Majors: Organization Reports: Toronto Blue Jays: 2011

Blue Jays Final Report
Sep. 19, 2011
The best player, best pitcher and a prospect to keep an eye on for the 2011 Blue Jays organization. [...] Continue Reading »

Alvarez Auditions For Jays
Sep. 15, 2011
Henderson Alvarez continued to impress in his first three major league starts as the Blue Jays began auditioning prospects in August. The 21-year-old righthander from Venezuela was 0-1, 4.32, and showed poise, a good fastball and changeup and a developing slider. [...] Continue Reading »

Blue Jays Midseason Report
Jul. 12, 2011
Picking the best player, biggest leap forward and biggest disappointment in the Blue Jays farm system over the first half of the season. [...] Continue Reading »

Blue Jays Ready To Go After Beede
Jun. 6, 2011
Righthander Tyler Beede has a lot going for him, including a strong commitment to Vanderbilt. The Blue Jays are confident they can sign him. [...] Continue Reading »

Thames Keeps Rolling For Jays
May. 13, 2011
When outfielder Travis Snider was demoted in late April to work on his swing mechanics, the Blue Jays had a choice to make.
They considered several players at Triple-A Las Vegas to take Snider's place, ultimately deciding on first baseman David Cooper.
But outfielder Eric Thames probably won't be far behind. All three players made an impression in major league spring training, with Thames among the team leaders in at-bats. He had a breakout season by hitting .288/.370/.526 with 27 home runs and 104 RBIs at Double-A New Hampshire in 2010. [...] Continue Reading »

Jays' Cooper Off To Hot Start
Apr. 28, 2011
First baseman David Cooper improved his power numbers last season, and this year he appears to be improving his other numbers, like batting average and on-base percentage. [...] Continue Reading »

Lawrie Making Smooth Transition To Third Base
Apr. 14, 2011
This was an important spring training for the organization because of the progress made by many young prospects. None was more impressive than Brett Lawrie, 21, who was obtained from the Brewers for righthander Shaun Marcum in December. [...] Continue Reading »

Third Time's A Charm?
Apr. 5, 2011
Adam Loewen has found defense to be the easier part of the transition from pitcher to position player, but he has been working hard to make up for lost time at the plate. The 26-year-old made progress last season, batting .246/.351/.412 for Double-A New Hampshire with 13 home runs and 70 RBIs. [...] Continue Reading »

Jays' Stewart Could Pitch In Rotation
Mar. 21, 2011
Righthander Zach Stewart was still a long shot to break with the major league team out of spring training, but he showed enough in the early going to keep him in the mix for one of the two open spots in the starting rotation. [...] Continue Reading »

Jays' Hechavarria Adjusts To New Culture
Mar. 4, 2011
The first season was one of adjustment for Cuban shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria. The adjustments are continuing this season, and it seems only a question of when he will get his shot in the majors. [...] Continue Reading »

Drabek Should Be In Jays Rotation
Feb. 24, 2011
Kyle Drabek was a big story early last spring training as one of the three players obtained from the Phillies for Roy Halladay in December. [...] Continue Reading »

Blue Jays hope Sierra is healthy in 2011
Feb. 7, 2011
Moises Sierra had a breakout season in 2009. But in 2010 it was more like a breakdown. Two injuries limited him to 20 games last season between the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League and high Class A Dunedin. If healthy, he likely would have been back at Double-A New Hampshire. [...] Continue Reading »

Arencibia Hopes To Stick In 2011
Jan. 24, 2011
J.P. Arencibia could get his chance to catch on with the major league team in 2011. Arencibia got some big league time last year, but will have to fight to win a spot over newly-acquired Mike Napoli and Jose Molina, who served as backup to the departed John Buck last season. [...] Continue Reading »