Alex Anthopoulos and the First Round: 2013
First and foremost, Happy Draft Day! At some point this afternoon Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos will make two very important picks for the organization in short order. I’ve been doing a weekly series...
View ArticleYourVanCs “Weekly” – Episode 14
Alex Anthopoulos has kept us Blue Jay bloggers pretty busy of late, something I write a bit about here, almost overshadowing the fact that it’s currently prospect season! Something I probably look...
View ArticleYourVanCs “Daily” – Episode 15
A day after having the excellent Chris Mellen on to talk Toronto Blue Jays prospects, the hardest working podcast tandem in baseball (outside of Baseball Prospectus’ own Effectively Wild team) are back...
View ArticleHoly Smoak! The Blue Jays Are Busy
When Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos gave his annual, end of the season, state of the franchise presser he seemed genuinely excited about the winter to come, guaranteeing some roster...
View ArticlePitching The Vancouver Canadians Hotstove Luncheon
Wednesday, the Vancouver Canadians announced the lineup for their upcoming annual hot stove luncheon. One of the highlights of what has to be one of the worst months of the year. The luncheon raises...
View ArticleIs Alex Anthopoulos too Enamoured With Jays Farm System?
Amidst my efforts to finally publish my Blue Jays top 30 prospects (I promise, it’s coming soon) I came across this article from SI.com’s Tom Verducci. Now, I know there’s some anti-Verducci-ites out...
View ArticleBlue Jays Bring Big Guns to Vancouver
Despite an ugly forecast, there should be at least one patch of sunshine (if nothing else, Marcus Stroman‘s ever present smile will light up the room) in town tomorrow as the Toronto Blue Jays arrive...
View ArticleLunch With the Blue Jays
The Vancouver Canadians hosted their annual hot stove luncheon Friday at the Hotel Vancouver. I spoke a bit last year on the excellent causes supported by the event so won’t go into that again....
View ArticleWhere Will the Blue Jays Reap Value?
Similar to 2011 when a certain hockey goalie on the West Coast ‘pumped the tires’ of one that played on the Eastern side of this great continent, I’m going to spend a good chunk of this piece extolling...
View ArticleHappy Draft Day!
Let’s be honest, I’m probably not going to get this post finished today (update, I’m only a day late!), making the immediacy of the title somewhat redundant but hey, at least I’m trying right! For...
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