As analysis of the Blue Jays’ acquisition of Randal Grichuk trickled out over the last week, Grichuk’s ability to hit the ball extremely hard has been mentioned again and again. The same was true last offseason when the club signed Kendrys Morales, and again when Teoscar Hernandez had his cup of coffee with the big […]
Author: Nick Dika
Blue Jays Acquire Randal Grichuk in Exchange for Dominic Leone and Conner Greene
In somewhat of a surprising move, the Blue Jays have announced the acquisition of outfielder Randal Grichuk from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for reliever Dominic Leone and prospect Conner Greene. We've acquired OF Randal Grichuk from the Cardinals in exchange for RHP Dominic Leone and RHP Conner Greene. Last season, Grichuk hit 22 […]
Stuck in the Middle: Embracing the Uncertainty of the Offseason
It’s been a confusing—and, some would say, frustrating—offseason for the Toronto Blue Jays so far. An underwhelming 2017 season has seen a team that made back-to-back ALCS appearances in 2015 and 2016 drop off towards the middle of the pack in the American League. As fans and commentators debate on whether the team should rebuild […]
What to Get Your Favourite Blue Jays Player For Christmas
The holidays are upon us. Assuming you can’t afford to buy the team from Rogers, there are plenty of websites and articles with suggestions on what to get the Blue Jay fan in your life for Christmas – the team may have even paid the Toronto Sun to write some of them. There is far […]
It’s Time to Stop Comparing the Old Front Office to the New One
Not that we shouldn’t have stopped comparing already, but fans’ relationship with the Blue Jays’ front office has been fractured since Alex Anthopoulos left two seasons ago. Yesterday, Anthopoulos was introduced as the next general manager of the Atlanta Braves. Anthopoulos, as fans well know, was the architect behind the majority of the current Blue Jays’ […]
Some Unconventional 2017 Year-End Blue Jays Awards
As the Blue Jays 2017 season mercifully came to an end earlier this month, most of the discussion has pivoted to video year-end reviews, player grades and performance awards. Because you’ll get plenty of writers more talented than I telling you who played well, who was a disappointment and who broke out, I’ve created some […]
The Most Surprising Stats from an Underwhelming Blue Jays Season
As the calendar flips to September, the Blue Jays and their fans have accepted that there will be no pennant race at the Rogers Centre this season. While the team headed into 2017 with an eye on a third straight playoff appearance, injuries and subpar performance made this season a rather underwhelming one on the field. But […]
The Worst Umpiring in Recent Blue Jays’ History
The often self-aggrandizing behavior of major league umpires has been a conversation topic of many baseball fans for years now. Instance upon instance of umpires aggressively confronting and prematurely ejecting players from games has led to many calling for baseball to switch to robot umpires as soon as possible. These “ump shows” came to a […]
Who Are Toronto’s Toughest Competitors for the Second Wildcard Spot?
With the way the Blue Jays’ season started, it sure didn’t look like the team would be playing meaningful-ish games in mid-August. But unlike last season when it took 89 wins for Toronto and Baltimore to secure the two AL wild card spots, it’s going to take a lot less to sneak into the play-in […]
We Need to Stop Saying Ryan Goins is Bad, Even if He Is
It’s been a frustrating stretch in a frustrating season. Over the last week, the Blue Jays have lost games despite late leads, including one instance against a White Sox team that looks more triple-A than Major League caliber. As the season moves into mid-August, there has been plenty of bad to talk about, even with […]