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When Brett Lawrie was suspended after his searing set-to with umpire Bill Miller, he said he was not worried that the men in black would strike back. Now he might have reason for concern. So might his Toronto Blue Jays teammates. During the club’s two latest losses at Tropicana Field, the umpires’ brotherhood seemed to make it clear the Jays are on a short leash. Even routine disagreements in tense game situations generated hard-line reactions from Joe West’s crew. It is no longer just about Lawrie, although he remains in the cross-hairs. Yunel Escobar twice got a taste of it. Manager John Farrell is clearly concerned that the fallout from the Lawrie-Miller incident is still raining on his team. “I wish I could say that ... Continue reading →

The roster jigsaw puzzle that Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos is slowly assembling has obvious corner pieces. Jose Bautista. Brett Lawrie. Ricky Romero and Brandon Morrow. You always start with the corners when building a puzzle. Through any season, there are dozens of middle pieces on the table, especially on the minor-league rosters, seeking to connect to the whole. Yan Gomes is a middle piece. A 10th-round draft choice from a good Division II school. A catcher by trade. A Brazilian by birth in a game that had never had a Brazilian-born player, even one who grew up in Miami. He is at once unique and just another piece of sky in a landscape. So it is one of the joys and mysteries of ... Continue reading →