I’ve written a couple of articles about Marcus Stroman for Baseball Prospectus Toronto this year. In March, I wrote that the Blue Jays needed to sign him to an extension that resembles the one Corey Kluber inked with Cleveland last year. Two weeks ago, I wrote about a way to try to fix Marcus’ struggles, […]
Author: Gideon Turk
Recap: Orioles 11, Blue Jays 6; Stroman Falters on Father’s Day
That wasn’t fun. Coming into today’s game, Chris Tillman had a 5.65 ERA against Toronto in 21 career starts. His inability to retire Blue Jays batters continued on Sunday as he allowed four runs in five innings pitched, but Baltimore was still able to get the victory thanks to Marcus Stroman pitching even worse than Tillman. He […]
Jose Bautista Takes a Trip on the Disabled List
After injuring his toe during Thursday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Jose Bautista will be spending at least the next 15 days on the disabled list. Replacing him on the roster will be Darrell Ceciliani, while Ezequiel Carrera will be taking his place in the starting lineup. Blue Jays have yet to announce anything officially but it's […]
MLB Draft: Reports on Blue Jays Draftees in Rounds 6 Through 10
For analysis and scouting reports on the Blue Jays earlier picks, click here. Round 6, Pick #192 OF – David Daniels – Ralph L Fike High School 6’3″ 210lbs DOB: 12/17/97 Daniels, who goes by the name D.J., is a three sport athlete committed to James Madison University to play football and baseball for them. He hit .422/.479/.626 over three […]
MLB Draft: Blue Jays Select 2B Cavan Biggio With 162nd Pick
For analysis and scouting reports on the Blue Jays earlier picks, click here. The Blue Jays have made their fifth round selection of the 2016 MLB draft, picking 2B Cavan Biggio out of Notre Dame. Biggio is the son of former Astros great Craig Biggio, and stands at 6’1′ and weighs 203 lbs. He bats left handed. Blue […]
MLB Draft: Blue Jays Select RHP Zach Jackson With 102nd Pick
For analysis and scouting reports on the Blue Jays earlier picks, click here. The Blue Jays have made their first selection of the second day of the 2016 MLB draft, picking RHP Zach Jackson out of Arkansas in the third round. The 21-year-old righty stands at 6’3″ and weighs 195 lbs. MLB Network said he could be one of […]
MLB Draft: Blue Jays Select INF Bo Bichette With 66th Pick
For analysis and scouting reports on the Blue Jays earlier picks, click here. The Blue Jays have made their third selection of the 2016 MLB draft tonight, picking INF Bo Bichette out of Lakewood High School in Florida. He is 18-years-old, is 6’0″, and weighs 200 lbs. Bichette is the son of former big leaguer Dante Bichette. Bo fell a bit […]
MLB Draft: Blue Jays Select RHP T.J. Zeuch with 21st Pick
The Blue Jays have made their first selection of the 2016 MLB draft tonight, picking RHP T.J. Zeuch out of the University of Pittsburgh. Zeuch is 20-years-old and stands at 6’7″ and weighs 225 lbs. Zeuch was previous drafted by the Kansas City Royals in 2013 in the 31st round. Sources: TJ Zeuch to #BlueJays. — […]
Recap: Blue Jays 7, Tigers 2; Donaldson Dominates Despondent Detroit
The Blue Jays previous two games have run the gamut on the emotional investment side of things. The opener against the Tigers was an 11-0 laugher, and the Blue Jays were out of it from basically the get go. The second game featured a dominant performance by Aaron Sanchez, but unfortunately the offense couldn’t score […]
How to Fix Marcus Stroman
The Blue Jays were supposed to have one ace this season. Instead, they have three. Unfortunately, that three doesn’t include Marcus Stroman, which is a bit concerning considering he is supposed to be the guy leading the Blue Jays rotation into the next decade. It doesn’t require much analysis to come to the conclusion that […]