Travis Snider RF FA Fri 7/20/12 8:39 AM
Travis Snider
RF FA
Travis Snider is headed to Boston to meet up with the Blue Jays, but he's likely around as insurance in case Brett Lawrie (calf) needs to go on the disabled list.
At last report, Lawrie was hoping to be back in the lineup Friday after suffering a right calf contusion Wednesday, but it's possible his condition could worsen. Snider was passed over by Anthony Gose earlier this week when Jose Bautista went on the DL, but he's had a big -- albeit injury-shortened -- year at Triple-A Las Vegas, batting .325/.409/.567 with 13 homers and 57 RBI over 61 games.
Travis Snider RF FA Sun 6/24/12 10:56 PM
Travis Snider
RF FA
Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos said Sunday that there is no timetable for Travis Snider's return to the majors.
Anthopoulos wants Snider to start regularly when he returns to Toronto. "I don't think right now there is playing time," Anthopoulos said. "Rajai (Davis) has played so well and Colby (Rasmus) is also playing well." The 24-year-old is playing well at the Triple-A level, but Anthopoulos in the end will determine his destiny. "If he keeps doing what he?Ts doing," Anthopoulos said, "he'll find his way back but right now Raj hasn't done anything to lose that job."
Travis Snider RF FA Sun 5/20/12 11:56 AM
Travis Snider
RF FA
Travis Snider took himself out of a game for Triple-A Las Vegas this past Wednesday after aggravating his right wrist injury.
Snider is still feeling symptoms when swinging a bat. He's batting a cool .333/.411/.604 with five dingers for Vegas this season but obviously won't be a candidate for recall until he's healthy.
Travis Snider RF FA Mon 5/7/12 1:06 PM
Travis Snider
RF FA
Travis Snider (wrist) is aiming to return to the lineup at Triple-A Las Vegas later this week.
Snider has been on the minor league disabled list since suffering a jammed right wrist after running into an outfield wall in late April. The 24-year-old is batting .400 with four home runs, 23 RBI and a 1.170 OPS in 19 games this year at the Triple-A level. He should be up in the major leagues at some point this summer.
Travis Snider RF FA Sun 5/6/12 2:25 PM
Travis Snider
RF FA
Travis Snider was not activated from Triple-A Las Vegas' disabled list because his wrist "didn't feel right" during a round of batting practice.
He's already had an MRI, which came back clean. Snider will continue trying to take batting practice and will be activated once he's pain-free. The 24-year-old outfield is hitting .400 (30-for-75) with four homers, 23 RBI and a 1.170 OPS over his first 19 games this season at the Triple-A level.
Travis Snider RF FA Sat 4/28/12 1:19 PM
Travis Snider
RF FA
Blue Jays manager John Farrell confirmed that Travis Snider's MRI came back negative.
Snider jammed his wrist in a minor league game Thursday. He'll likely be placed on the seven-day disabled list with Triple-A Las Vegas.
Travis Snider RF FA Thu 4/26/12 11:49 PM
Travis Snider
RF FA
Travis Snider left Thursday's game with Triple-A Las Vegas for an unspecified reason.
Snider was 0-for-1 with a walk before getting pulled. The only thing we do know is that it didn't have anything to do with a promotion. Stay tuned for an update on his status.
Travis Snider RF FA Mon 4/9/12 5:48 PM
Travis Snider
RF FA
Travis Snider jammed his middle finger Friday night with Triple-A Las Vegas while diving back into first base.
X-rays came back negative and the injury isn't believed to be serious. Consider him day-to-day right now.
Travis Snider RF FA Wed 3/28/12 12:08 PM
Travis Snider
RF FA
Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports that the Blue Jays haven't drawn much trade interest in Travis Snider.
One likely reason for the lack of interest is that teams know the Jays are unlikely to deal him while his value is low. Snider batted .271 (13-for-48) with four homers and 16 RBI this spring, but he was demoted to Triple-A Las Vegas on Sunday after losing the starting left field job to Eric Thames. Still, we suspect the 24-year-old will find his way back to the majors before long.
Travis Snider RF FA Sun 3/25/12 5:18 PM
Travis Snider
RF FA
Blue Jays optioned OF Travis Snider and 1B David Cooper to Triple-A Las Vegas; reassigned C Yan Gomes, INF Jonathan Diaz and INF Chris Woodward to minor league camp.
This means that Eric Thames will start in left for Toronto. It's unclear what the Jays plan to do with Snider. Still just 24, the young slugger posted a 1.005 OPS this spring. Perhaps the organizational will look to trade him. Cooper, another trade candidate, is blocked at first base by Adam Lind, who is under team control through 2016 at a team-friendly rate. The 24-year-old prospect batted .364/.439/.535 with nine home runs, 51 doubles and 96 RBI in 120 games last year at the Triple-A level. He was the 17th overall pick in the 2008 MLB Amateur Draft.