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Anthony Gose knew one thing was certain as he was getting ready for his first Spring Training with the Toronto Blue Jays: He knew that part of Florida extremely well.
"I'm real familiar with that area, commuting back and forth throughout the season, during Spring Training and the instructional league," Gose said.
A 2008 Draft pick of the Philadelphia Phillies, Gose spent two instructional leagues, a Spring Training and a good amount of the 2010 season calling Clearwater, Fla., his home. Things got flipped around when he was included in the three-team deal that sent Roy Oswalt from the Astros to the Phillies, Brett Wallace from the Blue Jays to the Astros and Gose, technically, from the Phillies to the Astros to the Blue Jays. In the blink of an eye, Gose had to go from Clearwater down the road to Dunedin, Toronto's Florida State League affiliate (and Spring Training home).
"It was an experience," Gose said about being involved in the trade. "It was exciting and different at the same time. I went from playing against this team ... to now all of a sudden sharing a locker room with the guys. I was out there trying to take outs away from these guys and now I'm trying to help them get outs.
"It was definitely a great experience. The Blue Jays' organization made me feel right at home, real comfortable, just inviting me in with open arms. It made the situation real easy for me."
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