Adeiny Hechavarria News

Adam LindA has some hot hands in Vegas, but not because he's found a lucky streak at the card table.

Having Long Island, N.Y., as a territory is not exactly prime real estate when it comes to scouting amateurs.

On Saturday, CBSSports.com reported it had learned from two major-league sources that the Blue Jays have placed first-baseman Adam Lind on outright waivers for the purpose of removing him from the 40-man roster.

NEXT: Redbirds at 51s , 12:05 p.m. today, KBAD-AM With Blue Jays director of minor league operations Charlie Wilson watching, several of Toronto's best prospects put on quite a show for the 51s on Friday at Cashman Field.

With AA in Lansing specifically to watch Syndergaard and DeSclafani, the fearless duo did not disappoint.

NEXT: Redbirds at 51s , 7:05 p.m. today, KBAD-AM Maybe Yan Gomes will be the next one, joining the list of players who have gone from Las Vegas to Toronto to stay far beyond the next homestand.

Blue Jays fans have been patiently waiting for another contending team ever since the amazing back-to-back World Series run 20 years ago.

The MLB First-Year Player Draft is a yearly event that plays a big role in determining the future success of many of the 30 teams in Major League Baseball.

Marcus Walden pitched 6 innings of 2-hit shutout ball and Kenny Wilson hit a two-run HR to help defeat the the Dayton Dragons.

The Lugnuts' offence was provided by Chris Hawkins and Chris Schaeffer who each had three hits.

The Blue Jays prospect hot sheet this week covers games between May 7th and 13th and had the best group of performances we've seen since the first week of the year.

Missed a couple days there but I picked a great day to start these up again. There were big performances throughout the system including a perfect day at the plate for Kevin Pillar and a monster night for the suddenly hot-hitting Anthony Gose .

Brett Wallace's leadoff homer in the third inning accounted for the lone run in host Oklahoma City's 1-0 Pacific Coast League victory over Las Vegas.

Adeiny Hechavarria had another good night at the plate going 2 for 4 with a walk but was outshone by Moises Sierra who went 3 for 4 with a home run but only managed to drive in 1 run.

David Cooper hit two home runs and added a double for three RBIs for the 51s as they routed Salt Lake 8-0. His three home runs in two games came against AAAA pitchers but at this point, it's hard not to look at his batting line with interest considering the struggles of the incumbent in Toronto.

Moving past a rough start to the Pacific Coast League season, the Las Vegas 51s are on a serious roll right now.

Yunel Escobar has struggled at the plate so far this year, and it's left me wondering if we should be worried.

Would you look at me now? I'm front page news.. err.. my Farm Reports are now going to be front page news.

Toronto's minor league affiliates went a combined 5-3 over the last two days, and practically all the games were close.

Yohan Pino got the start and went 8 innings, giving up 4 runs on 5 hits with one walk, 5 strikeouts and a home run.