{"id":64844,"date":"2023-12-27T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=64844"},"modified":"2023-12-26T23:37:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T04:37:09","slug":"best-blue-jays-dynamic-duos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/12\/27\/best-blue-jays-dynamic-duos\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Blue Jays Dynamic Duos of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dynamic duos continue to be common in baseball, and there have been some talented dynamic duos in Blue Jays history. Many of them spent decades in baseball, earning them longtime respect. They have provided memorable games and stats that have led the Blue Jays to success. There have been several dynamic duos in Blue Jays history, but some deserve special recognition.<\/p>\n<h2>The Best Toronto Blue Jays Dynamic Duos<\/h2>\n<h3>Joe Carter and Dave Stieb<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If the Blue Jays are going to do statues as part of the renos, the following five players need to be part of the statues.<br \/>\n1. Dave Stieb<br \/>\n2. Tony Fernandez<br \/>\n3. Joe Carter<br \/>\n4. Roy Halladay<br \/>\n5. Jose Bautista<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paul Ross (@RealPaulRoss) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealPaulRoss\/status\/1552307471154388993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cartejo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-12-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Carter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stiebda01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-12-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave Stieb<\/a> are two players who brought the Blue Jays a lot of success and helped lead them to back-to-back World Series titles. On August 27th, 2023, MLB celebrated the 30th anniversary of the 1992 World Series champs, including these two. In 1993, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/10\/22\/world-series-great-moments-blue-jays\/\" target=\"_self\">Carter was a hero<\/a>, hitting one of the most memorable home runs in the history of the Blue Jays. Over the course of his career, Stieb pitched 2,895 innings. He recorded a 56.5 career Wins Above Replacement as a pitcher. He was a seven-time All-Star and won the Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award in 1982.<\/p>\n<h3>George Bell and Jesse Barfield<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">George Bell. Lloyd Moseby. Jesse Barfield = The Best. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlueJays?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BlueJays<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/TZ1nnesyGc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/TZ1nnesyGc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 April Whitzman (@Alleycat17) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alleycat17\/status\/632961354664570880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 16, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you want to talk about quality outfielders, these next two deserve the utmost respect in Blue Jays history. Many <span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">have never in their lives seen an arm as strong and accurate as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/barfije01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-12-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jesse Barfield<\/a>. He<\/span><span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> was a beast, having a notable knack for throwing out baserunners. Both Barfield and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=bellge02,bellge01,bell--004geo&amp;search=George+Bell&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-12-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">George Bell<\/a> retired early from MLB in their 30s. These two players earned spots on the Blue Jays all-time home run leaders, 202 from Bell and 179 from Barfield. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=delgaca01,delgad005car,delgad004car&amp;search=Carlos+Delgado&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-12-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Delgado<\/a> is the leader with 336; behind him is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=bautijo02,bautijo01&amp;search=Jos\u00e9+Bautista&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-12-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jose Bautista<\/a> with 288.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This was a quality outfield. (George Bell, Lloyd Moseby, and Jesse Barfield ) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rsC9Wew2lZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/rsC9Wew2lZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stirrups Now! (@uniformcritic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uniformcritic\/status\/1589428852107141120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">40+ HR seasons in Blue Jays history:<\/p>\n<p>3 \u2014 Jose Bautista<br \/>\n3 \u2014 Carlos Delgado<br \/>\n2 \u2014 Edwin Encarnacion<br \/>\n1 \u2014 Vladimir Guerrero Jr.<br \/>\n1 \u2014 Josh Donaldson<br \/>\n1 \u2014 Marcus Semien<br \/>\n1 \u2014 Shawn Green<br \/>\n1 \u2014 Jose Canseco<br \/>\n1 \u2014 George Bell<br \/>\n1 \u2014 Tony Batista<br \/>\n1 \u2014 Jesse Barfield<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NextLevel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NextLevel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/49XgzRkooS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/49XgzRkooS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BlueJays Muse (@BlueJays_Muse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlueJays_Muse\/status\/1698872916065071168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jose Bautista and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/encared01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-12-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edwin Encarnacion<\/a> are a more recent dynamic duo in Blue Jays history. In 2015, these two players majorly helped the Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers in the ALDS. Bautista and Encarnacion were known as two very big threats and power hitters at the plate. Bautista had three seasons where he hit 40 or more home runs, and Encarnacion had two. These two were recognized for their talent both at the plate and defensively.<\/p>\n<h3>Jose Canseco and Carlos Delgado<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Players With 4+ HR &amp; 9+ RBI in Their First 10 Games With <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlueJays?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BlueJays<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Davis Schneider<br \/>\nCarlos Delgado<br \/>\nJose Canseco<br \/>\nDoug Ault<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NextLevel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NextLevel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NDItmFNKSY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/NDItmFNKSY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNstats\/status\/1695813917413462443?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Carlos Delgado and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cansejo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-12-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jose Canseco<\/a> each hit 40 or more home runs in a season for Toronto. Delgado did it three and Canseco once. These two earned themselves street cred early by being successful early in their careers, just like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/schneda03.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-12-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Davis Schneider<\/a> was this season. In 1998, Delgado and Canseco were both memorable and likable players on the roster. <span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/semiema01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-12-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marcus Semien<\/a> had four home runs through 11 games this season. Only Carlos Delgado (six) and Jose Canseco (five) had more through the first 11 games of a player&#8217;s career.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Troy Glaus and Vernon Wells<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">1997 MLB Draft:<\/p>\n<p>3. ANA &#8211; Troy Glaus<br \/>\n4. SFG &#8211; Jason Grilli<br \/>\n5. TOR &#8211; Vernon Wells<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;.<br \/>\n1,280. TOR &#8211; Orlando Hudson<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlueJays?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BlueJays<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Keegan Matheson (@KeeganMatheson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeeganMatheson\/status\/737753143866494976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 31, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Toronto Blue Jays last had five All-Stars in 2006: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wellsve01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-12-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vernon Wells<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/glaustr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-12-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Troy Glaus<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/riosal01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-12-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Rios<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hallaro01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-12-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roy Halladay<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/ryanb.01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B.J. Ryan<\/a>.<span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> They were all chosen to represent the Blue Jays at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The two top-five 1997 draft picks, Wells and Glaus, spearheaded Toronto&#8217;s lineup that year. When you think of talented offense, this dynamic duo stands out for the pop they provided for the Blue Jays.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Final Thoughts<\/h3>\n<p>There have been many memorable dynamic duos in Blue Jays history. They will forever be remembered for the success they achieved with the Blue Jays. At the end of the day, these former Blue Jays players will always be recognized for the talent they provided through their unique skills both at the plate and in the field.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dynamic duos continue to be common in baseball, and there have been some talented dynamic duos in Blue Jays history. Many of them spent decades in baseball, earning them longtime respect. They have provided memorable games and stats that have led the Blue Jays to success. There have been several dynamic duos in Blue Jays [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4831,"featured_media":65188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,1071],"tags":[2396,2394,371,4737,3794,414,4520,5479,4882],"class_list":["post-64844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bluejays","category-mlb","tag-carlos-delgado","tag-dave-stieb","tag-edwin-encarnacion","tag-george-bell","tag-joe-carter","tag-jose-bautista","tag-jose-canseco","tag-troy-glaus","tag-vernon-wells"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4831"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}