2010 Toronto Blue Jays season

2010 Toronto Blue Jays
File:Toronto Blue Jays.svg
Division	AL East
Ballpark	Rogers Centre
City	Toronto, Ontario
Owners	Rogers
Managers	Cito Gaston
Television	Rogers Sportsnet (Buck Martinez)
Radio	FAN 590 (Jerry Howarth, Alan Ashby, Mike Wilner)
Seasons

The 2010 Toronto Blue Jays season is the 34th season of the Toronto Blue Jays franchise in Major League Baseball, and the 21st full season of play (22nd overall) at the Rogers Centre. The 2010 season will be noted for the start of the Alex Anthopoulos era, and the end of the Roy Halladay era.

On December 14, 2009, the Blue Jays traded Roy Halladay to the Philadelphia Phillies. It is known as one of the biggest trades in Blue Jays history. Halladay signed a three-year $60 million extension with the Phillies as a part of this deal. The trade was finalized December 16.

The Jays are attempting to rebound from a poor 2009 season, in which the team initially held a 27-14 record and a 3½ game lead in their division, but proceeded to lose all nine games in their May roadtrip, beginning a lengthy slump that lasted until September. The Blue Jays ended their 2009 season with a 75-87 record, resulting in a 4th place finish in their division, 28 games behind the New York Yankees.

The Jays will start the season with all-time regular season record of 2,589-2,632. The team was last above .500 on May 19, 1995, after a win at Tiger Stadium. They dropped to .500 the next day and fell below .500 on May 21 with a second straight loss to the Detroit Tigers.

As of March 8, there are only 28 days until the 2010 Regular season opens up in Arlington, Texas when the Blue Jays will play the Texas Rangers. There are 35 days until the Blue Jays play their home opener against the Chicago White Sox.

Offseason

"The Doc Deal"

• see the table below for the full trade

One of the biggest trades in Blue Jays history was executed on December 16, 2009, when the Blue Jays traded Roy Halladay and $6 million (US dollars) to the Philadelphia Phillies for Kyle Drabek, Travis D'Arnaud, and Michael Taylor; Taylor was then traded to the Oakland Athletics for Brett Wallace. Halladay signed a contract extension with the Phillies worth $60 million for 3 years, with an option for another year worth $20 million. The Phillies will play in Toronto on June 25, 26, and 27, the first time Halladay will return to Toronto during the MLB season. The Phillies will also play the Jays 3 times during spring training.

To Toronto	To Philadelphia	To Oakland
Kyle Drabek Michael Taylor* Travis D'Arnaud Brett Wallace	Roy Halladay $6,000,000	Michael Taylor

• Michael Taylor was swapped to Oakland for Brett Wallace to complete the 3 team deal.

Arrivals and departures

John Buck signed December 13

Roy Halladay traded December 16

Brandon Morrow acquired December 22

Kevin Gregg signed February 2

Source:

Date	Player	Position	From	To	How
Unknown	David Dellucci	Outfielder	Toronto	—	Released
October 28	Sean Henn	Pitcher	Baltimore	Toronto	Waivers
November 3	Jarrett Hoffpauir	Second Base	St. Louis	Toronto	Waivers
November 9	Mike McCoy	Shortstop	Colorado	Toronto	Waivers
November 15	Bill Murphy	Pitcher	Toronto	Chiba Lotte (NPB)	Minor League Free Agent
November 19	John McDonald	Shortstop	Toronto	Toronto	Free Agent
November 19	Michael Barrett	Catcher	Toronto	—	Minor League Free Agent
November 24	Bryan Bullington	Pitcher	Toronto	Kansas City	Minor League Free Agent
November 19	Buck Coats	Outfielder	Toronto	Kansas City	Minor League Free Agent
November 26	Alex Gonzalez	Shortstop	Boston	Toronto	Free Agent
November 30	Kyle Phillips	Catcher	Toronto	Toronto	Minor League Free Agent
December 3	Marco Scutaro	Shortstop	Toronto	Boston	Free Agent
December 4	Joe Inglett	Utility	Toronto	Texas	Waivers
December 7	Fabio Castro	Pitcher	Toronto	Boston	Minor League Free Agent
December 10	Zechry Zinicola	Pitcher	Washington	Toronto	Rule 5 Draft
December 13	Raul Chavez	Catcher	Toronto	Toronto	Non-Tender Free Agent
December 13	John Buck	Catcher	Kansas City	Toronto	Non-Tender Free Agent
December 13	Joey Gathright	Center Field	Boston	Toronto	Free Agent
December 16	Lance Broadway	Pitcher	NY Mets	Toronto	Minor League Free Agent
December 16	Roy Halladay	Pitcher	Toronto	Philadelphia	Trade
December 16	Kyle Drabek	Pitcher	Philadelphia	Toronto	Trade
December 16	Travis D'Arnaud	Catcher	Philadelphia	Toronto	Trade
December 16	Brett Wallace	First Base	Oakland	Toronto	Trade
December 22	Brandon Morrow	Pitcher	Seattle	Toronto	Trade
December 22	Brandon League	Pitcher	Toronto	Seattle	Trade
January 7	Brian Bocock	Shortstop	San Francisco	Toronto	Waivers
January 9	Zach Jackson	Pitcher	Cleveland	Toronto	Trade
January 13	William Collazo	Pitcher	Florida	Toronto	Minor League Free Agent
January 13	Jorge Padilla	Outfielder	Washington	Toronto	Minor League Free Agent
January 13	Jesus Merchan	Utility	Cleveland	Toronto	Minor League Free Agent
January 13	Chris Lubanski	Outfielder	Kansas City	Toronto	Minor League Free Agent
January 19	Jeremy Reed	Outfielder	NY Mets	Toronto	Minor League Free Agent
January 19	Steven Register	Pitcher	Philadelphia	Toronto	Minor League Free Agent
January 20	Merkin Valdez	Pitcher	San Francisco	Toronto	Trade
January 22	Shawn Hill	Pitcher	San Diego	Toronto	Minor League Free Agent
January 26	Brian Bocock	Shortstop	Toronto	Philadelphia	Waivers
February 1	Kevin Millar	First Base	Toronto	Chicago Cubs	Free Agent
February 2	Kevin Gregg	Relief Pitcher	Chicago Cubs	Toronto	Free Agent
February 6	Dana Eveland	Pitcher	Oakland	Toronto	Trade
February 19	José Molina	Catcher	NY Yankees	Toronto	Free Agent
February 20	Rod Barajas	Catcher	Toronto	NY Mets	Free Agent
March 4	Casey Fien	Pitcher	Boston	Toronto	Waivers

Free agency

Álex González signed November 26, and will take over for Marco Scutaro.

Marco Scutaro was lost to divisional opponent Boston Red Sox.

The Blue Jays have had quiet off seasons in the past few years, and if a big name is involved, it is often leaving Toronto. The Blue Jays had 5 potential Major League free agents, and all 5 were not re-signed before the free agency period started (Rod Barajas, Kevin Millar, Marco Scutaro, and John McDonald, Michael Barrett). Barret and Millar were designated for assignment, so they became classified as Minor League free agents. Numerous others became minor league free agents such as prospect pitcher Fabio Castro, pitcher Bill Murphy, catcher Kyle Phillips, former first-overall pick Bryan Bullington, and speedy center fielder Buck Coats. Two of them were lost to the Royals (Coats and Bullington). John McDonald was the only Blue Jay to be re-signed, accepting a 2 yr./$3 million deal. On December 3, Marco Scutaro signed a deal with the Boston Red Sox. This gave the Blue Jays Boston's 1st round pick (29th overall) in the 2010 draft, and another compensation pick. However, Boston signed another Type A free agent (John Lackey) for more money than Scutaro, so the Angels will get the 29th and 30th overall pick. Toronto received Boston's second round pick (81st overall) as a compensation. On December 8, Rod Barajas turned down salary arbitration and ended up signing with the Mets in late February, rewarding the Jays with their 3rd compensation pick for the 2010 Draft. The Blue Jays signed their first free agent (Álex González) who is a shortstop on November 26, and was signed for "his great glove" said by Alex Anthopoulos in an interview with the MLB Network on December 8. He signed a one year deal for $2.75 million. The Blue Jays also lost Raul Chavez as a Non-Tender free agent, but quickly re-signed him to a minor league deal. The Jays signed C John Buck to a 1 year/$2 million deal the same day, making a return for Rod Barajas highly unlikely. Former first rounder Russ Adams signed with the Mets, but he was traded in late 2009, and released by the Jays and picked up by the Padres, so it does not count as a free agent loss to the Blue Jays. On January 13, 2010, the Blue Jays signed 4 minor leaguers, including former 5th overall pick Chris Lubanski. among the other 3 were pitcher William Collazo, and batters Jorge Padilla, and Jesus Merchan. On January 19, Jeremy Reed and Steven Register signed minor-league deals with the Blue Jays. On January 22 the Blue Jays signed another minor league free agent, signing Canadian pitcher and former Expo Shawn Hill. On February 2, Former Cubs closer Kevin Gregg signed a 1 year deal with the Jays worth $2.75 million. Gregg will compete with Scott Downs and Jason Frasor and maybe even Brandon Morrow for the closer roll. On January 19, 2010 former Yankees catcher Jose Molina signed a one-year deal with an option for 2011 with the Blue Jays.

Waivers

Joe Inglett (left) was lost to the Texas Rangers via waivers.

The Blue Jays have quietly made some moves with potential on the waiverwire. Alex Anthopolous made his first transaction ever when he picked up reliver Sean Henn from the Orioles in late October 2009. He acquired Jarrett Hoffpauir on November 3. Once free agency started to kick in he claimed shortstop Mike McCoy from Colorado, and never made a transaction for the rest of 2009. Anthopolous made his first Waiver claim of 2010 on January 7, when he claimed Brian Bocock from the San Francisco Giants. On December 4, the Blue Jays lost utility player Joe Inglett to the Texas Rangers via waivers. He is the only Blue Jay lost to waivers.

Salary arbitration

On January 15, 6 Blue Jays filed for salary arbitration. All 6 Blue Jays filing for arbitration are pitchers, 5 of them are regulars in the bullpen. Jeremy Accardo, Shawn Camp, Jason Frasor, Casey Janssen, and Brian Tallet were among bullpen pitchers who filed for arbitration. The only Starter who filed for arbitration was Shawn Marcum, but he was quickly re-signed to a 1 year/$850K deal. A day later, all 5 bullpen pitchers were re-signed to 1 year deals.

Staff

The Doc Deal was pulled off December 14, 2009.

With three games left during the 2009 season, articles about Cito Gaston in the Toronto media suggested that some players had turned against him. Gaston responded to the accusations by saying "I've treated everybody with respect, so I am not sure what their bitch is." There was also a report that Gaston's managerial techniques caused Scott Rolen to request a trade out of Toronto. Vernon Wells stated that "Obviously, there are issues". On the same topic, Wells was asked if he could play for the Jays next season, and he replied with "I cannot answer that at this point in time". One day later, Blue Jays GM J. P. Ricciardi was fired.

Alex Ríos only spent a year and a half of his 7 year $69 million deal in Toronto.

JP had received much criticism for signing bulky, no-trade-clause contracts to underachievers such as Vernon Wells, Frank Thomas, Alex Rios, and BJ Ryan, with three of the four being released. Another JP problem was drafts and scouting. JP had drafted more than 200 players during his tenure, and had only six in the bigs at the time of his firing. One of his biggest failures was drafting Russ Adams 14th overall in the 2002 entry draft, passing by All-Stars pitchers such as Scott Kazmir, Cole Hamels, and Matt Cain, also missing out on hitters like Nick Swisher. Other drafts, such as the one in 2005, he narrowly missed out on a franchise player, like Ryan Braun and one pick later, got Ricky Romero, which took more time to develop. Some others criticized him for not drafting 30-home run slugger Troy Tulowitzki. JP made one of his biggest mistakes publicizing a trade for the face of the Blue Jays, Roy Halladay. on an interview on the FAN 590, JP was asked if he was interested in trading Halladay, and he replied by saying "We would not be doing our job if we did not entertain offers from other teams" JP went on by making numerous trade offers to the Phillies for top pitching prospects, primarily Kyle Drabek, or J. A. Happ. The Phillies stuck with reigning Cy Young winner Cliff Lee instead, closing any door on Halladay being traded. The Jays had just lost three of four in a crucial series in New York when the rumours started, and the Jays went downhill since, affected by the trade talks the Jays went from about seven back to about 13 back, and the Rays surpassed the Jays for good during the slide. On October 30, Cito Gaston announced that he will retire after the 2010 season, but he signed a four-year consulting deal with the Jays for post-retirement. The Jays had two other members of the coaching staff leave; Brad Arnsberg left to be the Pitching Coach of the Houston Astros, and hitting coach Gene Tenace also announced that he will retire, only he will not be present for the 2010 season. These moves resulted in former bullpen coach, Bruce Walton becoming the pitching coach, and the former 1st base coach Dwayne Murphy took over at hitting coach. The two new coaches are Rick Langford, who took the helm as Bullpen Coach, and Omar Malave became the new first base coach. Brian Butterfield moved from first to third giving Malave room at first, and bumping Nick Leyva up to be the bench coach.

Rumours

Trade rumours

Roy Halladay was traded to the Phillies on December 14 as a part of a 3-team trade.

Though trade speculation during the season centered on starting pitcher and staff ace Roy Halladay, trade rumours also cropped up over the potential of acquiring Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Chris Snyder in a trade for first baseman Lyle Overbay. Snyder, plagued by injuries throughout the 2009 season, managed only 6 home runs, 22 RBI and a .200 batting average, and was replaced by backup catcher Miguel Montero in June. The trade has not come to fruition.

Halladay rumours

In the beginning of it all, new general manager Alex Anthopoulos discussed the possibility of trading Roy Halladay, though he did not release much trade offers/details to the media like JP Ricciardi did, putting him in hot water with Jays' fans. On November 20, The first rumours of the offseason popped up, as there was speculation that the Jays would trade Halladay to the North Side of Chicago for prospect shortstop Starlin Castro. The trade did not happen because the Cubs could not field Halladay's $15.75 million contract, and are not willing to part ways with Castro. A day later a source claimed that the Dodgers, and the Yankees are seriously interested in Halladay's services. The same report also noted that the Red Sox and Phillies had strong interest too. Paul Beeston said he would like to keep Halladay, and re-sign him, but Doc has stated he wants to test the free agent market in 2010/2011 or be traded to a "[World Series] contender". With the announcement from Beeston stating this will be Doc's last year if he doesn't get traded in the offseason, Trade rumors in the MLB reportedly increased since the announcement. The Angels had interest in Halladay as the article stated. The Blue Jays and Angels declined trades in July with the Angels because they were not interested in Trading away Shortstop Erick Aybar. Some other names thrown around in this rumour were Jared Weaver, Joe Saunders, Ervin Santana, and prospect Peter Bourjos. The trade was called off in July because Ricciardi wanted One of the three Angels pitchers with Aybar and Bourjos, but the Angels displayed interest after the 2009 season due to the loss of free agent ace John Lackey.

Brett Wallace was the key batter in the Doc Deal.

A day after these rumours surfaced, the Boston Red Sox reportedly pitched a strong offer to the Blue Jays. The package includes young pitchers such as Clay Buchholz, and Red Sox #1 prospect Casey Kelly (Who can also hit and play shortstop). The report also claimed that the Red Sox wanted the deal done before the Winter Meetings in Indianapolis from December 7–10. That did not come to fruition. A new report on Sportsnet Connected stated that Halladay would waive his no trade clause to join the defending World Champion Yankees. The report also stated he has no interest in the Texas Rangers (who were reportedly one of the teams interested in Halladay during the 2009 season, but Nolan Ryan denied thoes reports) or the Minnesota Twins. The biggest twist in the Halladay rumours came on December 1, when Doc stated he will block in season trades. Halladay reportedly wanted to be traded by spring training 2010 or he will stay with the Jays for all of 2010, and will become a free agent at the end of the 2010 season, giving the Jays compensation picks. Halladay would have report to spring training on February 18 with the Jays, so that was the likely deadline to deal the face of the franchise. Another report surfaced, naming a third AL East team that would like to be in the fold, the Tampa Bay Rays. The offer did not come to fruition as expected; since the Rays could not take Halladay's $15.75 million deal. This rumour had an interesting twist though, as it was rumoured to be a 3 team trade, giving the Jays prospect Wade Davis and BJ Upton, and then an un-named third team would claim Upton from the Jays for another prospect. After The Yankees pulled off a blockbuster acquiring Curtis Granderson from the Tigers, a report indicated they still had interest in Doc, but most rumors between Halladay and the Yankees had top prospect Austin Jackson involved. Jackson was a part of the 3 team trade that helped the Yankees acquire Curtis Granderson. In the end Halladay was traded to Philadelphia after the 5½ month tabacle on December 14. Halladay signed a contract extension as a part of this trade as originallly reported. It ended up being a 3 year/$60 million deal with a club option for a fourth year worth another $20 million. The trade did not name any names going to the Jays originally. The Blue Jays were originally rumoured to receive J.A. Happ, Joe Blanton and outfielder Dominic Brown as a part of this deal, SI.com reports. foxsports.com reported that the Blue Jays may receive (OF) Michael Taylor from Philadelphia and/or P Phillipe Aumont from Seattle. A segment on TSN Sportscentre stated that the Blue Jays would get Canadian RHP Phillippe Aumont from Seattle and C Travis D'Arnaud from Philadelphia. The morning edition of Sportscentre had a different package of players coming to Toronto. The Blue Jays would receive J.A. Happ or Kyle Drabek. Happ and Drabek are the top 2 pitching prospects in the Phillies organization, with Drabek being #1. The report stated that Kyle Drabek is more likely to come to Toronto. It also rumoured that the Jays would receive Travis D'Arnaud and Outfielder Michael Taylor, who some insiders have called the best batter in the minor leagues. If D'Arnaud does join the Blue Jays it would form a wicked tandem behind the plate when he and J.P. Arencibia are fully developed into major leaguers. A big twist came in the Doc Deal on December 15, when it was rumored to be a 4-team trade, and names were released. The report said that the Blue Jays would receive Kyle Drabek, Travis D'Arnaud and Michael Taylor, and then the Jays would swap Taylor to the Oakland Athletics for 3B prospect Brett Wallace. The Mariners will only get Cliff Lee, and give away two Canadian prospects to the Phillies. The two being pitcher Phillipe Aumont and speedy CF prospect Tyson Gillies. This was the final proposal. But it ended up becoming a 3 team deal because the Phillies/Mariners was a separate deal. Phillies GM Rubén Amaro Jr stated that he did that deal to help his minor league system and keep prospects in the Phillies system. Manager Charlie Manuel said later that he would rather have Cliff Lee in his rotation. If Lee was not traded it would have made a scary rotation with 2 Cy Young Award winners (Hallday-Lee-Hamels-Happ-Blanton). If the Doc Deal was not the biggest trade in Blue Jays history, it was by far the most anticipated.

Free Agent rumours

The Blue Jays had a quiet front on the free agent market in the 2009-10 offseason. After a couple of weeks without rumors the first rumor was that Joey Gathright signed with the Jays. The report from the Toronto Sun was false, but Gathright did sign with the Jays later that weekend. Rumors also came along when Ramon Castro reportedly signed, but the signing has not come to fruition. Thier biggest rumor came on New Years Day 2010 when Alex Anthopolous reportedly cited interest in top prospect free agent Aroldis Chapman. A private workout was held for Chapman in Florida. Alex Anthopolous took a giant step forward, as he took the "Chapman sweepstakes" to the next level offering the Cuban lefty a reported $23 million deal, the highest at the time. Shortly after Chapman signed with the Cincinnati Reds. He is set to make $30.25 million over the next six years. Chapman was also given a $16.25 million signing bonus. On January 20, 2010 a false report indicated that the Blue Jays signed former slugger, and fan favorite Carlos Delgado, but GM Alex Athopolous later idicated the report was false, and another report siad the Blue Jays had absolutley no interest in Delgado.. Anthopolus did admit that he did watch Delgado play winter ball, and scouted him. But the saga continued, as the Jays stated that they were interested in Delgado and former Yankee Johnny Damon. Damon was reportedly open to a deal with the Jays, But he ended up signing with the Detroit Tigers later on that month. On February 2, a report indicated that closer Kevin Gregg narrowed his list of potential teams down to four, one of them being the Jays. An article a day later indicated that the Blue Jays are very close to a deal with Gregg, and later that night he reportedly signed a 1 year/$2.75 million deal with the Jays.

Ownership

After the death of Blue Jays owner Ted Rogers following the 2008 season, speculation has also surrounded a potential change in team ownership. Home attendance reached its lowest ebb since the 2003 season, and the Jays' management pursued attempts to shed payroll, including the releases of B.J. Ryan and Alex Rios and the trade of Scott Rolen to the Cincinnati Reds. These moves spurred fans to speculate that Rogers Communications was attempting to make the franchise more attractive to potential buyers, and that the Jays might leave Toronto as part of such a sale. On October 21, 2009 during an interview with the Fan 590 radio station, Tony Viner, the president and CEO of the company's media division that also controls the Blue Jays, stated emphatically that, "the team is not for sale. We are committed to winning and to doing the things that it takes to win."

Timeline

2009

• September 15 Blue Jays and the rest of the MLB release the 2010 schedule; see "Game Log" for full schedule

• October 3 JP Ricciardi is released as GM of the Toronto Blue Jays. After eight years on the job, JP made mistakes of over-paying such players that underachieved with big contracts with a no-trade clause such as Vernon Wells, Frank Thomas, Alex Rios, and BJ Ryan. On the date of the firing, 3 of the 4 had been released, and in an interview with Wells the day before the firing when the topic of "Mortality in the Jays clubhouse" came up, due to players reportedly being upset with Cito Gaston, Wells was asked if he could play for the Jays next year and Wells replied with "I can't answer that at this point in time". Another falter from JP was his poor selection of draft choices. At the time of his firing, only 6 of his 240 draft picks were on the 40-man roster (Hill, Purcey, Lind, Janssen, Snider and Romero). Reportedly, JP told Fox Insider Ken Rosenthal about a feud between Manager Cito Gaston and his players. Ken released the information to the public. The moment President Paul Beeston got a hold of the full story, he immediately fired Ricciardi, and replaced him with Assistant General Manager Alex Anthopoulos.

• October 9 The Blue Jays make their first offseason moves in the front office, changing up their scouting officials. Andrew Tinnish has been named Director Amateur Scouting, Perry Minasian was named Director of Professional Scouting, and Jon Lalonde has been named their Professional Scout. These moves resulted in Rob Ducey being relieved of his duties.

• October 9 Alex Anthopoulos makes changes to the Jays Player Development Department as Tony LaCava and Charlie Wilson are named Directors. Doug Davis was named Minor League Field Coordinator, Resulting in Mike Basso being relieved of his duties; Dick Scott was also let go.

• October 13 GM Alex Anthopoulos hires former scouting director of the Washington Nationals Dana Brown as a special assistant. Alex and Dana were together in 2002, with the Montreal Expos.

Cito Gaston will manage his 9th and final season for the Jays.

• October 26 Blue Jays name Mel Didier and Mel Queen as Senior Advisors to the player development staff.

• October 27 Blue Jays sign Paul Beeston as their President and CEO for 3 years.

• October 28 The Jays designated Catcher Michael Barrett for assignment.

• October 28 Blue Jays claim Left Handed Relief Pitcher Sean Henn off waivers from the Orioles.

• October 28 Blue Jays name Mike Mordecai Roving Minor League Infield Instructor.

• October 30 Cito Gaston announces that this will be his final season managing an MLB team, but he signed a 4 year consulting deal for after his retirement. The Jays had 2 other members of the coaching staff leave; Brad Arnsberg left to be the Pitching Coach of the Houston Astros, and hitting coach Gene Tenace announced that he will retire from baseball. These moves resulted in former bullpen coach, Bruce Walton becoming the pitching coach, and the former 1st base coach Dwayne Murphy took over at hitting coach. The 2 new guys are Rick Langford, who took the helm as Bullpen Coach, and Omar Malave became the new first base coach. Brian Butterfield, the former bench coach, will trade places with Nick Leyva to become the third base coach.

• November 3 Blue Jays claim 2B Jarrett Hoffpauir off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals. This triggered the Jays to designate Relief Pitcher Bill Murphy for assignment, making room for Hoffpauir on the 40-man roster

• November 3 Blue Jays also announce that 3B Edwin Encarnacion underwent surgery on October 30 for a damaged left wrist, the same procedure CF Vernon Wells is scheduled to undergo a week from now. This is the same wrist Wells damaged in early 2008 while making a sensational diving catch in Cleveland. Wells underwent successful surgery on November 13.

• November 6 1B/DH Kevin Millar files for free agency.

Marco Scutaro signed a deal with the Red Sox, giving the Jays Boston's first round pick and another compensation pick.

• November 8 Blue Jays call off a trade that would have send Lyle Overbay to Arizona for Chris Snyder.

• November 9 Rod Barajas files for free agency.

• November 12 Adam Lind and Aaron Hill both win the AL Silver Slugger award for their outstanding numbers in 2009

• November 12 Alex Anthopoulos adds even more scouts, naming Gary Rajsich a professional cross-checker, Brandon Mozley as a regional cross-checker, Brian Parker as the professional scout and Dan Cox as an area scout.

• November 16 The Blue Jays release their 2010 Spring Training schedule

• November 19 Blue Jays add Reidier Gonzalez to the 40-man roster, preventing him from being elgible for the Rule 5 Draft on December 10.

• November 20 MLB Free Agency period begins, resulting in the loss of Marco Scutaro and John McDonald.

• November 25 John McDonald signs a 2 yr./$3 million deal with the Jays.

• November 26 Alex Gonzalez signs a 1 yr./$2.75 million deal with the Jays

• December 1 Blue Jays offer salary arbitration to Marco Scutaro and Rod Barajas. If the 1 year deals are declined (which came to fruition), the Blue Jays will receive 3 compensation picks for the 2010 Draft (2 for Scutaro, 1 for Barajas).

• December 3 Marco Scutaro signs a deal with the Boston Red Sox, pending a physical, thus rewarding the Jays with 2 compensation picks for the 2010 MLB Entry Draft.

• December 4 Blue Jays lose utility player Joe Inglett to the Texas Rangers via Waivers

• December 7 Red Sox pick up minor league free agent Fabio Castro from the Blue Jays.

• December 8 Rod Barajas declines salary arbitration, giving the Jays another compensation pick.

Roy Halladay was traded on December 14 to the Philadelphia Phillies after several months of speculation.

• December 10 Blue Jays acquire P Zech Zinicola through the rule 5 draft.

• December 11 Blue Jays announce that Buck Martinez will join Rogers Sportsnet, and that current play-by-play announcer Jamie Campbell will be reassigned to a new role with sportsnet.

• December 13 Blue Jays lose Catcher Raul Chavez as a Non-Tender Free Agent. The Blue Jays must now pick up 2 free agent catchers to fill the void behind the plate.

• December 13 Blue Jays make some moves at catcher, signing John Buck to a 1 yr./$2 million deal with the Jays. The Blue Jays also kept Raul Chavez on the free agent wire for a short time, as they re-signed Raul Chavez to a minor league deal. The Jays also netted Speedy center-fielder Joey Gathright as anticipated. They also avoided salary arbitration, as they re-signed Jose Bautista to a 1 yr./$2.4 million deal. They also struck a deal with Dustin McGowan for 1 yr./$500K.

• December 14 Blue Jays trade ace Roy Halladay to Philadelphia. See "The Doc Deal" and Halladay Rumours for full story.

• December 22 Alex Anthopoulos pulls off his second trade which involves Relief Pitcher Brandon League and a prospect going to Seattle in exchange for Brandon Morrow.

2010

• January 2 Alex Anthopoulos gets married, and starts his honeymoon in Hawaii. Anthoupolus did say "I've already warned my fiancee that if things come up, I'm certainly going to be available and continue to work, I don't expect ever to really have a shut-down period."

• January 7 Jays claim Shortstop Brian Bocock off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.

• January 9 Pitcher Zach Jackson gets traded from Cleveland back to Toronto for a player to be named.

• January 18 Shawn Marcum signs a 1 year/$850K deal to avoid salary arbitration.

• January 19 5 other pitchers (Jeremy Accardo, Shawn Camp, Jason Frasor, Casey Janssen, and Brian Tallet) avoid arbitration and re-sign with the Blue Jays

• January 20 Blue Jays acquire relief pitcher Merkin Valdez from San Francisco for cash considerations.

• January 22 Shawn Hill signs a minor league deal with the Jays.

• January 26 Brian Bocock is claimed off waivers by the Phillies.

• February 2 Closer Kevin Gregg signs a 1 year/$2.75 million deal with the Blue Jays.

• February 4 It is announced that Dirk Hayhurst will undergo arthroscopic shoulder surgery on February 5.

• February 6 Blue Jays acquire pitcher Dana Eveland from Oakland for cash considerations.

• February 19 World Series champion catcher Jose Molina signs with the Jays on a 1 year deal with a club option for 2011.

• March 4 Starter Scott Richmond is placed on the 60-Day DL, and Pitcher Casey Fien is claimed off waivers to take Richmond's roster spot.

Records vs opponents

Record Games Left Opponent Home Road Total Home Road Total AL East Orioles 0-0 0-0 0-0 9 9 18 Red Sox 0-0 0-0 0-0 9 9 18 Yankees 0-0 0-0 0-0 9 9 18 Rays 0-0 0-0 0-0 9 9 18 Totals 0-0 0-0 0-0 36 36 72 AL Central White Sox 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 4 8 Indians 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 7 10 Tigers 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 4 8 Royals 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 3 6 Twins 0-0 0-0 0-0 5 4 9 Totals 0-0 0-0 0-0 19 22 41 AL West Angels 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 6 9 Athletics 0-0 0-0 0-0 4 3 7 Mariners 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 2 5 Rangers 0-0 0-0 0-0 7 3 10 Totals 0-0 0-0 0-0 17 14 31 National League Diamondbacks N/A 0-0 0-0 N/A 3 3 Rockies N/A 0-0 0-0 N/A 3 3 Padres N/A 0-0 0-0 N/A 3 3 Giants 0-0 N/A 0-0 3 N/A 3 Cardinals 0-0 N/A 0-0 3 N/A 3 Phillies 0-0 N/A 0-0 3 N/A 3 Totals 0-0 0-0 0-0 9 9 18 Grand Totals 0-0 0-0 0-0 81 81 162

Month Games Won Lost Pct. April 0 0 0 .000 May 0 0 0 .000 June 0 0 0 .000 July 0 0 0 .000 August 0 0 0 .000 September 0 0 0 .000 October 0 0 0 .000 Totals 0 0 0 .000

Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Baltimore	–	9–9	4–3	3–3	5–5	2–4	6–0	3–5	5–13	3–7	3–6	7–11	6–4	3–15	7–11
Boston	9–9	–	1–6	4–4	3–3	4–3	9–1	3–2	9–9	4–5	7–3	7–11	4–6	12–6	13–5
Chicago	3–4	6–1	–	9–9	8–10	10–8	7–2	5–13	2–4	4–5	9–1	3–4	4–5	3–5	15–3
Cleveland	3–3	4–4	9–9	–	9–9	10–8	5–4	6–12	2–6	3–6	3–4	2–7	2–4	6–4	5–13
Detroit	5–5	3–3	10–8	9–9	–	10–8	6–4	9–9	4–4	3–3	3–5	1–6	3–6	4–4	11–7
Kansas City	4–2	3-4	9–10	8–10	8–10	–	3-7	5–13	3–5	3–6	5–4	4–4	2–7	3–3	8–10
Los Angeles	0–6	1–9	2–7	4–5	4–6	7–3	–	2–5	4–4	11–8	15–4	4–5	9–10	6–3	11–7
Minnesota	5–3	2–3	13–5	12–6	9–9	13–5	5–2	–	2–4	6–3	6-4	3–5	7–3	3–6	8–10
New York	13–5	9–9	4–2	6-2	4–4	5–3	4–4	4–2	–	9–1	6–4	8–10	4–4	8–10	11–7
Oakland	7–3	5–4	5–4	6–3	3–3	6–3	8–11	3–6	1–9	–	13–6	4–5	9–10	3–4	8–10
Seattle	6–3	3–7	1–9	4–3	5–3	4–5	4–15	4–6	4–6	6–13	–	2–7	7–12	2–3	9–9
Tampa Bay	11–7	11–7	4–3	7–2	6–1	4–4	5–4	5–3	10–8	5–4	7–2	–	4–2	10–8	7–11
Texas	4–6	6–4	5–4	4–2	6–3	7–2	10-9	3-7	4-4	10-9	12–7	2–4	–	3–7	14–4
Toronto	15–3	6–12	5–3	4–6	4–4	3–3	3–6	6–3	10–8	4–3	3–2	8–10	7–3	–	7–11

• Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2010

2010 Draft picks

Source

The 2010 MLB Draft will start on June 7, and will go through June 8 and end on June 9. The Blue Jays will have 2 first round picks, along with 3 compensation picks. The Blue Jays will also have 2 picks in the 2nd and 3rd round.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College/School	Nationality	Signed
1	11
C-A	34*
C-A	38*
C-A	41*
2	62
2	69*
2	81*
3	94
C-B	114*
4	126
5	156
6	186
7	216
8	246
9	276
10	306

• * The Blue Jays will receive the 34th pick as a Compensation for loss of free agent Marco Scutaro
• * The Blue Jays will receive the 38th pick as a Compensation for failure to sign James Paxton
• * The Blue Jays will receive the 41st pick as a Compensation for loss of free agent Rod Barajas
• * The Blue Jays will receive the 69th pick as a Compensation for failure to sign Jake Eliopoulus
• * The Blue Jays will receive the 81st pick as a Compensation pick from the Boston Red Sox for signing type A free agent Marco Scutaro
• * The Blue Jays will receive the 114th pick as a Compensation for failure to sign Jake Barrett

Roster

Toronto Blue Jays 2025 spring training roster
40-man roster				Non-roster invitees		Coaches/Other
Pitchers 40 Chris Bassitt 17 José Berríos 39 Jake Bloss 43 Ryan Burr 92 Génesis Cabrera 65 Hagen Danner 31 Brett de Geus 60 Brandon Eisert 63 Luis Frías 44 Bowden Francis 34 Kevin Gausman 57 Chad Green 54 Brendon Little 62 Easton Lucas 64 Adam Macko 45 Tommy Nance 56 Zach Pop -- Emmanuel Ramírez 52 Nick Robertson 29 Yariel Rodríguez 50 Erik Swanson 33 Dillon Tate		Catchers 55 Tyler Heineman 30 Alejandro Kirk -- Nick Raposo Infielders 11 Bo Bichette 28 Ernie Clement 20 Luis De Los Santos 27 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 48 Spencer Horwitz 49 Leo Jiménez 13 Orelvis Martínez Outfielders 47 Addison Barger 37 Steward Berroa  8 Jonatan Clase  9 Joey Loperfido 38 Nathan Lukes 36 Davis Schneider  4 George Springer				Manager 14 John Schneider Coaches 61 Alex Andreopoulos (bullpen catcher) 53 Mark Budzinski (first base) 51 Carlos Febles (third base/infield) 66 Matt Hague (assistant hitting) 10 DeMarlo Hale (associate manager) 78 Luis Hurtado (bullpen catcher) -- John Lannan (mental performance coach) 23 Don Mattingly (bench coach) 59 Hunter Mense (assistant hitting) -- David Popkins (hitting) 41 Pete Walker (pitching) 60-day injured list  6 Alek Manoah 68 Jordan Romano 25 Daulton Varsho  7 Will Wagner 39 active, 0 inactive, 0 non-roster invitees 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list * Not on active roster † Suspended list Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated October 31, 2024 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

Top prospects

Travis Snider is the Blue Jays top Prospect.

J.P. Arencibia hit over 20 home runs with Las Vegas in 2009.

Kevin Ahrens was the Blue Jays' first pick in 2007.

Brett Cecil is the Blue Jays top pitching prospect. He finished with a 7-4 record in 2009.

#	Player	Position	Top 100 Rank	2010 Starting Team (Level)
1	Travis Snider	Right Fielder	6	TBA
2	Brett Wallace	Third Baseman	40	TBA
3	J. P. Arencibia	Catcher	43	TBA
4	Brett Cecil	Pitcher	72	TBA
5	Zach Stewart	Pitcher	—	TBA
6	Chad Jenkins	Pitcher	—	TBA
6	David Cooper	First Baseman	—	TBA
7	Henderson Alvarez	Pitcher	—	TBA
8	Jake Marisnick	Outfielder	—	TBA
9	Josh Roenicke	Pitcher	—	TBA
10	Brad Mills	Pitcher	—	TBA
11	Justin Jackson	Shortstop	—	TBA
12	Carlos Perez	Catcher	—	TBA
13	Kevin Ahrens	Third Baseman	—	TBA
14	Brad Mills	Pitcher	—	TBA
15	Ricky Romero	Pitcher	—	TBA
16	Marc Rzepczynski	Pitcher	—	TBA
17	Brad Emaus	Infielder	—	TBA
?	Kyle Drabek	Pitcher	—	TBA
?	Travis D'Arnaud	Catcher	—	TBA

According to Baseball America Top 100 Prospects and top 10 Blue Jays prospects. Baseball America released the top 10 Blue Jays prospects in December 2009, and re-did their list days after releasing the first list. It was released before the Doc Deal, so Brett Wallace was not on their list, but he ranks #40 in the top 100 prospects list. Kyle Drabek and Travis D'Arnaud were #5 and #7 on the Phillies top 10 prospects list. Another one released after The Doc Deal still did not involve the 3 prospects. This list is a combination of all 3 lists released by Baseball America. They also gave a projected lineup for 2013. Only 6 players on the roster in 2009 were projected to stay in 2013. The Pitching rotation was surrounded by former ace Roy Halladay, with the other 4 being Zach Stewart, Chad Jenkins, Henderson Alvarez, and Ricky Romero. Kyle Drabek could be involved in this rotation. The projected catcher was J.P. Arencibia, first base David Cooper, second base Aaron Hill, third base Kevin Ahrens (or it may be Brett Wallace, acquired in the Doc Deal), shorstop Justin Jackson, and Travis Snider, Vernon Wells, and Jake Marisnick in the outfield. The projected DH was Adam Lind. The closer was projected to be Josh Roenicke. No other bullpen pitchers were named in the list.

Broadcasts

The Blue Jays will once again have Rogers Sportsnet as their official TV station, but with changes to their commentary. Former manager Buck Martinez will join the booth, and former play-by-play voice Jamie Campbell will be assigned a new role with the station. The FAN 590 will be the Jays flagship radio station with Jerry Howarth and Alan Ashby calling the game, and Mike Wilner will be the 3rd man in the booth at times, and the post game host. If the Toronto Raptors make the NBA Playoffs (April 2010-June 2010), Raptors games would most likely have top priority over Blue Jays games that they are interfering with, so Jays broadcasts may be used on another local station like 820 CHAM or 1150 CKOC. TSN and TSN2 will be covering Jays games for another season. There is no word on CBC Sports rejoining the fold in Blue Jays broadcasts, as 2009 was the first time in a while that CBC Sports did not cover any Jays games. It is highly unlikely that CBC will broadcast any Jays games in 2010.

Ticket pricing

Seating Chart

No word has been released on an increase/decrease in ticket prices for 2010. Prices were raised for every section in 2009, but not for every type of game. All section's prices were raised for Value and Super Premium, but not all were raised for Regular and Premium. One confirmed change appears on the seating chart, where "Field Level Baselines" (The last 3 sections along the foul-lines) has been removed, as it was for the 2009 World Baseball Classic. It Joins the "Field Level Bases" category, which extends to a section located just above first base. Field Level Baselines, a section usually filled with loud Jays' fans had an average price at $35, and "Field Level Bases" had an average price of $66, double Field Level Baselines. In early February seating prices were announced, and as Jays fans feared, prices in the 500 Level went up again. Instead of $5–$9-$9–$12 it was $11–$14. Value Games and Super Premium games are no longer as only Regular and Premium are the pricing categories for Jays games. The only other rise in price was eliminating Field Level Baselines, as the merger to Field Level Bases made that areas pricing go up to $44/$52. The Family Zone was also terminated, and it joined the 200 level outfield. Its price was the same as the 200 level outfield for its years of existence.

Legend

Icon	Description
	Has not changed from 2009
	Price has risen from 2009
	Price has decreased from 2009

Section	Premium	Regular
In the Action	$210	$210
Premium Dugout	$73	$62
HSBC Club VIP	$75	$75
Field Level Infield	$71	$60
200 Level Infield	$71	$60
Field Level Bases	$52	$44
200 Level Bases	$52	$44
100 Level Outfield	$36	$24
200 Level Outfield	$30	$22
500 Level	$14	$11

Season

Injuries

Dustin McGowan is among the pitchers hit with Tommy John surgery. He is expected to be back in May.

The Blue Jays suffered their first injury seconds into 2010, when a freak accident occurred. Third Baseman Edwin Encarnacion was celebrating New Years at his hometown in Dominican Republic when a fireworks malfuncion caused fireworks to go out of control. Encarnacion suffered minor facial injuries to the front and right side of his face after he was struck by a firecracker rocket near his jaw and it exploded. No serious damage was done, and Encarnacion was 100% by Spring training. He suffered first and second-degree burns. The Jays still have other injury issues with their pitching staff. Thier 3-4-5 pitchers in 2008 all underwent Tommy John surgery, and are all expected to be back for 2010. Jesse Litsch underwent Tommy John surgery in July 2009, and a return by March/April is impossible due to his 60 day-DL stint, but a June return is. Shawn Marcum also underwent Tommy John surgery after he went down late in 2008, and a September 2009 return was possible, but the Jays decided to sideline him for the rest of 2009 so Marcum could be 100% for Spring Training 2010. Dustin McGowan was the third Jay to have the same surgery, and he is not expected to be back in time for the start of 2010, but it is a possibility. A May return is a more realistic time period for McGowan to return. On January 29 McGowan took a step forward as he threw off a mound, with no pain. On February 3, a press release on the Blue Jays official website reported that relief pitcher Dirk Hayhurst will undergo arthroscopic shoulder surgery on February 5, and that will be out indefinitley. A couple days before pitchers and catchers report Scott Richmond was sidetracked with a shoulder impingement. Impingement of the shoulder can be a sign of tendonitis or an actual tear of the rotator cuff. Richmond was later placed on the 60-Day DL. Jesse Litsch and Dirk Hayhurst were placed on the 60 Day DL on the week of pitchers and catchers report.

Expectations

As expected the Blue Jays are entering 2010 as rebuilders, due to the loss of big bats (Barajas and Scutaro) to free agency, and the blockbuster trade of their ace Roy Halladay for non-MLB ready prospects. Most fans and writers have called 2010 a rebuilding year, but a bright future is projected by Blue Jay writers and reporters. But it was a different story at "State of the franchise", a press conference held at the Rogers Centre on January 28, 2010. Paul Beeston said "we're not in a rebuild mode. We're in build mode". Alex Anthopolous then discussed his interest in Free Agents Carlos Delgado, and Johnny Damon. Cito Gaston said he wants Carlos Delgado back. Paul Beeston in a later interview said that winning will bring fans into the crowd, and that is their goal.

Summary

Offseason

• See Offseason and Timeline for extended information about the 2009–2010 Toronto Blue Jays offseason.

Roberto Alomar's name as displayed in the Level of Excellence.

In the offseason, retried second baseman Roberto Alomar finished eight votes shy of being inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on his first ballot. Alomar announced earlier that if he did get inducted into the Hall of Fame, he would like to be inducted as a Blue Jay, becoming the first ever. Former Montreal Expo outfielder Andre Dawson was inducted into the Hall of Fame, and he was inducted as a Montreal Expo; the second Expo to be inducted into Cooperstown behind Gary Carter. Alomar, however, was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame on January 28, along with former Toronto pitcher Paul Quantrill and two others (Calvin Griffith, and Allan Roth who is a statistician). After hearing he would be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, Alomar said, "This is an honor, truly a privilege. I cherished my years with the Blue Jays and have always loved the Canadian people. Those years were the very best of my career."

Spring Training (March and April)

Ricky Romero pitching for the Jays during Spring Training.

Ricky Romero got the first start of 2010 for the Jays, as he pitched 2 innings, giving up 2 hits and 1 earned run. Chris Lubanski, an offseason addition, hit the Jays only Homer when he hit a solo shot in the 8th. In total 6 pitchers were sent out on day 1, 5 of which were in their first spring training with the Jays. A day later the Blue Jays got their first win, defeating Detroit 9-7. It was an interesting day as Kyle Drabek made his much anticipated Debut for the Jays, and Halladay made his Debut with the Phillies. Halladay Pitched 2 hitless innings, and Drabek pitched 2 innings giving up 2 runs on 3 hits. Drabek also struck out 3. J.P. Arencibia Hit a 2 run home run in the top of the 9th to break a 7-7 tie, and ultimately give the Jays a 9-7 win as Rommie Lewis closed the game out in the bottom of the ninth. The Jays played the Phillies a Day later and beat them 14-9. The Jays once held a 14-2 lead at one point in that game. The Blue Jays won thier third straight by smashing New York 9-1 at Legends Field. Shawn Marcum got the win in his first start since 2008, and won thier fourth straight over Detroit toimprove thier record to 4-1. 3 of the 4 potential closers pitched an inning giving up a combined 2 hits and 1 run with 2 strikeouts. Kevin Gregg gave up a home run to Gerald Laird in the 4th inning, and was the only one of three to not get a K. The Blue Jays record is now 4-1. On March 8, the Blue Jays cut thier first 3 non roster invites, 2 of them being cathcers. Pitcher Daniel Farquhar was the first pitcher to be cut, and Cathcers Matt Luizza, and Travis D'Arnaud (aquired in the Doc Deal) were among the catchers cut. All cuts will report to Minor League camp to be evaluated on which level the cut will start the year at.

Standings

Spring Training (Grapefruit League)

Grapefruit League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Toronto Blue Jays	4	1	.800	—
Tampa Bay Rays	4	1	.800	—
New York Mets	5	2	.714	—
Florida Marlins	3	1	.750	½
Atlanta Braves	4	2	.667	½
Boston Red Sox	3	2	.600	1
Detroit Tigers	3	2	.600	1
Houston Astros	2	2	.500	1½
Pittsburgh Pirates	2	2	.500	1½
Minnesota Twins	2	3	.400	2
Philadelphia Phillies	1	2	.333	2
St. Louis Cardinals	1	3	.250	2½
Baltimore Orioles	1	4	.200	3
New York Yankees	1	4	.200	3
Washington Nationals	0	5	.000	4

As of March 7, 2010

Regular Season

AL East

AL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Tampa Bay Rays	96	66	.593	—	49‍–‍32	47‍–‍34
New York Yankees	95	67	.586	1	52‍–‍29	43‍–‍38
Boston Red Sox	89	73	.549	7	46‍–‍35	43‍–‍38
Toronto Blue Jays	85	77	.525	11	45‍–‍33	40‍–‍44
Baltimore Orioles	66	96	.407	30	37‍–‍44	29‍–‍52

Game log

Spring Training

The 2010 Toronto Blue Jays spring training schedule was released on November 16, 2009. It features 30 games, 28 in Florida, and 2 in Houston's Minute Maid Park. 14 games will be held at the Blue Jays home spring training facility (Dunedin Stadium) and they will be away for 14 games in Florida, 16 in total.

Legend
Blue Jays Win	Blue Jays Loss	Tie Game	Home Game	Road Game

2010 Spring Training
March 4-1 (Home 2-1, Road 2-0, 5/27 GP)
#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
1	March 3	Tigers	7 - 6	Schlereth (1-0)	Collazo (0-1)	Weinhardt (1)	3,096	0-1
2	March 4	@ Tigers	9 - 7	Jackson (1-0)	Miner (0-1)	Lewis (1)	6,745	1-1
3	March 5	Phillies	14 - 9	Broadway (1-0)	Ramírez (0-1)		5,055	2-1
4	March 6	@ Yankees	9 - 1	Marcum (1-0)	Burnett (0-1)		10,819	3-1
5	March 7	Tigers	8 - 5	Tallet (1-0)	Bonderman (0-1)	Lewis (2)	4,751	4-1
#	Date	Opponent	Time	Blue Jays Probable	Opponent Probable	Stadium
6	March 8	@ Astros	1:05	Romero (0-0)	Norris (0-0)	Osceola County Stadium
7	March 10	Phillies	1:05			Dunedin Stadium
8	March 11	@ Rays *	1:05			Charlotte Sports Park
9	March 12	Astros	1:05			Dunedin Stadium
10	March 13	@ Braves	1:05			Champion Stadium
11	March 14	Braves *	1:05			Dunedin Stadium
12	March 15	@ Tigers	1:05			Joker Marchant Stadium
13	March 17	@ Orioles	1:05			Ed Smith Stadium
14	March 18	Orioles	1:05			Dunedin Stadium
15	March 19	@ Astros	1:05			Osceola County Stadium
16	March 20	Braves	1:05			Dunedin Stadium
17	March 21	Red Sox	1:05			Dunedin Stadium
18	March 22	Tigers	1:05			Dunedin Stadium
19	March 24	@ Rays	1:05			Charlotte Sports Park
20	March 25	@ Tigers *	7:05			Joker Marchant Stadium
21	March 26	Rays **	1:05			Dunedin Stadium
22	March 26	@ Red Sox **	1:05			City of Palms Park
23	March 27	@ Pirates	1:05			McKechnie Field
24	March 28	Orioles	1:05			Dunedin Stadium
25	March 29	Tigers	1:05			Dunedin Stadium
26	March 30	@ Yankees *	1:05			Legends Field
27	March 31	@ Phillies	1:05			Bright House Field
* indicates Jays will play a Split Squad team.
** indicates Jays will be a Split Squad team.
April
#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
#	Date	Opponent	Time	Blue Jays Probable	Opponent Probable	Stadium	TV
28	April 1	Yankees	1:05			Dunedin Stadium
29	April 2	@ Astros	8:05			Minute Maid Park	Sportsnet
30	April 3	@ Astros	2:05			Minute Maid Park	TSN 2

Regular Season

The 2010 MLB and Toronto Blue Jays schedule was announced on September 15, 2009. It includes 162 games as usual, 81 of which are at home, and 81 on the road. The Jays open and close on the road, starting off in Arlington to face the Rangers on Easter Monday, and will close it out with a four-game set in the brand new Target Field against the Twins. The Jays Home Opener will be against the Chicago White Sox on a Monday night at 7:20 pm (past home openers have started at 7:15 pm), and their final home game of 2010 will be against the New York Yankees.

Legend
Blue Jays Win	Blue Jays Loss	Home Game	Road Game	Game Postponed

2010 Toronto Blue Jays Game Log
April
#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	GB
#	Date	Opponent	Time	Blue Jays Probable	Opponent Probable	TV
1	April 5	@ Rangers	2:05
2	April 7	@ Rangers	8:05
3	April 8	@ Rangers	2:05
4	April 9	@ Orioles	3:05
5	April 10	@ Orioles	7:05
6	April 11	@ Orioles	1:35
7	April 12	White Sox	7:20
8	April 13	White Sox	7:07
9	April 14	White Sox	7:07
10	April 15	White Sox	7:07
11	April 16	Angels	7:07
12	April 17	Angels	1:07
13	April 18	Angels	1:07
13	April 19	Royals	7:07
14	April 20	Royals	7:07
15	April 21	Royals	12:37
16	April 23	@ Rays	7:10
17	April 24	@ Rays	6:10
18	April 25	@ Rays	1:40
19	April 26	Red Sox	7:07
20	April 27	Red Sox	7:07
21	April 28	Red Sox	7:07
22	April 29	Athletics	7:07
23	April 30	Athletics	7:07
May
#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	GB
#	Date	Opponent	Time	Blue Jays Probable	Opponent Probable	TV
24	May 1	Athletics	1:07
25	May 2	Athletics	1:07
26	May 3	@ Indians	7:05
27	May 4	@ Indians	7:05
28	May 5	@ Indians	12:05
29	May 6	@ White Sox	8:10
30	May 7	@ White Sox	8:10
31	May 8	@ White Sox	7:05
32	May 9	@ White Sox	2:05
33	May 10	@ Red Sox	7:10
34	May 11	@ Red Sox	7:10
35	May 12	@ Red Sox	1:35
36	May 14	Rangers	7:07
37	May 15	Rangers	1:07
38	May 16	Rangers	1:07
40	May 17	Twins	7:07
41	May 18	Twins	12:37
42	May 19	@ Mariners	10:10
43	May 20	@ Mariners	3:40
44	May 21	@ D-backs	9:40
45	May 22	@ D-backs	8:10
46	May 23	@ D-backs	4:10
47	May 24	@ Angels	10:05
48	May 25	@ Angels	10:05
49	May 26	@ Angels	3:35
50	May 28	Orioles	7:07
51	May 29	Orioles	1:07
52	May 30	Orioles	1:07
53	May 31	Rays	7:07
June
#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	GB
#	Date	Opponent	Time	Blue Jays Probable	Opponent Probable	TV
54	June 1	Rays	7:07
55	June 2	Rays	7:07
56	June 4	Yankees	7:07
57	June 5	Yankees	1:07
58	June 6	Yankees	1:07
59	June 8	@ Rays	7:10
60	June 9	@ Rays	7:10
61	June 10	@ Rays	7:10
62	June 11	@ Rockies	9:10
63	June 12	@ Rockies	8:10
64	June 13	@ Rockies	3:10
65	June 14	@ Padres	10:05
66	June 15	@ Padres	10:05
67	June 16	@ Padres	6:35
68	June 18	Giants	7:07
69	June 19	Giants	1:07
70	June 20	Giants	1:07
71	June 22	Cardinals	7:07
72	June 23	Cardinals	7:07
73	June 24	Cardinals	7:07
74	June 25	Phillies	7:07
75	June 26	Phillies	1:07
76	June 27	Phillies	1:07
77	June 28	@ Indians	7:05
78	June 29	@ Indians	7:05
79	June 30	@ Indians	7:05
July
#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	GB
#	Date	Opponent	Time	Blue Jays Probable	Opponent Probable	TV
80	July 1	@ Indians	1:05
81	July 2	@ Yankees	1:05
82	July 3	@ Yankees	1:05
83	July 4	@ Yankees	1:05
84	July 6	Twins	7:07
85	July 7	Twins	7:07
86	July 8	Twins	7:07
87	July 9	Red Sox	7:07
88	July 10	Red Sox	1:07
89	July 11	Red Sox	1:07
July 13: 81st MLB All-Star Game in Anaheim, California at Angel Stadium
90	July 16	@ Orioles	7:05
91	July 17	@ Orioles	7:05
92	July 18	@ Orioles	1:35
93	July 19	@ Royals	8:10
94	July 20	@ Royals	8:10
95	July 21	@ Royals	2:10
96	July 22	@ Tigers	1:05
97	July 23	@ Tigers	7:05
98	July 24	@ Tigers	7:05
99	July 25	@ Tigers	1:05
100	July 26	Orioles	7:07
101	July 27	Orioles	7:07
102	July 28	Orioles	7:07
103	July 30	Indians	7:07
104	July 31	Indians	1:07
August
#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	GB
#	Date	Opponent	Time	Blue Jays Probable	Opponent Probable	TV
105	August 1	Indians	1:07
106	August 2	@ Yankees	7:05
107	August 3	@ Yankees	7:05
108	August 4	@ Yankees	1:05
109	August 6	Rays	7:07
110	August 7	Rays	1:07
111	August 8	Rays	1:07
112	August 10	Red Sox	7:07
113	August 11	Red Sox	7:07
114	August 12	Red Sox	12:37
115	August 13	@ Angels	10:05
116	August 14	@ Angels	9:05
117	August 15	@ Angels	3:35
118	August 16	@ Athletics	10:05
119	August 17	@ Athletics	10:05
120	August 18	@ Athletics	3:35
121	August 20	@ Red Sox	7:10
122	August 21	@ Red Sox	7:10
123	August 22	@ Red Sox	1:35
124	August 23	Yankees	7:07
125	August 24	Yankees	7:07
126	August 25	Yankees	7:07
127	August 26	Tigers	7:07
128	August 27	Tigers	7:07
129	August 28	Tigers	1:07
130	August 29	Tigers	1:07
131	August 30	@ Rays	7:10
132	August 31	@ Rays	7:10
September
#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	GB
#	Date	Opponent	Time	Blue Jays Probable	Opponent Probable	TV
133	September 1	@ Rays	7:10
134	September 3	@ Yankees	1:05
135	September 4	@ Yankees	1:05
136	September 5	@ Yankees	TBD
137	September 6	Rangers	1:07
138	September 7	Rangers	7:07
139	September 8	Rangers	7:07
140	September 9	Rangers	7:07
141	September 10	Rays	7:07
142	September 11	Rays	1:07
143	September 12	Rays	1:07
144	September 13	@ Orioles	7:05
145	September 14	@ Orioles	7:05
146	September 15	@ Orioles	7:05
147	September 17	@ Red Sox	7:10
148	September 18	@ Red Sox	7:10
149	September 19	@ Red Sox	1:35
150	September 21	Mariners	7:07
151	September 22	Mariners	7:07
152	September 23	Mariners	12:37
153	September 24	Orioles	7:07
154	September 25	Orioles	1:07
155	September 26	Orioles	1:07
156	September 27	Yankees	7:07
157	September 28	Yankees	7:07
158	September 29	Yankees	7:07
159	September 30	@ Twins	8:10
October
#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	GB
#	Date	Opponent	Time	Blue Jays Probable	Opponent Probable	TV
160	October 1	@ Twins	8:10
161	October 2	@ Twins	1:10
162	October 3	@ Twins	2:10

• All times are Eastern

Minor Leagues

League	Team	Record	Place	Manager	Top Batter	Top Pitcher
AAA	Las Vegas 51s	—	—	Dan Rohn	N/A	N/A
AA	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	—	—	Luis Rivera	N/A	N/A
Advanced A	Dunedin Blue Jays	—	—	Clayton McCullough	N/A	N/A
A	Lansing Lugnuts	—	—	Sal Fasano	N/A	N/A
Short-Season A	Auburn Doubledays	—	—	Dennis Holmberg	N/A	N/A
Rookie	Gulf Coast League Blue Jays	—	—	John Schneider	N/A	N/A

Player Stats

Batters

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Regulars

Player	GP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG	SB

Bench Hitters

Player	GP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	AVG	SB

Pitchers

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Starters

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	R	ER	BB	K

Bullpen

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	R	ER	BB	K

See also

• List of Toronto Blue Jays seasons
• Toronto Blue Jays
• 2010 Major League Baseball season
• 2010 Major League Baseball Draft
• List of Toronto Blue Jays first-round draft picks
• Toronto Blue Jays minor league players

External links

• Sortable Schedule-Bluejays.com
• Calendar Schedule-Bluejays.com
• Spring Traing Schedule (Calendar Style)