Written by Mike Passador, Andrew Munn, and Greg Wisniewski Coming in Hot The Blue Jays have done well to climb out of an early hole, but can’t seem to crack .500. They found themselves gifted with four consecutive series against lackluster opponents but have squandered their opportunity thus far, having dropped the first two sets against Oakland […]
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3 Things to Watch for Against the White Sox
Written by Elie Waitzer, Cole Nefsky, and Dave Church Is Jose Quintana Still An Ace? Big lefty Jose Quintana will bring an ugly 5.30 ERA into the series opener against Joe Biagini. Besides Masahiro Tanaka, you could argue that Quintana has been the most disappointing starter of 2017 so far. He’s pitched to a reasonable 3.48 […]
BP Toronto 2017 MLB Draft Central
Welcome to BP Toronto Draft Central. In this section you’ll find all of the great 2017 MLB Draft coverage provided by the BP Toronto team. As new content comes in, including reaction to the Blue Jays picks, it will filter into this spot, so make sure to check back regularly for updates! Blue Jays Draft Selections: […]
3 Things to Watch for Against the Rays
Written by Jenn Smith, Matt Gwin, and Mike Passador Time to Start Rolling After an abysmal start to the season, an 18-10 May that featured two five-game win streaks vaulted the Jays back into relevancy. Now, having gone 5-5 thus far in June, many see the upcoming soft schedule once again as the opportune time for […]
3 Things to Watch For Against the Mariners
Written by Greg Wisniewski, Dave Church, and Nick Dika Who Will Play Second Base? Devon Travis is back on the disabled list. After being hit on the wrist Sunday afternoon by a Luis Severino fastball, the assumption was that Travis’ wrist was the problem. On Tuesday, it was revealed that the injury sending Travis to the […]
3 Things to Watch for Against the Athletics
Written by Sean Addis, Richard Lee-Sam, and Gideon Turk The Year of the First Basemen The Toronto Blue Jays are not the only team who has a first baseman that is having a breakout year. Oakland’s Yonder Alonso’s start to the 2017 season is showcasing the potential that the San Diego Padres saw when they […]
3 Things to Watch For Against the Yankees
Written by Matt Gwin, Rachael McDaniel, and Joshua Howsam Attack of the Yankees Young-ins The Yankees have the second best record in the American League. At an active roster age of 28.1 years, they’re also quite young. If it were any other team, that’d be a nice feat, but for the ‘aging’ Yankees, it’s seems […]
3 Things to Watch for in the Blue Jays Series vs. the Reds
Written by Dave Church, Nick Dika, and Gideon Turk RETURNED RELIEF During the 2016 season, no matter how bad your team’s bullpen was, you could always say, “Hey, at least we’re not the Reds.” They spent a lot of the season dead last in bullpen ERA, though they did manage to sneak by the Colorado […]
3 Things to Watch for in the Blue Jays Series vs. the Rangers
Written by Richard Lee-Sam, Mike Passador, and Joshua Howsam Struggling Nemeses What’s more disrespectful to the game; flipping your bat, having an OPS of .612 just eight weeks into a newly signed six-year deal, or an earned run average over 10 at the end of May? When you think of the recent rivalry between the […]
3 Things to Watch for in Blue Jays vs. Brewers Series
Written by Rachael McDaniel, Jenn Smith, and Gideon Turk The Brewers are Striking Out Less and Winning More No one really expected the Brewers to be all that good this year. Interesting, maybe, for their youth and their signing of Eric Thames, but certainly not a team that would contend in the division wherein the […]