late summer callups

It's that time of the year...no, I'm not referring to the whole back to school thing!
 I'm referring to the time of the year when teams call up prospects from their
AA & AAA systems to see if they're ready for the MLB and to see what they've got.

Consider it the MLB version of auditions.

We've just seen Brett Lawrie make his debut this past weekend against the "punching bags" of the AL East: the Baltimore Orioles, notching his first hit, RBI & home run all within his first 3 games and going 5 for 11 (.454 batting average). In addition to Brett Lawrie being called up, the Blue Jays have also called up top pitching prospect Henderson Alvarez, who has actually managed to throw at 101 mph in the minor leagues this season. 

that's what I envision the team doing to the
Yankees & Red Sox one day! 

Also, for anyone reading this and wondering just what's going on with Kyle Drabek and how he's doing with the Las Vegas 51s in the PCL, this article should answer your question: Drabek: progress?

Personally, I believe that it might be time for Drabek to stop showing too much emotion on the mound. It seems to be impeding his progress and along with the inconsistencies, perhaps it's why he was constantly getting lit up in games. 

With now being the time to expand the roster from 25 to 40 and 38 spots filled, I believe I would be remiss if I did not say that Travis Snider would be recalled and added to the 40-man roster at some point. 

Furthermore: a BIG congratulations to the ace of the blue jays pitching staff: Ricky Romero for being named the AL player of the Week after going 2-0 with an ERA of 1.69 earned-run average, while allowing just five hits. He also had 12 strikeouts with only four walks over 16 innings. 

If you're looking for tonight's game vs the Oakland Athletics, catch it on the FAN Radio Network  and on Rogers Sportsnet ONE. 

Cheers. 

jLau

Twitter: twitter.com/jlau87
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blog post update: for anyone wondering about Dustin McGowan and his road to recovery, here's your answer: 
http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110808&content_id=22934448&vkey=news_tor&c_id=tor