11/30/09 12:00 AM EST C is everything from a Carl Crawford Crystal Card to Chicago Cubs Cooperstown Caps now a full 20 percent off in the all-day sales event under way until 11:59 p.m. ET at the MLB.com Shop. Y is the Yankees World Series Champions Collection — and knowing you can celebrate another big [...]
11/28/09 12:37 PM EST TORONTO — Marco Scutaro is waiting patiently for a contract offer to come his way. Considering that the free-agent shortstop has already received interest from multiple teams, he expects to have proposals in hand soon. In an interview with Diario Panorama — a newspaper based in Scutaro's native country of Venezuela [...]
11/27/09 2:00 PM EST It is safe to say that if Roberto Alomar had only hung up his cleats following the 2001 season, he would already be in the Hall of Fame. In 2001, Alomar completed a 14-year run at second base that was second to none: 12 consecutive All-Star selections, 10 Gold Gloves, 190 [...]
11/26/09 6:43 PM EST TORONTO — The Blue Jays would love nothing more than to have a shortstop in place who fits within the organization's long-term blueprint. For now, Toronto is content with having a short-term solution while the club continues to assess its future. On Thursday, the Blue Jays signed free-agent shortstop Alex Gonzalex [...]
11/25/09 4:00 PM EST TORONTO — The Blue Jays never doubt that their players will step up and agree to help out with community initiatives. When the players go above and beyond what is expected, though, it always means so much to everyone involved. Over the past year, members of the Blue Jays came through [...]
11/24/09 10:00 AM EST It's either irony or coincidence, or a little bit of both, that the lone big league club not located in the United States saw its biggest system breakthrough in 2009 come from its international players. If you look at the Toronto Blue Jays' top prospects that emerged this past season, many [...]
11/23/09 3:00 PM EST TORONTO — Robert Ray was a surprise addition to the Blue Jays' pitching staff in 2009, earning an unexpected promotion to the big leagues in May. His brief stint with Toronto ended in injury, but Ray managed to put himself firmly on the club's radar. This fall, Ray took part in [...]
11/21/09 2:14 PM EST TORONTO — The future of the Blue Jays is not likely to include Roy Halladay. Once his contract expires after the 2010 season, the ace pitcher is reportedly not interested in re-signing with the only organization he has known. Blue Jays president and CEO Paul Beeston told the New York Post [...]
11/20/09 7:31 PM EST TORONTO — Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos was adamant earlier this month that he was not shopping any of his players this offseason — not even ace Roy Halladay. Anthopoulos might be changing his tune. On Friday, MLB.com's Carrie Muskat reported that the Blue Jays contacted the Cubs to discuss [...]
11/19/09 12:00 AM EST TORONTO — If the Blue Jays were one or two pieces away from immediately being a contender for the World Series, rookie general manager Alex Anthopoulos would strongly consider being a major player in the free-agent marketplace. The reality for Toronto, coming off a disappointing fourth-place finish in the American League [...]
