As spring training finally arrives — reporting dates are Wednesday for pitchers and catchers and Saturday for full squad — starting pitching is the one area of the team in which there could be an honest and interesting competition. Others include the...

Toronto outfielder Travis Snider knows the drill by now. The former prospect is entering his fifth training camp with the Blue Jays, but is still trying to become an everyday player after a disappointing 2011 campaign. He started last season with a...

Travis Snider is entering his fifth training camp with the Blue Jays, still trying to become an everyday player. (EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO) Everybody should have known better, but nobody did. It was the spring of 2009 and Travis Snider was ripping the cover...

Blue Jays held on for a 4-3 victory in the season opener for both teams at Bear Stadium. The Bears, down 3-0 after two innings, scored single runs in the third off Creighton ace Ty Blach, and in the seventh off Mark Winkelman to set the stage for the...

What would the back end of our bullpen look like?' "Some of those questions as we come into Spring Training are already answered because of the changes to our roster. Now it's a matter of, 'What does left field look like? Is that going to be Eric Thames?

Jays OF Anthony Gose is expected to make the jump from Double-A New Hampshire to Triple-A Las Vegas to start the season. He might be considered for a September call-up this season with another solid year of development. OF | Travis Snider | Toronto Blue...

Who knows, maybe Kelly will push Miguel Cabrera to full-time designated hitter. Anyway, here are the players who received more than two votes: Justin Smoak , Mariners: 7 Brett Lawrie , Blue Jays: 6 Brandon Beachy , Braves: 3 Mike Minor , Braves: 3...

Astros, for as much as their farm system has sucked, hit it big on two guys in 2004. Most of them good. Buh? Fortunately for them, the ’07 draft had Heyward, Kimbrel, and Freeman. They

Premise of the past article: Travis Snider needs to either be all world vs righties or drastically improve vs lefties in order to reach his full ‘prospect rating’ potential bestowed on him in years past, including topping out as Baseball America’s #6...

Cornhole, for the uninitiated, is a game where competitors take turns tossing beanbags into the holes of a game board. One such game board was at the splendid beachfront house Brett shared last spring training with Toronto Blue Jays teammates J.P....

George Poulis’ room was long: Adam Lind missed 24 games, second baseman Aaron Hill 16, third baseman Brett Lawrie was hit by a pitch at triple-A Las Vegas delaying his arrival and shortstop Yunel Escobar was injured for 16 games. Outfielders Colby...

Cornhole, for the uninitiated, is a game where competitors take turns tossing beanbags into the holes of a game board. One such game board was at the splendid beachfront house Brett shared last spring training with Toronto Blue Jays teammates J.P....

Who will be the Blue Jays' starting left fielder? The only real competition among position players will take place in left field, where Eric Thames and Travis Snider are set to compete for a spot. Snider began the 2011 season as the undisputed left...

He hit 23 home runs, knocked in 66, stole 12 bases and drew 63 walks, and while he struck out a bit too much, fantasy owners labeled this fellow a future star. That same season an older, lefty-hitting American League center fielder with pop and enough...

I try to think about what I can control and not try to get into too much depth of thinking what will happen," d'Arnaud said. "J.P. is a great guy. He's helped my transition here from the Phillies to the Blue Jays. It's been easier ... because of J.P....

STILL HAVE SOMETHING TO PROVE? HOW MANY PLAYERS HAS HE MADE REGULARS OUT OF WHO WERE NOT REGULARS? He seemed to prefer to use veterans, though the term 'proven player' might not be the one I'd use. He got tired of watching Edwin Encarnacion play third...

Because of these reasons, I think it would make a lot of sense for the Philadelphia Phillies to trade outfielder Domonic Brown to the Toronto Blue Jays for outfielder Travis Snider. Let’s take a look at both of these players to see if the deal makes...

The “Cream” Crop 1. Miguel Cabrera 2. Albert Pujols 3. Prince Fielder These are the goliaths who will cost you top dollar, and for good reason … Cabrera tops the list simply because of his 3B eligibility. For the record, I had him ranked third among 1Bs...

I attended a week of spring training for the first time last year and loved every minute of it. I have two questions. First, I am wondering what you think of the Blue Jays outfield situation in the short and medium term. I see a potential logjam. I've...