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Toronto Blue Jays - Offseason

Posted on March 27, 2012 at 12:27 AM.

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Congrats to the LA Angels winning the world series over the Washington Nationals!
Note: Increased Budget 10 M!

Awards:
World Series - LA Angels
WS MVP - Mike Trout (LAA)
AL Champ - LA Angels
AL MVP - Jose Bautista (TOR)
AL Cy Young - David Price (TB)
AL Reliever of the Year - Vinnie Pestano (CLE)
AL Rookie of the Year - Jesus Montero (SEA)
AL Comeback Player - Kendry Morales (LAA)

American League Best Fielders/Silver Sluggers:
SP - Yu Darvish (TEX) / DH - David Ortiz (BOS)
C - Joe Mauer (MIN) / Mike Napoli (TEX)
1B - Eric Hosmer (KCR) / Adam Lind (TOR)
2B - Robinson Cano (NYY) - Kelly Johnson (TOR)
3B - Adrian Beltre (TEX) / Chris Davis (BAL)
SS - Elvis Andrus (TEX) / Jhonny Peralta (DET)
OF - Ichiro (SEA) / Jose Bautista (TOR)
OF - Nick Markakis (BAL) / Josh Willingham (MIN)
OF - Brett Gardner (NYY) / Andruw Jones (NYY)

Team Awards:
Best Record - Toronto Blue Jays (42-10)
Best Team AVG - Toronto Blue Jays (.350)
Best Team OPS - Toronto Blue Jays (.962)
Best Team ERA - Toronto Blue Jays (2.04)
Best Team WHIP - Toronto Blue Jays (0.85)
Most Team HR - Toronto Blue Jays (64)
Most Team SB - Houston Astros (36)
Most Team K - Miami Marlins (244)
Best Team Fielding % - St. Louis Cardinals (98.8%)
Lowest Cost Per Win - Toronto Blue Jays (2.23 M)

Retiring - Blue Jays Organization:
RP Darren Oliver
SS Omar Vizquel
SS Chris Woodward (AAA)
CF Mike Cameron (AAA)
1B Rick Ramirez (AAA)
C Martin Gonzalez (AA)

Player Re-Signing (Years/$ Per Year):
2B Kelly Johnson - Signed 4yr/2.97M (Expected a Sign and Trade)
DH Delmon Young - Released
C Jeff Mathis - Released
RP Francisco Cordero - Signed 1yr/1.07M
RP Casey Janssen - Signed 3yr/1.03M
RP Carlos Villanueva - Signed 6yr/805K

Free Agency (Years/$ Per Year):
INF Maicer Izturis - 2yr/1.40M
RP Jose Veras - 2yr/941K
DH Carlos Quentin - 2yr/2.40M
RP JP Howell - 4yr/934K
3B Kevin Kouzmanoff - 2yr/1M
CF Aaron Rowand - 1yr/896K

- The Jays needed to fill a hole at DH and will welcome power hitter Carlos Quentin to that role. They also needed a backup 2B/SS and get that with Izturis. 2 Relievers were also needed and Jose Veras will assume a Middle Reliever role, and JP Howell who the Jays very much wanted since he pitched great against them all year is locked up for 4 years. Kouz, and Rowand were signed for depth to the AAA team