Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Toronto Blue Jays and rosters of their minor league affiliates.
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Kevin Ahrens (born April 26, 1989 in Houston, Texas) is a third baseman[1] who was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball 16th overall in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.[2] He played the 2007 season with the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays and the 2008 season with the single-A Lansing Lugnuts.
Ahrens attended Memorial High School in Houston, Texas. At the 2006 World Wood Bat Championships, he led the Houston Heat with game-winning hits in the quarter- and semifinals.[3] He was named player of the year in the Greater Houston area and was twice selected all-state and three times all-district.[4][5]
Prior to the 2007 draft, he signed to play baseball with Texas A&M University. Sports Illustrated projected Ahrens as a top-20 prospect for the 2007 draft.[6]
After being selected by Toronto in the sixteenth spot, Ahrens decided to forgo college and enter the Blue Jays organization. He was given a $1.44 million US signing bonus, the 10th-highest for a Blue Jay prospect, which included $60,000 for schooling to offset his not going to Texas A&M University.[7]
Reidier González | |
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Toronto Blue Jays – No. 40 | |
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Born: November 1, 1985 Villa Clara, Cuba |
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Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Reidier Scot González (born November 1, 1985 in Villa Clara, Cuba) is a baseball player. He is a pitching prospect for the Toronto Blue Jays, and was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 19th round (566th overall) of the 2005 MLB draft.
Anthony Gose | |
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Center fielder | |
Born: August 10, 1990 | |
Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
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Anthony Robert Gose (born August 10, 1990 in Paramount, California) is a center fielder in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He was ranked by MLB.com in 2011 as the Blue Jays fifth highest prospect in the organization.[8]
Anthony Gose went to Bellflower High School. He was a terrific pitcher but did not want to pitch later on his career. His top speed at Bellflower was 98mph and was the best pitcher for Bellflower. In 2008, he was drafted in the second round by the Philadelphia Phillies in the MLB June Amateur Draft. On July 29, 2010, Gose along with J.A. Happ and Jonathan Villar were sent to the Houston Astros in exchange for Roy Oswalt and $12 million. Immediately after, he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for first baseman Brett Wallace. He is currently playing with the Blue Jays' Double-A affiliate, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. In 2011, the Fisher Cats were the Eastern League champions and Gose scored the winning run in the final game. He recently broke Darin Mastroianni's record for stolen bases in one season, finishing with 70 stolen bases and getting caught only 15 times.
Kevin Howard | |
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Born: June 25, 1981 Hinsdale, Illinois |
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Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
Kevin C. Howard (born June 25, 1981 in Hinsdale, Illinois) is an American professional baseball player who is currently a member of the NewHampshire Fisher Cats, AA affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. Howard, an infielder, bats left-handed while throwing right.
Howard graduated from Westlake High School in Westlake Village, California. He played baseball at the University of Miami. He was a 2nd team High School All-American infielder in 1999 and at Miami he was a Freshman 1st team All-American, College Freshman of the Year and Baseball America Freshman of the Year. He was a second-team All-American short stop in 2001.
He was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 5th round of the 2002 MLB Draft. Played for the Dayton Dragons in 2003, Potomac Cannons in 2004 (selected to the Carolina League All-Star team) and Chattanooga Lookouts in 2005. He was traded by the Reds to the New York Yankees (along with minor leaguer Ben Himes) in exchange for Tony Womack on December 8, 2005. Played for the Trenton Thunder in 2006.
Started the 2007 season with the Philadelphia Phillies minor league teams in Lakewood and Clearwater. Picked up by the Los Angeles Dodgers at mid-season and assigned to the Jacksonville Suns. He hit .292 for the Suns, including 7 home runs in 64 games and was promoted to the Las Vegas 51s in 2008.
On August 8, 2008 he was cut by the Las Vegas 51s. He was picked up by the Tacoma Rainiers for the final 20 games of the 2008 season and in the offseason signed with the San Diego Padres.
On February 1, 2010, Howard signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. In September, he was released by the Cardinals.[9]
He signed a 2011 Contract with Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
He Signed 2011 contract to played for Lancaster barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
Justin Jackson | |
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Toronto Blue Jays | |
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Born: December 11, 1988 Asheville, North Carolina |
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Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Justin C. Jackson (born December 11, 1988 in Asheville, North Carolina) is a shortstop who plays in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He was selected by the Blue Jays in the 1st Round (45th overall) of 2007 MLB draft. Jackson's Baseball America prospect ranking ranks him at 6th in 2008 for Toronto Blue Jays.
Chad Jenkins | |
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Toronto Blue Jays – No. 64 | |
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Born: December 22, 1987 Canton, Georgia |
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Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Stephen Chadwick "Chad" Jenkins (born December 22, 1987 in Canton, Georgia) is a pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is listed at 6'4", and weighs in at 225 pounds. Jenkins throws fastball, slider, and a change up and has good control with all three pitches.
Jenkins attended Kennesaw State University. Jenkins went 8–1 with a 2.54 ERA, along with a 9.6 Ks/9in, and a 1.03 WHIP in 2009 with the Kennesaw State Owls.
Jenkins was selected in the first round (20th overall) of the 2009 MLB draft by the Toronto Blue Jays, and was given a $1,359,000 signing bonus. Baseball America ranks Jenkins as the Blue Jays 3rd best prospect going into 2010.
David Johnson | |
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Born: August 25, 1982 Los Angeles, California |
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Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
David S. Johnson (born August 25, 1982, in Los Angeles, California) is a minor league baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 15th round of the 2004 amateur entry draft. In 2004, he played for their Rookie league Helena Brewers and Arizona League Brewers. He was promoted to the Class A West Virginia Power in 2005. Johnson moved up to the Class A-Advanced Brevard County Manatees in 2006. He began the 2007 season at Brevard County before being promoted to the Double-A Huntsville Stars, where he also played the entire 2008 season. Johnson spent the entire 2009 and 2010 seasons with the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. He was released by the Brewers prior to the 2011 season, and he signed a minor league contract with the Reds shortly thereafter.
Deck McGuire | |
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Born: June 23, 1989 Greensboro, North Carolina |
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Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
William Deck McGuire [1] (born June 23, 1989 in Greensboro, North Carolina) is a professional baseball pitcher currently in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
McGuire who spent three years at Georgia Tech[10] was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the first round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft and is currently assigned to the Blue Jays' Double-A affiliate, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
While at Georgia Tech, McGuire was named to the 2009 All-America First Team by Collegiate Baseball, the 2009 All-America Second Team by Baseball America, the 2008 Freshman All-America First Team by Collegiate Baseball, and was the 2009 ACC Pitcher of the Year.[10]
McGuire made his Double-A debut for New Hampshire on July 27, 2011. He pitched 7 innings, giving up 3 runs on 9 hits, with 2 walks and 6 strikeouts in a 17-3 win over the New Britain Rock Cats. McGuire was promoted from Advanced-A Dunedin, after posting a 7-4 record with 102 strikeouts and a 2.75 ERA over 19 appearances and 104.2 innings pitched.[11]
Ronald Uviedo | |
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Born: October 7, 1986 Calabozo, Venezuela |
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Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
Ronald Javier Uviedo Acevedo (born October 7, 1986 in Calabozo, Venezuela) is a minor league baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
He began his professional career in 2005 in the Seattle Mariners farm system, playing for the VSL Mariners and going 4–3 with a 2.76 ERA in 12 games (10 starts). He pitched for the VSL Pirates in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization in 2006, going 2–0 with a 2.02 ERA and striking out 44 batters in 35⅔ innings over 25 relief appearances. He split the 2007 season between the State College Spikes (21 games), Hickory Crawdads (three games) and Lynchburg Hillcats (four games), going a combined 2–0 with a 4.48 ERA in 28 relief appearances. In 2008, he pitched for the Crawdads (33 games) and Hillcats (seven games), going 3–1 with a 2.87 ERA in 40 outings. Uviedo was added to the Pirates' 40 man roster following the 2008 season.[12]
Uviedo was invited to spring training in 2009, but was optioned to Lynchburg to start the season.[13] He was used mostly as a starter in 2009, making three starts for the GCL Pirates and 18 for the Hillcats (as well as five relief appearances), going a combined 5–6 with a 3.35 ERA.
He began 2010 with the Altoona Curve, but on June 1 he was traded to the Blue Jays for Dana Eveland.[14] On July 14, the Blue Jays designated him for assignment to make room on the roster for Yunel Escobar.[15]
Clint Everts | |
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Born: August 10, 1984 Cypress, Texas |
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Clinton Charles Everts (born August 10, 1984 in Cypress, Texas) is a baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
Everts attended Cypress Falls High School, where he pitched alongside Scott Kazmir. He was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. He was rated as a top-100 prospect by Baseball America prior to the 2003 and 2004 seasons.
Everts pitched in the Expos and Washington Nationals farm system until he signed with a major league contract with the New York Mets prior to the 2010 season. He was sent to AA prior to the start of the season, and was designated for assignment on April 11.
In 2010, he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete a previous trade which send Jorge Padilla to New York Mets' AAA affiliate, Buffalo Bisons.
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