By Kevin Rakas This is the fifth and final article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Toronto Blue Jays. In this installment are right- and left-handed starting pitchers as well as relievers. The Blue Jays have had two prolonged periods of success in their nearly 50-year […]
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By Kevin Rakas This is the fourth article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Toronto Blue Jays. In this installment are the outfielders. The Toronto Blue Jays outfield features three sluggers in the starting spots, a pair of right fielders with cannons for arms and some
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This is the third article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Toronto Blue Jays. In this installment are second basemen and shortstops. Speed, defense and timely hitting are the cornerstone traits of the best middle infielders from the Blue Jays franchise. The two spots are manned by
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This is the second article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Toronto Blue Jays. In this installment are first and third basemen and designated hitters. The Blue Jays feature a good mix of offense and defense at their corner infield spots. The starters are two sluggers
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This is the first article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Toronto Blue Jays. In this installment are catchers and manager. Baseball in Toronto dates back almost as far as it does in the United States. There have been teams in the city since 1876, and the
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This is the fifth and final article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Texas Rangers. In this installment are right- and left-handed starters as well as relief pitchers. A quick check of the Rangers’ team history page on Baseball Reference shows that 20 of the top
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This is the fourth article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Texas Rangers. In this installment are outfielders. The list of best Rangers outfielders features quite a bit of talent, especially at the corner spots. Meanwhile, center field might have the least amount of talent and
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This is the third article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Texas Rangers. In this installment are second basemen and shortstops. As with many other teams, speed and defense are prevalent among the middle infielders for the Texas Rangers. Included in this group are stars from
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This is the second article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Texas Rangers. In this installment are first and third basemen and designated hitters. The corner infielder and designated hitter spots in Rangers history feature plenty of production. The top players include a recent Baseball Hall
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By Kevin Rakas This is the first article in a series that looks at the five best players at each position for the Texas Rangers. In this installment are catchers and managers. The original Washington Senators franchise began in 1901 and had 19 seasons with a record of .500 or better, earned three pennants and won
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