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                      <title>Blue Jays Blog</title>
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    <description>A Toronto Blue Jays Blog sponsored by Sportscity.com. </description>
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    <dc:creator>Mark@sportscity.com</dc:creator>
    <dc:rights>Copyright 2007</dc:rights>
    <dc:date>2007-03-20T17:00:00+05:00</dc:date>

                 


                        

   
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                                     <title>The Battle for the 4th and 5th Rotation Spots</title>
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                        <![CDATA[The battle for the 4th and 5th spots in the Blue Jays rotation has currently come down to 5 pitchers; John Thomson, Tomo Ohka, Casey Janssen, Josh Towers, and Victor Zambrano. Each of these pitchers comes with a question mark heading into the season. Thomson, Ohka, and Zambrano are coming off injuries last season, with Zambrano actually ahead of schedule after major surgery last season. Janssen is only entering his second season at the major league level, part of first season &#8230;<br/><br/><a                                                               href='http://www.sportscity.com/blog/'>The Battle for the 4th and 5th Rotation Spots</a>]]>





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                                     <title>Jays Re-Sign, and Add One Pitcher</title>
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                        <![CDATA[The Blue Jays have avoided arbitration with Jason Frasor and re&#45;signed the reliever to a one&#45;year contract worth $825,000. The Jays added injury prone, and former Atlanta Brave starting pitcher, John Thomson. The one&#45;year deal is worth $500,000 plus incentives. Last year Thomson went 2&#45;7 in 18 games with a 4.82 ERA in just over 80 innings. He had blister problems last season, as well as a mild fraying in his right shoulder. In 2005 he had a tendon injury in &#8230;<br/><br/><a                                                               href='http://www.sportscity.com/blog/'>Jays Re&#45;Sign, and Add One Pitcher</a>]]>





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                                     <title>Jays Looking to Lock up Overbay</title>
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                        <![CDATA[Blue Jay news has been scarce recently, but word has come out the Jays are looking at locking up first baseman Lyle Overbay to a multi&#45;year deal. Overbay is eligible for arbitration this season and next, but the Jays would like to lock him up for 3 or 4 years. He made $2.52 million. Scout.com is suggesting that he might be looking for as much as $32 million over 4 years. Overbay was acquired from the Milwaukee Brewers before last season &#8230;<br/><br/><a                                                               href='http://www.sportscity.com/blog/'>Jays Looking to Lock up Overbay</a>]]>





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                                     <title>Rios a Hot Commodity?</title>
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                        <![CDATA[An interesting article posted on Scout.com, it requires a subscription, so for those of you who don&apos;t have one, here is a quick summary. With the Jays looking for pitching help, Alex Rios&apos;s name has continually popped up in trade proposals and rumors. The Jays are finding out that the market for Rios is pretty big. Rios is only 25, will not become a free&#45;agent until after the 2010 season, and has a tremendous upside, which makes him a valuable commodity. &#8230;<br/><br/><a                                                               href='http://www.sportscity.com/blog/'>Rios a Hot Commodity?</a>]]>





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                                     <title>Another Utility Infielder in the Fold</title>
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                        <![CDATA[The Blue Jays avoided salary arbitration with utility infielder John McDonald yesterday by signing him to a 1&#45;year deal worth $750,000. He will be Aaron Hill&apos;s primary backup at second, as well as battling for time at shortstop with Royce Clayton and Jason Smith. Lyle Overbay, Reed Johnson, Alex Rios, Scott Downs and Jason Frasor are arbitration eligible this year.]]>





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                                     <title>Contract Offer For Wells?</title>
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                        <![CDATA[According to GlobeSports.com, the Blue Jays have made a contract offer to center fielder Vernon Wells, and they didn&apos;t hold anything back in the offer. Yahoo! Sports reported that a source informed them the Jays offered Wells a contract in the neighborhood of $126 million for 7 years. That would be $18 million per season. If Wells were to accept that offer, and if those numbers are right, it would make him the 6th highest paid MLB player.]]>





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                                     <title>Jays Get Shut Out</title>
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                        <![CDATA[Well this didn&apos;t go as planned for J.P., losing out on both Lilly and Meche. Lilly signed a 4 year, $40 million deal with the Chicago Cubs last night. He let the Jays know late afternoon that they were out of the running and that it was down to the Cubs and Yankees. It&apos;s not much of a surprise to me that he decided to sign elsewhere. The blowup with Gibbons probably didn&apos;t help, and J.P. stating that he would like &#8230;<br/><br/><a                                                               href='http://www.sportscity.com/blog/'>Jays Get Shut Out</a>]]>





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                                     <title>Jays Add a Shortstop Though Rule 5 Draft.</title>
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                        <![CDATA[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&#45;A portion of the draft. Mateo was 5&#45;2 with a 4.18 ERA in 14 games with Pulaski last &#8230;<br/><br/><a                                                               href='http://www.sportscity.com/blog/'>Jays Add a Shortstop Though Rule 5 Draft.</a>]]>





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                                     <title>Gil Meche To Decide Today</title>
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                        <![CDATA[Gil Meche apparently will let the baseball world know today which team he will sign a lucrative contract with. The Blue Jays, along with the Cubs and Royals are the finalist to obtain his services. The Jays have reportedly offered him a 4 year contract worth between $32 and $36 million. The Jays continue to talk with Lilly&apos;s agent, but rumors are circulating that the Cubs are in the lead for his services. J.P. seems to be getting tired of waiting &#8230;<br/><br/><a                                                               href='http://www.sportscity.com/blog/'>Gil Meche To Decide Today</a>]]>





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                                     <title>Rumblings From the Winter Meetings</title>
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                        <![CDATA[There are plenty of rumors flying around the Winter Meetings that began yesterday. Check out a full list of MLB free agent and trade rumors for all teams at Sportscity.com. Ted Lilly is drawing plenty of interest around the league. The Cubs have reportedly offered Lilly a 4&#45;year, $40 million contract. Greg Maddux maybe close to signing with the Padres and if that is the case, the Dodgers might have an interest in Lilly or Meche. The Jays made Lilly an &#8230;<br/><br/><a                                                               href='http://www.sportscity.com/blog/'>Rumblings From the Winter Meetings</a>]]>





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