Snappy The Turtle Gone Wild
Drunk Jays Fans —
... As if yesterday's loss wasn't disappointing enough, I had to wake up this morning and find that senility had struck yet another victim in the Toronto sports media. ...
Odds And Ends: DeRosa, Royals, Jays
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Jeff Blair of the Globe and Mail gets the sense that the Jays are ready to move Vernon Wells and/or Alex Rios for just about anything to free up enough money to keep Roy Halladay after next year. ...
Blair: Jays may finally act on Wells and Rios
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Blair: Jays may finally act on Wells and Rios “As for Rios, he’s turned into a pompous, arrogant bum who adds little.”...Comment sections sure are fun. Thing is, everybody’s pointed out how poorly Rios and Wells have played and how often they slump. It’s not like it’s just happened this season, you know? But this isn’t a baseball city: it’s a hockey city. It’s also a city without much success in any sport in recent years so, you know, there’s an element of ‘Yeah, whatever,’ at work here. We don’t have a gold standard for sports in Toronto; we have a bronze standard. So, here ...
As Baseball Hotbeds Go, Toronto’s No Indianapolis
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... , tonight at the Rogers Centre, days after the Jays’ Kevin Millar opined to ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick that he and his mates are “definitely fortunate that you’re in another country and you’re playing for the Blue Jays and you’ve got three beat writers instead of 40.” The Globe & Mail’s Jeff Blair might lack for company, but not for effort when it comes to pointing out the depths to which Alex Rios and Vernon Wells have sunk. ...
Buzz: The Jays will Give Away Rios and Wells
MetsBlog.com —
... In a report for the Globe and Mail in Toronto, Jeff Blair reports the Blue Jays will essentially give away Alex Rios or Vernon Wells, so long as it saves them money to help re-sign Roy Halladay, who is a free agent at the end of next season. ...
The Cost Of Looking Good (Guess These Players!!)
The Yankee Universe —
... it clear that their value is perceived differently.
Salary:
Player A: In year 2 of a 7-year, 69.835 million dollar contract signed prior to the 2008 season, with a club option at 13.5 million for 2015.
Player B: In year 3 of a 5-year, 26.75 million dollar contract signed prior to the 2007 season, with a club option at 10.25 million for 2012.
You may have already figured out that Player B is Nick Swisher. This comparison was spurred on by the following from Jeff Blair:
Anyhow, my sense is general manager J.P. Ricciardi’s all but ...
Vernon Wells and Alex Rios Are Lucky To Be Anonymous Losers
Walkoff Walk —
At least that's what teammate Kevin Millar thinks. Via the Globe and Mail's Jeff Blair, here's Millar:
"In this market, guys are very fortunate when they go through struggles, because it's not magnified by any means," Millar, who is hitting .185 over his last 21 games, told ESPN's Jerry Crasnick earlier this week. "You throw up a 1-for-10 in Philadelphia, New York or Boston, and it's the end of the world.
"I'm not saying any struggle is easy, because Vernon is definitely trying to cure his thing and get out of it. But you're ...
Bits On a Tuesday Afternoon
Bluebird Banter —
... to talk on a couple of things but I noticed other folks had beat me to them so figured we'd have a small link fest this afternoon.
I agree with everything Tao of Stieb says in this little post about Alex Rios and John McDonald's base running troubles, including:
So...The Gazelle doesn't care if the Jays win, and Johnny Mac cares too much. Glad that we cleared that up.
The Drunks have a good take on this silly piece by Jeff Blair. They reaction is here. ...
5 reasons the Mets should jump at Alex Rios
SILive: Ya Gotta Believe —
So, word out of Toronto has the Blue Jays ready to swap 28-year-old outfielder Alex Rios to any team willing to take on the five years and $60M remaining on his contract. One of those little-return trades, to clear payroll to re-sign ace Doc Halladay. And that report came before Mr. Rios had ...
Garza feasts on Jays
The Blue Jay Hunter —
... With all these lineup moves over the past few weeks, it seems like the writing might be on the wall for Wells and Rios. I'm not saying that either of them will be traded for a box of donuts, but I'm getting the impression that upper management is very disappointed with the play of their franchise players and will not stand for Cito leaving them up in the lineup for much longer. Hopefully some time in the proverbial dog house can straighten both of them out. ...
Poll: Three Best Prospects for Halladay
MetsBlog.com —
... That said, last week, in a report for the Globe and Mail in Toronto, Jeff Blair said the Jays will essentially give away Alex Rios or Vernon Wells, so long as it saves them money to help re-sign Halladay. ...
Buzz: The Blue Jays, Rios and Halladay
MetsBlog.com —
... That said, last week, in a report for the Globe and Mail of Toronto, Jeff Blair said the Jays will essentially give away Alex Rios or Vernon Wells, so long as it saves them money to help re-sign Halladay. ...
Buzz: Mets and Blue Jays had Talks, Nothing Special
MetsBlog.com —
... In late June, Jeff Blair of the Globe and Mail said the Jays will essentially give away Rios and Vernon Wells, in an effort to cut payroll. ...
