Apr 25, 2008 11:59 AM EST
The Blue Jays believe they saved $10 million by releasing Frank Thomas. That was Thomas' vesting option for 2009 if he got 1,000 plate appearances between last year and this year; he already had 696.
The Jays also have a May 25th Frank Thomas bobblehead day scheduled.
Via Rocky Mountain News
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Apr 25, 2008 11:56 AM EST
Jays' GM JP Ricciardi is trying to keep his manager off the hot seat.
"I really think John Gibbons is a scapegoat in a lot of cases, for a lot of this stuff," said Ricciardi. "We gotta hit. That's it. Major-league managers don't walk up and down lineups and motivate guys to hit. If that was the case, Jim Leyland would have the Tigers at 13-8 instead of 8-13."
"If we don't hit, then we didn't have the team we thought we had. That's the bottom line. We can't continue to compete in this league, in this division, with this type of offence, and if this offence doesn't perform any better, then we were wrong on all the guys offensively, and that blame falls on my shoulders, not John Gibbons."
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Apr 24, 2008 12:48 PM EST
Frank Thomas officially returned to the Bay Area on Thursday, agreeing to terms with the A's on a contract, as reported by Yahoo.com.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Thomas signed with the A's just four days after being released by the Blue Jays.
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Blue Jays Apr 2008 Archive
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AP | Apr 20, 2008
The Tigers' Gary Sheffield was not in the lineup Sunday because of soreness in his right shoulder.
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TSN of Canada | Apr 20, 2008
According to a TSN of Canada report, the Toronto Blue Jays have released 39-year old DH Frank Thomas.
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AP | Apr 19, 2008
Veteran DH Frank Thomas was upset on Saturday after getting benched by Blue Jays' Manager John Gibbons.
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The New York Times | Apr 17, 2008
If Barry Bonds is going to play baseball this season, it'll likely be for either the Tigers, Blue Jays or Mariners.
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Christopher Reina/RealGM | Apr 15, 2008
Brian Bannister (11th) is looking like every bit of the five-finger discount for the Royals off the Mets as Scott Kazmir (when healthy) is for Tampa Bay.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Apr 14, 2008
Blue Jays closer B.J. Ryan earned his first save in over a year on Sunday as he recorded the final three outs of Toronto's 5-4 win over the Rangers.
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Christopher Reina/RealGM | Apr 13, 2008
Much has been made about how 2008 is a pivotal season in the career of Ricky Romero and he had one of his best minor league performances on Saturday night.
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AP | Apr 10, 2008
The Blue Jays designated RHP Randy Wells for assignment Wednesday and purchased the contract of LHP Jesse Carlson from Triple-A Syracuse.
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SI.com | Apr 8, 2008
While Johnny Cueto, who has been dominant this season, was in the Midwest League in 2006, the Blue Jays offered outfielder Frank Catalanotto for the right hander.
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Christopher Reina/RealGM | Apr 7, 2008
Ricky Romero, 6th overall pick by Toronto, wasn't on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the other members of the 2005 draft class, but he tells RealGM that his career expectations haven't changed.
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AP | Apr 6, 2008
The Red Sox failed to get a boost from Josh Beckett's first start of the season, as the Blue Jays beat Boston 7-4 on Sunday.
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yahoo.com | Apr 6, 2008
Josh Beckett was activated from the 15-day DL and will start Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.
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MLB.com | Apr 4, 2008
The Toronto Blue Jays have signed Alex Rios and Aaron Hill to long-term extensions.
