Toronto Blue Jays - The Clinton Years (1990-1999)  
   
 
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        1990 2 86 76   1993 1 95 67   1997 5 76 86               Decade  
        1991 1 91 71   1994 3 55 60   1998 3 88 74               Click  
        1992 1 96 66   1995 5 56 88   1999 3 84 78               on Logo  
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  Titles: Top Blue Jays Players of the Nineties  
  1991 - Division (Lost to Twins ALCS)  
  1992 - World Champs (Beat Atlanta) Pitchers:  
  1993 - World Champs (Beat Phillies) Pat Hentgen (28.06) -   71  
    Juan Guzman (21.1) -   41  
  Ballpark: Roger Clemens (20.08) -   32  
  SkyDome Todd Stottlemyre (10.55) -   30  
    David Wells (8.51) -   27  
  Team Name: Duane Ward (10.16) -   25  
  Blue Jays Tom Henke (6.15) -   23  
    Jimmy Key (9.77) -   22  
  Owner:  Al Leiter (8.46) -   17  
  LaBatt (1990 - 1995) Mike Timlin (6.61) -   16  
   Interbrew (1995 - 1999) Kelvim Escobar (2.69) -   14  
    Jack Morris (1.37) -   13  
  General Managers: Woody Williams (9.59) -   13  
  Pat Gillick (1990-1994) Dave Stewart (2.47) -   11  
  Gord Ash (1995-1999) Dave Stieb (7.41) -   11  
    Erik Hanson (1.38) -   10  
  Managers: Chris Carpenter (4.01) -   9  
  Cito Gaston (1989-1997) Paul Quantrill (7.82) - 8  
  Tim Johnson (1998) Tony Castillo (7.38) - 7  
  Jim Fregosi (1999) David Cone (6) - 6  
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  Hall of Famers: Catchers:  
  Roberto Alomar Pat Borders (2.92) -   31  
  Paul Molitor Darrin Fletcher (2.96) -   12  
  Dave Winfield    
  Jack Morris First Basemen:  
  Fred McGriff John Olerud (22.52) -   52  
  Rickey Henderson Carlos Delgado (11.34) -   26  
  Roger Clemens (Pending) Fred McGriff (5.22) -  11  
       
  Rookie of the Year:  Second Basemen:  
  None Robbie Alomar (22.28) -   51  
       
  MVP ShortStop:  
  None Tony Fernandez (13.66) -   33  
    Alex Gonzalez (7.03) -   23  
  No Hitters: Manny Lee (4.93) -  6  
  Dave Stieb (1990)    
    Third Base:  
    Ed Sprague (5.77) -   18  
  Cy Young: Kelly Gruber (6.21) -   17  
  Pat Hentgen (1996) Paul Molitor (10,54) -   16  
  Roger Clemens (1997)    
  Roger Clemens (1998) Outfield:  
    Devon White (22.27) -   55  
  Notable Events: Shawn Green (13.26) -   39  
    Joe Carter (8.45) -   31  
  1990 - The Blue Jays enter the decade coming off of a division title and  Otis Nixon (2.35) -   18  
   on a seven year well over .500 streak. In short, they are one of baseball's  Shannon Stewart (5.68) -   15  
  elite teams. The club is loaded. The starting lineup is still young with only  Jose Cruz (4.88) -   12  
  OF Jorge Bell, 30, and Mookie Wilson, 34, over the age of twenty eight. Jose Canseco (1.52) -   7  
   GM Pat Gillick has done a remarkable job, on a limited budget, Dave Winfield (4.09) -   7  
   of not only building one generational outstanding club, but seamlessly Ricky Henderson (0.5) -   1  
   transforming it into another generational outstanding club.      
  A look at the keepers on the 1990 roster: Notable Events:  
  □ C, Pat Borders, 27 took over for Ernie Whitt.    
  □ 1B, Fred McGriff, 26, took over for Willie Upshaw 1994 - Pat Gillick resigns as General Manager and hires on at Baltimore where   
  □ SS, Tony Fernandez, 28, took over for Alfredo Griffin.   he starts another mini mini-dynasty. Meanwhile, as soon as Gillick leaves,  
   □ 3B, Kelly Gruber, 28 took over for Rance Mulliniks.   the Blue Jays permanently drop out of contention.  
  □  DH,  John Olerud, 21, took over for the likes of Cecil Fielder,    
    Willie Mays Aikens and John Mayberry  1994 - In a strike shortened season, the Jays suddenly drop under .500.   
  □  Outfield was a little more problematic as there were no good    It's hard to put your finger on exactly what caused the Jays' precipitous  
  replacements yet for George Bell, Jesse Barfield and Lloyd Moseby  and permanent decline. Some players started showing their age.  
   - Gillick was working on that.     Some players, still young or in their prime, had their production fall off severely for  
  □   On the mound, only the two super stud carry-overs Dave Stieb   no apparent reason. The talent flow suddenly went from a steady stream to a trickle.  
  and Tom Henke were over thirty.  There were no longer ready, quality replacements for those players who were    
   The rest of the rotation was filled in by some pretty good under thirties:  no longer producing at a high level. This started while Gillick was still at the helm  
   David Wells, 27; Jimmy Key, 29;  Al Leiter, 24; and Todd Stottlemyre, 25. Pat may have seen this all coming and got out while the getting was good.  
   They had all taken over for the previous generation of starters, the likes of    
    Jim Clancy, Luis Leal and Doyle Alexander. 1995 - Belgian company Interbrew buys LaBatt Breweries.   
     Unclear whether this has any impact on the field play, but the Blue Jays  
  1991 - CF Devon White, 28, is acquired from Anaheim in a six player   played a lot better when they were owned by Canadians than when they  
   trade as Gillick begins to address replenishing his outfield.   were owned by Belgians.  
     
  1991 - SS Alex Gonzalez, 18, 13th round pick, debuted in 1994 1995 - Whether it was Pat Gillick or Gord Ash, who succeeded Gillick as GM,   
   one thing that was amazing was the Jays' success at drafting in the first round in   
  1991 - The Blue Jays only finished second in '90 and needed a bit more  the Nineties, particularly since they were usually drafting middle-end of the round:  
   to get over the top.OF Joe Carter, 31, and 2B Roberto Alomar, 23, are  □  1990 - RHP Steve Karsay, 18, traded to A's for Ricky Henderson  
   obtained from the Padres in a blockbuster deal for 1B Fred McGriff and  □  1991 - OF Shawn Green, 18, 16th overall pick, debuted in 1993  
  SS Tony Fernandez. This is a quality for quality trade, but Toronto gets  □  1992 - OF Shannon Stewart, 18, 19th overall pick, debuted in 1995  
  more quality in this one and they also get to fill two positions that have  □  1993 - RHP Chris Carpenter, 18, 15th overal pick,  debuted in 1997  
   turned into a problem for them, stud outfielder and stud second baseman □  1995 - RHP Roy Halladay, 17, 17th overall pick, debuted in 1998  
    □  1996 - Reliever Billy Koch, 21, 4th overall pick, debuted in 1999  
  1991 - Toronto wins the Division but loses to the Twins in the ALCS □  1997 - OF Vernon Wells, 18, 5th overall pick, debuted in 1999  
    □  1998 - SS Felipe Lopez, 18, eighth overall pick, debuted in 2001  
  1992 - RHP Kelvim Escobar, 16, signed as IFA, debuted in 1997 □  1999 - OF Alexis Rios, 18, 19th overall pick, debuted in 2004  
   
   1992 - Gillick deals away stud 2B prospect Jeff Kent, 24, to the Mets 1997 - RHP Roger Clemens, 34, is signed as a free agent  
   for a two month rental of ace RHP David Cone for the stretch run.    
   Cone goes 4-3 with a 2.55 ERA to help secure the Division but doesn't 1997 - OF Jose Cruz, 23, is obtained from Seattle in a three player deal  
  pitch well in the post season. Kent went on to have a stellar career.    
    1998 - After four sub .500 seasons, the Jays finish over .500 good for third place.  
  1993 - The Blue Jays Dynasty completes with their second consecutive  This marks the beginning of a six year run of third place.finishes behind AL East  
  World Series title. Toronto has won four Divisions in five years and five in   powerhouses Boston and New York.  
  nine years. It also marks the last season of an eleven year above .500 run  
  including five ninety win seasons and all eleven with at least eighty six wins.  
  Aside from the five firsts, there are also three seconds in the streak.