2012 Toronto Blue Jays season
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Owner(s) | Rogers; Paul Beeston (CEO) |
General manager(s) | Alex Anthopoulos |
Manager(s) | John Farrell |
Local television |
Sportsnet Sportsnet One (Buck Martinez, Pat Tabler, Alan Ashby) |
Local radio |
Blue Jays Radio Network Sportsnet 590 the FAN (Jerry Howarth, Alan Ashby, Mike Wilner) |
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The 2012 Toronto Blue Jays season was the 36th season of Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays franchise, and the 23rd full season of play (24th overall) at the Rogers Centre. Their opening game was played on April 5 against the Cleveland Indians in Cleveland. The Blue Jays finished 73–89, in fourth place in the American League East.
New identity
On November 18, 2011, the Blue Jays unveiled a new logo and uniforms for the 2012 season. The logo and all-white home uniform bear a strong resemblance to the original logo and home uniforms, used from 1977–1996. The grey road uniform resembles those used from 1989–1996, and the alternate royal blue jersey—to be used for home and road games—resembles those used from 1994–1996, as well as the batting practice jerseys used from 1982 to 1996.
Regular season
Standings
American League East
American League East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | — | 51–30 | 44–37 |
Baltimore Orioles | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | 2 | 47–34 | 46–35 |
Tampa Bay Rays | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 5 | 46–35 | 44–37 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 22 | 41–40 | 32–49 |
Boston Red Sox | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 26 | 34–47 | 35–46 |
American League Wild Card
Division Winners | W | L | Pct. |
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New York Yankees | 95 | 67 | 0.586 |
Detroit Tigers | 88 | 74 | 0.543 |
Oakland Athletics | 94 | 68 | 0.580 |
Wild Card teams (Top 2 qualify for 1-game playoff) |
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Baltimore Orioles | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | — |
Texas Rangers | 93 | 69 | 0.574 | — |
Tampa Bay Rays | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 3 |
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 4 |
Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 8 |
Seattle Mariners | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 18 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 20 |
Kansas City Royals | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 21 |
Boston Red Sox | 69 | 93 | 0.426 | 24 |
Cleveland Indians | 68 | 94 | 0.420 | 25 |
Minnesota Twins | 66 | 96 | 0.407 | 27 |
Records vs opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
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Baltimore | – | 13–5 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 2–7 | 5–2 | 9–9 | 4–5 | 8–1 | 10–8 | 2–5 | 11–7 | 11–7 |
Boston | 5–13 | – | 6–2 | 5–3 | 5–5 | 4–3 | 0–6 | 4–3 | 5–13 | 1–8 | 5–4 | 9–9 | 2–6 | 7–11 | 11–7 |
Chicago | 2–6 | 2–6 | – | 11–7 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 3–5 | 14–4 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 8–1 | 4–3 | 6–3 | 6–4 | 9–9 |
Cleveland | 4–4 | 3–5 | 7–11 | – | 10–8 | 8–10 | 5–4 | 6–12 | 1–5 | 2–8 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 4–5 | 2–4 | 8–10 |
Detroit | 3–3 | 5–5 | 12–6 | 8–10 | – | 13–5 | 5–5 | 10–8 | 4–6 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 5–2 | 3–7 | 4–2 | 11–7 |
Kansas City | 4–5 | 3–4 | 12–6 | 10–8 | 5–13 | – | 4–5 | 7–11 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 1–7 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 2–6 | 8–10 |
Los Angeles | 7–2 | 6–0 | 5–3 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 5–4 | – | 6–3 | 4–5 | 9–10 | 11–8 | 1–9 | 10–9 | 4–4 | 12–6 |
Minnesota | 2–5 | 3–4 | 4–14 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 3–6 | – | 3–4 | 4–5 | 2–8 | 1–5 | 2–8 | 2–5 | 9–9 |
New York | 9–9 | 13–5 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 6–4 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 4–3 | – | 5–5 | 6–3 | 8–10 | 4–3 | 11–7 | 13–5 |
Oakland | 5–4 | 8–1 | 3–3 | 8–2 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 10–9 | 5–4 | 5–5 | – | 12–7 | 5–4 | 11–8 | 5–4 | 10–8 |
Seattle | 1–8 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 4–4 | 5–1 | 7–1 | 8–11 | 8–2 | 3–6 | 7–12 | – | 4–6 | 9–10 | 6–3 | 8–10 |
Tampa Bay | 8–10 | 9–9 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 9–1 | 5–1 | 10–8 | 4–5 | 6–4 | – | 5–4 | 14–4 | 9–9 |
Texas | 5–2 | 6–2 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 7–3 | 5–4 | 9–10 | 8–2 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 10–9 | 4–5 | – | 6–3 | 14–4 |
Toronto | 7–11 | 11–7 | 4–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 5–2 | 7–11 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 4–14 | 3–6 | – | 9–9 |
- Source: MLB Standings Grid
2012 Draft picks
The 2012 Major League Baseball draft was held on June 4–6.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College/School | Nationality | Signed |
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1 | 17 | D. J. Davis | OF | Stone County High School (MS) | 2012–06–11 | |
1 | 22* | Marcus Stroman | RHP | Duke | 2012–07–03 | |
C-A | 50* | Matt Smoral | LHP | Solon High School (OH) | 2012–06–18 | |
C-A | 58* | Mitch Nay | 3B | Hamilton High School (AZ) | 2012–06–11 | |
C-A | 60* | Tyler Gonzales | RHP | James Madison High School (TX) | 2012–06–11 | |
2 | 81 | Chase De Jong | RHP | Woodrow Wilson High School (CA) | 2012–07–01 | |
3 | 112 | Anthony Alford | OF | Petal High School (MS) | 2012–06–11 | |
4 | 145 | Tucker Donahue | RHP | Stetson | 2012–06–11 | |
5 | 175 | Brad Delatte | LHP | Nicholls State | 2012–06–11 | |
6 | 205 | Eric Phillips | 3B | Georgia Southern | 2012–06–11 | |
7 | 235 | Ian Parmley | OF | Liberty | 2012–06–11 | |
8 | 265 | Harrison Frawley | C | Coastal Carolina | 2012–06–11 | |
9 | 295 | Jordan Leyland | 1B | Azusa Pacific | 2012–06–11 | |
10 | 325 | Alex Azor | OF | Navy | 2012–06–11 |
- * The Blue Jays received the 22nd pick as compensation for unsigned 2011 draft pick Tyler Beede
- * The Blue Jays received the 50th pick as compensation for loss of free agent Frank Francisco
- * The Blue Jays received the 58th pick as compensation for loss of free agent Jon Rauch
- * The Blue Jays received the 60th pick as compensation for loss of free agent Jose Molina
Roster
Top prospects
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* According to Baseball America Top 100 Prospects[1]
* According to 2012 Prospect Watch[2]
* Top 10 Blue Jays prospects via Baseball America[3]
Game log
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April 12–11 (Home 6–7, Road 6–4)
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May 15–13 (Home 9–3, Road 6–10)
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June 13–14 (Home 6–6, Road 7–8)
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July 11–14 (Home 7–6, Road 4–8)
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August 9–19 (Home 5–7, Road 4–12)
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September 10–18 (Home 5–10, Road 5–8)
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October 3–0 (Home 3–0, Road 0–0)
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Honours and awards
All-Star Game
- José Bautista, 3rd selection
Home Run Derby
- José Bautista, 2nd selection – 2nd-place finish
Player of the Week
- J. P. Arencibia – May 14–20
Player of the Month
- José Bautista – June
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Las Vegas 51s | Pacific Coast League | Marty Brown |
AA | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | Eastern League | Sal Fasano |
A | Dunedin Blue Jays | Florida State League | Mike Redmond |
A | Lansing Lugnuts | Midwest League | John Tamargo, Jr. |
A-Short Season | Vancouver Canadians | Northwest League | Clayton McCullough |
Rookie | Bluefield Blue Jays | Appalachian League | Dennis Holmberg |
Rookie | GCL Blue Jays | Gulf Coast League | Omar Malavé and John Schneider |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Vancouver
References
- ↑ "2012 Top 100 Prospects". BaseballAmerica.com. February 21, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- ↑ "2012 Prospect Watch". MLB.com. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- ↑ Rode, Nathan (December 19, 2011). "Toronto Blue Jays top 10 prospects". BaseballAmerica.com. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
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Preceded by 2011 Toronto Blue Jays season |
2012 Toronto Blue Jays season 2012 |
Succeeded by 2013 Toronto Blue Jays season |