TRADES (12)
Darwin Barney — from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for C Jack Murphy on Sept� 13, 2015 Jose Bautista — from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange
for a player to be named later (C Robinzon Diaz) on Aug�
25, 2008
Mike Bolsinger - from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for RHP Jesse Chavez on Aug� 1, 2016 Darrell Ceciliani — from the New York Mets in exchange
for cash consideratons on Feb� 2, 2016 Josh Donaldson — from the Oakland Athletics in
exchange for IF Brett Lawrie, LHP Sean Nolin, RHP Kendall Graveman & IF Franklin Barreto on Nov� 28, 2014 Marco Estrada — from the Milwaukee Brewers in
exchange for IF Adam Lind on Nov� 1, 2014
Jason Grilli - from the Atlanta Braves in exchange for RHP Sean Ratcliffe on May 31, 2016
Francisco Liriano - from the Pittsburgh Pirates along with C Reese McGuire and OF Harold Ramirez in exchange for RHP Drew Hutchison on Aug� 1, 2016
Harold Ramirez - from the Pittsburgh Pirates along with C Reese McGuire and LHP Francisco Liriano in exchnage for RHP Drew Hutchison on Aug� 1, 2016
Devon Travis— from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for OF Anthony Gose on Nov� 12, 2014
Troy Tulowitzki— from the Colorado Rockies along with RHP LaTroy Hawkins in exchange for SS Jose Reyes, RHP Jeff Hoffman, RHP Miguel Castro and RHP Jesus Tinoco on July 28, 2015
Melvin Upton— from the San Diego Padres along with cash in exchange for RHP Hansel Rodriguez on July 26, 2016
FREE AGENTS (8)
Lourdes Gurriel - signed on Nov� 11, 2016 J.A. Happ — signed on Nov� 27, 2015 J.P. Howell - signed on Feb� 9, 2017 Russell Martin — signed on Nov� 18, 2014 Kendrys Morales - signed on November 18, 2016 Roberto Osuna — signed on Aug� 3, 2011 Steve Pearce — signed on Dec� 5, 2016 Joe Smith — signed on Feb� 9, 2017
MINOR LEAGUE FREE AGENTS (3) Ezequiel Carrera — signed on Dec� 3, 2014 Chris Smith — signed on Aug� 1, 2015 Richard Urena — signed on July 3, 2012 FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT (11) Anthony Alford - 3rd round in 2012 Danny Barnes - 35th round in 2010 Ryan Borucki - 15th round in 2012 Matt Dermody - 28th round in 2013 Ryan Goins — 4th round in 2009 Aaron Loup — 9th round in 2009 Kevin Pillar — 32nd round in 2011 Dalton Pompey — 16th round in 2010
Aaron Sanchez — 1st round (supplemental, 34 overall) in 2010
Marcus Stroman — 1st round (22 overall) in 2012 Ryan Tepera — 19th round in 2009
RULE 5 DRAFT (2)
Joe Biagini — 26th overall (2015) from San Francisco Giants
Glenn Sparkman — 13th overall (2016) from Kansas City Royals
WAIVERS (4)
Juan Graterol — Claimed from the Los Angeles Angels on January 23, 2017
Dominic Leone - Claimed from the Arizona Diamondbacks on November 18, 2016
Bo Schultz — Claimed from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Oct� 7, 2014
Justin Smoak — Claimed from the Seattle Mariners on Oct� 28, 2014
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ALFORD
ANTHONY 30
OUTFIELDER
BIRTHDATE . . . . July 20, 1994OPENING DAY AGE . . . . . 22 BIRTHPLACE . . . . Columbia, MS RESIDENCE . . . . Sumrall, MS TWITTER . . . . @ajalfor1
BATS/THROWS . . . . R/R HEIGHT/WEIGHT . . . . 6-1/215 CONTRACT STATUS . . . . . signed thru 2017 M .L . SERVICE . . . . 0 .000 OPTIONS USED . . . . 0 of 3 PERSONAL:
• Anthony Joseph Alford�
• Attended Petal High School in Mississippi, where he was the quarterback of the football team in addition to playing base-ball��� As a senior he recorded 2,058 passing yards and 20 passing touchdowns, in addition to 1,731 rushing yards and 24 rushing touchdowns earning a spot in the U�S� Army All-American Bowl��� In the same year, he batted �483 with 4 home runs and went 14-14 in steals�
• Following his selection by Toronto in 2012 draft continued to play football, first at the University of Southern Mississippi and then at the University of Mississippi after a transfer��� On Sept� 30, 2014 elected to pursue baseball full time�
• Ranked as the Blue Jays top prospect by Baseball America in 2016 and #2 prospect heading into 2017�
LAST SEASON:
• Was invited to Major League spring training on January 12, 2016 and later reassigned to minor league camp on March 12�
• Assigned to the Dunedin Blue Jays to open the 2016 minor league season�
• On June 10, suffered a concussion after colliding with a teammate in the outfield, and needed to be stretchered off the field
• Returned from injury on June 22�
• After the season, was assigned to the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League�
• On Oct� 31, was named an AFL All-Star�
• Added to the 40-man roster after the season (protection from the Rule 5 draft)�
• Appeared in 23 games for Mesa during the Fall League season, and hit �253 with three home runs and 15 RBI���Named an AFL Rising Star at the end of the season�
Bold – career high; Red – league high Year Club and League AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH-SF HP BB-IBB SO SB-CS SLG OBP OPS 2012 BlueJays (GCL) .167 5 18 1 3 0 0 1 1 0-0 0 2-0 4 4-0 .333 .250 .583 2013 BlueJays (GCL) .227 6 22 4 5 2 1 0 2 1-0 1 6-0 6 2-0 .409 .414 .823 2014 Bluefield (Appy) .207 9 29 5 6 0 0 1 2 0-0 1 5-0 13 1-0 .310 .343 .653 Lansing (Mid) .320 5 25 3 8 1 0 1 3 0-0 0 0-0 8 4-0 .480 .320 .800 2015 Lansing (Mid) .293 50 188 49 55 14 1 1 16 0-2 3 39-1 60 12-1 .394 .418 .812 Dunedin (FSL) .302 57 225 42 68 11 6 3 19 0-1 1 28-0 49 15-6 .444 .380 .824 2016 Dunedin (FSL) .236 92 339 53 80 17 2 9 44 0-4 5 53-0 117 18-6 .378 .344 .722 Minor Totals .266 224 846 157 225 45 10 16 87 1-7 11 133-1 257 56-13 .400 .370 .770 TRANSACTIONS
• Selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 3rd round of the 2012 First Year Player Draft PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
• Led the Dunedin Blue Jays in Avg� (�302), OBP (�380) and OPS (�824) in 2015�
• In 2015 was named a Midwest League midseason All-Star���At that time, led the league with a �446 on-base percentage�
• Played sparingly over his first three seasons (2012-14) as he was enrolled in college and playing football.
• Hit his first professional home run in just his 2nd career game (6th AB) on June 19, 2012.
• Played in the Australian Baseball League in the 2014 off-season�
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DANNY 24
PITCHER
BIRTHDATE . . . . October 21, 1989OPENING DAY AGE . . . . . 27
BIRTHPLACE . . . . North Shore , NY RESIDENCE . . . . Manhasset, NY TWITTER . . . . @DjbMantis
BATS/THROWS . . . . L/R HEIGHT/WEIGHT . . . . 6-1/205 CONTRACT STATUS . . . . . signed thru 2017 M .L . SERVICE . . . . 0 .039 OPTIONS USED . . . . 1 of 3 PERSONAL:
• Daniel Jonathan Barnes
• Attended Manhasset Secondary School in Manhasset, New York where he earned four varsity letters�
• As a senior, he posted an 8–1 win–loss record, 0�80 ERA, and 103 strikeouts in 58 innings pitched
• After graduation, he attended Princeton University, and played three seasons for the Princeton Tigers while majoring in economics���In 2008, made 12 appearances, four of which were starts, and posted a 2–4 record, 4�58 ERA, and 37 strikeouts in 37 �1 innings�
LAST SEASON:
• On Aug� 2, 2016, was promoted to the Major Leagues���Made his MLB debut that night, holding a 2–1 lead with a score-less inning of relief against the Houston Astros that included strikeouts of Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa�
• Was optioned back to Buffalo on Aug� 9 and recalled by TOR on Sept� 1�
• On Oct� 8, was added to the Blue Jays’ AL Division Series roster after Francisco Liriano suffered a concussion�
Bold – career high; Red – league high Year Club & League W-L ERA G GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-IBB SO WP BK OBA 2010 BlueJays (GCL) 1-1 0.67 14 0 0 0 1 27.0 17 2 2 1 0 5-0 37 0 0 .173
Lansing (MID) 0-0 5.91 8 0 0 0 0 10.2 17 8 7 0 1 8-1 16 2 0 .354
2011 Lansing (MID) 5-1 2.32 44 2 0 0 13 66.0 44 20 17 3 2 20-2 99 3 0 .184 2012 New Hampshire (EAS) 0-1 16.20 1 0 0 0 0 1.2 2 3 3 1 0 2-0 2 0 0 .333 Dunedin (FSL) 1-2 1.40 50 0 0 0 34 51.1 37 8 8 3 0 16-1 63 1 1 .198 2013 Dunedin (FSL) 1-1 22.50 3 0 0 0 0 2.0 5 5 5 0 0 1-0 2 0 0 .500
Blue Jays (GCL) 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 .000
2014 Dunedin (FSL) 0-5 4.19 36 0 0 0 7 38.2 36 20 18 4 1 12-0 49 1 0 .245 2015 New Hampshire (EAS) 3-2 2.97 40 1 0 0 4 60.2 64 24 20 5 1 19-2 74 0 0 .270 2016 New Hampshire (EAS) 2-1 1.01 24 0 0 0 1 35.2 17 5 4 3 0 4-0 40 0 0 .139
Buffalo (INT) 1-0 0.35 17 0 0 0 5 25.2 6 1 1 0 2 2-0 37 0 0 .071
2016 TORONTO (AL) 0-0 3.95 12 0 0 0 0 13.2 14 6 6 0 0 5-0 14 1 0 .275
Minor Totals 14-14 2.39 238 3 0 0 65 320.1 245 96 85 20 7 89-6 422 7 1 .207 TRANSACTIONS
• Selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 35th round of the 2010 First Year Player Draft
GAME HIGHS
ML Debut Aug. 2, 2016 at HOU Innings Pitched:
Starter None
Reliever 2.1 - Sept. 4. 2016 at TB Walks:
Starter None
Reliever 2 - Aug. 9, 2016 vs. TB Strikeouts:
Starter None
Reliever 2 - 4x, last Sept. 11, 2016 vs. BOS Hits Allowed 3 - Sept. 14, 2016 vs. TB
ER Allowed 2 - Aug. 9, 2016 vs. TB HR Allowed None
Low Hit CG None Last Win None Last Save None Last CG None Last ShO None Last Start None
Last Relief App. Sept. 26, 2016 vs. NYY Longest Win Streak None
Longest Losing Streak None
Scoreless Innings Streak 3.1 - Aug. 2-9, 2016 PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
• Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 35th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft, and was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League�
• Promoted to Lansing Lugnuts of the Class-A Midwest League to end of 2010 the season�
• Played with the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Class-A Advanced Florida State League for most of the 2012 season, making one appearance for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Class AA Eastern League at the end of the season�
• Made just four appearances totaling three innings pitched in 2013 before being shut down due to a rotator cuff injury�
• Began the 2016 season in New Hampshire, and after pitching to a 1.01 ERA in 35 2⁄3 innings, was promoted to the Buffalo Bisons of the Class AAA International League in June�
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BARNEY
DARWIN 18
INFIELDER
NON-ROSTER
BIRTHDATE . . . . November 8, 1985 OPENING DAY AGE . . . . . 31
BIRTHPLACE . . . . Portland, OR RESIDENCE . . . . Lake Oswego, OR TWITTER . . . . NA
BATS/THROWS . . . . R/R HEIGHT/WEIGHT . . . . 5-10/180 CONTRACT STATUS . . . . . signed thru 2017 M .L . SERVICE . . . . 5 .085 OPTIONS USED . . . . 1 of 3 PERSONAL:
• Darwin James Kunane Barney�
• Attended Oregon State University…Was named to the All-Tournament team after homering and driving in two runs to help the Beavers clinch their second-consecutive College World Series title in 2007�
• Named All-Pac-10 First Team and the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year in 2005…Selected to Team USA by USA Baseball in 2006, where his team won a gold medal at the World University Games…Also named All-Pac-10 First Team.
• Graduated from Southbridge (Ore.) High School in 2004…Led the school to its first ever baseball state championship in 2003�
• Selected by the Cubs in the fourth round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft out of Oregon State University�
LAST SEASON:
• Made his professional debut as an outfield (LF) July 20 at ARI, recording two putouts…Notched 3+ RBI for the first time since July 14, 2013 vs� Cardinals (with Cubs)�
• Made his professional debut as a pitcher in the 19th inning, July 1 vs� CLE, becoming the 10th different position player to pitch in a game for the club (14th time)…Suffered the loss (1.0, H, K) after surrendering a leadoff HR to Carlos Santana…Is the only position player to pitch in a game for TOR & pick up a losing decision�
• Recorded three consecutive multi-hit games from June 5-7 (6-for-10)�
Bold – career high; Red – league high Year Club and League AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH-SF HP BB-IBB SO SB-CS SLG OBP OPS 2007 AZL (AZL) .444 5 18 6 8 3 0 0 2 0-0 0 4-1 0 0-0 .611 .545 1.156 Peoria (Mid) .273 44 176 27 48 9 3 2 21 0-2 3 11-0 22 5-2 .392 .323 .715 2008 Daytona (FSL) .262 123 409 46 107 22 4 3 51 4-5 3 38-2 58 8-3 .357 .325 .682 2009 Tennessee (Sou) .317 74 252 30 80 12 0 3 32 4-5 0 23-3 33 5-1 .401 .368 .769 Iowa (PCL) .264 63 212 25 56 12 1 0 17 2-2 0 13-0 32 4-1 .330 .304 .634 2010 Iowa (PCL) .299 114 479 72 143 24 4 2 49 2-3 3 23-1 52 11-3 .378 .333 .711 CHICAGO (NL) .241 30 79 12 19 4 0 0 2 0-0 0 6-0 12 0-0 .291 .294 .585 2011 Iowa (PCL) .357 4 14 3 5 1 0 1 3 0-0 1 0-0 2 1-0 .643 .400 1.043 CHICAGO (NL) .276 143 529 66 146 23 6 2 43 7-4 8 22-2 67 9-2 .353 .313 .666 2012 CHICAGO (NL) .254 156 548 73 139 26 4 7 44 3-1 3 33-1 58 6-1 .354 .299 .653 2013 Iowa (PCL) .500 3 10 4 5 1 0 0 0 0-0 0 3-0 3 1-0 .600 .615 1.215 CHICAGO (NL) .208 141 501 49 104 25 1 7 41 4-6 6 36-5 64 4-2 .303 .266 .569 2014 CHICAGO (NL) .230 72 204 18 47 10 2 2 16 2-1 1 9-2 31 1-0 .328 .265 .593 Albuquerque (PCL) .257 9 35 5 9 1 0 0 1 0-0 0 3-0 5 0-0 .286 .316 .602 LOS ANGELES (NL) .303 22 33 6 10 1 0 1 7 0-1 3 8-0 3 0-0 .424 .467 .891 2015 LOS ANGELES (NL) .000 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 .000 .000 .000 Oklahoma City (PCL) .277 96 347 52 96 15 0 4 31 4-2 4 22-1 44 7-4 .354 .325 .679 TORONTO (AL) .304 15 23 4 7 1 0 2 4 2-0 0 1-0 2 0-0 .609 .333 .942 2016 TORONTO (AL) .269 104 279 35 75 13 2 4 19 2-2 1 22-1 48 2-2 .373 .322 .695 Minor Totals .285 535 1952 270 557 100 12 15 207 16-19 14 140-8 251 42-14 .372 .335 .707 TORONTO TOTALS .272 119 302 39 82 14 2 6 23 4-2 1 23-1 50 2-2 .391 .323 .714 MAJOR TOTALS .249 685 2200 263 547 103 15 25 176 20-15 22 137-11 285 22-7 .343 .297 .641 DIVISION SERIES RECORD
Year Club and Opp. AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH-SF HP BB-IBB SO SB-CS 2016 TOR vs. TEX .000 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0-0 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RECORD
Year Club and Opp. AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH-SF HP BB-IBB SO SB-CS 2016 TOR vs. CLE .125 4 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 3 0-0 HOME RUN BREAKDOWN
ONE GAME
Total H A 2 3 4 GS LO XN IP PH RHP LHP
25 17 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 9
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• Selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 4th round of the 2007 First Year Player Draft
• On disabled list (sprained left knee) from June 14-29, 2011
• On disabled list (left knee laceration) from March 31-April 15, 2013
• Traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers along with cash considerations in exchange for a player to be named later on July 28, 2014� The Chicago Cubs acquired RHP Jonathan Martinez to complete the trade on July 30, 2014
• Traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for C Jack Murphy on September 13, 2015
GAME HIGHS
ML Debut Aug. 12, 2010 at SF Runs 3 - 5x, last June 5, 2014 vs. NYM Hits 4 - 3x, last July 2, 2014 at BOS Home Runs 1 - 25x, last Aug. 26, 2016 vs. MIN RBI 4 - 2x, last July 14, 2013 vs. STL
Stolen Bases 1 - 22x, last April 9, 2016 vs. BOS Last ML Home Run Aug. 26, 2016 vs. MIN Longest Hitting Streak 13G - Sept. 5-18, 2012 Longest Hitless Streak 24AB - April 30-May 10, 2013 MILESTONES
Category Date Opponent Pitcher Notes
Game 1 Aug� 12, 2010 at San Francisco -- as DEF - 2B
Hit 1 Aug� 16, 2010 San Diego Correia 2B
Home Run 1 April 25, 2011 Colorado Rogers 2R Extra Inning HR 1 April 23, 2013 at Cincinnati Parra 10th inning, 1R Walkoff HR 1 May 30, 2012 San Diego Thayer 2R
RBI 1 Aug� 30, 2010 Pittsburgh Burres 1R-2B
Stolen Base 1 April 23, 2011 Los Angeles (NL) Lilly 3rd base
C-Barajas
PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
• Honoured with the 2012 National League Rawlings Gold Glove Award at second base, topping all Major Leaguers with a .997 fielding percentage at the position…Was also a 2013 NL Gold Glove finalist.
• His 141-consecutive errorless games at second base from April 18-September 27, 2012 are tied for the single-season record with Placido Polanco, who turned the trick with Detroit in 2007�
• Owns the NL record for consecutive errorless games at second base, having surpassed Ryne Sandberg’s former record 123-game errorless streak – allowing for multiple seasons – that ran from June 21, 1989-May 17, 1990�
• Made his Major League debut on Aug� 12, 2010 as a defensive replacement at second base in the ninth inning at San Francisco…Made his first career start, Aug. 13 at St. Louis, at second base.
• Collected his first big league hit on Aug. 16, 2010 with a double in the first inning off San Diego’s Kevin Correia
• Belted his first-career homer, April 25, 2011 vs. Colorado, hitting a two-run shot in the first inning off Esmil Rogers