2000 Toronto Blue Jays season
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| Owner(s) | Rogers Communications, Interbrew |
| General manager(s) | Gord Ash |
| Manager(s) | Jim Fregosi |
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CBC Television (Brian Williams, Rich Waltz, John Cerutti) The Sports Network (Dan Shulman, Buck Martinez) CTV Sportsnet (Rod Black, Joe Carter) |
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CHUM (AM) (Jerry Howarth, Tom Cheek, Gary Matthews) |
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The 2000 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's twenty-fourth season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing third in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses.
Offseason
- November 8, 1999: Raúl Mondesí was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Pedro Borbón to the Toronto Blue Jays for Shawn Green and Jorge Nunez (minors).[1]
- November 11, 1999: Paul Spoljaric was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays with Pat Hentgen to the St. Louis Cardinals for Alberto Castillo, Matt DeWitt, and Lance Painter.[2]
December 13, 1999: DeWayne Wise was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1999 rule 5 draft.[3]
Regular season
Season standings
| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 87 | 74 | 0.540 | — | 44–36 | 43–38 |
| Boston Red Sox | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 2½ | 42–39 | 43–38 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 4½ | 45–36 | 38–43 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 74 | 88 | 0.457 | 13½ | 44–37 | 30–51 |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 69 | 92 | 0.429 | 18 | 36–44 | 33–48 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL | ||
| Anaheim | — | 7–5 | 5–4 | 4–6 | 3–6 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 12–6 | ||
| Baltimore | 5–7 | — | 5–7 | 4–6 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 3–7 | 6–3 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 3–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–11 | ||
| Boston | 4–5 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–6 | 8–2 | 6–7 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–3 | 4–8 | 9–9 | ||
| Chicago | 6–4 | 6–4 | 5–7 | — | 8–5 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–3 | 7–5 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 12–6 | ||
| Cleveland | 6–3 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 | — | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–2 | 8–2 | 6–4 | 8–4 | 13–5 | ||
| Detroit | 5–5 | 4–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | — | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 6–4 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 3–9 | 10–8 | ||
| Kansas City | 6–6 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 2–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 4–6 | 8–10 | ||
| Minnesota | 3–7 | 3–6 | 2–8 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 5–5 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 4–6 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 7–11 | ||
| New York | 5–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 8–2 | 5–5 | — | 6–3 | 4–6 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–7 | 11–6 | ||
| Oakland | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 3–6 | 6–6 | 4–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 3–6 | — | 9–4 | 7–2 | 5–7 | 7–3 | 11–7 | ||
| Seattle | 8–5 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 5–7 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 6–4 | 4–9 | — | 9–3 | 7–5 | 8–2 | 11–7 | ||
| Tampa Bay | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 4–6 | 2–8 | 5–4 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 6–6 | 2–7 | 3–9 | — | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | ||
| Texas | 5–7 | 6–6 | 3–7 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 5–5 | 7–3 | 4–8 | 2–10 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 4–6 | 7–11 | ||
| Toronto | 7–5 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 6–4 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 3–7 | 2–8 | 7–5 | 6–4 | — | 9–9 | ||
Notable transactions
July 19, 2000: Esteban Loaiza was traded by the Texas Rangers to the Toronto Blue Jays for Darwin Cubillán and Michael Young.[4]
2000 Draft picks
Source [5]
The 2002 MLB draft was held in June 2001.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College/School | Nationality |
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| 1 | 18 | Miguel Negron | OF | Manuela Toro High School (Caguas, PR) | |
| 1s | 33 | Dustin McGowan | RHP | Long County High School | |
| 2 | 45 | Peter Bauer | RHP | University of South Carolina | |
| 2 | 58 | Dominic Rich | 2B | Auburn University | |
| 3 | 88 | Morrin Davis | OF | Hillsborough High School | |
| 4 | 118 | Raul Tablado | SS | Miami Southridge High School | |
| 5 | 148 | Mike Smith | RHP | University of Richmond | |
| 6 | 178 | Rich Thompson | OF | James Madison University | |
| 7 | 208 | Aaron Sisk | 3B | University of New Mexico | |
| 8 | 238 | David Abbott | RHP | University of Arizona | |
| 9 | 268 | Nom Siriveaw | 3B | Oklahoma State University | |
| 10 | 298 | Jerrod Payne | RHP | University of North Florida | |
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; TB = Total Bases
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | TB |
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| C | Darrin Fletcher | 122 | 416 | 43 | 133 | 20 | 58 | .320 | 214 |
| 1B | Carlos Delgado | 162 | 569 | 115 | 196 | 41 | 137 | .344 | 378 |
| 2B | Homer Bush | 76 | 297 | 38 | 64 | 1 | 18 | .215 | 75 |
| SS | Gonzalez, AlexAlex Gonzalez | 141 | 527 | 68 | 133 | 15 | 69 | .252 | 213 |
| 3B | Tony Batista | 154 | 620 | 96 | 163 | 41 | 114 | .263 | 322 |
| LF | Shannon Stewart | 136 | 583 | 107 | 186 | 21 | 69 | .319 | 302 |
| CF | Jose Cruz | 162 | 603 | 91 | 146 | 31 | 76 | .242 | 281 |
| RF | Raúl Mondesí | 96 | 388 | 78 | 105 | 24 | 67 | .271 | 203 |
| DH | Brad Fullmer | 133 | 482 | 76 | 142 | 32 | 104 | .295 | 269 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | Avg. | TB |
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| Craig Grebeck | 66 | 241 | 38 | 71 | 3 | 23 | .295 | 99 |
| Marty Cordova | 62 | 200 | 23 | 49 | 4 | 18 | .245 | 68 |
| Alberto Castillo | 66 | 185 | 14 | 39 | 1 | 16 | .211 | 49 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Award winners
- Carlos Delgado, Hank Aaron Award
- Carlos Delgado, Silver Slugger Award
- Carlos Delgado, The Sporting News Player of the Year Award
- David Wells, P, Starter
- Carlos Delgado, 1B, Reserve
- Tony Batista, 3B, Reserve[7]
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Syracuse SkyChiefs | International League | Pat Kelly and Mel Queen |
| AA | Tennessee Smokies | Southern League | Rocket Wheeler |
| A | Dunedin Blue Jays | Florida State League | Marty Pevey |
| A | Hagerstown Suns | South Atlantic League | Rolando Pino |
| A-Short Season | Queens Kings | New York–Penn League | Eddie Rodríguez |
| Rookie | Medicine Hat Blue Jays | Pioneer League | Paul Elliott |
References
- ↑ Raúl Mondesí Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ Paul Spoljaric Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wisede01.shtml
- ↑ Esteban Loaiza Statistics Baseball-Reference.com
- ↑ "Feature: 2000 Free Agent Draft Pick Compensation". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/2000.shtml
- ↑ Blue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History
- ↑ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
External links
- 2000 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Reference
- 2000 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Almanac
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| Preceded by 1999 Toronto Blue Jays season |
2000 Toronto Blue Jays Season 2000 |
Succeeded by 2001 Toronto Blue Jays season |