2011 Blue Jays/MLB Thread

[bustaheims]

Well, Rangers have until tomorrow to sign Yu Darvish.

Sounds like they'll get something done just before the deadline.

 

[Kin]

6 years/60 million. Making the total cost 111.7 million or thereabouts.

 

[hockeyfan1]

6 years/60 million. Making the total cost 111.7 million or thereabouts.

That's a lot of moolah to be spent on one player.  If so, then he should be spectacular, no less.

 

[maplesyrup]

Omar Vizquel? Really? I know it's a depth thing but holy cow! I'm curious where he's going to rank under the oldest players in the league this year.

 

[Deebo]

He's 44!?

In other news, Morrow is nearing a 3 year contract according to a few twitter sources, $20 million.

 

[bustaheims]

Omar Vizquel? Really? I know it's a depth thing but holy cow! I'm curious where he's going to rank under the oldest players in the league this year.

Well, Jaime Moyer recently signed a minor league deal with the Rockies . . .

Not a terrible depth move, I guess. Not sure how they'll use him, though. He's not the defensive stalwart he once was.

 

[Captain Canuck]

He is the oldest position player in MLB, only Wakefield and Moyer are older. There is nothing wrong with having an 11 time Gold Glover on your bench IMO!

 

[maplesyrup]

He is the oldest position player in MLB, only Wakefield and Moyer are older. There is nothing wrong with having an 11 time Gold Glover on your bench IMO!

Playerey/coachey I suppose.

 

[Deebo]

He made his MLB debut in April 1989.

 

[maplesyrup]

He made his MLB debut in April 1989.

Man, I couldn't even vote then.

 

[bustaheims]

He's one of only a handful of players who are old enough to remember the Jays as a playoff team.

 

[Deebo]

He made his MLB debut in April 1989.

Man, I couldn't even vote then.

I was 6.

 

[Captain Canuck]

He made his MLB debut in April 1989.

Thats before Skydome opened! 

 

[bustaheims]

He made his MLB debut in April 1989.

Thats before Skydome opened! 

I was jsut about to say the he actually played at Exhibition Stadium.

 

[Kin]

I was just thinking, you know, the Jays are a mediocre team but what they're really missing is someone who played with Ken Griffey Sr.

 

[bustaheims]

I'm pretty sure he's actually the last active player to have played a game at Exhibition Stadium. Moyer never did and Wakefield didn't get to the bigs until 1992.

 

[maplesyrup]

I'm going to at least one game... I hope he's in the line-up  so when he makes a play or gets to bat, I can yell "You're my boy, blue!"

 

[Deebo]

It's a minor league deal with a training camp invitation.

 

[maplesyrup]

It's a minor league deal with a training camp invitation.

Ah. Okay.

 

[bustaheims]

It's a minor league deal with a training camp invitation.

That makes a lot more sense.