toronto.bluejays.mlb.com - 12/4/2008
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The Blue Jays aren't expected to be major players at this year's Winter Meetings, which take place in Las Vegas from Dec. 8-11. Here is a look at where the Blue Jays stand in the Hot Stove season. Club needs STARTING PITCHING -- The Blue Jays plan on trying to re-sign free agent A.J. Burnett, ...
bizofbaseball.com - 12/2/2008
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bizofbaseball.com —
Edward Samuel "Ted" Rogers, the Canadian communications giant
and owner of the Toronto Blue Jays, died of...
congestive heart failure at his home on Monday at the age of 75. Rogers was able to take his company, Rogers Communications, Inc., and feign ...
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Toronto Blue Jays Owner, Communications Mogul Ted Rogers ...
ghostrunneronfirst.com - 12/8/2008
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ghostrunneronfirst.com —
A.J. Burnett lives for your scorn. His goofy
agent recently announced that the Orioles are among the...
6 teams A.J. has shortlisted as possible free agent destinations and the Braves jumping out as front runners by reportedly offering a guaranteed ...
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A.J. Burnett - Cornering the Boo Market
totalprosports.com - 12/4/2008
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totalprosports.com —
Next week, in lovely Las Vegas, Nevada the
Major League Baseball General Manager meetings will take place....
This is where the top 2009 MLB Free Agents will be discussed and most likely have new teams after the meetings are done.
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2009 MLB Free Agent Projections
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Scouts On Vernon Over at the four-letter, Buster Olney has posted his first of a weekly series that will be talking to anonymous scouts about various players in baseball, and the first case on the docket... why lookie here, it's Vernon Wells. Truth be told, I'm almost tempted to quote the whole damn thing here, because it's all fairly interesting. I'll do my best to pick out a couple of highlights, but trust me, it's worth it to take a look at the full thing. One scout says: "Vernon Wells can be a joy to watch when playing inspired baseball. However, I can't get over how many at-bats he throws away chasing high fastballs or breaking ...
This is Working Out Far Too Well
DRaysBay —
... last week with the Oakland A's, the top remaining free-agent shortstop is Orlando Cabrera. The White Sox offered him arbitration, so the Dodgers would have to surrender their first-round draft choice to sign him, and they would prefer to explore other options. But it's a steep drop from Furcal and Cabrera to the likes of Alex Cora, Cesar Izturis and David Eckstein, so the Dodgers will be talking trade at next week's winter meetings.
Concerning the Blue Jays off-season plans:
Unfortunately, the ...
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ghostrunneronfirst.com 12/18/2008 — There is a real sense of negativity surrounding the Jays chances in 2009. I wonder what all this negativity stems from? It couldn't be the loss of AJ Burnett, a signing bemoaned by fans of both the team that lost him AND the team that signed him? ...
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Rogers Communications, owner of the Toronto Blue Jays, announced plans Tuesday to lay off an unspecified number of employees in its media division, with about a third of those losses coming from the baseball team's sales staff. A team employee ...
