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Brett Harper Profile, Blog Posts, Stats, Photos - Toronto Blue Jays - MLB
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Randy Ruiz Profile, Blog Posts, Stats, Photos - Toronto Blue Jays - MLB
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David Cooper Profile, Blog Posts, Stats, Photos - Toronto Blue Jays - MLB
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I'm Standing on a Bridge In a Town Where I Lived As a Kid: Blue Jays System Minor League Report
Bluebird Banter — ... continues to rake -- he's hitting .307/.369/.580 on the season and is even better than that so far in June (1.020 OPS) with 39 extra-base hits (16 HRs) already.  He could be ready to move up, but Randy Ruiz and Brett Harper are entrenched at AAA at the 1st base and DH spots.  Other than those two, there's not much offense to speak of - catcher ...

I'm Not the Way I Thought I Was: Solving the Blue Jays' DH-Sized Dilemma
Bluebird Banter — ... :  He's only at AA, but with the 1st base and DH spots occupied by guys hitting well (Ruiz and Brett Harper) at AAA, he's more than earned a promotion and with the hole we have at DH, why not to the bigs?  There's no doubt that Dopirak's line -- .307/.369/.580, with 16 home runs, 22 doubles, and 1 triple in 291 plate appearances -- is impressive, and he's 25 years old so there's no argument that he's too young.  Dopirak, like Ruiz , Millar, and Bautista, bats righthanded, so he would need to be the everyday DH to get the at-bats he'd need ...

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McCovey Chronicles — ... homered and doubled; (b) Bustery Posey had two hits, including a double, while playing his first game behind the plate in over a week; and (c) Rafael Rodriguez reached base three times while having his first multi-hit game. AAA: Fresno lost to Las Vegas 14-5 (after giving up six runs in 1st inning) Fresno: CF Eugenio Velez: 3 for 5 Las Vegas: 2B Joe Inglett: 5 for 6, HR, 2B Las Vegas: LF Randy Ruiz: 3 for 6, HR, 2B, SO Las Vegas: 1B Brett Harper: 2 for 5, HR, SF Fresno: RHP Matt Kinney: 0.2 ...

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