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TORONTO When you scan the crowd of a baseball game at Rogers Centre, you see jersey numbers that define eras of Blue Jays baseball.
There are plenty of No. 19 and No. 20 jerseys for José Bautista and Josh Donaldson, with the postseason runs of 2015 and ‘16 still fresh, while Roy Halladay’s No. 32 and Roberto Alomar’s No. 12 the only two numbers retired by the organization remain a staple.
As the next generation of Blue Jays stars begin to lay claim to their own numbers and climb the ranks of franchise greats before them, here is a look back through club history at the best player to wear each:
All-Time Marlins Countdown: Chapter 64
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The Florida and have had 630 players take the field through their first 28 seasons.
Our offseason-long series is touching base with each of them. We’ve already taken a look at 370 of them. With 260 left, we still have 102 more chapters to get to the top. Today’s group features five players in the 250 to 799 PA/BF bracket, and they all finished the Marlins portion of their careers below replacement level, according to Baseball Reference.
260. Chris Johnson
Fort Myers native Chris Johnson is a six-foot-three third baseman. In 2003, he was taken in the 37th round of the draft by the Boston Red Sox. Instead of signing, he instead attended Stetson College for three seasons of Division 1 ball. In 2006, he hit .376/.452/.584 with 11 homers and 66 RBI in 62 contests. In the draft following the collegiate season, the Houston Astros spent a fourth round choice on him.
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The trade market for starting pitchers saw movement on Tuesday night, when the White Sox acquired Lance Lynn from the Rangers. Could Blake Snell be the next top-of-the-rotation arm to switch teams?
MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reported last month that the Rays “have told other clubs that they’re open to the idea of trading” the 2018 American League Cy Young Award winner this offseason. And this past weekend, Snell acknowledged to the Tampa Bay Times that he expects to be traded “at some point,” before he is scheduled to reach free agency after the 2023 season, although he hopes that such a move doesn’t happen just yet.
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The 2020 Rule 5 Draft is now in the books, and there’s no doubt the 18 players taken in the Major League phase on Thursday, not to mention the 14 teams acquiring players, hope they stick in the big leagues for all of 2021 and beyond.
History tells us that’s unlikely to happen. While a solid percentage of Rule 5 picks get at least some big league time the season following their selection, it’s not so easy to stick around for an entire year. Below is the last Rule 5 selection (or player traded for immediately following the Rule 5 Draft) for each team to stick with that team all year. This was no small task, as we had to go digging far into the past to find a player who fit the bill for some teams.
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