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  • Blue Jays Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

    Often in life, less is more.

    So it is with pitcher Jason Frasor, a major contributor to the Jays' bullpen the last six years.

    Frasor, who is called on to work the white-knuckle parts of the game—he is used chiefly in a setup role but also has seen work as the closer—is coming off what is arguably his most effective season in the big leagues.

    In 2009, Frasor made 61 appearances—the most he's made over the last four seasons—and went 7-3 with a career-low 2.50 ERA. He allowed just 43 hits in 57 2/3 innings, walked 16, struck out 56 and allowed the opposition just a .209 batting average.

    Looking back on the year, Frasor can easily point to one reason for his overall effectiveness: the development of a changeup, a complement to his...

  • Drabek pitches well for Blue Jays in loss to Phils (AP)
    Kyle Drabek, the pitcher the Toronto Blue Jays coveted and finally got in the trade that sent ace Roy Halladay to Philadelphia, tried to treat Wednesday's start against the Phillies like any other game. It was good advice from his father, 1990 National League Cy Young Award winner Doug Drabek. The result: two scoreless innings, one walk and one hit allowed in the Phillies' 4-2 victory.

  • Toronto's McGowan pitches in simulated game (AP)
    Blue Jays right-hander Dustin McGowan is feeling good this spring as he tries to make it back from shoulder surgery. McGowan threw 30 pitches during a simulated game at Toronto's minor league complex while the rest of the team had the day off. "Absolutely. I think that's the biggest one, the next two days, to see how I feel," McGowan said after throwing the equivalent of two...

  • Arencibia homers for Jays in 4-1 win over Astros (AP)

    Toronto Blue Jays Jesus Merchan safely steals third base as Houston Astros third baseman Chris Johnson(notes) bobbles the throw during a spring training baseball game, Monday, March 8, 2010, in Kissimmee, Fla.

    Toronto manager Cito Gaston thinks Ricky Romero is a much improved pitcher now that he has some experience. The 25-year-old left-hander pitched three shutout innings, allowing four hits and striking out two in the Blue Jays' 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Monday. Rivera went 13-9 in 29 starts as a rookie last season.




  • Dodgers not signing a catcher (Yahoo! Sports)
    Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Russell Martin pulled his groin and will be out for four to six weeks but the team...

  • Bonderman struggles as Blue Jays beat Tigers 8-5 (AP)

    Detroit Tigers' Austin Jackson(notes) steals third base ast Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista(notes) is late with the tag during the second inning of a spring training baseball game, Sunday, March 7, 2010, in Dunedin, Fla.

    Jeremy Bonderman struggled with his control again, and this time it hurt him. Bonderman failed to make it out of the first inning in his second spring start, yielding Randy Ruiz's grand slam in the Detroit Tigers' 8-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. "Rough day, to say the least," Bonderman said.




  • Toronto's Cecil to make spring debut Wednesday (AP)
    Blue Jays left-hander Brett Cecil says he will make his spring debut Wednesday, one week after he cut his left thumb while "chopping up chickens." Cecil says he will pitch against the Phillies when they travel to Dunedin, Fla., to face Toronto. Cecil went 7-4 with a 5.30 ERA in 18 games, 17 starts, last year as a rookie and is trying to earn a spot in the Blue Jays' rotation.

  • Marcum goes two innings in first game against big leaguers since 2008 (The Canadian Press)

    Toronto Blue Jays starter Shaun Marcum(notes) throws a warm-up pitch before throwing in the Blue Jays' spring training baseball game against the New York Yankees at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Saturday, March 6, 2010. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Kathy Willens

    TAMPA, Fla. - Shaun Marcum looked impressive in his return to a major league mound.




  • Marcum throws two scoreless innings (AP)

    Toronto Blue Jays' Adam Lind(notes), center, celebrates with manager Cito Gaston, right, and Lyle Overbay(notes) following his three-run home run in the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game against the New York Yankees in Tampa, Fla. Saturday, March 6, 2010.

    Shaun Marcum looked impressive in his return to a major league mound. Marcum threw two scoreless innings in his first game against big leaguers since hurting his right elbow two years ago and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 9-1 on Saturday. "Leading up to it, everybody was asking me if I was nervous," Marcum said.




  • Marcum strong in 1st Jays outing since '08 (CBC.ca)
    Shaun Marcum began his comeback to a Big League mound on Saturday, throwing two strong innings against the New York Yankees in Florida.

  • Toronto Blue Jays score eight runs in one inning for 14-9 victory over Phillies (The Canadian Press)

    Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista(notes) smiles while receiving congratulatory high-fives following his lead-off solo home run off of Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cole Hamels(notes) during the first inning of Grapefruit League action in Dunedin, Fla. Friday, March 5, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

    DUNEDIN, Fla. - Jose Bautista merely looked like a clean-up hitter for the Blue Jays on Friday. Toronto manager Cito Gaston has no plans on moving him off the top of the order.




  • Overbay leads Jays to win over Phils (AP)

    Philadelphia Phillies' Cole Hamels(notes) stretches prior to a spring training baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Friday, March 5, 2010, in Dunedin, Fla.

    Jose Bautista merely looked like a clean-up hitter for the Blue Jays on Friday. Toronto manager Cito Gaston has no plans on moving him off the top of the order. "I think I'll leave him right where he's at," Gaston said after Bautista, the front-running candidate to be the Blue Jays' leadoff batter, knocked a home run off Philadelphia starter Cole Hamels and added a pair of...




  • J.P. Arencibia's two-run homer in ninth inning lifts Blue Jays over Tigers 9-7 (The Canadian Press)

    Toronto Blue Jays' Jarrett Hoffpauir(notes), left, bobbles the ball as Detroit Tigers' Gerald Laird(notes) slides into third base during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game, Thursday, March 4, 2010, in Lakeland, Fla. Laird advanced on a hit by teammate Scott Sizemore(notes). (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Eric Gay)

    LAKELAND, Fla. - J.P. Arencibia hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 9-7 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday in an exhibition game showcasing the young talent of both teams.




  • Arencibia's 2-run homer lifts Jays over Tigers 9-7 (AP)

    Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera(notes) hits against the Toronto Blue Jays during the third inning of a spring training baseball game, Thursday, March 4, 2010, in Lakeland, Fla.

    J.P. Arencibia hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 9-7 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday in an exhibition game showcasing the young talent of both teams. Arencibia, Toronto's first-round draft choice in 2007, homered off Zach Miner. "He just missed his first one, too," said Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston, referring to Arencibia's...




  • Blue Jays claim RHP Fien from Boston (AP)
    The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed right-handed pitcher Casey Fien off waivers from the Boston Red Sox and put righty Scott Richmond on the 60-day disabled list. Thursday's move ended a short stay with the Red Sox for the 26-year-old Fien. Boston claimed him off waivers from Detroit on Monday. Fien pitched in nine games for the Tigers last year and was 0-1 with a 7.94 ERA.

  • Bonderman sharp for Tigers over two innings (AP)

    Toronto Blue Jays Vernon Wells(notes), right, and Jeremy Reed(notes) celebrate after Wells scored on a John Buck(notes) double during the fourth inning of the Blue Jays' Grapefruit League season opening game against the Detroit Tigers at Dunedin Stadium in Dunedin, Fla., Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

    Just being back on the mound was not enough for Jeremy Bonderman. Bonderman worked two scoreless innings Wednesday in the Detroit Tigers' 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays after missing most of the last two seasons because of a blood clot in his right shoulder that required surgery. "I was just all over the place.




  • Detroit Tigers earn 7-6 exhibition baseball victory over Blue Jays (The Canadian Press)
    DUNEDIN, Fla. - Ricky Romero represents what the Toronto Blue Jays are about this season.

  • Romero to start Jays' spring opener against Tigers (AP)
    Left-hander Ricky Romero will start the Toronto Blue Jays' spring training opener. Starting the regular-season opener, he says, is the farthest thing from his mind. "You've still got to go out there and prove yourself and continue to so good," he said Tuesday. "As long as I'm part of the rotation and I'm part of the 25 guys going out there and competing, I'm fine...

  • Randy Ruiz, a 32-year-old rookie, tries to make the Blue Jays (Yahoo! Sports)
    DUNEDIN, Fla. — Randy Ruiz does not know when to quit. Playing for 10 organizations, Ruiz has spent most of...

  • Snider hoping to find home in Blue Jays' outfield (AP)
    DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP)This spring is Travis Snider's first serious chance at finding a full-season home in the Toronto Blue Jays' outfield after failing to take last year's opportunity seriously. "He has to play his way onto this team," general manager Alex Anthopoulos said. "He's a young player and he knows that.


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