Devon Travis

(FOX 17) — Devon Travis hits .352 with six home runs and 42 runs driven in playing in the first 77 games of the 2013 season for the Whitecaps before being called up to Lakeland. "The Midwest League was, in my opinion the best league you could play in minor...

TAMPA, FL - FEBRUARY 25: Devon Travis #29 of the Toronto Blue Jays bats during a Grapefruit League spring training game against the New York Yankees at Steinbrenner Field on February 25, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. The Yankees won 3-0. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) With the announcement coming via...

One of my favorites, Devon Travis, turns 30 today. Travis came to the Blue Jays in trade from the Tigers, back on November 13, 2014, with Anthony Gose going to Detroit. Travis was #84 on Baseball America’s top 100 prospects list. Gose had been a disappointment for us. He had a ton of speed, but he hit .247/.315/.363 with 34 stolen bases in 202 games in parts of three seasons. Added in, there were moments of attitude. Sent down to the minors, he had our Triple-A manager Marty Brown irritated with him. After Gose was sent down, he apparently sulked.