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Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
There is a really good interview with Brian Butterfield on Baseball Prospectus . I would have liked a question about Edwin Encarnacion fielding, what he has to work on and if Butterfield thinks he can become a good fielding 3B, but it's a really nice talk. I'll copy in a couple of the questions but go read the full thing. DL: Do you ever look at defensive metrics to see if they match what your eyes...
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Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
More photos » by Reinhold Matay - AP Looks good fielding this ball. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay) Browse more photos » Edwin had a good season in 2008, hitting .251/.340/.466 with 26 home runs in 506 at bats for Cincinnati. It was pretty much in line with the two seasons he had before. 2009 should have been a good year since he was just 26. But he had a sore wrist starting in spring training....
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Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
The wrist surgery for Vernon Wells went "well" ( get it ?) according to bluejays.com's Jordan Bastian . The 30 year-old center fielder is expected to be ready for the start of spring training next year. Vernon Wells leads off from second base during a game against Baltimore August 9th. Wells chased reliever Matt Albers from the game with an RBI single in the seventh to score Adam Lind in...
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Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Mike Wilner says a lot of things I agree with in his post yesterday talking about Vernon Wells and Edwin Encarnacion 's wrist surgeries. In two of the last three years Vernon has had terrible seasons and seemingly in both he has tried to play through injuries. Now to his credit, neither year has he tried to use the injury as an excuse. In 2007 he hurt his shoulder and he never said anything about it,...
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Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
More photos » by Duane Burleson - ASSOCIATED PRESS Vernon is having surgery on the wrist of his glove hand. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson) Browse more photos » Vernon Wells is going to have surgery to repair cartilage in his left wrist, the wrist he broke back in May of 2008. Vernon never mentioned wrist pain to alibi his performance this season but I can't imagine it helped. Of course, since...
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Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The National Post is reporting that center fielder Vernon Wells and third baseman Edwin Encarnacion will have wrist surgery this off-season. This isn't the first time Wells has had wrist problems. He broke his left wrist while making a diving catch during a game against Cleveland in May of 2008 and has also been plagued with hamstring problems the past two seasons. The 30 year-old Wells hit .260/.311/.400...
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atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Toronto Blue Jays centre-fielder Vernon Wells is expected to have surgery on his left wrist next week while third baseman Edwin Encarnacion underwent surgery on his left wrist last week.
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Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Part two of our look at the Bill James Player Projections for our Blue Jay players. These come from the Bill James Handbook , that will come out soon from ACTA Sports . Edwin Encarnacion 259/.343/.465/.808 28 doubles, 21 Hr, 5.4 RC/27, 64 Runs, 69 RBI, 129 G I'd be quite happy with this from Edwin if he plays a decent 3B. He looks to have a strong arm, I'm thinking with help from Brian Butterfield...
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Next up in our Offseason Outlook series, the Blue Jays. Their likely commitments for 2010: C - C - Raul Chavez - $500K+ 1B - Lyle Overbay - $7MM 2B - Aaron Hill - $4MM SS - 3B - Edwin Encarnacion - $4.75MM IF - Joe Inglett - $411K LF - Adam Lind - $412K CF - Vernon Wells - $12.5MM RF - Travis Snider - $401K OF - DH - Randy Ruiz - $400K ? - SP - Roy Halladay - $15.75MM SP - Ricky Romero - $400K SP -...
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Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
More photos » by Gail Burton - AP about 5 hours ago: Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Ricky Romero delivers against the Baltimore Orioles in the third inning of a baseball game Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton) Browse more photos » The Jays' season came sputtering to a close this afternoon with a series sweep at the hands of the Baltimore Orioles . Today's game was an...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
To put it mildly, this has been a rough year for Reds fans. Edinson Volquez had the Cincinnati faithful buzzing after posting a 3.21 ERA with 9.5 K/9 in his first full season in 2008. After logging just nine starts in the 2009 campaign, Volquez needed surgery to repair damage in his right elbow. The Reds faded fast as their depleted staff wasn't getting much of a lift from their sagging offense. Injuries...
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Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
Well, this is it, last game of the season. Ricky Romero pitches for the Jays and Jeremy Guthrie goes for Baltimore. Lineup Toronto Blue Jays @ Baltimore Orioles 10/04/09 1:35 PM EDT Toronto Blue Jays Baltimore Orioles Jose Bautista - RF Brian Roberts - 2B Aaron Hill - 2B Robert Andino - SS Edwin Encarnacion - 3B Matt Wieters - C Vernon Wells - CF Nick Markakis - RF Lyle Overbay - 1B Melvin Mora - 3B...
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Pursuit of Red Sox (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
I feel as if Upper Deck has done a fantastic marketing job for passing trade. This is the third time that someone visiting the US has 'just happened' to see baseball cards and picked me a few packs. I'm not complaining, although I have to wonder out of all the cards available in the US, that Upper Deck is the one chosen to buy. Is it the colourful front and large image that draws non-collectors towards...
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Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
More photos » by Gail Burton - AP Cito is wondering if someone can take these knives out of his back. (AP Photo/Gail Burton) Browse more photos » Blue Jays 3 Orioles 6 For the second day in a row a long interesting day for the Jays ends with an uninteresting loss, but let's waste a few words talking about it. For the first time in a while we didn't hit a homer. We had 8 hits on the day,...
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Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
More photos » by Rob Carr - AP Hang on to that ball Purcey, throwing it won't work out well.(AP Photo/Rob Carr) Browse more photos » Blue Jays 7 Orioles 13 With everything else going on you would be forgiven in forgetting there was a game tonight. Our 6 game win streak is over. David Purcey was terrible, allowing 7 runs on 8 hits and a walk in 3.2 innings. Josh Roenicke and Dirk Hayhurst...
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paolazhs9w | 09/26/2009
DETROIT – Gerald Laird and Brandon Inge each had two RBIs, helping the Detroit Tigers snap a season-worst five-game skid with a 7-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. Rick Porcello won a matchup with fellow rookie Ricky Romero. Porcello (13-8) gave up two runs on four hits in six innings to improve to 3-0 in his last four starts. Romero (12-8) also went six innings, allowing four runs on...
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ayashaa09k9 | 09/20/2009
DETROIT – Gerald Laird and Brandon Inge each had two RBIs, helping the Detroit Tigers snap a season-worst five-game skid with a 7-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. Rick Porcello won a matchup with fellow rookie Ricky Romero. Porcello (13-8) gave up two runs on four hits in six innings to improve to 3-0 in his last four starts. Romero (12-8) also went six innings, allowing four runs on...
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