Encarnación and Bautista each declined their qualifying offers on November 14. Lourdes Gurriel Jr., a Cuban player who defected in February 2016, signed a seven-year, $22 million contract with the Blue Jays on November 12. Dickey signed with the Atlanta Braves on November 10. On November 7, Bautista and Encarnación were each issued a $17.2 million qualifying offer for the 2017 season. Jason Grilli's option for the 2017 season was picked up by the team on November 5. Ĭenter fielder Kevin Pillar underwent surgery in late October to repair a thumb ligament he tore in August, and was expected to be ready for 2017 spring training. With regards to the coaching staff, Atkins stated that the coaches from 2016, with the exception of assistant hitting coach Eric Owens, would return for the 2017 season. He also told reporters that the team could explore stretching out Joe Biagini and using him as a starting pitcher, and that Roberto Osuna would remain a relief pitcher indefinitely. Atkins stated that the club would likely extend qualifying offers to pending free agents José Bautista and Edwin Encarnación, and pick up Jason Grilli's $3 million contract option for the 2017 season. On October 24, general manager Ross Atkins held a press conference at the Rogers Centre to discuss the team's offseason plans. The Blue Jays offseason began on October 19, 2016, when they were eliminated by the Cleveland Indians in the American League Championship Series. For the first time since the 2014 season, the Blue Jays failed to make it to the postseason, finishing fourth in the AL East with a 76–86 record. The 2017 Toronto Blue Jays season was the 41st season of the franchise in the American League East division of Major League Baseball, and the 27th full season of play (28th overall) at Rogers Centre. ( Jerry Howarth, Joe Siddall, Mike Wilner, Duane Ward) The Blue Jays will finish off their series in Anaheim with a 4:07 pm EDT game that will see a battle of the southpaws with Yusei Kikuchi facing Reid Detmers.( Buck Martinez, Pat Tabler, Dan Shulman, Matt Devlin) Jays of the Day! Bo Bichette (+.241 WPA), Matt Chapman (+.107) In his brief tenure with the 2017 Blue Jays, Jarrod Saltalamacchia went 1-for-25 with 16 strikeouts over 26 plate appearances. The newly-signed free agent hasn’t even been to Toronto yet and is already 1-for-23 with 15 strikeouts in 25 plate appearances. Popping out of the boxscore is Brandon Belt, who has been as cold as the other BB, Bo Bichette, has been hot. The pitching staff giving up nine runs was certainly the main cause for this loss but the Blue Jays also got nothing from their lineup’s fifth to ninth slots, going a collective 0-for-18 with seven strikeouts. did something that hasn't been done since "Socks Seybold" of the Philly Athletics since 1901 as the Blue Jays lost 9-5 to the Angels - Ty Berry April 9, 2023 That call would be made moot in the eighth when Anthony Bass allowed a two-run home run to Hunter Renfroe to bring the Angels’ lead to the final score of 9-5. Whether that steal attempt was called from the dugout or Bo running on his own it was a poor decision. Of course, shortly after that, Chappy doubled down the left field line which could have brought the game within one run but the Jays ended up not scoring that inning. In the seventh, Bichette recorded his third hit of the game with a single to right against former Blue Jay Ryan Tepera, but then got caught stealing even though the red-hot Chapman was at bat. I will not divulge what the pessimist in me thinks of him. This game did not end up featuring a good Berríos start but the optimist in me thinks this was a step forward from his first start. That closed the books on Berríos: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 5 K. Ward then hit a 103-mph single to drive Berríos out of the game ahead of Trout and Ohtani.Īdam Cimber was brought in and Trout slammed a letter-high 84-mph fastball out of the park to give the Angels a 7-5 lead. He scrambled off the mound to field it but his throw nicked the glove of Guerrero and Thaiss reached safely. Number nine hitter Thaiss hit a bouncer back to Berríos who let it go between his legs. Rengifo then cancelled out Springer’s run with a leadoff homer of his own in the fifth.
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