Thom Tsang
thomastsang
Blue Jays writer for Rant Sports; likes Prince Fielder and unnecessary semicolons altogether too much.
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Edwin Encarnacion Is Staying With The Toronto Blue Jays For A While
Update: From Fox Sports’ Ken Rosental, new details concerning Encarnacion’s contract extension: Source: Encarnacion deal with #BlueJays is $29M for 3 yrs, not $27M. Annual salaries of $8M, $9M and $10M, plus $2M buyout on $10M option. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 12, 2012 Yeah, so much for potentially trading Edwin Encarnacion and maybe trying [...]
TweetJose Bautista Falls Short In HR Derby Finals; Sets Toronto Blue Jays Record
It was a much better showing than last year’s All-Star festivities for Jose Bautista, but the Toronto Blue Jays slugger came up just a few bombs short from taking the Home Run Derby trophy away from the Detroit Tigers‘ Prince Fielder tonight. Things started off well for Bautista, who opened up the first round with [...]
TweetElbow Monster Strikes Toronto Blue Jays Again; Luis Perez Goes Down
Update: Shi Davidi of Sportsnet has confirmed via a source that Luis Perez is in fact facing the worst-case scenario, and is done for the 2012 season with a torn UCL. Jays reliever Luis Perez has torn UCL in left elbow, done for year, says source: sportsnet.ca/baseball/2012/… — Shi Davidi (@ShiDavidi) July 9, 2012 [...]
TweetMLB Rumors: Do The Toronto Blue Jays Have What It Takes To Land Justin Upton?
Now this, this is a rumor I could get behind. Remember at the beginning of last season, when the Toronto Blue Jays were linked to one Colby Rasmus, and it was believed that there was simply no way for Toronto acquire him in a trade without giving up the top pieces in the farm at [...]
TweetMLB Rumors: Toronto Blue Jays In On Wandy Rodriguez?
Look, it’s no secret that the Toronto Blue Jays are in the market for some starting pitching heading towards the trade deadline. With GM Alex Anthopoulos having essentially announced that the team is 100% in buy mode, who might the team be targeting as an add for a post-All Star Game push? One of the [...]
TweetToronto Blue Jays Call Up Sam Dyson To Join Bullpen
After last night’s 4-1 win over the Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays manager John Farrell told the press that there would be a move coming, and it would likely be for a late-innings shut-down reliever: JF: “We’re still looking for that guy we can go to in the 7th inning when we’re down a [...]
TweetToronto Blue Jays Sign First-Rounder Marcus Stroman
Not that this was an unexpected conclusion to the process, but the Toronto Blue Jays have signed 22nd overall pick, right-hander Marcus Stroman. The announcement hasn’t come from the team yet, but rather from Stroman himself via Twitter: Officially a member of THE Toronto Blue Jays! Signed my contract. Beyond excited and blessed. Ready to [...]
TweetToronto Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos: “Everyone Knows We’re Trying To Get Better”
“It wouldn’t make any sense for someone to view us as a seller, and no one has.” Well, that officially settles things, then. With one quote, the Toronto Blue Jays GM has given fan the answer to the team’s M.O. as it heads into the 2012 MLB non-waiver trade deadline: the Blue Jays are buyers. [...]
TweetThe Case For Trading Edwin Encarnacion…Should The Toronto Blue Jays Become Sellers
With the MLB non-waiver trade deadline fast approaching at just a little over a month a way, the Toronto Blue Jays front office do not have too much more time to evaluate the club to determine whether they ought to be buyers or sellers. Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal pointed out earlier today that the Blue [...]
TweetBreaking: Toronto Blue Jays – Travis D’Arnaud Suffers Torn PCL In AAA
No, this is not some sort of joke: Toronto Blue Jays top prospect Travis D’Arnaud has suffered a torn PCL in his knee, and will be out for the next 6-8 weeks. The news first came from Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi this afternoon; D’Arnaud was removed from last night’s 51′s game in Las Vegas, after an [...]
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