Toronto Blue Jays Wiretap

Blue Jays Won't Add A Guaranteed Contract

There have been rumors that the Blue Jays may be interested in a right-handed slugger like Vladimir Guerrero or Magglio Ordonez, but that doesn't appear to be the case.

"Right now, we don't have any talks going on with anyone," Alex Anthopoulos said. "But if somebody were to fall in our lap, would we take a look at it? Yes."

The general manager later defined "fall in our lap" this way: "If someone were to say, 'I want to come in to camp on a minor league deal,' we'd say we're open to [bringing in] pretty much anybody. But in terms of adding a free agent on a guaranteed contract, we won't be doing that."

Via Jayson Stark/ESPN.com

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Vizquel Likely To Retire After This Season

Shortstop Omar Vizquel says he will likely retire after this season, according to an ESPN.com report.

The 11-time Gold Glove winner is in the Blue Jays' spring training camp on a minor league deal. He said Thursday that he'd like to be a manager.

Via ESPN.com

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Barajas Thrilled To Reunite With Burnett In Pittsburgh

Rod Barajas is excited to reunite with former teammate A.J. Burnett on the Pirates.

The pair formed a battery with the Blue Jays before the right-hander signed with the Yankees as a free agent a few years ago.

"Ending up on the same team with him is definitely exciting," said Barajas, who joined Pittsburgh this offseason. "We had fun. It was a great relationship."

Burnett was 14-6 with an ERA of 3.49 in his 25 starts paired with Barajas in Toronto.

Via MLB.com

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