2013 Toronto Blue Jays season

The 2013 Toronto Blue Jays season was the 37th season of Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays franchise, and the 24th full season of play (25th overall) at the Rogers Centre. Despite high expectations heading into the season, the Blue Jays finished 74–88, in last place in the division.

2013 Toronto Blue Jays
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record74–88 (.457)
Divisional place5th
Other information
Owner(s)Rogers; Paul Beeston (CEO)
General manager(s)Alex Anthopoulos
Manager(s)John Gibbons
Local televisionSportsnet
Sportsnet One
(Buck Martinez, Pat Tabler, Jack Morris, Matt Devlin)
Local radioBlue Jays Radio Network
Sportsnet 590 the FAN
(Jerry Howarth, Jack Morris, Mike Wilner, Dirk Hayhurst)
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Offseason

Coaching staff

On October 21, 2012, the Blue Jays officially announced that they had released their manager John Farrell from his contract in the same agreement that sent David Carpenter to the Red Sox in exchange for Mike Avilés.[1]

On November 20, 2012, the Blue Jays announced that former manager John Gibbons would once again manage the Blue Jays, in 2013.

On November 26, 2012, the Blue Jays announced most of the coaching staff that will be working under John Gibbons. Five of its six coaching positions were filled. DeMarlo Hale (bench coach), Chad Mottola (hitting coach), Dwayne Murphy (first base coach) Luis Rivera (third base coach) and Pete Walker (pitching coach) were all signed on.[2] The following month, Pat Hentgen was hired as the bullpen coach.

Departing players

After the end of the 2012 season, the Blue Jays lost a number of players including Carlos Villanueva, Kelly Johnson, Jason Frasor and Brandon Lyon. They also declined the option for Rajai Davis, but instead gave him a $2.5 million one-year contract.

Player signings

The Blue Jays started their offseason by signing free agent Maicer Izturis to a three-year $9 million deal with an option year, on November 8. On November 16, they signed free agent Melky Cabrera to a two-year $16 million deal.

Trades

On the same day as the Izturis signing, the Blue Jays acquired RHP Jeremy Jeffress from the Kansas City Royals for cash considerations. They then completed a trade with the Cleveland Indians in which they acquired RHP Esmil Rogers in exchange for the newly acquired Mike Avilés and Yan Gomes.

On November 14, Toronto Blue Jays and Miami Marlins completed a blockbuster trade. Toronto acquired pitcher Josh Johnson, pitcher Mark Buehrle, shortstop José Reyes, utility man Emilio Bonifacio, and catcher John Buck. In return, Toronto sent pitcher Henderson Álvarez, pitching prospect Justin Nicolino, outfield prospect Jake Marisnick, infielder Yunel Escobar, infielder Adeiny Hechavarria, catcher Jeff Mathis and pitching prospect Anthony DeSclafani. Toronto also received $8+ million in cash from the Marlins. The mega-trade is described as a fire sale after the Marlins took on huge salaries a year prior, and dumped all of their high-salaried players.[3][4]

On December 17, 2012, the Blue Jays acquired the 2012 National League Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey in a trade with the New York Mets that sent prospects Travis D'Arnaud, Noah Syndergaard, minor leaguer Wuilmer Becrra and catcher John Buck to New York. Toronto also received catcher Josh Thole and minor league catcher Mike Nickeas in the trade. As part of the transaction, the Blue Jays signed Dickey to an extension worth a total of $29 million over 3 years with a $12 million 4th year option.[5]

Opening Day

The Blue Jays began their 2013 season on April 2, with a home game against the Cleveland Indians. On February 5, 2013 at the annual state of the franchise address, manager John Gibbons named reigning National League Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey as the opening day starter for the Blue Jays.[6][7]

Standings

American League East

AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Red Sox 9765 0.599 53–28 44–37
Tampa Bay Rays 9271 0.564 51–30 41–41
New York Yankees 8577 0.525 12 46–35 39–42
Baltimore Orioles 8577 0.525 12 46–35 39–42
Toronto Blue Jays 7488 0.457 23 40–41 34–47

American League Wild Card

Division Winners W L Pct.
Boston Red Sox 9765 0.599
Oakland Athletics 9666 0.593
Detroit Tigers 9369 0.574


Wild Card teams
(Top two qualify for postseason)
W L Pct. GB
Cleveland Indians 9270 0.568
Tampa Bay Rays 9271 0.564
Texas Rangers 9172 0.558 1
Kansas City Royals 8676 0.531
Baltimore Orioles 8577 0.525
New York Yankees 8577 0.525
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 7884 0.481 13½
Toronto Blue Jays 7488 0.457 17½
Seattle Mariners 7191 0.438 20½
Minnesota Twins 6696 0.407 25½
Chicago White Sox 6399 0.389 28½
Houston Astros 51111 0.315 40½

Records vs opponents

Record Games Left
OpponentHomeRoadTotalHomeRoadTotal
AL East
Baltimore Orioles6–43–69–10
Boston Red Sox4–54–68–11
New York Yankees5–40–105–14
Tampa Bay Rays4–54–68–11
Totals19–1811–2830–46
AL Central
Chicago White Sox2–21–23–4
Cleveland Indians1–21–22–4
Detroit Tigers1–31–22–5
Kansas City Royals2–12–14–2
Minnesota Twins2–13–05–1
Totals8–98–716–16
AL West
Houston Astros3–11–24–3
Los Angeles Angels0–31–31–6
Oakland Athletics1–32–13–4
Seattle Mariners1–22–13–3
Texas Rangers2–14–06–1
Totals7–1010–717–17
National League
Arizona Diamondbacks2–12–1
Atlanta Braves1–11–12–2
Colorado Rockies3–03–0
Los Angeles Dodgers0–30–3
San Diego Padres1–21–2
San Francisco Giants2–01–13–1
Totals6–45–511–9
Grand Totals40–4134–4674–88
Month Games Won Lost Pct.
April271017.370
May281315.464
June26179.654
July261016.385
August291217.414
September261214.462
Totals1627488.457
2013 AL Records
Source: AL Standings Head-to-Head
Team BAL BOS CWS CLE DET HOU KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Baltimore11–84–33–44–24–23–45–23–39–105–22–46–135–210–911–9
Boston8–114–26–13–46–12–53–34–313–63–36–112–72–411–814–6
Chicago3–42–42–177–123–49–103–48–113–32–53–32–54–24–38–12
Cleveland4–31–617–24–156–110–94–213–61–65–25–22–45–14–211–9
Detroit2–44–312–715–46–19–100–611–83–33–45–23–33–45–212–8
Houston2–41–64–31–61–62–410–91–51–54–159–102–52–173–48–12
Kansas City4–35–210–99–1010–94–22–515–42–51–54–36–13–32–49–11
Los Angeles2–53–34–32–46–09–105–21–53–48–1111–84–34–156–110–10
Minnesota3–33–411–86–138–115–14–155–12–51–64–31–64–31–58–12
New York10–96–133–36–13–35–15–24–35–21–54–37–123–414–59–11
Oakland2–53–35–22–54–315–45–111–86–15–18–113–310–94–313–7
Seattle4–21–63–32–52–510–93–48–113–43–411–83–37–123–38–12
Tampa Bay13–67–125–24–23–35–21–63–46–112–73–33–34–411–812–8
Texas2–54–22–41–54–317–23–315–43–44–39–1012–74–41–610–10
Toronto9–108–113–42–42–54–34–21–65–15–143–43–38–116–111–9

2013 Draft

The 2013 Major League Baseball draft was held on June 6–8.

Round Pick Player Position College/School Nationality Signed
1 10 Phillip Bickford* RHP Oaks Christian High School (CA) Unsigned
2 47 Clinton Hollon RHP Woodford County High School (KY) 2013–07–06
3 83 Patrick Murphy RHP Hamilton High School (AZ) 2013–06–13
4 115 Evan Smith LHP Mary G. Montgomery High School (AL) 2013–06–13
5 145 Daniel Lietz LHP Heartland CC 2013–06–13
6 175 Matt Boyd LHP Oregon State 2013–07–11
7 205 Conner Greene RHP Santa Monica High School (CA) 2013–06–13
8 235 Kendall Graveman RHP Mississippi State 2013–07–09
9 265 Chad Girodo LHP Mississippi State 2013–07–09
10 295 Garrett Custons C Air Force 2013–06–13
  • – Bickford did not sign with the Blue Jays by the deadline of July 12. Toronto received the 11th overall draft selection as compensation in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft, with which they drafted Max Pentecost.

Roster

2013 Toronto Blue Jays
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

  • 61 Alex Andreopoulos (bullpen catcher)

Game log

Legend
Blue Jays Win Blue Jays Loss Game Postponed
2013 Game Log

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Buffalo Bisons International League Marty Brown
AA New Hampshire Fisher Cats Eastern League Gary Allenson
A Dunedin Blue Jays Florida State League Bobby Meacham
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 John Schneider

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Vancouver[8]

References

  1. "Blue Jays complete deal with Red Sox". Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  2. "Gibbons fills out coaching staff, minus 'pen coach". Archived from the original on November 29, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  3. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-11-13/sports/sfl-marlins-trade-buehrle-johnson-reyes-20121113_1_logan-morrison-hanley-ramirez-josh-johnson
  4. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2012/11/14/miami-marlins-hold-a-fire-sale-toronto-blue-jays-clean-up/
  5. "Dickey deal official as Blue Jays acquire ace". Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  6. Toman, Chris (February 5, 2013). "Blue Jays set rotation around No. 1 Dickey". MLB.com. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  7. "Jays manager John Gibbons says Dickey will start opening night". TSN.ca. February 5, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  8. Leventhal, Josh, ed. (2013). Baseball America 2014 Almanac. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-48-0.
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