Alek Manoah was our number one pick, number eleven overall in the 2019 draft. He spent the end of the 2019 season in Vancouver, making six starts, with a 2.65 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 17 innings..
15 Years Ago Today (well, yesterday)
The Blue Jays beat the Red Sox 8-5.
Vernon Wells hit 3 home runs. He was 3 for 4, with a walk and 4 RBI.
Troy Glaus had 2 solo home runs.
The Jays beat Josh.
Top 60 All-Time Greatest Blue Jays: #55 A.J. Burnett
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Allan James Burnett | RHP | 2006 - 2008
A.J. Burnett was born January 3, 1977 in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The Mets drafted him in the 8th round of the 1996 draft, one of 3 from that round who made the majors. The Jays had the pick right before the Mets and picked Dave Marciniak, a shortstop.
In February of 1998, he was traded with Robert Stratton and Jesus Sanchez to the Marlins for Al Leiter and Ralph Millard. A.J. was called up in late August of 1999 and made 7 starts. In 2000 he came up about mid-season and made 13 starts. He had his first full season in the majors in 2001 and pitched a no-hitter for the Marlins (giving up 8 walks in the game), on May 12. He had Tommy John surgery in 2003, came back in 2004 but missed several games with an elbow injury. Burnett made 32 starts, in 2005, the first time in his career that he made over 30. It was great timing as he was a free agent after the season. A.J. is
Top 60 All-Time Greatest Blue Jays: #60 Shaun Marcum
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We have done this little exercise a few times over the years, each time changing the ranking method. I’m less interested in the exact order than in talking about the players. Especially in the back end here, the differences between 40 and 75 are pretty small. This time, I tried to give some bonus points for players that had good playoff showings, and I zeroed out any negative WAR seasons, figuring playing a guy who had a negative WAR was more on the manager than the player. I also gave bonuses for players seasons of 5+ WAR.