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Ross Atkins’ First Trade Deadline In Review

Ross Atkins’ First Trade Deadline In Review

The MLB trade deadline is the busiest time for general managers around the league. The time for them to re-evaluate their team as buyers or sellers. After last year’s unprecedented trade deadline haul masterminded by Alex Anthopoulos, the Jays turned from pretenders to contenders. This year, luckily for Ross Atkins, he inherited an already talented squad and just had to fill some holes. How’d he do? Pretty darn well for a rookie GM. The first trade Atkins made a week prior…

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Hindsight’s 20/20 – The Troy Tulowitzki Trade

Hindsight’s 20/20 – The Troy Tulowitzki Trade

At the 2015 trade deadline, Blue Jays fans were stunned to hear news of a trade that welcomed Troy Tulowitzki north of the border and sent Jose Reyes packing. “Surprised isn’t nearly a strong enough word. Shocked is the word”. What Ken Rosenthal stated after hearing news of the trade matches the emotion of most fans. After a curious situation with Rockies’ management, Tulowitzki found himself a Blue Jay. Fans had a hard time grasping Tulo’s emotions on the deal, as he was…

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Breaking It Down – Sanchez to the Bullpen

Breaking It Down – Sanchez to the Bullpen

The move has to happen – it is unavoidable. Blue Jays’ starting pitcher Aaron Sanchez has been nothing short of fantastic since the start of the season. He has a sharp 2.87 ERA to go along with an impressive 10-1 record.  He is leading the team in strikeouts with a total of 108 through 125.1 innings pitched. These numbers are stellar, especially for someone who only started 11 games last season. But the move is inevitable; Sanchez will end up…

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David Price: Better in Boston

David Price: Better in Boston

He looks like a perfect ace – tall, lean, and a low ERA. History supports him, with a 2.45 ERA in the 2015 season. David Price seems as though he descended from heaven, uniform and all, to bless which ever team has enough money to buy him. But Price is better in Boston.