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April 27th – CF Anthony Gose(22, 2*) was eligible to come off the IL… and banished to the minors right away.

Series:
1-2 vs DET
0-3 vs TBR
3-0 @ NYY (PH Travis d’Arnaud 1-1 R 4RBI HR(1), CF Jake Marisnick 3-4 R 2RBI DB HR(2), SP Henderson Alvarez III 6IP 3H 3ER 3BB 2K W(1-0 4.50))
4-0 @ MIN (SP Chris Archer 7IP 4H 0ER 2BB 3K W(1-0 0.75), SP Scott Kazmir 7.1IP 5H 0ER 2BB 3K W(1-1 0.00), C Devin Mesoraco 2-4 2R 5RBI BB 2HR(3))
3-0 @ SEA (SP Henderson Alvarez III 7IP 6H 1ER 1BB 1K W(2-0 3.32), SP Chris Archer 7.1IP 3H 1ER 3BB 5K W(2-0 0.93), 1B Eric Thames 3-5 R 3RBI HR(3))
0-1 vs NYY

Record: 11-6, 2nd in AL East, 1GB
April: 11-6
Runs Scored: 74(8th)
Batting AVG: .245(9th)
OBP: .312(11th)
Home Runs: 17(8th)
Stolen Bases: 14(3rd)
Runs Against: 66(4th)
Starters ERA: 2.48(1st)
Bullpen ERA: 3.62(8th)
Defensive Eff.: .743(1st)
Zone Rating: +7.5(1st)

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Toronto Pitcher of the Month: RHSP Chris Archer 2-0 0.93 16K 3.04FIP 0.6WAR 19.1IP 3GS
Toronto Position Player of the Month: LF Jordan Danks .304/.414/.390 0HR 7RBI 9R 4/4SB +1.5ZR 0.7WAR 17G

And somehow, we have ran a 10-game hitting streak into second place in the division and a 11-6 record. That one can not be sustainable, purely because our defensive metrics are absurd and our pitching is not remotely good enough to put up those kind of numbers. Yet, praise to all of them, I didn’t expect that much early excitement this season.

Speaking of excitement that didn’t work out, Anthony Rendon has been the worst player on our roster in April with -0.6WAR as he has hit a big, fat nuthin’ since coming up. He is here and will stay here as his defense is still better than Sizemore and there is no reason to sent him down for some AAA dude that will hit the same.

Looking around the AL, the Houston Astros turned their move to the AL into a surprise month as they lead the West with Nick Swisher(32, 3.5*, .302-4-22 .996OPS 1.0WAR) showing off his skills for them, and so does new leadoff hitter Dustin Pedroia(29, 3*, .284-3-7 .786OPS 0.2WAR). Surprisingly enough, they called up the first overall pick of the 2022 draft in 1B Bill Fowlkes(23, 2.5/4.5*, 1-3), but using him as a pinch-hitter… I got questions.

Minor League Report and Awards:
AA LHRP Mike Cosens(22, 2/3.5*) 3-0 6SV 0.73 10K 12.1IP 0.1WAR 10G
Won Awards this month

Our absurdly stacked AAA team is 11-9 so far and with Eugenio Suárez hitting .352, Jim Hatfield hitting .302-2-9, and Noah Syndergaard being 1-0 1.75 27K in 4 starts. Fun times. Not much movement on the development side tho, but it is early.

Bad news, the injury bug has hit us as well as AA RHCL Chris Devenski(22, 1.5/3*) is out for the year with elbow ligament reconstruction surgery and our international steal R SP Javier Guzman(16, 1/3*) with a ruptured bicep tendon. Bad luck.

International Amateur Discovery Additions and Update:
none

In Other News:

April 14th – The New York Yankees announced a 6y/$175.2M contract extension for 2B Robinson Cano(30, 4*, .286-1-6 .870OPS).

April 16th – Rangers 1B David Ortiz(37, 4*) collected career home run #400 today in a 6-5 over the Athletics. The 6x Silver Slugger and 8x All-Star is a career .285/.379/.541 hitter with 400HR 1340RBI 1918H 1138R and 57.4WAR in 1886G games.

April 19th – Houston 3B Chris Johnson(28, 3*) had a fun day at the plate, going 5-5 2R 4RBI DB HR in a 11-8 win over the Cubs. The 28-year old is batting .348-1-5 .945OPS 0.4WAR in 6 games.

April 17th – Mariners 1B Todd Helton(39, 2.5*) added another hit to his career total, and it was a special one, #2500. The 3x Gold Glover, 4x Silver Slugger and 5x All-Star is a career .318/.416/.539 362HR 1371RBI 2500H 1387R 85.4WAR in 2209 game.

April 17th – Rangers RHCL Joe Nathan(38, 3.5*) made headlines by collecting save #300 for is career. The 4x All-Star is a 53-28 300SV 2.87 828K 794.IP 12.9WAR pitcher in 644 games.

April 17th – San Francisco Giants C Buster Posey(26, 5*) was sizzling at the plate, going 5-5 RBI 3DB in a 5-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies. The 2012 NL MvP is batting .450-0-7 1.242OPS 0.5WAR in 5 starts.

April 17th – Detroit Tigers CF Austin Jackson(26, 3*) has hit for the CYCLE today, going 4-5 3R RBI DB TR HR in a 7-6 win over the Mariners. The fourth year pro is batting .318-1-1 .991OPS 0.0WAR in 5 games.

April 17th – Nationals SP Stephan Strasburg(24, 3.5/4.5*) pitched a NO-HITTER today, beating the Brewers 3-0 while only allowing 2BB. In two starts, he is 2-0 0.00 19K 0.7WAR.

April 19th – Phillies SP Roy Halladay(35, 3.5*) added career win #200 today. The 2x Cy Young winner and 9x All-Star is 2-0 1.93 12K 0.4WAR in 2 starts.

April 20th – Nationals CF Michael Bourn(30, 2.5*) lost a long 22-game hitting streak today in a 2-1 loss to the Reds. The 2x Gold Glover is batting .371-0-3 .834OPS 2/4SB 0.2WAR in 8 games.

April 28th – Pirates SP Gerrit Cole(22, 2.5/5*) introduced himself to the Chicago Cubs with a complete game 1-hitter with 3BB and 10K in a 5-0 win. The righty is 1-1 3.24 25K 25IP -0.1WAR in 4 games.

April 29th – Angels SP Jered Weaver(30, 2.5*) brought home a 15-0 rout of the Twins, pitching a 4-hitter with 0BB and 10K. The 2x All-Star is 3-1 3.03 26K 0.1WAR in 4 starts.

May 1st – Angels CF Mike Trout(21, 5*) was named AL Batter of the Month after batting .344 with 6 home runs, 12RBIs and 27 runs scored for the month. This is the third PotM in a row, counting 2012.

May 1st – Rockies SS Troy Tulowitzki(28, 5*) was named NL Batter of the Month after batting .403 with 6 home runs, 16RBIs and 18 runs scored for the month.

May 1st – Red Sox RHRP Jesse Crain(26, 3.5*) was named AL Pitcher of the Month after going 4-0 1SV 0.00 4K in 5IP in six games for the month.

May 1st – Reds RHSP Johnny Cueto(27, 3*) was named NL Pitcher of the Month after going 4-0 1.05 20K in 25.2IP and four starts for the month.

May 1st – Blue Jays RHSP Chris Archer(24, 2/4*) was named AL Rookie of the Month after going 2-0 0.93 16K in 19.1IP in four starts for the month.

May 1st – Diamondbacks LHSP Tyler Skaggs(21, 2.5/3*) was named NL Rookie of the Month after going 3-0 2.53 11K in 10.2IP in three starts for the month.

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Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,680	2013 May 1st - State of the Blue Jays Transactions: April 27th – CF Anthony Gose(22, 2) was eligible to come off the IL… and banished to the minors right away. Series: 1-2 vs DET 0-3 vs TBR 3-0 @ NYY (PH Travis d’Arnaud* 1-1 R 4RBI HR(1), CF Jake Marisnick 3-4 R 2RBI DB HR(2), SP Henderson Alvarez III 6IP 3H 3ER 3BB 2K W(1-0 4.50)) 4-0 @ MIN (SP Chris Archer 7IP 4H 0ER 2BB 3K W(1-0 0.75), SP Scott Kazmir 7.1IP 5H 0ER 2BB 3K W(1-1 0.00), C Devin Mesoraco 2-4 2R 5RBI BB 2HR(3)) 3-0 @ SEA (SP Henderson Alvarez III 7IP 6H 1ER 1BB 1K W(2-0 3.32), SP Chris Archer 7.1IP 3H 1ER 3BB 5K W(2-0 0.93), 1B Eric Thames 3-5 R 3RBI HR(3)) 0-1 vs NYY Record: 11-6, 2nd in AL East, 1GB April: 11-6 Runs Scored: 74(8th) Batting AVG: .245(9th) OBP: .312(11th) Home Runs: 17(8th) Stolen Bases: 14(3rd) Runs Against: 66(4th) Starters ERA: 2.48(1st) Bullpen ERA: 3.62(8th) Defensive Eff.: .743(1st) Zone Rating: +7.5(1st) Toronto Pitcher of the Month: RHSP Chris Archer 2-0 0.93 16K 3.04FIP 0.6WAR 19.1IP 3GS Toronto Position Player of the Month: LF Jordan Danks .304/.414/.390 0HR 7RBI 9R 4/4SB +1.5ZR 0.7WAR 17G And somehow, we have ran a 10-game hitting streak into second place in the division and a 11-6 record. That one can not be sustainable, purely because our defensive metrics are absurd and our pitching is not remotely good enough to put up those kind of numbers. Yet, praise to all of them, I didn’t expect that much early excitement this season. Speaking of excitement that didn’t work out, Anthony Rendon has been the worst player on our roster in April with -0.6WAR as he has hit a big, fat nuthin’ since coming up. He is here and will stay here as his defense is still better than Sizemore and there is no reason to sent him down for some AAA dude that will hit the same. Looking around the AL, the Houston Astros turned their move to the AL into a surprise month as they lead the West with Nick Swisher(32, 3.5, .302-4-22 .996OPS 1.0WAR) showing off his skills for them, and so does new leadoff hitter Dustin Pedroia(29, 3, .284-3-7 .786OPS 0.2WAR). Surprisingly enough, they called up the first overall pick of the 2022 draft in 1B Bill Fowlkes(23, 2.5/4.5, 1-3), but using him as a pinch-hitter… I got questions. Minor League Report and Awards:* AA LHRP Mike Cosens(22, 2/3.5) 3-0 6SV 0.73 10K 12.1IP 0.1WAR 10G Won Awards this month Our absurdly stacked AAA team is 11-9 so far and with Eugenio Suárez* hitting .352, Jim Hatfield hitting .302-2-9, and Noah Syndergaard being 1-0 1.75 27K in 4 starts. Fun times. Not much movement on the development side tho, but it is early. Bad news, the injury bug has hit us as well as AA RHCL Chris Devenski(22, 1.5/3) is out for the year with elbow ligament reconstruction surgery and our international steal R SP Javier Guzman(16, 1/3) with a ruptured bicep tendon. Bad luck. International Amateur Discovery Additions and Update: none In Other News: April 14th – The New York Yankees announced a 6y/$175.2M contract extension for 2B Robinson Cano(30, 4, .286-1-6 .870OPS). April 16th – Rangers* 1B David Ortiz(37, 4) collected career home run #400* today in a 6-5 over the Athletics. The 6x Silver Slugger and 8x All-Star is a career .285/.379/.541 hitter with 400HR 1340RBI 1918H 1138R and 57.4WAR in 1886G games. April 19th – Houston 3B Chris Johnson(28, 3) had a fun day at the plate, going 5-5 2R 4RBI DB HR in a 11-8 win over the Cubs. The 28-year old is batting .348-1-5 .945OPS 0.4WAR in 6 games. April 17th – Mariners* 1B Todd Helton(39, 2.5) added another hit to his career total, and it was a special one, #2500. The 3x Gold Glover, 4x Silver Slugger and 5x All-Star is a career .318/.416/.539 362HR 1371RBI 2500H 1387R 85.4WAR in 2209 game. April 17th – Rangers* RHCL Joe Nathan(38, 3.5) made headlines by collecting save #300* for is career. The 4x All-Star is a 53-28 300SV 2.87 828K 794.IP 12.9WAR pitcher in 644 games. April 17th – San Francisco Giants C Buster Posey(26, 5) was sizzling at the plate, going 5-5 RBI 3DB in a 5-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies. The 2012 NL MvP is batting .450-0-7 1.242OPS 0.5WAR in 5 starts. April 17th – Detroit Tigers* CF Austin Jackson(26, 3) has hit for the CYCLE* today, going 4-5 3R RBI DB TR HR in a 7-6 win over the Mariners. The fourth year pro is batting .318-1-1 .991OPS 0.0WAR in 5 games. April 17th – Nationals SP Stephan Strasburg(24, 3.5/4.5) pitched a NO-HITTER* today, beating the Brewers 3-0 while only allowing 2BB. In two starts, he is 2-0 0.00 19K 0.7WAR. April 19th – Phillies SP Roy Halladay(35, 3.5) added career win #200* today. The 2x Cy Young winner and 9x All-Star is 2-0 1.93 12K 0.4WAR in 2 starts. April 20th – Nationals CF Michael Bourn(30, 2.5) lost a long 22-game* hitting streak today in a 2-1 loss to the Reds. The 2x Gold Glover is batting .371-0-3 .834OPS 2/4SB 0.2WAR in 8 games. April 28th – Pirates SP Gerrit Cole(22, 2.5/5) introduced himself to the Chicago Cubs* with a complete game 1-hitter with 3BB and 10K in a 5-0 win. The righty is 1-1 3.24 25K 25IP -0.1WAR in 4 games. April 29th – Angels SP Jered Weaver(30, 2.5) brought home a 15-0 rout of the Twins, pitching a 4-hitter with 0BB and 10K. The 2x All-Star is 3-1 3.03 26K 0.1WAR in 4 starts. May 1st – Angels* CF Mike Trout(21, 5) was named AL Batter of the Month after batting .344 with 6 home runs, 12RBIs and 27 runs scored for the month. This is the third PotM in a row, counting 2012. May 1st – Rockies* SS Troy Tulowitzki(28, 5) was named NL Batter of the Month after batting .403 with 6 home runs, 16RBIs and 18 runs scored for the month. May 1st – Red Sox* RHRP Jesse Crain(26, 3.5) was named AL Pitcher of the Month after going 4-0 1SV 0.00 4K in 5IP in six games for the month. May 1st – Reds* RHSP Johnny Cueto(27, 3) was named NL Pitcher of the Month after going 4-0 1.05 20K in 25.2IP and four starts for the month. May 1st – Blue Jays* RHSP Chris Archer(24, 2/4) was named AL Rookie of the Month after going 2-0 0.93 16K in 19.1IP in four starts for the month. May 1st – Diamondbacks* LHSP Tyler Skaggs(21, 2.5/3*) was named NL Rookie of the Month after going 3-0 2.53 11K in 10.2IP in three starts for the month. __________________ MLB 2012 - The Toronto Ban Jays The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)