alaniz Aaron Judge Also, Marco Hernandez was reassigned to the major league complex. Last edited by rpriske; 12-04-2013 at 07:25 AM.

11-23-2013, 02:00 AM	#2
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,962 Blog Entries: 1	Notable changes going in to 2015 Spring Training Additions Ryan Verdugo (trade with Kansas City) Ubaldo Jimenez (FA) Brian Wilson (FA) Joe Kelly (trade with St. Louis) Seth Smith (FA) Jimmy Parades (trade with Houston) Aroldis Chapman (trade with Cincinnati) Departures Tyler Moore (trade with Kansas City) Moises Sierra (trade with Kansas City) Brandon Barnes (trade with St.Louis) Zach Stewart (trade with Houston) Alexi Ogando (trade with Cincinnati)

11-23-2013, 02:23 AM	#3
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,962 Blog Entries: 1	March 6th, 2015 The Blue Jays opened up spring training with a win over the Royals, beating them 2-1 behind a fine effort by Colby Lewis. WP - Colby Lewis (1-0) Save - Aaron Loup (1) LP - Liam Hendriks (0-1) Spring Record - 1-0

11-23-2013, 02:57 PM	#4
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,962 Blog Entries: 1	I missed the Hall of Fame induction somehow... Randy Johnson and John Smoltz were inducted!

11-23-2013, 03:18 PM	#5
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,962 Blog Entries: 1	March 7th, 2015 Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched four rock solid innings. Unfortunately he was out there for five innings. The Yankees took this one 6-3. Austin Hedges had a great day, going 3 for 4 with 3 RBI. WP - Mickey Storey (1-0) Save - David Robertson (2) LP - Hyun-Jin Ryu (0-1) Spring Record - 1-1

11-25-2013, 05:18 PM	#7
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,962 Blog Entries: 1	March 9th, 2015 The Toronto hitters didn't shine today, as the Rangers (with a bunch of ex-Jays) downed them 3-1. WP - Sam LeCure (1-0) Save - Joe Nathan (2) LP - Danny Salazar (0-1) Spring Record - 2-2

11-25-2013, 11:03 PM	#8
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,962 Blog Entries: 1	March 10th, 2015 Matt Sulentic made it close with his two-run blast, but the Jays couldn't make up the final run as the Twins beat them 5-4. WP - Kyle Gibson (1-0) Save - A.J. Ramos (1) LP - Ubaldo Jimenez (0-1) Spring Record - 2-3

11-27-2013, 11:37 PM	#10
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,962 Blog Entries: 1	March 13th, 2015 Toronto put in a solid outing today as they beat the Rays 5-3. There is some concern about Brett Lawrie, however. So far this spring he is 1 for 16. WP - Cody Buckel (1-0) Save - Aaron Loup (2) LP - David Price (1-1) Spring Record - 3-4

11-29-2013, 08:35 AM	#11
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,962 Blog Entries: 1	March 14th, 2015 Matt Magill sure didn't look ready for the big leagues today. He gave up 11 runs in the first and 4 more in the second. Eventually the Toronto bullpen settled down and the offence kicked it up, but they still fell 15-11 to the Mariners. WP - Taijuan Walker (1-0) LP - Matt Magill (0-1) Spring Record - 3-5

11-29-2013, 08:39 AM	#12
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,962 Blog Entries: 1	First round of cuts. Sent to minor league camp Ryan Verdugo Aaron Crow Matt Magill Seth Smith and, believe it or not... Brett Lawrie It is temporary, I am sure. We are just letting him work off his rust there before bringing him back up.

11-30-2013, 09:43 AM	#13
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,962 Blog Entries: 1	March 15th, 2015 The good: Jose Reyes broke out of his slump, going 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBI. Guillermo Pimentel also went deep as Toronto beat Detroit 6-3. The bad: Robinson Cano hurt himself running the bases and we are now awaiting diagnosis. WP - Mike Pelfrey (1-0) LP - Doug Fister (0-1) Spring Record - 4-5

11-30-2013, 05:37 PM	#14
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,962 Blog Entries: 1	March 16th, 2015 Some of the new faces in Toronto are really lighting things up! Brandon Short led the way as the Jays beat the Orioles 5-4. Short went 4 for 4 with 2 RBI! WP - Colby Lewis (2-0) Save - Brian Wilson (1) LP - Kevin Gausman (0-1) Spring Record - 5-5

12-01-2013, 01:39 PM	#15
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,962 Blog Entries: 1	March 17th, 2015 Cleveland made a nice comeback agains the Blue Jays but Eric Hosmer hit a two-out single in the ninth, scoring Jose Reyes from second to give Toronto the walk-off, 5-4. win. Jesus Montero hit his first homer of the spring. WP - Steve Delabar (1-0) LP - John Stilson (0-2) Spring Record - 6-5

12-01-2013, 01:41 PM	#16
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,962 Blog Entries: 1	Bo Greenwell signed for $950,000

12-01-2013, 01:58 PM	#17
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,962 Blog Entries: 1	Robinson Cano's fractured rib is going to force him to miss the start of the season. He should be back around the end of April.

12-02-2013, 07:26 AM	#18
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,962 Blog Entries: 1	March 19th, 2015 The Blue Jays abused the Astros today, to the tune of 15-1. Nate Roberts went 4 for 4 with 4 RBI. Chris Marrero got his second homer of the spring. WP - David Phelps (1-0) LP - Alex White (0-1) Spring Record - 7-5

12-04-2013, 07:23 AM	#19
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,962 Blog Entries: 1	March 20th, 2015 The Boston pitcher's owned the Jay batters today as Toronto fell 4-1. WP - Jon Lester (2-0) Save - Sergio Romo (6) LP - Danny Salazar (0-2) Spring Record - 7-6