NEW YORK – Even if the games have been completely meaningless from a competition standpoint, September baseball has been a breath of fresh air for the Blue Jays. The second half of the season has seen a number of encouraging debuts: from Ryan Borucki, Sean Reid-Foley and Thomas Pannone all taking turns through the rotation, to […]
Author: Mike Passador
Luke Maile Hoping to Finish Career Year on Strong Note
NEW YORK – The Blue Jays haven’t given fans much to get excited about this season. Entering the year needing a ton of breaks to stay in the playoff hunt, pretty much everything went wrong. The team has received precious little from its four or five supposed “best” players, with J.A. Happ being the lone […]
Sean Reid-Foley Will Keep Competing
NEW YORK – Sean Reid-Foley is part of the youth movement that’s giving Blue Jays fans a reason to tune in down the stretch of a disappointing season. He’s one of the team’s best pitching prospects, and he has arrived appropriately adorned with a blue jay tattoo on his right forearm. (There’s also a cardinal, […]
Devon Travis Staying Healthy Amidst Ups and Downs
NEW YORK — Not much has gone right for the Blue Jays this season. They’ve gotten precious little from their supposed best players which is a real twisting of the knife given that the team spent its offseason putting together some quality depth. As good as those depth players may be, they just can’t replace top-level […]
Billy McKinney is Looking Forward to The Next Chapter of his Career
NEW YORK – Billy McKinney made his MLB debut on March 30, 2018 at the Rogers Centre. On March 31, he crashed into the left field wall and sprained the AC joint in his left shoulder. It would be his last taste of the big leagues until Saturday afternoon. Fittingly, McKinney made his Blue Jays […]
Aaron Loup Probably Deserved Better
On July 31, the Blue Jays traded Aaron Loup to the Phillies for Jacob Waguespack. A simple breakdown of the deal would tell you that Waguespack is a 24-year-old right-handed pitcher with impressive strikeout numbers in the minors. He was originally drafted in the 37th round out of high school by the Pirates back in […]
TRADE: Blue Jays Trade RP Seunghwan Oh to Rockies for Prospects
The Blue Jays made a trade during the ninth inning of Tuesday’s game against the Twins, sending reliever Seunghwan Oh to the Rockies for first base prospect Chad Spanberger, Outfielder Forrest Wall, and a Player to be Named Later. Not included, despite earlier reports is first base prospect Sean Bouchard. Oh deal to rox is […]
MLB Draft: Rounds 3-5 Recap
The Blue Jays entered the second day of the 2018 MLB draft after taking a hard-hitting third baseman and the son of a former big-leaguer on Monday night. The early portions of Tuesday saw the team focused on pitching before pivoting to a catching prospect that has flown under the radar. The team has already gone […]
Kendrys Morales: An All-Time Unlikely Base Stealer
No matter how poorly a season goes, there’s always something fun to take away. It could take the form of a memorable play, a guy coming out of nowhere to play his way into the future plans or the arrival of some promising young talent, among other things. The point being, there’s a whole lot […]
Blue Jays Acquire Giovanny Urshela for cash considerations/PTBNL
The Blue Jays made a seemingly minor move on Wednesday afternoon, acquiring third baseman Giovanny Urshela from Cleveland in exchange for cash considerations or a player to be named later. Just the third baseman that fans have been pining for, no doubt. Urshela was activated from the DL and designated for assignment on May 4, […]