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Brett Cecil: Big Bucks, But No Payoff

May 16, 2017

Opinions & Predictions, St. Louis Cardinals

This past offseason, the St. Louis Cardinals signed relief pitcher Brett Cecil to a four-year contract worth $30.5 million. This deal was one of many in the deepest free agent class of bullpen arms in recent me...

Toronto Blue Jays Make ALDS Roster Change

Josh Eastern

Oct 10, 2015

Headlines, Toronto Blue Jays

After Toronto Blue Jays LHP Brett Cecil suffered a calf injury in game two of the ALDS on Friday, the Blue Jays have added RHP Ryan Tepera to the ALDS roster in place of Cecil. Immediately following a rundow...

Brett Cecil, A tale of two seasons

Raza Malik

Sep 22, 2015

American League East, Headlines, Major League Baseball

Brett Cecil came into the 2015 season with the Toronto Blue Jays' closing job locked down. John Gibbons entrusted him with the highest leverage situations a reliever has to endure and thought Cecil would be sol...

Marco Estrada misses perfection, Blue Jays top Rays 1-0

Justin Levine

Jun 24, 2015

American League, American League East, Fantasy, Features, Major League Baseball, Media, Toronto Blue Jays

In a game full of non-stop action, the Toronto Blue Jays were nothing short of spectacular on this wonderful Sunday afternoon. On a beautiful day at Tropicana Field, veteran right-hander Marco Estrada took t...

The Toronto Blue Jays already have their closer

Joshua Sadlock

Jun 24, 2015

Features, Opinions & Predictions, Toronto Blue Jays

Much has been made recently over the struggles of the Toronto Blue Jays' bullpen, and for good reason. In the Jays' most recent weekend series against the Baltimore Orioles, the bullpen surrendered 12 runs in 1...

Blue Jays Exposed by Orioles

Dustin Saracini

Jun 22, 2015

American League, American League East, Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Toronto Blue Jays

Look no further than yesterday's showdown with the Baltimore Orioles to see just how much the pitching staff of the Toronto Blue Jays has been exposed. Scott Copeland had a great first major league start, bu...

Blue Jays Remove Cecil from Role as Closer

Mark Hoffberg

Apr 9, 2015

Breaking News, Headlines, Toronto Blue Jays

After throwing a wild pitch and hitting a batter in a bases loaded situation against their American League East rival New York Yankees Wednesday, the Blue Jays have pulled Brett Cecil back from the closers role...

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