According to reports from Shi Davidi and Ben Nicholson-Smith, the Blue Jays have claimed relief pitcher Neil Ramirez off of waivers this afternoon from the San Francisco Giants. #BlueJays claim righty Neil Ramirez off waivers from #Giants, who recently DFA'd him. Allowed 15 ER in 10.1 IP but K'd 18 — Shi Davidi (@ShiDavidi) May […]
Day: May 4, 2017
Death to 2018: Future Payroll Implications of a Nightmare Start to the Year
In November I wrote a piece about how important winning in 2017 was to the sustainability of the Blue Jays fan interest and attendance. To summarize: The massive increase in Blue Jays attendance from 2014 to 2016 was matched by only 20 teams in the last 40 years. In each case, the teams involved had experienced recent […]
The Blue Jays Weigh in on the Red Sox and Orioles Feud
NEW YORK – The Blue Jays are not well liked across Major League Baseball. The loud style of play that endears the team to its fans comes across as obnoxious and pretentious to opposing clubs, and has resulted in plenty of dust ups over the Bautista years of this franchise. Rivalries have spawned with the Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay […]