Russell Martin turns 41 today. Martin was a 17th-round draft choice by the Dodgers in 2002. He made it to the major in 2006. By 2014, he had played for three different MLB teams and had made the playoffs seven times.
Nine years ago today. The Blue Jays traded J.A. Happ to the Mariners for Michael Saunders. Happ had been with the Blue Jays for 2.5 seasons since he came over in a big trade with the Astros.
Eleven Years Ago Today The Blue Jays and the Astros made a ten-player trade. We got J.A. Happ, Brandon Lyon, and David Carpenter. The Astros got Francisco Cordero, Ben Francisco, Joe Musgrove, Carlos Perez, David Rollins, Asher Wojciechowski and Kevin Comer.
I want to be at Target Field when it happens! This past summer, I read the recent Howard Bryant biography of Rickey Henderson. It got me thinking about how much I miss the stolen base in modern, analytics-driven baseball.
Eight years ago today. The Blue Jays traded J.A. Happ to the Mariners for Michael Saunders. Happ had been with the Blue Jays for 2.5 seasons since he came over in a big trade with the Astros.
Earlier this week, we broke down arguably the best Alex Anthopoulos trade during his time as the General Manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, acquiring Josh Donaldson during the 2014 offseason.
And so are the “Cheap Pohlads” This is part of an off-season series on 2022’s silver linings. Check out parts one, two, and three. The 2022 season did not end on a happy note for the Twins- especially considering they led the AL Central for most of the first half.
Also on this day, Jays trade for Damaso Garcia Eight Years Ago Alex Anthopoulos traded Adam Lind to the Brewers for Marco Estrada. I wasn’t overly thrilled about the trade.
And J.A. Happ and Rajai Davis Jose Bautista turns 42 today. Those years, from 2008 to 2017 would have been so much different without Jost. He gave us so many great moments over the years.
Despite some roster frustrations, injury issues, and inconsistency, the Cardinals are well positioned to take the division. What needs to go right for that to happen?
As well as Canada’s birthday, today is also Aaron Sanchez’s birthday. Sanchez turns 30 today. It seems like he should be older. Sanchez was our first round of the 2010 draft, number 34 overall.
Happ, 39, played for eight different teams across 15 MLB seasons. The left-hander finishes with a career record of 133-100 and an ERA of 4.13.
After almost 2,000 innings pitched and nearly 1,700 strikeouts, starting pitcher J.A. Happ is hanging up his cleats.
These eight players may never step in the batter's box again.
Let’s go cherry picking! The St. Louis Cardinals clinched a playoff berth earlier this week. If I had told you that would happen in March, you wouldn’t have thought twice.
The St. Louis Cardinals are in the midst of a wild run. The club has won 12 straight games and is 16-6 in September. The hot streak has changed everything for St.
The St. Louis Cardinals traded for veteran starting pitcher J.A. Happ at the trade deadline last month. At the time, most folks didn’t think much of the acquisition, as it didn’t look very flashy on paper.
The 26-year-old has appeared in 19 games for the Twins, including 15 starts. He is 8-5 with a 3.12 ERA, 1.267 WHIP and 50 strikeouts in 75 innings.
Minnesota Twins pitcher J.A. Happ will have to wait a little longer to begin throwing sessions at CenturyLink Sports Complex, as he has tested positive for COVID.
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