Alex Anthopoulos
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We hired him because if you’re going into our clubhouses and talking to players, there has to be a proprietary element
He'll throw a lot of strikes, get a lot of ground balls
His last start (in Buffalo) was okay - five innings, five runs, he was hit hard a little bit ... It'd be nice to see him go on a roll. Again, when we called him up, we had a need. He had made one start in New Hampshire, did well, and did a good job for us. But it'd be nice to get some more innings under his belt and have him get on a bit of a roll before he comes back.More quotes »
Around the web
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Jays not rocked by bandwagon jumping
at the Rogers Centre. (Fred Thornhill/Reuters) TORONTO - Jumping back on the Blue Jays bandwagon? Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos says knock yourself out. But for his part, Anthopoulos is taking the ‘disassociated teenager’ approach to the 2013 season. 12:15 AM from Canoe Read more »
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Blue Jays turn to guru to help with pitching program
down in Florida and that in the case of Morrow there was no indication about when he’d be back on the mound. But for now, Alex Anthopoulos moved to dispel the notion that the organization had taken a flyer on a new approach to the health of its pitchers. More 6/18/13 from Globe and Mail Read more »
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What You Need to Know: Yu Better Watch Out by Daniel Rathman
Monday Takeaway The early returns on the Blue Jays’ off-season shopping spree are not quite as rosy as general manager Alex Anthopoulos might have hoped they would be. Jose Reyes has been on the disabled list with a severe ankle sprain since April 13. R.A. from Baseball Prospectus Read more »
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Margalus: Jose Bautista demonstrates a lesson in lineup construction for Hawk Harrelson
from attempting to discredit it. Stone: One of the reasons why Bautista’s hitting second—and we wondered about that—was that Alex Anthopoulos, their general manager, feels that the best hitter in your lineup should hit second. And this is a guy that will make from Baseball Think Factory Read more »
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Book Review: Full Count - Four Decades of Blue Jays Baseball
if we shopped you' I just realized: if I'd lost this deal, Paul would have fucking choked me. He really would have." - Alex Anthopoulos The remainder of the book focuses on the appointment of AA as GM, and the various deals that have earned him the nickname from Bluebird Banter Read more »
