Towers having a ball, so far
March 6
Toronto Star: "It was a reflective Josh Towers who emerged from the training room after yesterday's impressive start, ready to talk about his lost season and determined to fight for his spot in the Blue Jays starting rotation."
Towers of strength
March 6
Toronto Sun: "Nobody arrived at this Blue Jays training camp with more unwanted baggage than Josh Towers."
Towers solidifies mental footing
March 6
Globe and Mail: "Josh Towers, the engaging and often enraging pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays, knows the enemy when he sees it. He only has to look in the mirror."
Crunch time for Jays prospect McGowan
March 6
Toronto Star columnist Richard Griffin: "Twice already in Dustin McGowan's Blue Jays career the right-hander has been named by the prestigious Baseball Weekly as the organization's top prospect. No longer."
Lining up Lieber's pitch
March 6
Philadelphia Inquirer: "Toronto Blue Jays rightfielder Alex Rios was the designated hitter in a B game in Clearwater yesterday with Phillies officials in the stands. The Phillies like Rios. The Jays like Lieber. The teams have talked for months about different scenarios, but the Blue Jays won't give up Rios for Lieber."
Lieber is not weighed down by trade talks
March 6
Camden Courier-Post: "Even with that solid effort, trade rumors won't go away with the latest published report having Toronto as a potential destination for Alex Rios, who was the designated hitter in the 'B' game at Bright House Networks Field against the Blue Jays on Monday and went 0-for-2 with two strikeouts. Phillies manager Charlie Manuel isn't concerned about how his veteran will handle the rumors, and neither is Lieber."
Lieber won’t let trade rumors affect preparation for season
March 6
Delaware County Times: "General manager Pat Gillick has been photographed in Dunedin chatting with Blue Jays G.M. J.P. Ricciardi more often than Brangelina has had its picture clicked in Cambodia. That has added fuel to the rumors the two honchos are trying to work out a deal that would send Lieber to Toronto, which needs a seasoned starting pitcher."
Jays settle for a tie then a burger
March 6
Toronto Sun: "Four times the Pittsburgh Pirates took the lead on the Blue Jays yesterday and four times the Jays came back. The Jays finally settled for an 8-8 tie, then everybody grabbed a set of barbecue tongs."
Davidson has dream outing
March 6
Toronto Sun: "It wasn't just another day at the yard for the Pittsburgh Pirates' David Davidson. 'I told some guys in the bullpen that this if the first time in five seasons I've ever heard Oh Canada played before a game,' said the lefty from St. Catharines."