5 Thoughts on the Toronto Blue Jays - Less than a week to Opening Day! Roster is taking shape

We are now only a handful of sleeps until the start of the MLB season where our very own Toronto Blue Jays will kick off their season against the forever hated Tampa Bay Rays!  I really hate the Rays.....I know a lot of people hate the Red Sox and the Yankees, dont get me wrong I hate them too, but I hate the Rays just as much....Well I also hate the Orioles too............ Ok, I pretty much just hate every other team in the AL East!

5 thoughts on the Blue Jays

1.  Well today saw John Gibbons come out and proclaim Aaron Sanchez as a part of the Toronto Blue Jays 5 Man starting rotation.  I will say this....I was positive that they were going to put him in the Bullpen....Yes I want him in the the starting rotation....The best thing for the Toronto Blue Jays as a whole is for him to be in the starting rotation long term given the package the Sanchez brings to the table, but I really thought the team was going to look at the situation the team is in right now and put him into the Bullpen and create probably the best bullpen in the AL East.  With that said looks like there will be an innings limit on him with the intent of Sanchez moving to the bullpen when he hits his magical number, which could still give the Jays that killer Bullpen down the stretch (and fingers crossed) into the playoffs!

2.  Edwin was back at it in a minor league game today!  This is nice.  He went 1-3 with a BB and his one hit was a HR... Didn't walk the parrot however.. I think the saying is "If Edwin hits a Home Run and know one is there to see it does the Parrot walk?"  I'll see myself out.......

I'm all seriousness...I can't see him being ready for opening day on Sunday given he'l have only had about 25 AB prior to the season and none of them against Major League pitchers.  If he is in the MLB line-up on Sunday I see it about 7 - 10 games before we see the EE we expect.

3.  Word is out via the the final few decisions on the Blue Jays roster will be coming down on Tuesday.  Here is what I'm thinking.... 4th outfielder will be Ezequiel Carrera (Can plan all OF positions, Gibby likes him and he has no options left), Last reliever will be Pat Venditte (think Loup will end up on the DL and they need another LHP) and the Closer will go to Drew Storen (Osuna being able to pitch more than 1 inning makes him a better set-up guy to me).

4.  The Blue Jays picked up Jesus Montero off of waivers today!  Yeah that Jesus Montero.....The former Yankees overrate top prospect who was traded for Michael Pineda.  So....I guess they'll put him back through waivers with the hope that he gets passed through and he can play in Buffalo? I don't even know where he plays...Does he play 1st, DH or God forbid catch?  I don't know... he's not very good....that I do know.

5.  The Toronto Blue Jays will be making their 3rd trip up north to Montreal this Friday and Saturday for their 2 final pre-season games.  I'm a little disappointed in myself for not going again this year.  From everything I've seen/heard/read it seems like an awesome time and something that baseball fans in Canada who haven't got the chance to see a game in MTL should do.....Maybe next year..