AL Depth Charts BAL BOS CWS CLE DET HOU KC LAA MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR INDEX 1 2 Team Page Key/Related Links 2014-15 Offseason Outlook 2014 AL East Standings 3 4 Team Info (Payroll, How Assembled, Etc.) A heart of the order doesn't get much better than J. Reyes-J. Bautista-E. Encarnacion; A. Lind and B. Lawrie were also productive when healthy and D. Navarro had a soliid Blue Jays debut. Team W L GB Home Away 5 # 2014 Baseball Pro. Top 10 Scouting Reports ($) BAL 96 66 - 50-31 46-35 6 # 2015 Baseball Am. Top 10 Scouting Reports ($) Free Agent OF's M. Cabrera and C. Rasmus combined for 34 HR's; Cabrera will be difficult to replace, but Rasmus was benched down the stretch and fast-rising prospect D. Pompey is almost ready to take over. NYY 84 78 12 43-38 41-40 7 ETA Estimated time of MLB arrival, according to MLBDC TOR 83 79 13 46-35 37-44 8 NRI Non-Roster Invitee (2015 Spring Training) The young guns are arriving in Toronto! M. Stroman already cemented a place in the rotation, A. Sanchez will compete for a spot after an impressive relief stint as a rookie and D. Norris isn't far behind. TB 77 85 19 36-45 41-40 9 AFL 2014 Arizona Fall League Invitee BOS 71 91 25 34-47 37-44 10 100 100-MPH pitcher in '14 (MiLB), according to BA The presence of the young pitching studs could be enough for the team to decline club options for B. Morrow ($10M, $1M buyout) and J.A. Happ ($6.7M, $200K buyout). Projected '15 Opening Series Match-Ups 11 + Injured player; see update at bottom of page MON. 4/6/15 at NYY R.A. Dickey vs CC Sabathia 12 vsR vsL Projected Lineup Platoon Closer C. Janssen is a free agent and Sanchez will compete for a rotation spot; it's safe to say that finding a closer, and possibly a setup man, is an offseason priority. WED. 4/8/15 at NYY Mark Buehrle vs Masahiro Tanaka 13 40 Man Total: 40 On The 40-Man Roster THU. 4/9/15 at NYY Drew Hutchison vs Michael Pineda 14 15 Projected "Go-To" Starting Lineup 16 17 Order Pos # Player Bats Age Prospect Rank Out of options How Acquired Notes 18 19 20 jose reyes 1 SS 7 Jose Reyes S 31.4 Trade (MIA) Nov'12 21 jose bautista 2 RF 19 Jose Bautista R 34.1 Trade (PIT) Aug'08 22 edwin encarnacion 3 1B 10 Edwin Encarnacion R 31.8 Free Agent (OAK) Dec'10 Statistical and Playing Time Projections will be available for MLBDepthCharts INSIDER subscribers later this offseason 23 dioner navarro 4 C 30 Dioner Navarro S 30.7 Free Agent (CHC) Dec'13 24 brett lawrie 5 3B 13 Brett Lawrie R 24.8 Trade (MIL) Dec'10 25 andy dirks 6 LF Andy Dirks L 28.8 Waivers (DET) Oct'14 26 justin smoak 7 DH Justin Smoak S 27.9 Waivers (SEA) Oct'14 27 maicer izturis 8 2B 3 Maicer Izturis S 34.2 Free Agent (LAA) Nov'12 28 anthony gose 9 CF 8 Anthony Gose L 24.2 Trade (HOU) Jul'10 29 30 Projected Bench 31 32 Role Pos # Player Bats Age Prospect Rank Out of options How Acquired Notes 33 34 35 josh thole B C 22 Josh Thole L 28.0 Trade (NYM) Dec'12 Statistical and Playing Time Projections will be available for MLBDepthCharts INSIDER subscribers later this offseason 36 juan francisco B 1B/3B 47 Juan Francisco L 27.4 Out of options Free Agent (MIL) Apr'14 37 steve tolleson B IF/OF 18 Steve Tolleson R 31.0 Out of options Free Agent (CWS) Dec'13 38 john mayberry jr. B OF/1B 9 John Mayberry Jr. R 30.9 Trade (PHI) Aug'14 39 40 Projected Starting Rotation 41 42 Role Pos # Player Thr Age Prospect Rank Out of options How Acquired Notes 43 44 45 r.a. dickey 1 SP 43 R.A. Dickey R 40.0 Trade (NYM) Dec'12 Statistical and Playing Time Projections will be available for MLBDepthCharts INSIDER subscribers later this offseason 46 mark buehrle 2 SP 56 Mark Buehrle L 35.6 Trade (MIA) Nov'12 47 drew hutchison 3 SP 36 Drew Hutchison R 24.2 Drafted 15th Rd '09 48 marcus stroman 4 SP 54 Marcus Stroman R 23.5 #1 Drafted 1st Rd (22) '12 49 j.a. happ 5 SP 48 J.A. Happ L 32.1 Trade (HOU) Jul'12 50 51 Projected Bullpen 52 53 Role Pos # Player Thr Age Prospect Rank Out of options How Acquired Notes 54 55 56 brett cecil CL RP 27 Brett Cecil L 28.4 Out of options Drafted 1st Rd (38) '07 57 aaron sanchez SU SP 41 Aaron Sanchez R 22.4 #2 #2 Drafted 1st Rd (34) '10 58 aaron loup SU RP 62 Aaron Loup L 26.9 Drafted 9th Rd '09 Statistical and Playing Time Projections will be available for MLBDepthCharts INSIDER subscribers later this offseason 59 steve delabar MID RP 50 Steve Delabar R 31.3 Trade (SEA) Jul'12 60 marco estrada MID RP Marco Estrada R 31.3 Trade (MIL) Oct'14 61 rob rasmussen MID RP 59 Rob Rasmussen L 25.6 Trade (PHI) Dec'13 62 todd redmond LR RP 58 Todd Redmond R 29.5 Out of options Waivers (BAL) Mar'13 63 64 Projected Disabled List 65 66 Status Pos # Player Bats Age Prospect Rank Out of options How Acquired Notes 67 DL + 68 69 Minor Leaguers You Should Know 70 71 Proj. '15 Level Pos # Catchers Bats Age Prospect Rank ETA How Acquired Notes 72 a.j. jimenez AAA C 6 A.J. Jimenez R 24.5 #6 Late 2015 Drafted 9th Rd '08 73 sean ochinko AAA C Sean Ochinko R 27.0 Drafted 11th Rd '09 AFL 74 derrick chung AA C 63 Derrick Chung R 26.7 Drafted 31st Rd '12 75 jorge saez A+ C Jorge Saez R 24.5 Drafted 32nd Rd '12 76 max pentecost A C Max Pentecost R 21.7 #6 Mid 2017 Drafted 1st Rd (11) '14 77 dan jansen A- C Dan Jansen R 19.6 Drafted 16th Rd'13 78 79 Proj. '15 Level Pos # First Basemen Bats Age Prospect Rank ETA How Acquired Notes 80 matt hague AAA 1B/3B Matt Hague R 29.2 Waivers (PIT) Aug'14 81 l.b. dantzler AA 1B L.B. Dantzler L 23.5 Drafted 14th Rd '13 82 matt dean A+ 1B/3B Matt Dean R 21.9 Drafted 13th Rd '11 83 rowdy tellez A 1B Rowdy Tellez L 19.6 Drafted 30th Rd '13 84 ryan mcbroom A 1B Ryan McBroom R 22.6 Drafted 15th Rd '14 85 86 Proj. '15 Level Pos # Second Basemen Bats Age Prospect Rank ETA How Acquired Notes 87 ryan goins AAA 2B/SS 17 Ryan Goins L 26.7 Drafted 4th Rd '09 88 ryan schimpf AAA 2B/3B/LF Ryan Schimpf L 26.6 Drafted 5th Rd '09 89 jon berti AA 2B/LF Jon Berti R 24.8 Drafted 18th Rd '11 AFL 90 tim locastro A 2B Tim Locastro R 22.3 Drafted 13th Rd '13 91 gunnar heidt A 2B Gunnar Heidt R 22.2 Drafted 13th Rd '14 92 93 Proj. '15 Level Pos # Third Basemen Bats Age Prospect Rank ETA How Acquired Notes 94 danny valencia 3B/1B/LF 15 Danny Valencia R 30.1 Out of options Trade (KC) Jul'14 95 andy burns AAA 3B/SS 70 Andy Burns R 24.3 Drafted 11th Rd '11 96 mitch nay A+ 3B Mitch Nay R 21.1 Drafted 1st Rd (58) '12 97 alexis maldonado A 3B Alexis Maldonado R 23.4 Non-drafted FA Jun'13 98 lane thomas A- 3B/CF Lane Thomas R 19.2 Drafted 5th Rd '14 99 100 Proj. '15 Level Pos # Shortstops Bats Age Prospect Rank ETA How Acquired Notes 101 jonathan diaz AAA SS/2B/3B 1 Jonathan Diaz R 29.6 Free Agent (BOS) Nov'13 NRI 102 kevin nolan AAA SS/3B/2B 72 Kevin Nolan R 26.9 Drafted 20th Rd '09 103 emilio guerrero AA SS/CF/3B Emilio Guerrero R 22.2 Amateur FA (DOM) May'11 104 dawel lugo A+ SS Dawel Lugo R 19.9 Amateur FA (DOM) Jul'11 105 franklin barreto A SS Franklin Barreto R 18.7 #7 #5 Early 2018 Amateur FA (VEN) Jul'12 106 richard urena A- SS Richard Urena L 18.7 #8 Mid 2018 Amateur FA (DOM) Jul'12 107 108 Proj. '15 Level Pos # Center Fielders Bats Age Prospect Rank ETA How Acquired Notes 109 dalton pompey AAA CF/LF 45 Dalton Pompey S 21.9 #4 Mid 2015 Drafted 16th Rd '10 AFL 110 roemon fields A+ CF Roemon Fields L 23.9 Non-drafted FA Jun'13 111 d.j. davis A CF D.J. Davis L 20.3 #8 Late 2018 Drafted 1st Rd (17) '12 112 anthony alford A CF Anthony Alford R 20.3 Drafted 3rd Rd '12 113 114 Proj. '15 Level Pos # Corner Outfielders Bats Age Prospect Rank ETA How Acquired Notes 115 kevin pillar AAA LF/CF/RF 11 Kevin Pillar R 25.8 Drafted 32nd Rd '11 116 brad glenn AAA RF/LF/1B 55 Brad Glenn R 27.6 Drafted 23rd Rd '11 117 michael crouse AAA LF/RF/CF Michael Crouse R 24.0 Drafted 16th Rd '08 118 dwight smith AA LF/CF Dwight Smith L 22.0 Drafted 1st Rd (53) '11 AFL 119 derrick loveless A+ RF/LF Derrick Loveless L 21.7 Drafted 27th Rd '11 120 dave pepe A LF/CF Dave Pepe L 23.1 Drafted 31st Rd '14 121 chris carlson A LF/RF Chris Carlson L 23.5 Drafted 28th Rd '14 122 123 Proj. '15 Level Pos # Starting Pitchers Thr Age Prospect Rank ETA How Acquired Notes 124 daniel norris AAA SP 32 Daniel Norris L 21.5 #4 #1 Mid 2015 Drafted 2nd Rd (74) '11 125 sean nolin AAA SP 35 Sean Nolin L 24.9 #5 Drafted 6th Rd '10 AFL 126 liam hendriks AAA SP 39 Liam Hendriks R 25.7 Trade (TOR) Jul'14 127 kendall graveman AAA SP 31 Kendall Graveman R 23.9 Drafted 8th Rd '13 128 bo schultz AAA SP/RP Bo Schultz R 29.1 Waivers (ARZ) Oct'14 129 jeff francis AAA SP/RP Jeff Francis L 33.8 Waivers (CIN) May'14 NRI 130 ricky romero AAA SP 24 Ricky Romero L 30.0 Drafted 1st Rd (6) '05 131 taylor cole AA SP Taylor Cole R 25.2 Drafted 29th Rd '11 132 matt boyd AA SP Matt Boyd L 23.8 Drafted 6th Rd '13 133 roberto osuna A+ SP Roberto Osuna R 19.8 #7 Early 2017 Purchased (MEX) Aug'11 AFL 134 jeremy gabryszwski A+ SP Jeremy Gabryszwski R 21.6 Drafted 2nd Rd '11 135 chase dejong A+ SP Chase DeJong R 20.9 #9 Mid 2017 Drafted 2nd Rd (81) '12 136 miguel castro A+ SP Miguel Castro R 19.9 #9 Mid 2017 Amateur FA (DOM) Jan'12 137 starlyn suriel A+ SP Starlyn Suriel R 21.0 Amateur FA (DOM) Jul'13 138 alberto tirado A SP Alberto Tirado R 19.9 #3 Mid 2018 Amateur FA (DOM) Jul'11 139 jairo labourt A SP Jairo Labourt L 20.7 #10 Mid 2017 Amateur FA (DOM) Mar'11 140 matt smoral A SP Matt Smoral L 20.6 Drafted 1st Rd (50) '12 141 chase mallard A SP Chase Mallard R 23.0 Drafted 14th Rd '14 142 ryan borucki A SP Ryan Borucki L 20.6 Drafted 15th Rd '12 143 clint hollon Rk SP Clint Hollon R 19.9 Drafted 2nd Rd (47) '13 144 patrick murphy Rk SP Patrick Murphy R 19.4 Drafted 3rd Rd (83) '13 145 sean reid-foley Rk SP Sean Reid-Foley R 19.2 #10 Mid 2018 Drafted 2nd Rd (49) '14 146 nick wells Rk SP Nick Wells L 18.7 Drafted 3rd Rd (83) '14 147 jeff hoffman + SP Jeff Hoffman R 21.8 #3 Early 2016 Drafted 1st Rd (9) '14 + Tommy John surgery, May 2014 148 149 Proj. '15 Level Pos # Relief Pitchers Thr Age Prospect Rank ETA How Acquired Notes 150 chad jenkins AAA RP 64 Chad Jenkins R 26.9 Drafted 1st Rd (20) '09 151 kyle drabek AAA RP 4 Kyle Drabek R 26.9 Trade (PHI) Dec'09 152 cory burns AAA RP Cory Burns R 27.1 Waivers (TB) Sep'14 153 colt hynes AAA RP/SP Colt Hynes L 29.4 Waivers (LAD) Aug'14 154 gregory infante AAA RP Gregory Infante R 27.3 Free Agent (LAD) Dec'13 NRI 155 bobby korecky AAA RP 51 Bobby Korecky R 35.1 Free Agent (INDY) Mar'11 100 NRI 156 john stilson + RP 52 John Stilson R 24.3 Drafted 3rd Rd '11 + Shoulder surgery, mid-August 2014 157 ryan tepera AAA RP Ryan Tepera R 27.0 Drafted 19th Rd '09 158 blake mcfarland AAA RP Blake McFarland R 26.8 Non-Drafted FA Jun'11 AFL 159 wil browning AA RP Wil Browning R 26.2 Non-Drafted FA Jun'12 160 arik sikula AA RP Arik Sikula R 25.9 Drafted 36th Rd '11 AFL 161 chad girodo AA RP Chad Girodo L 23.8 Drafted 19th Rd '13 162 163 Transactions Free Agents 2014-15 Injury Report 164 165 11/1/2014 C Josh Thole Club option ('15) exercised Adam Lind, 1B Option exercised SP Jeff Hoffman 166 11/1/2014 1B Adam Lind Club option ('15) exercised Melky Cabrera, OF TOMMY JOHN SURGERY (May 2014) 167 11/1/2014 1B Adam Lind Traded to Brewers Colby Rasmus, OF 168 11/1/2014 1B Justin Smoak Club option ('15) declined J.A. Happ, SP Option exercised Out 12-18 months 169 11/1/2014 SP J.A. Happ Club option ('15) exercised Brandon Morrow, SP Option declined 170 11/1/2014 RP Marco Estrada Acquired from Brewers Casey Janssen, RP 171 11/1/2014 RP Dustin McGowan Club option ('15) declined Dustin McGowan Option declined 172 11/1/2014 RP Sergio Santos Club option ('15) declined Sergio Santos, RP Option declined RP John Stilson 173 10/31/2014 OF Andy Dirks Claimed off waivers from Tigers Shoulder surgery (mid-August 2014) 174 10/30/2014 C Santiago Nessy Traded to Royals 175 10/30/2014 SP Liam Hendriks Acquired from Royals Out 6-8 months 176 10/28/2014 1B Justin Smoak Claimed off waivers from Mariners 177 10/7/2014 SP/RP Bo Schultz Claimed off waivers from Diamondbacks 178 10/3/2014 C George Kottaras Outrighted to minors 179 10/1/2014 1B Dan Johnson Outrighted to minors *Last Updated 11/8 19:12 180 10/1/2014 IF Munenori Kawasaki Outrighted to minors 181 182 View 2014 regular season transactions