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Blue Jays avoid arbitration with Frasor

The Blue Jays announced Friday night that they have reached an agreement with reliever Jason Frasor that could keep him in the fold for the next two seasons. Frasor, who became the team’s longest-tenured player with last week’s blockbuster trade of Vernon Wells, signed a contract worth $3.5 million for the 2011 season with a [...]

Toronto acquires catcher, outfielder for three-time All-Star

In the end, Alex Anthopoulos managed to accomplish what many people thought was impossible. He found a taker for outfielder Vernon Wells and the remaining $86 million he is owed over the next four seasons. Anthopoulos traded away Wells — the face of his franchise — to the Angels for catcher Mike Napoli and outfielder [...]

Bautista a complicated case for Blue Jays

Jose Bautista took the baseball world by storm in 2010 when he seemingly came out of nowhere to break the Blue Jays’ franchise record for home runs. The 30-year-old slugger is now in a position to reap the rewards of that season, but just how much of a raise he will earn remains to be [...]