MLB HR Derby

Well tonight's is the HR Derby. Here is who will be in it...

NL:
Prince Fielder, MIL
Matt Holliday, STL
Matt Kemp, LAD
Rickie Weeks, MIL

AL:
Jose Bautista, TOR
Robinson Cano, NYY
Adrian Gonzalez, BOS
David Ortiz, BOS

I think the 3 favorites have to be Bautista, Fielder, and Ortiz. I'm taking Ortiz tonight. He has the perfect swing for this kind of event and has done it before. I also think the AL is going to be way better then the NL (when aren't they), because the only one on that side that I think will make some noise is Fielder. Anyways, event starts at 8pm and should be fun with 2 Red Sox hitting.

Blue Jays Pay Another Flash In The Pan Outfielder

The Blue Jays and Jose Bautista are close to agreeing to a five-year contract extension worth approximately $65MM, reports Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes. Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports that the contract would also include a sixth year club option that could push the total value of the deal to $78MM MLBTraderumors.

This sounds all too familiar with the Blue Jays. Remember when they gave Vernon Wells a 7 year, 126 million dollar deal and then Alex Rios a 4 year 70 million dollar deal all before they could prove they were worth that contract? I feel the same way about slugger Jose Bautista who yea, had 54 homeruns and 124 RBIs at the breakout age of 29, but before this year he's been on 5 teams never had over 16 HRs and has consistently had a crappy batting average.

I like the Blue Jays and how they sprinkled in players who don't only hit home runs but I have a feeling this deal is going to come back and bite them in the ass.