http://sportsblogs.org/entries.php?team_id=5&date=2009-07-04&start=0 Sports Blogs :: Toronto Blue Jays Daily Entries en-us .... according to reports from Sportsnet.ca with bicep tendinitis. According to the National Post, it is retroactive to July 1.  NatPo adds that Cecil will take Richmond's start on Sunday and that Millsy will be called up to fill the vacated starting slot. Yikes, things looking even bleaker for Jays, but a good chance for some upstarts to prove themselves. Lets hope Cecil returns to early season form and that Millsy can curb the hanging pitch habit which home-run hitters... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1937825&src=rss 2009-07-04T18:04:15 More photos » ... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1937718&src=rss 2009-07-04T16:06:45 Happy Independence Day to all you Yanks out there.  The Jays look to get on track after dropping the first game of this four game series this afternoon.  The offense has really been sputtering, with another rough day yesterday in which Vernon Wells provided 6 of 13 of the Jays' total bases from his new home in the 6th hole.  Roy Halladay pitches for the Jays and hopes to get better run support than last time, while Chien-Ming Wang pitches for the Yankees. ... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1937373&src=rss 2009-07-04T11:04:12 New Hampshire's 1B Brian Dopirak is tearing up AA with a .320 average and 19 HRs over his 303 ABs. With the Jays lacking power, you would think they'd be all over him and would at least test him in AAA. But no, there he sits in AA, wasting his time and power. If the Jays are going to make a run at the playoffs this year, they need all the help they can get from their minors system. Dopirak would make an excellent DH and could get his chance if Rios is traded this season - where Lind would go ... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1936991&src=rss 2009-07-04T05:15:15 Dunedin's OF Moises Sierra returned from injury recently and is back to hitting the way we know he can. His line over the last 10 games is 37 ABs, 16 hits, for .432 AVG, with a HR, a 2B and a SB. He's now hitting .325 on the season and although his power has been minimal to what is expected, he should get a shot at AA soon enough. http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1936992&src=rss 2009-07-04T05:15:15 As has been covered in the media, the chances of the Jays trading Wells and eating salary is slim to nil, so really the only trading chip the Jays have at the moment is Alex Rios. So, how much would a team be willing to pay for a guy who has 9 HRs and 13 SBs with a .260 avg over 323 ABs? It depends on whether it's a 1 for 1 deal, 1 for 2-3 deal, or whether the Jays include any other players. The best match for the Jays - the Giants. The Jays could get a deal involving Alex Rios and... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1936993&src=rss 2009-07-04T05:15:15 Selected in the 16th round of the 2006 draft, 24 year old RHP Chase Lirette played in the GCL for the Jays last season - after taking a year off due to injury - but did nothing to impress. This season is entirely different, as Chase has come on strong even if he is slightly older for LoA pitching and is showing why he may be able to make some headway. He has yet to allow more than 2 earned runs in 6 starts and has struck out 24 in 33 innings pitched while only walking 8. He is 3-0 with a 1.87... http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1936994&src=rss 2009-07-04T05:15:15