2007 Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays' 2007 season has started off with the Blue Jays trying to improve on their 87 win 2006 season, hoping to make the playoffs for the first time since 1993. To do so, they will have to surpass the always-competitive New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in the regular season. In the offseason, the Jays signed All Star outfielder Vernon Wells to one of the richest contracts in MLB history, giving him a 7 year contract worth $126 million.[1]. Toronto also extended the contract of first baseman Lyle Overbay[2], and signed veteran designated hitter Frank Thomas. To offset the loss of starter Ted Lilly to the Chicago Cubs, Toronto signed Japanese pitcher Tomo Ohka and former Atlanta starter John Thomson to one-year contracts. Both have since been designated for assignment, and released. Gustavo Chacín is now the primary left handed starting pitcher. Also released was infielder Jason Smith.
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[edit] Regular season
[edit] Season standings
| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Elim. # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | — |
| New York Yankees | 94 | 68 | .580 | 2 | E |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13 | E |
| Baltimore Orioles | 69 | 93 | .426 | 27 | E |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 66 | 96 | .407 | 30 | E |
E = Eliminated from winning the division
[edit] Game log
Template:2007 Toronto Blue Jays season game log
[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In; R = Runs; SB = Stolen Bases
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | R | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Hill | 140 | 528 | 143 | .271 | 14 | 70 | 69 | 3 |
| Lyle Overbay | 108 | 400 | 96 | .240 | 10 | 42 | 49 | 2 |
| Alex Ríos | 140 | 561 | 173 | .308 | 23 | 76 | 100 | 14 |
| Frank Thomas | 136 | 466 | 125 | .268 | 21 | 82 | 54 | 0 |
| Vernon Wells | 138 | 549 | 139 | .253 | 16 | 78 | 82 | 9 |
As of September 9th, 2007
[edit] Pitching
[edit] Starting pitchers
Note: GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; QS = Quality starts
| Player | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Burnett | 19 | 121.2 | 7 | 7 | 3.70 | 42 | 119 |
| Gustavo Chacin | 5 | 27.1 | 2 | 1 | 5.60 | 7 | 11 |
| Roy Halladay | 26 | 186 | 14 | 6 | 3.87 | 42 | 119 |
| Jesse Litsch | 14 | 79.1 | 5 | 6 | 3.40 | 26 | 33 |
| Shaun Marcum* | 20 | 119.2 | 10 | 3 | 3.32 | 31 | 84 |
| Dustin McGowan | 21 | 129.1 | 8 | 8 | 4.18 | 48 | 103 |
| Tomo Ohka ^ | 10 | 56.0 | 2 | 5 | 5.79 | 22 | 21 |
| Ty Taubenheim | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 4 | 4 |
| Josh Towers* | 15 | 85.1 | 4 | 9 | 5.29 | 19 | 58 |
| Victor Zambrano* | 2 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 16.88 | 5 | 1 |
- * - Statistics as a starter
- ^ - with Toronto
As of August 29th, 2007
[edit] Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Loses; SV = Saves; H = Holds; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | H | ERA | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Accardo | 25 | 26.2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2.36 | 10 | 26 |
| Jordan De Jong | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 4 |
| Scott Downs | 31 | 23.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3.42 | 17 | 28 |
| Jason Frasor | 22 | 26.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3.76 | 11 | 27 |
| Casey Janssen | 27 | 33.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1.09 | 6 | 12 |
| Shaun Marcum** | 13 | 16.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.06 | 6 | 22 |
| B.J. Ryan | 5 | 4.1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12.46 | 4 | 3 |
| Brian Tallet | 16 | 25.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 12 | 20 |
| Josh Towers** | 6 | 13.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.93 | 1 | 12 |
| Jamie Vermilyea | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Wolfe | 4 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 | 1 |
| Victor Zambrano** | 6 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 6 | 4 |
- ** - Statistics as a relief pitcher
[edit] Current roster
Template:Toronto Blue Jays roster
[edit] Draft
This is a partial list. For the full draft, see here.
[edit] Players Selected
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 (for Frank Catalanotto) | Kevin Ahrens (SS) |  United States | Memorial High School |
| 1 | 21 | Jonathan Arencibia (C) | United States | Tennessee |
| C-A | 38 (for Justin Speier) | Brett Ceclil (LHP) | United States | Maryland-College Park |
| C-A | 45 (for Frank Catalanotto) | Justin Jackson (SS) | United States | T.C. Roberson High School |
| C-A | 56 (for Ted Lilly) | Trystan Magnunson (RHP) |  Canada | Louisville |
| 2 | 85 | John Tolisano (2B) | United States | Estero High School |
| 2 | 88 (for Justin Speier) | Eric Eiland (CF) | United States | Lamar High School |
| 3 | 115 | Alan Farina (RHP) | United States | Clemson |
| 4 | 145 | Bradley Mills (LHP) | United States | Arizona |
| 5 | 175 | Marc Rzepczynski (LHP) | United States | UC-Riverside |
[edit] References
- Game Logs:
- 1st Half: Toronto Blue Jays Game Log on ESPN.com
- 2nd Half: Toronto Blue Jays Game Log on ESPN.com
- Batting Statistics: Toronto Blue Jays stats on ESPN.com
- Pitching Statistics: Toronto Blue Jays pitching stats on ESPN.com
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AL East: Baltimore • Boston • New York • Tampa Bay • Toronto NL East: Atlanta • Florida • New York • Philadelphia • Washington |
