Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports

Dustin Ackley used to be a bright spot in the Seattle Mariners‘ lineup. It’s true; long before he was turned into a mess and sorta-converted into an outfielder, the former top prospect was a rare threat with double-digit HR/SB upside [...]

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It’s not exactly easy for any arm to challenge — and arguably exceed — Dave Stieb‘s place in Toronto Blue Jays lore, but it’s hard to say that Roy Halladay hasn’t done it. On top of being just two of [...]

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You’d better watch your rear-view mirror now, Josh Thole. While there’s probably some irony to be found in the way that the backup catcher who was to give the now-departed J.P. Arencibia a push is now being pushed himself, the [...]

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Now that the Toronto Blue Jays have apparently found a solution to their catching woes by reportedly signing former Chicago Cubs backstop Dioner Navarro, there is reason to believe that J.P. Arencibia will be sent elsewhere by the end of [...]

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Alex Anthopoulos may very well be working around the clock trying to configure ways that would allow him to land players via trade that would make an immediate difference on his ball club. It appears that the Toronto Blue Jays [...]

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Wait, so Rogers Communication has money in the coffers to dole out a 12-year, $5.2 billion broadcast deal with the NHL, and the Toronto Blue Jays are still limited to “payroll parameters”? That was one prevailing thought within Blue Jays [...]

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Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports

In the wake of what was a very busy week for MLB offseason activity, Toronto Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos is looking to make some noise of his own by acquiring Jeff Samardzija of the Chicago Cubs via trade. Bruce Levine [...]

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Toronto Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos is still mostly operating under the radar, but he’s thinking pretty big these days. How big? Well, according to Shi Davidi of Sportsnet, potentially Matt Kemp-big. Not that ‘inquiring’ is the same as ‘getting [...]

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Alex Anthopoulos is perhaps the most unpredictable general manager in all of Major League Baseball. He has been known to strike up a deal completely out of the woodwork for his Toronto Blue Jays and often doesn’t like to confront [...]

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Wait, there are actually teams interested in J.P. Arencibia? That was probably the general reaction from the Toronto Blue Jays fan base after Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports mentioned the rumor earlier this week, and for the most part, I’d [...]

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