Armed with bats 'N' tats
March 14
Toronto Star: "Ryan Roberts is a young man sitting on the raggedy edge of big-league baseball. His body is testament to his struggle to cross over."
Down and dirty does it
March 14
Toronto Sun: "If baseball is an art form, then Reed Johnson of the Blue Jays is one of its bricklayers. Johnson's career has been blue-collar through and through. "
Burnett just wants to change it up
March 14
Toronto Sun: "In his third start of the spring, Burnett had a quality curve going yesterday in a 1-0 shutout against the Boston Red Sox and he used it as the out pitch for four of his five strikeouts in his four runless innings. Burnett, who allowed one hit, also was able to spot his fastball. But it's the change that continued to elude him."
Clayton plays into long-View strategy at shortstop
March 14
Globe and Mail: "After grabbing headlines with the signing of slugger Frank Thomas and then more attention with the addition of pitchers Tomo Ohka, John Thomson and Victor Zambrano, Ricciardi's signing of veteran shortstop Royce Clayton almost drew yawns by comparison."