AL East – Blue Jays in First After Week 1

April 13, 2010 by Joe Paulus  
Filed under MLB, Toronto Blue Jays

After the first week of the season it’s not the Yankees, Red Sox, or Rays that are in first place within the American League East. The Toronto Blue Jays have started off on the right foot going 5-2 with some great offensive production. Vernon Wells added another home run (2-run shot) in the Jays loss [...]

Vernon Wells – Three Games, Four Dingers

April 8, 2010 by Joe Paulus  
Filed under MLB, Toronto Blue Jays

Well wouldn’t you know it, Vernon Wells may finally be paying off some of that huge contract. Wells has hit four home-runs and seven RBI’s in three games for Toronto already this season. He only hit 15 home-runs and 66 RBI’s last season and is on pace to absolutely crush that number this year. The [...]

Blue Jays Make an Under the Radar Signing

March 30, 2010 by Rick Mell  
Filed under MLB, Sabermetrics, Toronto Blue Jays

The Blue Jays hired sabermetrics expert Tom Tango as a consultant. I think this is a good move for the Blue Jays. This move should make them more competitive in the AL’s toughest division.

Money Not Well Spent

November 20, 2009 by Rick Mell  
Filed under Chicago White Sox, Sabermetrics

Vernon Wells signed a seven year $126 million dollar deal in December 2006 coming off a season where he posted an OPS of .899. The move was questionable at the time and it’s looking worse every day. This contract is arguably the worst in all of baseball. If I were the GM of a baseball [...]

Rumor: Kevin Millwood for Milton Bradley

A new rumor has surfaced regarding the inevitable trade of Milton Bradley between the Rangers and Cubs that would send Kevin Millwood to Chicago and Aaron Miles to Arlington along with Bradley.