Gulf Coast League Blue Jays

Gulf Coast League Blue Jays Founded in 1981 Dunedin, Florida
Team logo
Class-level
Current	Rookie
Minor league affiliations
League	Gulf Coast League
Division	West (1981–1982) Northern (1983–1985) Southern (1991–1992) Northern (1993–1995, 2007) North (2008–2012) Northwest (2013–present)
Major league affiliations
Current	Toronto Blue Jays (1981–1985, 1991–1995, 2007–present)
Minor league titles
League titles (0)	None
Division titles (2)	1992 2015
Team data
Ballpark	Bobby Mattick Training Center at Englebert Complex
Owner(s)/ Operator(s)	Toronto Blue Jays (Rogers Communications)
Manager	Cesar Martin
General Manager	Michael Nielsen

The Gulf Coast League Blue Jays are a Rookie level minor league affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. The team began play in 1981 and played until 1985. It did not play again until 1991 and was then a Rookie team again for the Blue Jays until 1995.^[1][2]

In 2007, it replaced the Pulaski Blue Jays in the Blue Jays farm system.^[3] The GCL Blue Jays are based in Dunedin, Florida at the at the Bobby Mattick Training Center at Englebert Complex.^[4]

Year-by-year records

Year	League	Div.	Finish	W	L	W%	Manager
1981	Gulf Coast League	West	9th	26	39	.400	Rich Hacker
1982	Gulf Coast League	West	6th	30	33	.476	Hector Torres
1983	Gulf Coast League	Northern	4th	15	46	.246	Epy Guerrero
1984	Gulf Coast League	Northern	4th	29	34	.460	Ray Webster
1985	Gulf Coast League	Northern	4th	23	39	.371	Rocket Wheeler
1991	Gulf Coast League	Southern	2nd	31	28	.525	Omar Malavé
1992	Gulf Coast League	Southern	1st	35	24	.593	Omar Malavé
1993	Gulf Coast League	Northern	4th	22	38	.367	Héctor Torres
1994	Gulf Coast League	Northern	2nd	26	34	.433	Doug Ault
1995	Gulf Coast League	Northern	4th	19	40	.322	Rocket Wheeler
2007	Gulf Coast League	Northern	2nd	36	24	.600	Clayton McCullough
2008	Gulf Coast League	North	6th	26	32	.448	Dave Pano
2009	Gulf Coast League	North	3rd	30	28	.517	John Schneider
2010	Gulf Coast League	North	2nd	31	28	.525	John Schneider
2011	Gulf Coast League	North	4th	27	32	.458	Omar Malavé
2012	Gulf Coast League	North	5th	22	38	.367	Omar Malavé
2013	Gulf Coast League	Northwest	3rd	28	32	.467	John Schneider
2014	Gulf Coast League	Northwest	4th	18	41	.305	Kenny Graham
2015	Gulf Coast League	Northwest	1st	39	19	.672	Cesar Martin

Roster

Gulf Coast League Blue Jays roster
Players				Coaches/Other
Pitchers 40 Hunter Barnett 59 Guadalupe Chavez 11 Yennsy Diaz 46 Gunner Eastman 23 Jose Espada 50 Osman Gutierrez 41 Kelyn Jose 63 Lohn La Prise  6 Justin Maese 24 Patrick Murphy 69 Jose Nova 26 Juan Nunez 25 Hansel Rodriguez		Catchers  7 Javier Hernandez 18 Robert Lucido 20 Owen Spiwak Infielders  1 Miguel Almonte 14 Andrew Florides  2 Nash Knight  5 Bryan Lizardo 10 Juandy Mendoza 34 Levi Scott 31 Jesus Severino Outfielders  4 Cliff Brantley 61 Lance Jones 32 Kalik May  3 Edward Olivares 62 Reggie Pruitt 77 Jake Thomas		Manager 36 Cesar Martin Coaches 33 Paul Elliott (batting) 17 Willie Collazo (pitching) 13 Luis Hurtado (coach) 60-day disabled list 24 Patrick Murphy 7-day disabled list * On Toronto Blue Jays 40-man roster # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporary inactive list Roster updated November 19, 2015 Transactions → More MiLB rosters → Toronto Blue Jays minor league players

References

1. 1981 GCL Blue Jay Statistics. Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
2. Toronto Blue Jays affiliate history. The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
3. "Blue Jays Join Growing Gulf Coast League". Baseball America. 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
4. "Toronto Blue Jays Front Office Directory". MLB.com. Retrieved September 22, 2015.

External links

• "GCL Blue Jays". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
• GCL Blue Jays