Written by Mike Passador, Matt Gwin, and Cole Nefsky Judicious Use of the Bullpen’s Southpaws The Blue Jays will be making their final trip to an NL ballpark this season (well, hopefully there’s one more), and it’ll put the team’s late-game maneuvers under a bit of a spotlight. In their previous seven trips to the […]
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3 Things to Watch for Against the Rays
Written by Greg Wisniewski, Sean Addis, and Richard Lee-Sam A Slugger Returning to form, or not Hey there, let’s watch Josh Donaldson. He’s been looking pretty sharp, especially with that 1.162 OPS in August. Instead of the video highlights, I want to look at this chart, which looks complicated, but might inform us about what’s been […]
3 Things to Watch for Against the Pirates
Written by Sean Addis, Rachael McDaniel, and Gideon Turk Rowley to the Rescue In the middle game of the three game series against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates, the Toronto Blue Jays will use their 12th different starting pitcher of the 2017 season. Right-hander Chris Rowley will be given the ball on Saturday afternoon. The 26-year-old may […]
3 Things to Watch for Against the Yankees
Written by Jenn Smith, Richard Lee-Sam, and Joshua Howsam A Judge in Need of A Recess In just his first full season in the major leagues, twenty-five year old Aaron Judge has all but been anointed the new face of Major League Baseball. With his six-foot-seven, 285 pound frame, the slugger is a sight to behold. […]
3 Things to Watch for Against the Astros
Written by Matt Gwin, Dave Church, and Dylan Svoboda It Pays to Have Prospects in More Ways Than One When baseball fans generally think about prospects, they tend to think about them in one of two ways: they either dream on what they could be or they dream on what they could return in trade. For […]
Blue Jays Trade RP Joe Smith to Cleveland
According to Ken Rosenthal, the Blue Jays have traded reliever Joe Smith to Cleveland in advance of Monday’s trade deadline. Source: Joe Smith to #Indians. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 31, 2017 Smith, 33, signed a one year deal with Toronto this past off-season for $3 million and was worth every penny up until this […]
Blue Jays Trade Liriano to Astros for Aoki & Hernández
The Blue Jays are on the verge of trading Fransisco Liriano to the Houston Astros according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. The deal is not yet office, and the return is not yet known. It is expected that the Blue Jays will pick up Liriano’s salary in order to get a bigger return from Houston. […]
3 Things to Watch for Against the White Sox
Written by Bennett Brauer, Dave Church, and Gideon Turk Rebuild Envy Since acknowledging they were not going to be competitive with their current roster, the White Sox have traded top players Adam Eaton, Chris Sale, Jose Quintana, Todd Frazier and David Robertson, as well as key middle relief piece Tommy Kahnle, Dan Jennings, and Anthony Swarzak. With a […]
3 Things to Watch for Against the Angels
Written by Nick Dika, Greg Wisniewski, and Jenn Smith Donaldson vs. Trout: Injured Superstars The Jays offensive struggles this season have been well documented. The Jays now sit 27th in all of baseball with 412 runs scored and 25th in slugging percentage at .403. When it comes to hitting the baseball, the Angels have been […]
The Best Moustaches in the Blue Jays Minor League System
Guest Written by Brad Walchuk (@bwalchuk) A little while back, Nick Dika wrote one of those much-needed articles that are a pleasant distraction as a roller-coaster season feels like it’s getting away from you: a look at some of the finest facial hair in Blue Jays history. Of course, it was the mustaches – those of […]