Written by Brendan Panikkar and Joshua Howsam On Tuesday night in Houston, the 9th ranked prospect in the Toronto Blue Jays system, pitcher Ryan Borucki made his major league debut. The tall lefty was the first top 10 pitching prospect in the organization to make his debut for the Blue Jays since Roberto Osuna cracked […]
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Three Things to Watch for in the Season Opening Series
Written by Nick Dika, Andrew Munn, and Richard Lee-Sam Evil Empire Once Again The fall of 2017 was a strange one for Blue Jays fans. It was the first year in the last three that our favorite team wasn’t in the American League Championship series. And it was the first year in the last three that […]
BP Toronto’s Bold Predictions for 2018
It’s almost baseball season again! All of us here at BP Toronto have consulted our crystal balls and our Ouija boards so we’re ready to predict the future of the 2018 Toronto Blue Jays. Qualms? Questions? Comments? Be sure to let us know what you think of our picks in the comments below. RECORD IN 2018 Andrew Arnold […]
Joe Biagini’s Problem with Runners in Scoring Position
By Ryan McCrea This is a guest post from one of our readers. If you ever have something you’d like to share or an idea you need help developing, please email us baseballprospectustoronto@gmail.com and we’ll happily take a look. Would you believe me if I told you that Joe Biagini did a better job minimizing contact quality last […]
Baseball Prospectus Top 10 Blue Jays Prospects
As part of their continuing series ranking the top prospects in each organization, Baseball Prospectus today released their top 10 Blue Jays prospects. At that link you will find full scouting reports for the top 10 players listed below, as well as quick breakdowns of the next 10 and a list of the top 10 […]
Fixing the Blue Jays Walk-Up Songs
By Nick Dika, Mike Sonne, and Joshua Howsam The slow crawl of the early offseason is no fun for anyone. Especially when Shohei Ohtani wants nothing to do with you Toronto and you have a feeling the “impact bat” that your favourite team’s general manager keeps talking about looks a lot more like Josh Harrison […]
The Best of BP Toronto: Our Favourite Pieces of the Year
It’s been an interesting last twelve months in Blue Jays land. From a near World Series berth to only narrowly edging out the Baltimore Orioles to finish above last place in the AL East. No matter whether the tone of the time has been happy or sad, we feel like our writers have done a great job covering the team. As […]
3 Things to Watch for Against the Yankees
Written by Mike Passador, Gideon Turk, and Elie Waitzer Something to Play for? While the lack of furious playoff races means that few teams have consequential games on tap this weekend, there’s still a little bit of intrigue on both sides of this matchup. The Yankees enter this series three games back of the division-leading […]
3 Things to Watch for Against the Red Sox
Written by Richard Lee-Sam, Joshua Howsam, and Cole Nefsky Has the Fire Gone out of Smoak? With the Blue Jays already eliminated and the Red Sox five games up on the Yankees with seven games to go, it looks like there isn’t much left to care about in this series aside from seeing if Justin […]
3 Things to Watch for Against the Yankees
Written by Dave Church, Greg Wisniewski, and Elie Waitzer Stuck In The Middle (Infield) With You You’d be forgiven for forgetting that Troy Tulowitzki and Devon Travis play for the Blue Jays. Apparently they appeared together in a game at one point, but we can’t really be sure. It’s probable that Ryan Goins has always been […]