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Toronto Blue Jays: The 2010s All-Decade team

By Tyson Shushkewich

TORONTO, ON - JULY 22: A banner showing the retired number 32, belonging to former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay, is updated with the National Baseball Hall of Fame logo, after Halladay was inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 21st, 2019, seen during a MLB game against the Cleveland Indians at Rogers Centre on July 22, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - JULY 22: A banner showing the retired number 32, belonging to former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay, is updated with the National Baseball Hall of Fame logo, after Halladay was inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 21st, 2019, seen during a MLB game against the Cleveland Indians at Rogers Centre on July 22, 2019 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) /
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All-Decade Blue Jays Outfield

Melky Cabrera, Left Field

  • 2013-2014 (2 seasons)
  • 19 Home Runs; 103 RBI’s
  • 112 OPS+; 3.4 bWAR
  • 227 games

The Toronto Blue Jays have really not had a prominent left fielder over the past decade, with multiple players being thrust into the role such as Ezequiel Carrera, Rajai Davis, and Travis Snider. The only player to really produce in this position during the past decade was outfielder Melky Cabrera.

Brought in during the 2012/2013 off-season, Cabrera was fresh off a shortened 2012 season where he was suspended 50 games for taking a banned performance-enhancing supplement/substance.

His first season was not very eventful with the Blue Jays, where he would only play in 88 games due to knee injuries and surgery to remove a benign tumor on his spine.

It was 2014 where Cabrera would really shine, where he would suit up in 139 games and would slash .301/.351./.458 along with 16 home runs and 73 RBI’s. He was performing well until breaking his right pinky finger in early September and would end up missing the rest of the month/season because of the injury.

His career slash with the Toronto Blue Jays was an impressive .293/.340/.421, where he would also smack 50 doubles and 66 walks to go along with his 19 home runs and 103 RBI’s.

Melky Cabrera would be extended a qualifying offer from the Blue Jays, which he would later reject and sign with the Chicago White Sox during the 2014/2015 off-season. He spent the 2019 season with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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