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With Justin Smoak a free agent and Rowdy Tellez is coming off a rookie season that isn't particularly encouraging, it's clear that first base is a major hole for the Toronto Blue Jays. Free agency is a valid route, but so too is the trade market where there are some interesting bats floating around who could be a major upgrade for the Blue Jays' lineup. At 29 he's young enough that it seems unlikely that he's completely lost that power stroke — a quality made all the more enticing by his top-notch plate discipline. Continue to Article

November 15, 2019 2:10:pm EST

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger was voted the National League's Most Valuable Player, topping the 2018 winner, Milwaukee Brewers right fielder Christian Yelich. The results of voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America were announced Thursday. Bellinger received 19 of the 30 first-place votes and finished with 362 voting points. Continue to Article

November 14, 2019 6:39:pm EST

The Houston Astros appear to be descending further into a lengthy PR nightmare, and it looks like they're nowhere close to getting out of it. After The Athletic's discovery this past week of the team stealing signs back in 2017 through a complicated system, Major League Baseball has decided to launch an investigation into the situation, and a current member of the Toronto Blue Jays is involved. Bench coach Dave Hudgens was brought on as part of manager Charlie Montoyo's staff last winter. Continue to Article

November 14, 2019 5:17:pm EST

Before the 2016 season the Arizona Diamondbacks radically altered their uniforms. The three most radical aspects of the uniform design, as we highlighted at the time, were (1) the blood-red markings around the ankles of the pants, which looked like, well, blood; (2) the dark gray — very dark gray — road uniforms; and (3) the little diamond pattern — sort of a snakeskin pattern — around the shoulders of the jersey. The team did away with the red ankles after only one season, no doubt realizing that all the players looked like they got their ankles stuck in bear traps or something. Continue to Article

November 08, 2019 11:01:am EST

As long as Rowdy Tellez is the Toronto Blue Jays' primary option at first base, you can be certain they'll be looking for an upgrade. It's not impossible to imagine the big 24-year-old becoming an above-average hitter considering his raw power, but his plate discipline issue is a huge mountain to climb. It's safer to assume help will have to come from outside the organization, and there's a good chance that means free agency. Continue to Article

November 07, 2019 10:45:am EST

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