The Blue Jays have posted a press release via the Twitter:
The TORONTO BLUE JAYS have acquired OF COLBY RASMUS, LHP TREVER MILLER, LHP BRIAN TALLET, and RHP P.J. WALTERS from the St. Louis Cardinals. ..in exchange the @bluejays send RHP EDWIN JACKSON, RHP OCTAVIO DOTEL, LHP MARC RZEPCZYNSKI, OF COREY PATTERSON …and three players to be named later or cash considerations to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Are we happy?
(New thread for y'all....)
This was set up by an earlier deal with the White Sox which sent long-time RP Jason Frasor and prospect Zach Stewart to Chicago in exchange for Jackson and Mark Teahen. There are reports saying that Trever Miller will also be going to Chicago to complete that part of the transaction.
And that Brad Mills is on his way to Toronto...
How does this affect the roster?
The bullpen loses Frasor, Rzepczynski, Dotel and adds Walters, Tallet (currently on the DL, eligible to be activated immediately) and maybe Miller.
The outfield exchanges Patterson for Rasmus. Pretty cool.
And Mark Teahen comes aboard, presumably instead of either Miller (if he's going to Chicago) or Tallet (if Miller stays here, and the Long Fellow stays on the DL.)
https://www.battersbox.ca/article.php?story=20110727143939317