2008-mlb-hot-stove Stories - SB Nation
Return of the Grievous Angel: Jays Avoid Arbitration With Frasor, League, Bautista, Accardo
Hi all - hope everyone is doing well. It has been an interesting 4-day weekend here in Washington DC, to say the least. The city all but bursted at the seams, but it was great fun, so I've...
You Always Play Me in the Cheapest Key - Jays Say Signing Orlando Cabrera "Makes No Sense"
This Buster Olney blog post talks about how some Type A free agents who were offered arbitration are having trouble getting offers because teams don't want to give up draft picks to sign them. ...
Buon Capo D'Anno!
Hi everyone! Not much on the Jays front, so let's get that out of the way first. According to Baseball America, the Jays signed outfielder Jason Lane to a minor-league deal. Lane spent al...
I'd Call That a Bargain: Jays Ink Mike Maroth and Raul Chavez to Add to Their Offseason Haul
So we heard all about AAA masher Randy Ruiz and A.J. Pierzynski puncher Michael Barrett, but while we were out ordering our Matt Clement jerseys, the Jays issued a some more spring training invites.&n...
The Last of Barrett's Privateers: Michael Barrett a Jay
Thanks to Stan Rogers, Maritime Provinces singer of sea shanties and folk songs, for today's title. We used to sing his songs all the time when I worked on a lobster boat in Maine.&n...
Joel Sherman: Jays Out of Running for Furcal
Joel Sherman wrote that the Jays dropped out of the bidding for free agent SS Rafael Furcal today when the bidding got too high. Not to keep ripping on Joel Sherman, but it is hard to take what...
Flowers In December: Any Interesting Names on the Non-Tender List?
The midnight deadline by which teams had to tender contracts to their arbitration-eligible players has come and gone, and non-tendered players become free agents. As I reported before sitting ...
I Need All The Friends I Can Get: Jays Sign Matt Clement
And we were told nothing earthshattering would happen at these meetings. The Jays signed former Red Sock, former Cub, former Padre, and former Marlin Matt Clement today. The deal is of t...
Don't You Think That I Know That Walking On Water Don't Make Me a Miracle Man?
So, non Hall-of-Famer Bob Elliott has an article in today's Sun entited "Gaston Writes Off '09" I know the writers don't usually come up with the headlines, but my guess is that's not exactly ...
100,000 Fireflies, Or $83 Million Dollars
So, Joel Sherman says that the Jays are working with a payroll of $83 million for this coming season. Since the Jays already have about $70 million committed to 11 players, this essentially means they...
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