Opening Day for Ex C’s

As I mentioned in my last post, all four of the Jays full-season minor league franchises kicked off their 2013 season Thursday night. Three of the four of them got off to winning starts. But, for the farm, more often than not, the process is more important than the results. Team success at these levels […]
C’s News and Notes

I’ve updated both the hitting and pitching stats today. On the hitting side I included Dwight Smith Jr’s Bluefield stats as……. Aug. 9: OF Dwight Smith, Jr., assigned to Vancouver Canadians (Short-A) from Bluefield Blue Jays (Rookie-APP). #bluejays — Blue Jays Moves (@BlueJaysMoves) August 9, 2012 I originally pushed for Dwight’s promotion here. Now, the […]
Jesse Hernandez: You Beauty

This post will be written (at least at the start) more from a ‘fan’ perspective than from my recently jaundiced ‘I want to be a scout’s’ eyes. So, let’s celebrate Jesse Hernandez. As I’ve mentioned previously, we here at YourVanCs have a bit of a soft spot for Jesse after he started and won the […]
Past, Present, and (maybe) Future C’s

I really don’t want to start this post off with another Dalton Pompey reference but, well, he does seem to be the topic du semaine (that right?). So, after seeing him live at the Nat and pegging him as one of the few prospects to watch in my original prospects post, Kyle Matte leads off […]
Call Ups

As per the Jays Journal piece mentioned in my last prospecting post, John Stilson recently earned a promotion from Dunedin to New Hampshire which was interesting in that, as a starter, was someone from Lansing going to be called up to replace him? Not sure if he’s a direct replacement but when trolling through the […]