A shutout in Lansing, lost Appy opportunities, familiar disappointments for Syracuse and New Hampshire and rain led to a 1-3 Saturday night.

Syracuse and Pulaski won right at the end, Lansing tried their best, Auburn piled on, New Hampshire didn't look back and Dunedin went to extras. All this and more, come rain, rain or shine.

Kris Benson did it again, but alas, Scott Downs didn't. At the intersection of these two unfortunate events was an uninspiring, writer's block-inducing 7-2 loss that puts the Jays squarely between Daniel Cabrera and a hard place.

Keith Law reported on his ESPN.com blog that Vernon Wells has informed the Jays that he has 'no intention of signing a contract extension to stay in Toronto'.

We have all said our piece about the Hinske trade, and they did play a ballgame last night in Tampa we could talk about. Facing Scott Kazmir, the Jays smartly decided to work counts and find their way into the yummy Tampa bullpen. It worked.

Chi dominates, as the farm affiliates go 4-1 with the pitchers showing the way.

In honor of both Bengie Molina's mind-blowing triple and his near-cycle at the Trop last night, here he is watching the trajectory of a ball he's just smacked:

According to the Boston Herald and the Toronto Star the Red Sox acquired Eric Hinske from the Blue Jays this evening.

Scott Schoeneweis was traded to Cincinnati yesterday, so this will likely be his final (and in my opinion, his best) photo of the day appearance. Adios, Schoetime -- here's hoping you regain your majestic 2005 form some time soon.

The farm affiliates received some solid pitching performances, but on this night it was not enough.  A lack of offensive support and untimely errors followed by poor "clutch" pitching led to a 1-3 record.

This just in: according to the Toronto Star, Scott Schoeneweis has been traded to Cincinnati for a player to be named later. (The Jays' official site confirms the trade.)

A quiet night with the bats as the affiliates went just 2-4 on the night.  There were, however, several fine pitching performances.  And as always, your daily Travis Snider update.

Box Challenge - I'm in too much of a hurry and not clever enough to come up with a headline from last night.  Let's hear your suggestions!

Some guys have had next to no Photo of the Day representation this year; Dustin McGowan is one of them. So here he is, delivering a pitch:

It's hardly a slow descent for Tampa Bay, a team that has lost six in a row. The Jays have won five of seven, but are still 7.5 games out in the division and 8.5 games behind the wildcard leader. A good series against Tampa Bay might get them closer, but the odds are stacked crooked against the Blue Jays. As for Tampa, it's all about the future -- um, well, it's not about 2006, anyway.

Read on to learn about a couple of new prospects, the best Korean pitcher on the Gulf Coast and the Lugo brother the Rays didn't trade away. That's right, it's time to proceed...

On to the Advance Scout!