2015 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 2014)

rpriske · 09-28-2014, 03:09 AM

2014 - 73-89 - Tigers beat Dodgers 4-2 in World Series

rpriske · 09-28-2014, 03:09 AM

Major Additions

Tyler Thornburg (Trade with Milwaukee)
Hisashi Iwakuma (Trade with Seattle)
Dustin McGowan (Trade with Boston)
Josmil Pinto (Trade with Minnesota)
Kyle Gibson (Trade with Minnesota)
Tommy La Stella (Trade with Baltimore)

Major Departures

Todd Redmond (Trade to Milwaukee)
Tony Sanchez (Trade to Boston)
J.A. Happ (Free Agency)
John Lannan (Free Agency)
Brandon Morrow (Free Agency)
Casey Janssen (Free Agency)
Melky Cabrera (Free Agency)
Esmil Rogers (Free Agency)
Josh Thole (Free Agency)
Brett Lawrie (Trade to Minnesota)
Mark Buehrle (Trade to Baltimore)

rpriske · 09-28-2014, 03:28 AM

February 28th, 2015

Spring training is underway and it is clear that the hitters have an early edge on the pitchers as the Blue Jays beat the Mariners 9-8.

Every Toronto starter got at least one hit and Jose Bautista hit his first homer of the spring.

WP - Hisashi Iwakuma (1-0)
Save - John Stilson (1)
LP - Felix Hernandez (0-1)

Spring Record - 1-0

rpriske · 09-28-2014, 04:01 PM

March 1st, 2015

The Red Sox blanked the Blue Jays in spring action, beating them 3-0.

WP - Max Scherzer (1-0)
Save - Koji Uehara (1)
LP - Dustin McGowan (0-1)

Spring Record - 1-1

rpriske · 10-02-2014, 07:04 AM

March 3rd, 2015

Toronto took a close one over the Twins, beating them 3-2 with a walk-off RBI by Tommy La Stella in the 9th.

Cesar Hernandez hit his first homer of the Spring.

WP - Aaron Loup (1-0)
LP - Brian Wilson (0-1)

Spring Record - 2-1

rpriske · 10-02-2014, 10:54 PM

March 4th, 2015

Steve Delabar and Brett Cecil both pitched well in relief but it wasn't enough as the Tigers downed the Jays 6-3.

WP - Rick Porcello (1-0)
Save - Al Alburquerque (2)
LP - Seth Maness (0-1)

Spring Record - 2-2

rpriske · 10-05-2014, 12:03 AM

March 5th, 2015

A generally well played game by the Jays gave the a 5-3 win over the Yankees.

Adam Lind hit his first spring homer.

WP - Tyler Thornburg (1-0)
Save - John Stilson (2)
LP - Dellin Betances (0-1)

Spring Record - 3-2

rpriske · 10-05-2014, 09:39 PM

March 6th, 2015

The only high point in this 6-2 loss to Cleveland was Henry Urrutia's two-run homer (one of only three this for Toronto).

WP - Danny Salazar (1-0)
LP - Allen Webster (0-1)

Spring Record - 3-3

rpriske · 10-08-2014, 07:09 AM

March 7th, 2015

After the two teams combined for 5 runs in the first 8 innings, they scored 8 times in the ninth as the Astros beat the Blue Jays 7-6.

WP - Asher Wojciechowski (1-0)
Save - Craig Stammen (2)
LP - John Stilson (0-1)

Spring Record - 3-4

rpriske · 10-10-2014, 07:04 AM

March 8th, 2015

An ugly game as the Rays beat the Jays 8-2.

WP - Hyun-Jin Ryu (1-0)
Save - Jeff Beliveau (1)
LP - Shane Greene (0-1)

Spring Record - 3-5

rpriske · 10-10-2014, 07:07 AM

Cut day...

Sent to AAA:

Aaron Loup
John Stilson
Jared Goedert
John Mayberry Jr.
Jose Reyes

That's right... Jose Reyes...

rpriske · 10-11-2014, 09:45 AM

March 9th, 2015

The Blue Jays beat the Rangers 11-4.

Mike Nikeas went 2 for 4 with a home run and 4 RBI. Edwin Encarnacion also hit one out.

WP - Hisashi Iwakuma (2-0)
LP - Robbie Ross (1-1)

Spring Record - 4-5

rpriske · 10-12-2014, 03:31 AM

March 10th, 2015

Dustin McGowan seems ready for this second go-round in Toronto as he led the Jays over the A's, 3-0.

WP - Dustin McGowan (1-1)
Save - Sergio Santos (1)
LP - Scott Kazmir (0-1)

Spring Record - 5-5

rpriske · 10-12-2014, 03:53 AM

March 11th, 2015

Drew Hutchinson threw a great game but got no run support as the Jays fell to the White Sox, 2-1.

WP - Joe Nathan (2-0)
Save - A.J. Ramos (4)
LP - Miles Mikolas (0-1)

Spring Record - 5-6

rpriske · 10-27-2014, 01:10 PM

March 13th, 2015

The Toronto hitters were in fine form as they beat the Orioles 14-7.

Ryan Goins went 3 for 5 with an RBI.

WP - Brett Cecil (1-0)
LP - Marcus Stroman (0-1)

Spring Record - 6-6

rpriske · 10-27-2014, 01:39 PM

March 14th, 2015

The lumber carried the load again as the Jays beat the Angels 9-8.

Ryan Goins had a nice 2 for 3, 2 RBI day. Jose Lobaton hit his first homer of the spring.

Cesar Hernandez strained his oblique and will be riding the pine for the next five days.

WP - Kyle Gibson (1-0)
Save - Miles Mikolas (1)
LP - Mike Morin (0-3)

Spring Record - 7-6

rpriske · 10-29-2014, 07:33 PM

March 15th, 2015

Today was all about the pitching. The Royals scratched across a run in the top of the 11th and that was all the scoring in the game.

WP - Greg Holland (1-0)
Save - Aaron Crow (1)
LP - Tyler Thornburg (1-1)

Spring Record - 7-7

rpriske · 10-31-2014, 04:13 PM

March 16th, 2015

The Jays didn't get a hit until the 5th inning but still made it close, falling 3-2 to the Mariners.

WP - Zach Britton (2-0)
Save - Danny Farquhar (7)
LP - Kyle Drabek (0-1)

Spring Record - 7-8

rpriske · 11-02-2014, 10:56 PM

March 17th, 2015

Shane Greene is starting to show that he isn't ready for the bigs. The Red Sox lit him up, beating the Jays 7-3.

WP - Felix Doubront (3-0)
Save - David Robertson (2)
LP - Shane Greene (0-2)

Spring Record - 7-9

rpriske · 11-05-2014, 08:02 AM

March 19th, 2015

A strong day for the Jays as they beat the Twins 6-0. Miles Mikolas pitched the last two frames, striking out seven.

That's right... I said seven.

Logan Watkins hit his first homer of the spring.

WP - Hisashi Iwakuma (3-0)
LP - Miguel Gonzalez (0-1)

Spring Record - 8-9

09-28-2014, 03:09 AM	#1
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09-28-2014, 03:09 AM	#2
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,973 Blog Entries: 1	Major Additions Tyler Thornburg (Trade with Milwaukee) Hisashi Iwakuma (Trade with Seattle) Dustin McGowan (Trade with Boston) Josmil Pinto (Trade with Minnesota) Kyle Gibson (Trade with Minnesota) Tommy La Stella (Trade with Baltimore) Major Departures Todd Redmond (Trade to Milwaukee) Tony Sanchez (Trade to Boston) J.A. Happ (Free Agency) John Lannan (Free Agency) Brandon Morrow (Free Agency) Casey Janssen (Free Agency) Melky Cabrera (Free Agency) Esmil Rogers (Free Agency) Josh Thole (Free Agency) Brett Lawrie (Trade to Minnesota) Mark Buehrle (Trade to Baltimore) __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 09-28-2014 at 03:34 AM.

09-28-2014, 03:28 AM	#3
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,973 Blog Entries: 1	February 28th, 2015 Spring training is underway and it is clear that the hitters have an early edge on the pitchers as the Blue Jays beat the Mariners 9-8. Every Toronto starter got at least one hit and Jose Bautista hit his first homer of the spring. WP - Hisashi Iwakuma (1-0) Save - John Stilson (1) LP - Felix Hernandez (0-1) Spring Record - 1-0 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-28-2014, 04:01 PM	#4
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,973 Blog Entries: 1	March 1st, 2015 The Red Sox blanked the Blue Jays in spring action, beating them 3-0. WP - Max Scherzer (1-0) Save - Koji Uehara (1) LP - Dustin McGowan (0-1) Spring Record - 1-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 09-29-2014 at 09:47 AM.

10-02-2014, 07:04 AM	#5
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,973 Blog Entries: 1	March 3rd, 2015 Toronto took a close one over the Twins, beating them 3-2 with a walk-off RBI by Tommy La Stella in the 9th. Cesar Hernandez hit his first homer of the Spring. WP - Aaron Loup (1-0) LP - Brian Wilson (0-1) Spring Record - 2-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-02-2014, 10:54 PM	#6
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,973 Blog Entries: 1	March 4th, 2015 Steve Delabar and Brett Cecil both pitched well in relief but it wasn't enough as the Tigers downed the Jays 6-3. WP - Rick Porcello (1-0) Save - Al Alburquerque (2) LP - Seth Maness (0-1) Spring Record - 2-2 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-05-2014, 12:03 AM	#7
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,973 Blog Entries: 1	March 5th, 2015 A generally well played game by the Jays gave the a 5-3 win over the Yankees. Adam Lind hit his first spring homer. WP - Tyler Thornburg (1-0) Save - John Stilson (2) LP - Dellin Betances (0-1) Spring Record - 3-2 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-05-2014, 09:39 PM	#8
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,973 Blog Entries: 1	March 6th, 2015 The only high point in this 6-2 loss to Cleveland was Henry Urrutia's two-run homer (one of only three this for Toronto). WP - Danny Salazar (1-0) LP - Allen Webster (0-1) Spring Record - 3-3 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-08-2014, 07:09 AM	#9
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,973 Blog Entries: 1	March 7th, 2015 After the two teams combined for 5 runs in the first 8 innings, they scored 8 times in the ninth as the Astros beat the Blue Jays 7-6. WP - Asher Wojciechowski (1-0) Save - Craig Stammen (2) LP - John Stilson (0-1) Spring Record - 3-4 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-10-2014, 07:04 AM	#10
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,973 Blog Entries: 1	March 8th, 2015 An ugly game as the Rays beat the Jays 8-2. WP - Hyun-Jin Ryu (1-0) Save - Jeff Beliveau (1) LP - Shane Greene (0-1) Spring Record - 3-5 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-10-2014, 07:07 AM	#11
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,973 Blog Entries: 1	Cut day... Sent to AAA: Aaron Loup John Stilson Jared Goedert John Mayberry Jr. Jose Reyes That's right... Jose Reyes... __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-11-2014, 09:45 AM	#12
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,973 Blog Entries: 1	March 9th, 2015 The Blue Jays beat the Rangers 11-4. Mike Nikeas went 2 for 4 with a home run and 4 RBI. Edwin Encarnacion also hit one out. WP - Hisashi Iwakuma (2-0) LP - Robbie Ross (1-1) Spring Record - 4-5 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-12-2014, 03:31 AM	#13
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,973 Blog Entries: 1	March 10th, 2015 Dustin McGowan seems ready for this second go-round in Toronto as he led the Jays over the A's, 3-0. WP - Dustin McGowan (1-1) Save - Sergio Santos (1) LP - Scott Kazmir (0-1) Spring Record - 5-5 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-12-2014, 03:53 AM	#14
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,973 Blog Entries: 1	March 11th, 2015 Drew Hutchinson threw a great game but got no run support as the Jays fell to the White Sox, 2-1. WP - Joe Nathan (2-0) Save - A.J. Ramos (4) LP - Miles Mikolas (0-1) Spring Record - 5-6 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-27-2014, 01:10 PM	#15
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,973 Blog Entries: 1	March 13th, 2015 The Toronto hitters were in fine form as they beat the Orioles 14-7. Ryan Goins went 3 for 5 with an RBI. WP - Brett Cecil (1-0) LP - Marcus Stroman (0-1) Spring Record - 6-6 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-27-2014, 01:39 PM	#16
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,973 Blog Entries: 1	March 14th, 2015 The lumber carried the load again as the Jays beat the Angels 9-8. Ryan Goins had a nice 2 for 3, 2 RBI day. Jose Lobaton hit his first homer of the spring. Cesar Hernandez strained his oblique and will be riding the pine for the next five days. WP - Kyle Gibson (1-0) Save - Miles Mikolas (1) LP - Mike Morin (0-3) Spring Record - 7-6 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 10-27-2014 at 01:40 PM.

10-29-2014, 07:33 PM	#17
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,973 Blog Entries: 1	March 15th, 2015 Today was all about the pitching. The Royals scratched across a run in the top of the 11th and that was all the scoring in the game. WP - Greg Holland (1-0) Save - Aaron Crow (1) LP - Tyler Thornburg (1-1) Spring Record - 7-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-31-2014, 04:13 PM	#18
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,973 Blog Entries: 1	March 16th, 2015 The Jays didn't get a hit until the 5th inning but still made it close, falling 3-2 to the Mariners. WP - Zach Britton (2-0) Save - Danny Farquhar (7) LP - Kyle Drabek (0-1) Spring Record - 7-8 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

11-02-2014, 10:56 PM	#19
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,973 Blog Entries: 1	March 17th, 2015 Shane Greene is starting to show that he isn't ready for the bigs. The Red Sox lit him up, beating the Jays 7-3. WP - Felix Doubront (3-0) Save - David Robertson (2) LP - Shane Greene (0-2) Spring Record - 7-9 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

11-05-2014, 08:02 AM	#20
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,973 Blog Entries: 1	March 19th, 2015 A strong day for the Jays as they beat the Twins 6-0. Miles Mikolas pitched the last two frames, striking out seven. That's right... I said seven. Logan Watkins hit his first homer of the spring. WP - Hisashi Iwakuma (3-0) LP - Miguel Gonzalez (0-1) Spring Record - 8-9 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````