After the Toronto Blue Jays put Alex Rios on waivers, another team claimed the right fielder. Now the Blue Jays can either trade Rios to that team, reclaim him or let him walk.
Putting players on waivers at this point of the baseball season is a common practice. The idea is that if the player clears waivers, he is able to be traded — which, in effect, lengthens baseball’s trade deadline.
Rios’ case is different because the Blue Jays may actually let him go. He recently signed a $70 million deal and he’s simply not living up to expectations. To save money, …read more

Roy Halladay of the Toronto Blue Jays has been the focal point of trade rumors as of late. On Sunday, he showed exactly why so many teams wouldn’t love to have him. Against the Boston Red Sox, he carried the Blue Jays to a 3-1 victory.
Halladay pitched all nine innings and gave up only one earned run and six hits hits while striking out seven batters. The performance gave him a 11-3 record and a 2.73 ERA.
The Blue Jays got their runs thanks to Rob Barajas. Barajas hit a two RBI double in the second inning. In the six inning, …read more

David Ortiz has been given a few days off to clear his mind and rediscover his groove at the plate. His in-season vacation will be over on Tuesday when the Boston Red Sox take on the Toronto Blue Jays.
In the three games without Ortiz, the Red Sox went 1-2 against the Seattle Mariners. Their lone win was a 5-3 victory on Saturday when Josh Beckett picked up his fourth win and Jonathan Papelbon picked up his tenth save.
Boston only managed 11 runs in those three games so taking Ortiz out of the lineup didn’t exactly open up the floodgates. When …read more

Jorge Posada, the starting catcher for the New York Yankees, has been placed on the 15-day disabled list. The move by the Yankees came on Tuesday after Posada suffered a right hamstring strain. The injury is expected to keep him out of the lineup for up to three weeks.
This injury comes at a bad time for both Posada and the Yankees. The catcher was hitting the ball very well. He has five homers and 20 RBIs on the season with a batting average of .312. With the Yankees sporting a 13-13 record and sitting 4.5 games back of the Toronto …read more

Zack Greinke of the Kansas City Royals has set a high standard so far in the 2009 baseball season. Greinke won his fifth game in his fifth start on Wednesday, however his streak of innings without giving up an earned run was snapped. In seven innings, Greinke gave up five hits, two earned runs and two walks, while striking out eight batters.
His streak of 43 consecutive innings without giving up an earned run ended in the first inning against the Toronto Blue Jays. With two outs in the first inning, Vernon Wells hit a single that scored Marco Scutaro from …read more

“Ice… cold… beer!”
It’s not just a pitch at Toronto Blue Jays games, it’s a tradition. For more that six years, Wayne McMahon would make his trademark pitch as he sold beer at baseball games at the Blue Jays’ Roger Centre.
McMahon was fired two weeks ago when he allegedly broke Aramark’s rules. Aramark claims that McMahon failed to check ID when he sold two beers to a 22 year old “mystery shopper.” While he did not break the law, he apparently broke Aramark’s policy. Aramark requires vendors to ask for ID for any patron who appears to …read more