Relievers are volatile. Incredibly volatile. So when the Blue Jays acquired Jason Grilli from the Atlanta Braves on on May 31st, the team and their fans were optimistic that despite his rough start to 2016, the Grilli of years past would be the one to show up north of the border. At the time of the […]
Day: August 11, 2016
Centre Field is Open; Dalton Pompey is Nowhere to Be Found
Hi, I’m Matt. You may know me from “Dalton Pompey Unjustly Demoted to AAA“, in addition to a host of other pieces in which I’ve advocated for Pompey’s placement on the Blue Jays’ 25-man roster. As you may be able to tell, I’m a bit of a Pompey fan. I’d like to think that it’s […]
Don’t Under Value Devon Travis
When Devon Travis was first acquired in November 2014 for Anthony Gose, the reaction from both the fan base and baseball pundits was rather negative. At the time, Travis was ranked by Baseball America as Detroit’s number one prospect (albeit they were considered to have a relatively weak farm system) and 84th in all of baseball. […]