Pitcher Mike Maroth, catcher Michael Barrett, and two other players signed minor league contracts with the Blue Jays on Tuesday and were invited to spring training.
Catcher Raul Chavez and infielder Randy Ruiz also joined the Blue Jays.
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Catcher Michael Barrett has reportedly agreed to a minor league contract with the Blue Jays.
Barrett appeared in 30 games for the Padres in an injury-marred 2008 season, batting .202 with two home runs and nine RBIs.
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Toronto now gets a third-round draft pick for the loss of A.J. Burnett to the Yankees, who lost their first-round pick to the Angels for Mark Teixeira and second-round pick to Milwaukee for CC Sabathia.
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Blue Jays Dec 2008 Archive
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ESPN | Dec 24, 2008
Former Major League outfielder Kevin Mench signed a one-year deal worth $1.8 million with the Hanshin Tigers on Wednesday.
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MLBBlogs.com | Dec 23, 2008
Earlier this week, JP Ricciardi mentioned free-agents Orlando Hudson and Jason Giambi in an online report.
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Sports Net | Dec 22, 2008
Blue Jays' GM J.P. Ricciardi hinted recently about interest in mid-level free agents like Orlando Hudson and Jason Giambi.
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New York Post | Dec 21, 2008
Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi will be monitoring how A.J. Burnett does with the Yankees, and admitted some doubt that he'll be able to handle New York.
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Providence Journal | Dec 15, 2008
The New York Daily News has reported that outfielder Johnny Damon advised free agent pitcher A.J. Burnett to choose the Yankees over the Red Sox.
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Andrew Perna/RealGM | Dec 12, 2008
Roughly two days after CC Sabathia agreed to terms on a monstrous contract, A.J. Burnett swooped in and received a huge payday from the recession-proof Yankees.
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New York Times | Dec 12, 2008
A.J. Burnett will bring his power arm to the Yankee rotation after agreeing to a five-year, $82.5 million contract.
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ESPN | Dec 12, 2008
The Yankees have reportedly offered free-agent pitcher A.J. Burnett a five-year deal worth $85 million.
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WEEI | Dec 11, 2008
Matt Clement has agreed to a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, according to WEEI.
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SI.com | Dec 8, 2008
The Yankees are prepared to top the Braves' reported $60 million four-year offer to free-agent pitcher A.J. Burnett.
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CBC.ca | Dec 4, 2008
JP Riccardi has all but given up on re-signing A.J. Burnett.
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Toronto Star | Dec 3, 2008
The Toronto Blue Jays cut 24 front office jobs on Tuesday, which represents about 10 per cent of the front-office staff not involved in baseball operations.
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SI.com | Dec 3, 2008
Now that the Braves have made a deal for Javier Vazquez, they have their sights set on A.J. Burnett.
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AP | Dec 2, 2008
Toronto Blue Jays' owner Ted Rogers died at his home on Tuesday at the age of 75.
