The month of May seems like so long ago for the Blue Jays.
Pedro
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incredible 21-9 record in the second month of the season, the Jays have fallen
off dramatically. Since June 1, they are only 14-19 and have actually only won
eight of their last 27 games. They are still only two games back of first place
Baltimore in the East but if the slide doesnt stop now, its going to be all over
by the end of this month. A boost to the starting rotation would have been a
good thing when the Jays were in first place and tearing up the league at the
plate. But with Brett Lawrie gone for the rest of July with his broken finger,
and now Edwin Encarnacion on the 15-day DL with a Grade 2 quad muscle strain,
the Jays need to add a bat - preferably someone who can play second base or
third or both. It almost has to be a right-hand bat considering the Jays are the
worst hitting team in the American League against lefties. Since the Jays are in
buying mode theyll probably have to target the teams that have no reasonable
hope of getting even a Wild Card berth. In the American League, I count six
teams that are realistically out of it, although Im still hesitant to count out
Tampa Bay because the East is so weak. So for arguments sake, the six are Tampa
Bay in the East, the White Sox and Minnesota in the Central and Texas and
Houston in the West. Since Boston and Tampa Bay likely wont trade within their
own division, that leaves four teams the Jays can talk with. Since Houston wont
give up Jose Altuve and the Twins likely wont surrender Brian Dozier who fit the
bill as right-handed hitters and solid second baseman, youre down to Texas and
the White Sox. Since the Rangers are so injury ravaged, I cant see them making
any significant deals until the off-season. That leaves Chicago. The White Sox
have a right-hand hitting second baseman in Gordon Beckham, whom the Blue Jays
were rumoured to be interested in in the off-season. Beckham is hitting .248
this season with seven homers and 24 runs batted in. Hes 24 years old. Cleveland
is hanging around the .500 mark and isnt technically out, but in a week or two
could decide to move some people. Theyve got 33-year-old utilityman Mike Aviles
- yes, the same guy the Blue Jays got as compensation from Boston for manager
John Farrell. Hes a .272 career hitter who can play second or third and maybe
even shortstop in an emergency. In the National League, the six teams on the
outside looking in include the Mets and the Phillies in the East, the Cubs in
the Central and San Diego, Colorado and Arizona in the West. The Phils have a
good one in Chase Utley, but he reportedly wont waive his no-trade clause to go
to a team with artificial turf such as the Blue Jays. The Mets Daniel Murphy is
rumoured to be available, but he is New Yorks only All-Star rep and hits left
handed. Still, hes hitting .294 with seven homers and 35 runs batted in go with
11 stolen bases. The Cubs Darwin Barney at 28 is having his second straight down
year at the plate, hitting .219 though he does hit right. The Jays may have an
interest in a man they originally drafted in second baseman Aaron Hill. Aaron is
two years removed from his last great season with the D-Backs and is hitting
only .241 this season with six homers and 42 runs batted in. The right-handed
hitter is also 32 years old and is owed just shy of $30 million through 2016.
J.P Morosi of Fox Sports has heard that the Jays are talking with San Diego
about third baseman Chase Headley. The 30-year-old switch hitter, who has had
back trouble on and off over the past couple of years, is only hitting .217 with
six homers and 25 runs batted in. On top of that, any team acquiring him would
have to make a qualifying offer of about $15 million to retain a draft pick at
the end of the first round should Headley decide to walk. Then again if he
decides to stay, a team is on the hook for $15 million for a player who may or
may not be worth anything close to that. The Padres also have a 25-year-old
right hand hitting second baseman in Jedd Gyorko, who cracked 23 homers last
year in his first season. But this time around hes only batting .162 with five
homers and 24 runs batted in. Of that entire bunch, I would probably opt for the
Mets Murphy with Aaron Hill a close second. Unusual Repair Talk about the
miracles of modern surgery. On Monday Arizona GM Kevin Towers is having surgery
to repair a damaged vocal cord. Hes having it replaced with the vocal cord from
a cadaver. Towers figures he will be able to talk again in three or four days
and should be back at work in a week. Boston Turnaround They still have over 70
games to go, but the Boston Red Sox are close to doing something very unusual:
going from last place, to first and a World Series victory, and back to last
place. The Bosox dropped back into the basement behind Tampa Bay at 39-49. In
2012 under Bobby Valentine, they finished 69-93. Then a year ago John Farrell
led them to a 97-65 mark and a World Series victory over St. Louis and now they
are cellar dwellers again.
Kevin
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in the third and fourth spots, and the change is starting to generate positive
results for manager Don Mattingly.
Eddie
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the round in the Asian Tour event. Siddikur, who shot a bogey-free first round
to share the lead with five others, eagled the par-5 first hole before bogeying
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4,000th career rebound as part of a 19-point, 13-board effort to lead the
Timberwolves over the Utah Jazz 112-97 on Tuesday night.ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - The
Buffalo Bills have claimed safety Jerome Couplin off waivers two days after the
rookie was released by the Detroit Lions.Listed at 6-foot-2 and 215 pounds,
Couplin was used mostly on special teams and had two tackles in eight games for
Detroit. The 23-year-old is an undrafted free agent out of William and Mary.In
Bufffalo, Couplin fills a roster spot left open after the Bills placed rookie
safety Kenny Ladler on the season-ending injured reserve list last week.
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off and prepare to host Kansas City (5-3) on Sunday.___AP NFL website:
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