***Sunday morning, Mike wakes up, knowing he has a Stuff report to file on Monday. He’s frustrated by the Blue Jays play, but relieved that he at least has an elite pitching rotation to write about*** 7:38 am Aaron Sanchez to the 10-day DL with a blister. Matt Dermody recalled, will give bullpen second Lefty […]
Author: Mike Sonne
Projecting the 2017 Blue Jays STUFF
Stuff is a known contributor to success in MLB pitchers that also can be used to look at injury trends in pitchers. In 2016, we tracked the Stuff of the Blue Jays pitching staff – the Starters, and the Bullpen. We learned that Aaron Sanchez is a monster amongst men, and that Marco Estrada was […]
Slow Your Roll: The Influence of Pace on Late Game Effectiveness
Recently my friends Nick Dika, Joshua Howsam, and Greg Wisniewski were discussing the third time through the order effect on the season recap episode of the Artificial Turf Wars Podcast. While Nick and I typically keep our conversations to what beer we’re going to order next, and how can we split four pounds of wings […]
The Stuffies! The Big One – The Best Stuff of 2016
Welcome back! We delayed a bit for the Blue Jays run through the postseason, but this is the moment you’ve all been waiting for. Not the presentation of the World Series Trophy…the delivery of the top pitcher Stuffies. It seems like it was just yesterday that the Stuff Metric came into this world, and now […]
THE STUFFIES! Part Two: Top Team Stuff and the Not-so-Stuffies
Welcome back to the Stuffies! Now that we’ve covered the Rookies of the Year, let’s take a look at what teams brought the best Stuff on the season. Best Starting Rotation Chicago Cubs In third place, we saw the Chicago Cubs – a team with an overpowering starting rotation that destroyed their competition. They were […]
The Stuffies! 2016 – Stuff Rookies of the Year
Ladies and gentlemen, put on your finest tuxedo and get “Golden Globe” drunk – it’s time for the culmination of a year’s worth of Stuff reports – The Stuffies! While the Stuffies currently have less cache than some of baseball’s more talked about awards – like the MVP, there’s no room for philosophizing about what […]
We Shouldn’t be Worried about Marcus Stroman’s Workload
A lot has been made about Aaron Sanchez’s workload this season. He’s entering uncharted waters for innings pitched, throws incredibly hard, and is insanely awesome. As he prepares to take the mound in the do-or-die Wild Card game, I realize little has been made about the workload Marcus Stroman has endured this season – where […]
The Final Regular Season Blue Jays “STUFF” Report
We did it!!! We’ve made it to the end of the season, and this is going to be the final regular season Stuff report. If you’ve read one, or you’ve read them all – thank you so much for making this such a fun experience. This Stuff report looks at the Jays pitchers over the […]
The Blue Jays “STUFF” Report – Volume 12
The Stuff report is winding down! After this one, there will be one more official Stuff report. After that – who knows. The abyss??? One thing is for sure – I will miss screwing up Joshua Howsam’s entire schedule by telling him there’s a Stuff report coming (only to realize that I had already done […]
The Blue Jays STUFF Report – Volume 11, with a Twist!
Today, I hate baseball. My fantasy team lost in the semi-finals. My slow pitch team went 1-3 on the weekend. The Jays… well, the Jays did not add to my love of the game. I’ll go back to loving it today, though… I think. As bad as things are, that does not mean there is […]