Ken Rosenthal’s report makes it clear that no trade is immediate, nor is one likely. But, he says that the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies have discussed possible trades including Cole Hamels and Shane Victorino. It sounds ridiculous, but not when you consider that the Phillies are in last place in the NL East [...]
The Chicago White Sox are making some moves! The team has sent Edwin Jackson and utilityman Mark Teahen to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for reliever Jason Frasor and starter Zach Stewart. They also sent stinkbomb Alex Rios to the bench because they are tired of him wasting at-bats for the team. The move [...]
The Philadelphia Phillies got quite a scare on Sunday when Shane Victorino fielded a ball in center field, then tripped and fell to the ground as he tried to hurl it to the infield. It looked like he rolled his ankle pretty good in the turf up in Toronto. Turns out, his thumb is the [...]
If you missed it, B.J. Upton went a little insane Wednesday night after he was called out on strikes in the ninth inning in a loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Apparently, MLB didn’t appreciate it because he’s been suspended for two games. “#Rays B.J. Upton given a two-game suspension for Wednesday’s tantrum and plans [...]
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of California of the United States of America have just made a trade for 32-year old Vernon Wells. It seems pretty damn stupid, but they made the deal with the Toronto Blue Jays anyway. In exchange for Wells, the Blue Jays get C/1B Mike Napoli and OF Juan Rivera. [...]
For some teams, right now is all about trying to win the next game. It’s about either staying alive, or taking the next step on to the World Series. For others, this time of year is about filling managerial positions and getting ready for next year. It’s about trying to find someone who can help [...]
We aren’t sure what got into Toronto Blue Jays RF Jose Bautista this year, but his 2010 season has a lot of people thinking back to Brady Anderson in 1995. Bautista has never hit more than 16 HR’s in a season. But this year? He’s got 52. Last night, Bautista went 2-for-2 with three RBI’s [...]
The centerpiece of the Roy Halladay trade, Kyle Drabek finally got a chance to make his MLB debut last night for the Toronto Blue Jays. He gave up three earned runs over the course of six shutout innings against the Baltimore Orioles. He was pulled despite having a no-hitter going, while giving up nine hits. [...]
Roger Clemens is getting everyone involved at this point, huh? Last month, he plead not guilty to lying to the feds about whether or not he took performance-enhancing drugs. The feds obviously think he was lying, because they are going after him big time for perjury. In case you hadn’t noticed, the feds don’t like [...]
Well, well, well. The Houston Astros are busy little beavers today, aren’t they? They’ve already sent Roy Oswalt to the Philadelphia, but they aren’t finished. They immediately sent one of the prospects in that deal, outfielder Anthony Gose, to the Toronto Blue Jays for 1B Brett Wallace. Now, according to Ken Rosenthal on Twitter, Lance [...]
We think this is what the Tampa Bay Rays were envisioning when they made David Price their No. 1-overall pick in the 2007 draft. On Sunday, Price threw a complete-game shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays. Maybe Toronto doesn’t have the best lineup in baseball, but still this is impressive. Price started out in the [...]
Philadelphia Phillies fans who were worried about Cole Hamels this year (everyone) may be able to relax a bit. So far this spring, Hamels has been sharp even has he’s worked on his curveball and cutter. Hamels was back to old form today when he retired the first nine batters he faced before giving up [...]
41-year old Frank Thomas has announced (ok, maybe he didn’t really announce it yet) his retirement from baseball. “The Big Hurt” hangs them up with 521 home runs and a career .301 batting average along with a .419 OBP. He came into the league in 1990 and was with the White Sox for most of [...]
According to SI.com, the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a deal to acquire pitcher Roy Halladay from the Toronto Blue Jays. According to reports, the Phillies would send stud left-hander Cliff Lee to the Seattle Mariners and the Mariners send the prospects to Toronto. According to reports, the Phillies are trying to lock up Halladay [...]
According to numerous websites, including Philly.com and Foxsports.com, Roy Halladay is in Philadelphia with his agent. Rumors continue to swirl that he is in town to talk about a long-term extension with the Phillies and take a physical. Foxsports say that it could be a potential three-team deal and that Cliff Lee could be dealt [...]
Roy Halladay’s representatives tell ESPN’s Buster Olney that he wants to be traded before spring training or he won’t accept a trade at all. Halladay has a full-on no-trade clause in his contract and he is clearly using that to get the hell out of Dodge (he actually plays in Toronto). PHOTO CAPTION: Roy Halladay [...]
A league source tells the New York Daily News that the Boston Red Sox are “putting on a full-court press” in an attempt to get Toronto Blue Jays stud Roy Halladay. “They would love to get it wrapped up before the winter meetings,” the source said of the Red Sox. This is an attempt to [...]
A source tells the Hot Stove Blog that if it means getting more in return for pitcher Roy Halladay, the Toronto Blue Jays will grant a team a window of time to negotiate an extension with the horse pitcher. Currently, Halladay is only signed through 2010 and obviously no one will want to give up [...]
The Philadelphia Phillies tried like crazy at last year’s trade deadline to acquire veteran stud Roy Halladay from the Toronto Blue Jays. But, in the end the idea of giving up JA Happ, Dom Brown and Kyle Drabek just wasn’t something the Phillies were comfortable with. So, they had to settle for Cliff Lee who [...]
Rogers Communications, the company that owns the Blue Jays, says that the Blue Jays need to control costs. “We believe that the financial performance of the Blue Jays can improve,” said Tony Viner, president of Rogers Media. “In fact, it’s the one division of the media company this year, year over year performance is better [...]
Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com says that the Phillies “are fully determined” to get Roy Halladay from the Blue Jays. The Phillies really want him and they are definitely the team with the best ammunition. The Dodgers might be the other possible team to acquire the stud right-hander. As for the Blue Jays just simply keeping [...]
NY Post writer Joel Sherman says via his Twitter account (anyone else notice that a lot of stories are getting broken that way lately?) that there is no way that the Yankees will go after Roy Halladay. The reason? He says it’s the same problem with getting Santana two years ago, it’s just a combination [...]
The Toronto Blue Jays have released former closer B.J. Ryan. They will still owe him $5 million for the rest of this season and $10 million for 2010. So, regardless of what happens, he will get $15 million to do ab. so. lute. ly. nothing. What bad economy? We need to update our list of [...]
