Author | J.J. Cooper

What was already an extremely lefthanded Canadian lineup lost its only significant righthanded power threat as Brett Lawrie had to drop out of the World Baseball Classic because of a rib injury. The Blue Jays third baseman sustained the injury early in Wednesday's exhibition game against the Reds. He left the game in the fourth [...]

March 7, 2013, 4:20 pm EST via baseballamerica.com

We knew the new draft rules would create some unexpected twists, and the second day of the draft did not disappoint. The draft rules set up in the new Collective Bargaining Agreement were designed to hold down signing bonuses and get teams to line up their draft boards based more on talent and less on [...]

June 5, 2012, 8:22 pm EDT via baseballamerica.com

As we did last year, here's a look at the 10 youngest players in every full season league, as of April 10. AMERICAN LEAGUE Rk Player Team DOB 1 Erasmo Ramirez Seattle Mariners 05/02/90 2 Henderson Alvarez Toronto Blue Jays 04/18/90 3 Brett Lawrie Toronto Blue Jays 01/18/90 4 Kelvin Herrera Kansas City Royals 12/31/89 [...]

April 11, 2012, 4:51 pm EDT via baseballamerica.com