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Blue Jays Prospect Tom Robson Healthy Once Again

Feb 28, 2016

Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

Athletes condition their bodies to prevent injury and to ensure long-term health after their playing days are done. Despite all the preparation, sometimes injuries just happen and that can put major stress on t...

Blue Jays Prospect Alex Maldonado Determined to Succeed

Brian Crawford

Jan 8, 2016

Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

Every professional baseball player has their own unique journey to the pro ranks. While many are scouted by several organizations, and eventually selected by a major league franchise, many others go undrafted a...

Blue Jays Prospect Jon Wandling Developing His Game For Continued Success

Brian Crawford

Dec 3, 2015

Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

Making the transition to professional baseball from college baseball can be extremely challenging for a young pitcher. In professional baseball, pitchers need to learn how to command their off-speed pitches mor...

Blue Jays Prospect Clinton Hollon Impressive After Tommy John Surgery

Brian Crawford

Aug 27, 2015

Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

There’s a lot of excitement buzzing around the Toronto Blue Jays organization right now as the club went all in at the trade deadline and built a playoff-caliber ball club at the major league level. While fans ...

Blue Jays’ Prospect Tim Locastro Getting Acclimated to Second Base

Brian Crawford

Jun 22, 2015

Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

A common transition you see in professional baseball is teams converting young shortstops into a second baseman. With many youth coaches developing their players with higher ceilings at shortstop due to the dem...

Blue Jays’ Prospect Chris Carlson is a Complete Outfielder

Brian Crawford

May 21, 2015

Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

After finding success drafting a Division II player in Kevin Pillar four years ago, Alex Anthopoulos's staff used the same approach in the later rounds of the 2014 MLB draft. While many organizations are kickin...

Names to Watch in 2015: Toronto Blue Jays’ Francisco Gracesqui

Brian Crawford

Mar 31, 2015

Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays minor league system is loaded with young talent. While certain prospects receive a lot of attention from fans, some very good players fly under-the-radar every season. That was just the ca...

Toronto Blue Jays’ Michael De La Cruz Enjoying Catching Duties

Brian Crawford

Mar 6, 2015

Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

The catching position in baseball is arguably the toughest in the sport. Besides calling a great game, monitoring the base paths, and making plate appearances of your own, you have to manage the pitching staff....

Toronto Blue Jays’ Yeyfry Del Rosario Excellent Out Of The Bullpen

Brian Crawford

Feb 21, 2015

Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

With a minor league system loaded with pitching depth, the Toronto Blue Jays are continuing their tradition of producing quality big league arms. With talent at every level, it’s a good idea to keep track of th...

Blue Jays’ Michael Kraft has Big Expectations for 2015 Season

Brian Crawford

Jan 6, 2015

Draft, Features, Interviews, Minor League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

Success in baseball all begins with pitching, and the Toronto Blue Jays excel in this area of their minor league development. With a continued effort to draft and sign quality young arms that can develop into m...

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