32-year-old first baseman Jon Edmond has inked a deal with Toronto. Many baseball people question whether he is really worth $5,000,000 over 1 year. However, the team thinks that Edmond will be a solid contributor this season.
The Blue Jays today announced that they have come to terms with Edwin Castaneda, a 33-year-old center fielder they’ve been scouting for a while. Castaneda will earn $13,000,000 a year over 3 years and is expected to play a key role with the club. Castaneda has a lifetime .273 batting average and .342 on-base percentage in his 1441-game career…
The Toronto Blue Jays have called a press conference later today to announce the signing of shortstop Danny Ayala to a 2-year, $50,000,000 contract. Both Ayala and the Blue Jays are said to be very pleased to come to this agreement. In his career Ayala has compiled a .279 batting average and collected 1457 hits, 289 home runs and 807 RBIs.
Joe Andrews put together a sparkling rookie season to snag the American League’s Rookie of the Year Award for 2068. In 142 games, the Toronto third baseman hit .250 with 132 hits, 34 home runs, 85 RBIs, 43 walks, 80 runs scored and a .308 on-base percentage. He received 19 first place votes out of a possible 30. Xavier…
American League pitchers had trouble with this group of hitters all season long. The Silver Slugger Award winners for 2068 are: Catcher Adam Akin (Oakland Athletics) .287/.367/.457, 470 AB, 13 HR, 1 SB, 121 wRC+, 4.3 WAR First Baseman Josh Hofmann (Los Angeles Angels) .283/.342/.614, 614 AB, 53 HR, 5 SB, 104 R, 127 RBI, 5.1 WAR…