http://www.bluejayslocker.com Daily Blog for Toronto Blue Jays Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:53:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Any talk of Jose Bautista starting in RF while Travis Snider starts in LF is foolish talk. Quite simply, the Blue Jays can't afford to do that because the offense would suffer. You can't have Alex Gonzalez, Jose Bautista and John Buck all getting regular at bats if ... http://www.bluejayslocker.com/2010/03/12/this-time-rf-likely-belongs-to-travis-snider-for-the-toronto-blue-jays/ The Blue Jays need 31-year old righty swinging Vernon Wells to bounce back in 2010. Wells played in 158 games for the Blue Jays last season in which he was 164 of 630 (.260 avg, .711 OPS) with 84 runs scored, 15 homers, 66 RBIs and 17 stolen bases. ... http://www.bluejayslocker.com/2010/03/12/the-toronto-blue-jays-need-vernon-wells-to-bounce-back-in-2010/ There has been talk about having 26-year old lefty swinging Adam Lind DH in 2010 but I think that it's more likely that he will play in LF. Lind played in 151 games for the Blue Jays last season in which he was 179 of 587 (.305 avg, .932 ... http://www.bluejayslocker.com/2010/03/12/left-field-will-belong-to-adam-lind-in-2010-for-the-toronto-blue-jays/ The Blue Jays have placed 30-year old righty starting pitcher Scott Richmond on the 60-day disabled list. Richmond pitched in 27 games (24 starts) for the Blue Jays last season and he was 8-11 with a 5.52 ERA and a 1.49 WHIP. Richmond has pitched in 32 games ... http://www.bluejayslocker.com/2010/03/04/the-toronto-blue-jays-place-scott-richmond-on-the-60-day-dl/ The Blue Jays have claimed 26-year old righty reliever Casey Fien off waivers from the Boston Red Sox. Fien pitched in 9 games (0 starts) for the Tigers last season and he was 0-1 with a 7.94 ERA and a 1.68 WHIP. He also pitched in 42 games ... http://www.bluejayslocker.com/2010/03/04/the-toronto-blue-jays-claim-casey-fien-off-waivers/ 32-year old righty swinging Randy Ruiz and 26-year old righty swinging Brian Dopirak will likely battle for the DH job in spring training. Ruiz has the edge based on how well he hit for the Blue Jays at the end of the 2009 season. Ruiz played in 33 ... http://www.bluejayslocker.com/2010/02/22/the-toronto-blue-jays-are-likely-going-with-inexperienced-players-at-dh-in-2010/ The Blue Jays have placed 24-year old righty starting pitcher Jesse Litsch on the 60-day disabled list to make room on the roster for Jose Molina. Litsch is still recovering from Tommy John Surgery that ruined his 2009 season. He pitched in 2 games (both starts) last season ... http://www.bluejayslocker.com/2010/02/19/the-toronto-blue-jays-place-jesse-litsch-on-the-60-day-dl/ The Blue Jays have signed 34-year old righty swinging Jose Molina to a 1-year, non-guaranteed contract. His contract will pay him $800,000 bucks if he makes the Blue Jays and the team has a club option for the 2011 season worth $1.2 million bucks. Molina played in 52 ... http://www.bluejayslocker.com/2010/02/19/the-toronto-blue-jays-sign-jose-molina/ 27-year old righty swinging Edwin Encarnacion will be back at 3B for the Blue Jays in 2010. He played in 85 games for the Blue Jays and Reds last season and he was 66 for 293 (.225 avg, .730 OPS) with 35 runs scored, 13 homers and 39 RBIs. ... http://www.bluejayslocker.com/2010/02/15/edwin-encarnacion-will-likely-hold-down-the-fort-at-3b-for-the-toronto-blue-jays-in-2010/ The Blue Jays signed 33-year old righty swinging Alex Gonzalez to start at shortstop in 2010. He played in 112 games for the Reds and Red Sox last season and he was 93 for 391 (.238 avg, .634 OPS) with 42 runs scored, 8 homers and 41 RBIs. ... http://www.bluejayslocker.com/2010/02/15/the-toronto-blue-jays-are-hoping-for-solid-defense-at-shortstop-in-2010/