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| Mon, Jan 05 2009 12:20 am Eastern Standard Time |
| Manny maneuvering intensifies (Yahoo! Sports) |
| Cutting ties with Andruw Jones could help the Dodgers afford Manny Ramirez. The Giants loom as competition. |
| Sat, Jan 03 2009 3:26 am Eastern Standard Time |
| Blue Jays Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) |
| <p><p>Although general manager J.P. Ricciardi is hoping to plug a few holes in his thin starting rotation with the ailing, aging arms of right-hander Matt Clement and left-hander Mike Maroth, it's the younger arms the Blue Jays are hoping to develop to lead them to a bounce-back year in 2010.</p>
<p>Lack of funds is a big part of the equation. Even though the Blue Jays lost right-hander A.J. Burnett to the Yankees, they are not going to take the $12 million they owed him for 2009 and spend it on obtaining other players.</p>
<p>"I don't really see us doing much," Ricciardi said of the rest of the offseason. "I think our payroll is what it is. I think our team is what it is. We'd love to be able to do some other things, but we just don't have the resources at this point.</p> <p>"We're going to... |
| Tue, Dec 30 2008 3:53 pm Eastern Standard Time |
| Jays sign Maroth, 3 others to minor league deals (AP) |
| Pitcher Mike Maroth, catcher Michael Barrett and two other players signed minor league contracts with the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday and were invited to spring training. Catcher Raul Chavez and infielder Randy Ruiz also joined the Blue Jays. The 32-year-old Barrett hit .202 with two home runs and nine RBIs in 30 games with San Diego. |
| Tue, Dec 30 2008 3:30 pm Eastern Standard Time |
| Blue Jays sign C Barrett (PA SportsTicker) |
| The Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday signed catcher Michael Barrett to a minor-league contract with a club option for the 2010 season. |
| Wed, Dec 24 2008 6:16 am Eastern Standard Time |
| Jays' Ricciardi: 'We won't be spending any money' (Yahoo! Sports) |
| Don't expect the Toronto Blue Jays to be involved with any high-profile free agents for the rest of the winter. |
| Tue, Dec 23 2008 10:36 am Eastern Standard Time |
| Offseasons to forget for these three MLB clubs (SportingNews.com) |
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| Fri, Dec 19 2008 3:08 pm Eastern Standard Time |
| Blue Jays 2B Hill says he'll be ready for opener (AP) |
| Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Aaron Hill is ready to return. Hill, whose season ended on May 29 when he sustained a concussion in a collision with shortstop David Eckstein, expects to be ready by opening day. Hill is working out three times a week at the team's complex in Dunedin. "Everything is fine," he said before a session with pitchers Roy Halladay and Jesse Litsch. |
| Tue, Dec 16 2008 2:35 pm Eastern Standard Time |
| Spurned Furcal suitors turn to Cabrera (Yahoo! Sports) |
| With Rafael Furcal off the market, attention shifts to Orlando Cabrera, the last top shortstop in the free-agent pool. |
