Brett Cecil Blue Jays Closer!

It appears as though the murky water that is the Toronto Blue Jays bullpen is beginning to clear. Since the departure of homegrown closer Casey Jensen the off season has been all talks about who the next Blue Jays closer would be. It was not know wether this would be an internal promotion or outsourced candidate. In the end Brett Cecil is your next Blue Jays Closer.

All off season the Jays have been rumoured to acquire a variety of pitchers to fill their disastrous bullpen from last year. From the likes of K-ROD to Jonathen Papplebon these names were coming out of everywhere. However all Blue Jays fans no not to get into the hype of big names coming north to Toronto. After all Paul Beaston doesn't believe in mortgaging the farm to acquire big talent after all.

So it a sign of relief knowing that Gibbons has given the nod of approval to our next closer Brett Cecil. The left-hander was outstanding in 2014, pitching to a 2.70 ERA while registering five saves. Unfortunately Cecil is currently rehabbing from a shoulder issue, but tossed one inning in a minor-league game on Saturday and felt strong despite giving up a pair of doubles. But don't fret Blue Jays fans, he is excepted to be ok to go for the opening game of the season.

-Ace

Anthony Gose, The Man That Could Of Been?

It’s difficult to gauge whether strong play in spring training will translate to success throughout the MLB regular season. Detroit Tigers center fielder Anthony Gose appears to be poised for a breakout campaign given his current spring. After being traded from the Toronto Blue Jays for second baseman Devin Travis this off season, Gose will fare better as a hitter than he did in Toronto.

But lets be honest all you avid Blue Jays fans, haven't we all seen this rodeo about 1000 times now. Every time the Blue Jays trade away a struggling prospect from there farm system they always seem to become the next big thing for whichever team acquires them, causing all of us to be cursing management.

Having a hot spring is certainly not a bad thing. Either way, it can help a player carry momentum into April and therefore increases the likelihood of them swinging a hot stick. But hitter’s see such a variance of pitcher’s, everything from Double-A to Major League caliber arms on a regular basis in the month of March, making it tough to buy into a lot of the hype.

Not to wish any player bad luck or anything but since our current situation at center field is looking bleak, I hope Gose does not become another star in the making wasted away by the Blue Jays.

-Ace

Godspeed and bless you, good sir.

Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar will miss time after straining an oblique with a hard sneeze Saturday morning.

Now I know what your all thinking. A Sneeze really? this cant be at all true. But it is indeed. In fact its not that uncommon of an issue. The most popular instance was during the 2001 world series race. Chicago Cubs All-Star Sammy Sosa had the exact same type of injury. We have to remember that being out in the dry heats of some of these ballparks can truly mess up ones immune system and cause in-explainable injuries.

That's all you can do in these instances laugh at nature's cruel humor and get back in the game when the healing is done.

Pillar is batting .269 through 26 plate appearances, with one home run and five RBI. He's currently in contention for a starting job in the outfield, and if he can manage his sneezes more consistently, he could be a real asset to this Blue Jays team.

Godspeed and bless you, good sir.