Video Produce and Edited by Sean Addis On the night of June 27th, in hotel in Houston, Toronto Blue Jays ninth ranked prospect, having pitched his first Major League game was lying quietly on his bed. In the quiet of the room, the 24-year-old pitcher was thinking about the journey that had brought him to […]
Author: Sean Addis
The Toronto Blue Jays Hit a Home Run with Pride Night
Video Produced, Edited, and Directed by Sean Addis The Toronto Blue Jays had a successful weekend on the field sweeping the last place Baltimore Orioles, but what happened off the field on Friday had the greatest impact. Friday night the Rogers Centre was draped with rainbow colours on everything from the concourse, Jays shop, electronic score […]
MLB Draft: Blue Jays Select RF Griffin Conine with the 52nd Overall Pick
With the 52nd overall selection in the 2018 MLB Draft, the Blue Jays have made Duke right-fielder Griffin Conine their second round pick Toronto adds to its collection of drafting and signing the sons of former major league players. Former Florida Marlins first basemen, Jeff Conine, is the father of this soon to be new […]
The State of the Bullpen: What the Past Tells Us About the Future
Editor’s note: This piece was written prior to Thursday’s doubleheader, which has obviously had an impact on the short term makeup of the bullpen. However, as the long term outlook remains unchanged, the analysis herein should still be applicable. – JH Coming into the 2018 season, the consensus among many experts was that if the […]
The Mental Side of Sports During a Disappointing Season
A season with high expectations after two consecutive seasons appearing in the American League Championship has not gone according to plan. As a result, the Blue Jays were sellers (somewhat) at this non-waiver trade deadline. The trades of pitchers Joe Smith and Francisco Liriano netted three prospects with two immediately being ranked in top 30 […]
MLB Draft: Blue Jays Select SS Kevin Smith with the 129th Pick
Toronto made three selections on day one of the draft, taking high floor middle-infielder Logan Warmouth, flame throwing right-handed pitcher Nate Pearson, and former Little League World Series star Hagen Danner, then drafting 99th pick, catcher Riley Adams, to start Day Two. With their fourth rounder and second pick on the day, the Blue Jays have […]
Danny Barnes is 2017’s Joe Biagini
Sunday’s spot starter Joe Biagini was unquestionably one of the best acquisitions for the 2016 Toronto Blue Jays. After making the club as a Rule Five pick, Biagini quickly became a piece in the Blue Jays bullpen for manager John Gibbons to call on in high leverage situations. This included 7.1 innings of scoreless relief in […]
Joe Biagini: From Rule 5 Draft Pick to Key Bullpen Piece
Toronto made numerous deals prior to and during the 2016 season that had a large impact on the Blue Jays making a return trip to the American League Championship Series. These deals ranged from re-signing Marco Estrada and signing J.A. Happ to trading for Jason Grilli and Joaquin Benoit. Then there’s Joe Biagini. On December […]
Recap: Blue Jays 7, Angels 2; Toronto Waits for the Fans to Go to Sleep Before Waking Up
The Toronto Blue Jays opened a seven game west coast road trip Thursday night against the Los Angeles Angels. After having lost the last four series, it was imperative that the Blue Jays took advantage of playing the last place Angels. The Blue Jays starter J.A. Happ, who pitched well Saturday against the Boston Red […]
Recap: Blue Jays 5, Rays 3; Bullpen Bails Out Happ As Jays Salvage Finale
Toronto and Tampa Bay completed the three game series on Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field. The game seemed to follow the same pattern of the first two games: Jays score early, bats go silent and the pesky Rays start adding on runs. Today, however, the Jays were able to alter the script. The Blue Jays […]