Blue Jays designate 3B Encarnacion for assignment

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06/21/2010 - Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Blue Jays have designated third baseman Edwin Encarnacion for assignment.

Encarnacion, 27, was batting .200 with nine home runs and 22 RBI in 37 games this season. He was sidelined from April 15 through May 17 because of a sore right shoulder and missed 30 games during that stretch.

Toronto acquired Encarnacion from Cincinnati in a four-player deal at the trade deadline last year.

He has a career .257 average with 88 home runs and 308 RBI.

The Blue Jays also announced pitcher Dustin McGowan will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his right shoulder Tuesday. He hasn't pitched in the majors since 2008 while recovering from shoulder surgery. No timetable has been set for McGowan to resume throwing.

Toronto activated pitcher Scott Richmond from the 60-day disabled list and optioned him to Single-A Dunedin.

Richmond is returning from a right shoulder impingement that sidelined him during spring training. He went 8-11 with a 5.52 ERA in 27 games (24 starts) for the Blue Jays in 2009.

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It’s time to see how the biggest NFL free agent signings will perform for their news teams. Some will work out and could be the difference that makes a difference in the win column.

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Peppers is explosive, he can get around blockers and cause quarterbacks to lose their minds. We all remember the classic Peppers game last year against the Vikings where he hounded Brett Favre into his worst game of the season. Peppers joining the Bears could be the reason Favre retired for good Tuesday morning. In addition to Peppers, the Bears added Chester Taylor to back up Matt Forte, Forte didn’t have the same intensity in 2009 compared to 2008 and bringing in Taylor will challenge Forte to bring it every game or he’ll risk losing carries to Taylor.

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The AFC South and the NFC East are the favorite divisions to have the next Super Bowl champ among them in the NFL betting odds. But more down to the point, these football odds are in favor of the Indianapolis Colts, by far the strongest team in the AFC South, and the Dallas Cowboys of the NFC East.

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