Gulf Coast League Blue Jays

Gulf Coast League Blue Jays
Founded in 1981
Dunedin, Florida
Team logo
Class-level
Current Rookie
Minor league affiliations
League Gulf Coast League
Division West (1981–1982)
Northern (1983–1985)
Southern (1991–1992)
Northern (1993–1995, 2007)
North (2008–2012)
Northwest (2013–present)
Major league affiliations
Current Toronto Blue Jays (1981–1985, 1991–1995, 2007–present)
Minor league titles
League titles (0) None
Division titles (2)
  • 1992
  • 2015
Team data
Ballpark Bobby Mattick Training Center at Englebert Complex
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
 Toronto Blue Jays (Rogers Communications)
Manager Cesar Martin
General Manager Michael Nielsen

The Gulf Coast League Blue Jays are a Rookie level minor league affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. The team began play in 1981 and played until 1985. It did not play again until 1991 and was then a Rookie team again for the Blue Jays until 1995.[1][2]

In 2007, it replaced the Pulaski Blue Jays in the Blue Jays farm system.[3] The GCL Blue Jays are based in Dunedin, Florida at the at the Bobby Mattick Training Center at Englebert Complex.[4]

Year-by-year records

Year League Div. Finish W L W% Manager
1981 Gulf Coast League West 9th 26 39 .400 Rich Hacker
1982 Gulf Coast League West 6th 30 33 .476 Hector Torres
1983 Gulf Coast League Northern 4th 15 46 .246 Epy Guerrero
1984 Gulf Coast League Northern 4th 29 34 .460 Ray Webster
1985 Gulf Coast League Northern 4th 23 39 .371 Rocket Wheeler
1991 Gulf Coast League Southern 2nd 31 28 .525 Omar Malavé
1992 Gulf Coast League Southern 1st 35 24 .593 Omar Malavé
1993 Gulf Coast League Northern 4th 22 38 .367 Héctor Torres
1994 Gulf Coast League Northern 2nd 26 34 .433 Doug Ault
1995 Gulf Coast League Northern 4th 19 40 .322 Rocket Wheeler
2007 Gulf Coast League Northern 2nd 36 24 .600 Clayton McCullough
2008 Gulf Coast League North 6th 26 32 .448 Dave Pano
2009 Gulf Coast League North 3rd 30 28 .517 John Schneider
2010 Gulf Coast League North 2nd 31 28 .525 John Schneider
2011 Gulf Coast League North 4th 27 32 .458 Omar Malavé
2012 Gulf Coast League North 5th 22 38 .367 Omar Malavé
2013 Gulf Coast League Northwest 3rd 28 32 .467 John Schneider
2014 Gulf Coast League Northwest 4th 18 41 .305 Kenny Graham
2015 Gulf Coast League Northwest 1st 39 19 .672 Cesar Martin

Roster

Gulf Coast League Blue Jays roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 40 Hunter Barnett
  • 59 Guadalupe Chavez
  • 11 Yennsy Diaz
  • 46 Gunner Eastman
  • 23 Jose Espada
  • 50 Osman Gutierrez
  • 41 Kelyn Jose
  • 63 Lohn La Prise
  •  6 Justin Maese
  • 24 Patrick Murphy
  • 69 Jose Nova
  • 26 Juan Nunez
  • 25 Hansel Rodriguez

Catchers

  •  7 Javier Hernandez
  • 18 Robert Lucido
  • 20 Owen Spiwak

Infielders

  •  1 Miguel Almonte
  • 14 Andrew Florides
  •  2 Nash Knight
  •  5 Bryan Lizardo
  • 10 Juandy Mendoza
  • 34 Levi Scott
  • 31 Jesus Severino

Outfielders

  •  4 Cliff Brantley
  • 61 Lance Jones
  • 32 Kalik May
  •  3 Edward Olivares
  • 62 Reggie Pruitt
  • 77 Jake Thomas

Manager

  • 36 Cesar Martin

Coaches

  • 33 Paul Elliott (batting)
  • 17 Willie Collazo (pitching)
  • 13 Luis Hurtado (coach)

60-day disabled list

  • 24 Patrick Murphy

7-day disabled list
* On Toronto Blue Jays 40-man roster
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporary inactive list
Roster updated November 19, 2015
Transactions
→ More MiLB rosters
→ Toronto Blue Jays minor league players

References

  1. ↑ 1981 GCL Blue Jay Statistics. Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ Toronto Blue Jays affiliate history. The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Blue Jays Join Growing Gulf Coast League". Baseball America. 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  4. ↑ "Toronto Blue Jays Front Office Directory". MLB.com. Retrieved September 22, 2015.

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