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Minor League Update Blame It On The Precipa, Precipa, Precipa...Blame It On The Rain
There were two games scheduled in the state of Pennsylvania and both of them were washed out.



The Buffalo Bisons were rained out in Lehigh Valley for the Iron Pigs home opener while the New Hampshire Fisher Cats saw their game scrubbed in Reading. The Herd will play a doubleheader in Lehigh Valley on Wednesday while the Fisher Cats game will be made up on May 19. 

The Union Leader in New Hampshire passes along some roster notes. Lefty Richard Bleier has been called up to Buffalo and righty Wil Browning is going up to New Hampshire. Fisher Cats catcher A.J. Jimenez has an undisclosed injury.  Meantime, J.A. Happ is scheduled to pitch Thursday for Buffalo as he continues his rehab from back troubles.


Today's Schedule & Probable Starters...

Buffalo @ Lehigh Valley, 7:05 pm ET. - LHP Sean Nolin (NR).
New Hampshire @ Reading, 7:05 pm ET - RHP Aaron Sanchez (1-0, 0.00).
Dunedin @ Daytona, 7:05 pm ET - LHP Matt Boyd (1-0, 0.00).
Quad Cities @ Lansing - Tom Robson (NR).
Posted by #2JBrumfield on Tuesday, April 08 2014 @ 11:12 AM EDT.
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Mike Green - Tuesday, April 08 2014 @ 11:27 AM EDT (#284394) #
Perfect (ly porcine), #2JB. 
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Ryan Day - Tuesday, April 08 2014 @ 11:43 AM EDT (#284395) #
According to John Lott on twitter, Jimenez is on the DL with a hamstring thing.
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short - Tuesday, April 08 2014 @ 01:18 PM EDT (#284400) #
Yes during one of the first 2 games AJ pulled up with an apparent hamstring injury while running to first. Hope it is nothing serious.
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John Northey - Tuesday, April 08 2014 @ 01:55 PM EDT (#284401) #
Meanwhile the former Jays catcher of the future is now 0-15 with 2 walks and 6 K's.
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Chuck - Tuesday, April 08 2014 @ 04:33 PM EDT (#284407) #
Meanwhile the former Jays catcher of the future is now 0-15 with 2 walks and 6 K's.

And the one before him has a .364 OPS in Texas.

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John Northey - Tuesday, April 08 2014 @ 05:00 PM EDT (#284409) #
Funny how the best catcher the Jays have developed was just part of a trade for a middle reliever/spot starter.

A few ex-top Jay catching prospects...
J.P. Arencibia: we all know too much about him I think... this year was his first opening day without a home run although he did have a double, walk, and scored twice
Yan Gomes: sigh...
Guillermo Quiroz: still active in AAA for SF (0-4), lifetime 46 OPS+
Travis d'Arnaud: traded before reaching majors, 43 OPS+ over 129 PA so far in his young career

---- end of active ---

Pat Borders: probably the most successful catcher with a WS MVP to his name
Greg Myers: small part of a trade, had a very good career and actually ended here with a lifetime 91 OPS+
Curtis Thigpen: 56 OPS+ in 2 years, seemed like he might be something once...
Jeff Hearron: was viewed as the catcher of the future in 1985, a 38 OPS+ over 33 PA was his career
Matt Stark: a spring training phenomenon once with tons of HR but got hurt a couple games into his ML career and finished 1 for 12 in that career

----converted with some success to another position at the major league level----
Josh Phelps: a slugging catcher who was turned into a DH
Carlos Delgado: a slugging catcher who was turned into a heck of a 1B
Ed Sprague: a slugging catcher who was turned in to a 3B
Jayson Werth: a slugging catcher who was turned in to a OF (never caught in majors but did catch the year before he reached)

Minor catchers (not seen as the next great thing as I recall) included Kevin Cash, Randy Knorr, Sandy (Angel) Martinez, Kyle Phillips, Julio Mosquera, Brian Milner, Pat Kelly, Toby Hernandez, Carlos Diaz, Jeff DeWillis,

Sheesh.  All the really good ones were converted into DH/1B/3B/OF.  Myers was probably the best of the batch, followed by Borders.  Gomes could end up #1 over time.
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92-93 - Tuesday, April 08 2014 @ 05:54 PM EDT (#284412) #
The Jays better wake up the bats against this mediocre crop of Astros arms. Encarnacion, Rasmus, and Lawrie need to start having better ABs for this to be a good offense considering how poor the middle infield is offensively.
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ayjackson - Tuesday, April 08 2014 @ 10:49 PM EDT (#284428) #
I think Encarnacion has been on base six straight plate appearances. But if we could just find some Latin Americans to play 3B and CF, we'd have a great squad. Juan Fransisco at third and Sierra in CF?
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uglyone - Tuesday, April 08 2014 @ 11:00 PM EDT (#284429) #
Sean "the invisible prospect" Nolin with a dominant performance tonight.

Nice.

Gose also off to a hot start in what is a big year for him.
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finch - Tuesday, April 08 2014 @ 11:20 PM EDT (#284430) #
MATT DEAN, DJ DAVIS & DICKIE THON JR!!!
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