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The Jays Don’t Need to Add to Win a World Series

Think back to 2014. This team had Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion, and an adequate supporting staff. However, they couldn’t quite make the playoffs. In fact, at five games back, they weren’t particularly close. What was the issue? Again, team had a lot of adequate talent. It also had two very impressive players, but it just didn’t […]

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Recap: Blue Jays 5, Tigers 4; The Real Troy Tulowitzki is Back

Two years ago, if I’d told you that Drew Hutchison pitched just as well as Justin Verlander, you’d have been ecstatic. Well, that happened today, but there was no ecstaticism to be found. Verlander isn’t much like his 2011 Cy Young and MVP award winning self these days; today’s game epitomized that. He struck out five […]

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Toronto’s Rotation: It Looks Odd, But It Works

Coming in to this season, the rotation was probably the last place you’d look for success, and that wouldn’t have been an unfair assessment. In 2015, the Blue Jays’ rotation was entirely mediocre. They ranked 19th by ERA, 20th by FIP, and 17th by DRA. They were ok, but that was all they needed to be; […]