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Thursday, December 07, 2006

Jays Add a Shortstop Though Rule 5 Draft.

The Blue Jays selected shortstop Jason Smith from the Chicago Cubs in the major league portion of the Rule 5 Draft this morning. The Cubs had signed Smith to a minor league contract a month ago. He appeared in 49 games with the Rockies last year, hitting .263 with 5 home runs.

The Cincinnati Reds selected Jays minor leaguer, Francisco Mateo in the Triple-A portion of the draft. Mateo was 5-2 with a 4.18 ERA in 14 games with Pulaski last season.

The Jays did not select anyone in the Double-A and Triple-A portion of the draft.

Thursday, November 30, 2006

Jays Add a Short Stop

The Blue Jays have just signed short stop Royce Clayton to a 1 year, $1.5 million contract, pending a physical. Aaron Hill will now be the everyday second baseman next season.

The Jays are still chasing starting pitchers Ted Lilly and Gil Meche. They will only be able to afford one of the two. Meche was in town last night with J.P. at the Leafs game

Thursday, November 02, 2006

Molina Files for Free Agency

It shouldn't have come as surprise to anyone that Benji Molina filed for free agency. The Blue Jays earlier had declined to pick up his $7.5 million option, instead choosing to buy him out for $500,000. There is still a chance that they might try to re-sign him, as J.P. has mentioned in the past, but I don't see this happening. I can see them re-signing Zaun instead of Molina, as he will be cheaper. Jason Phillips will most likely be the backup as Curtis Thigpen isn't ready yet.

The Blue Jays signed Jean Machi, a pitcher out of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization, and added him to their 40-man roster. The 23-year-old pitched in Double A last season, appearing in 49 games where he recorded a 6-1 record with 16 saves and a 2.64 ERA.