News News from Dunedin last night trumps everything else you are likely to have on your mind, in terms of the Blue Jays farm system, and this is what we know as of late Friday night, per MiLB.com: DUNEDIN, FL – CF Anthony Alford was taken off the field on a stretcher with a neck […]
Author: Tammy Rainey
Recap: Orioles 6, Blue Jays 5; Baltimore Beats the Blue Jays Bullpen
Jays fans had every right to be nervous about this game. As measured by OPS, the Orioles featured the second most prolific offense in the AL to this point (.775, as compared to Toronto’s .720) and even better in June (a robust .892) and Marcus Stroman had been pretty awful in 3 of his last […]
Minor League Update: June 4th Edition
We’re into June now, and a lot of the early curiosities have corrected themselves, though not all, and the player development cycle now shifts to the upcoming draft and the subsequent filling out of the short-season team rosters where we’ll begin to get our first 2016 look at a number of interesting players. In the […]
Recap: Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3; Floyd Fails in 11th
It’s safe to say that no game, since the home opener, this season began with more positive energy than this one. Coming in with a 7-2 record since the disastrous three-game sweep at home by the Rays, which was surely the “gut check” moment of the season so far, the 2015 confidence was back in […]
Minor League Update: May 28th Edition
Some more familiar names are showing up this time around, plus a special look at some very unfamiliar names to most fans. The third edition of the BPToronto Minor League Update starts now. Pitchers of the Week 1. Jon Harris – RHP – Lansing (Low A) Last Week: 1-0, 1 GS, 7.0 IP, 3 H, […]
Why The Blue Jays Should Be Talking Extension With Michael Saunders
Much has been written and spoken over the previous six months about the pending free agency of Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion. Whether or not the Blue Jays can or even should pay what it might take to retain one or both for years to come, particularly in light of the very thin crop of free agents […]
Minor League Update: May 21st Edition
In reading first edition of MLU last week, one might have been forgiven if you looked it over and had a few moments when you said “Who?” But in one short week the names on this list have normalized to what you might expect quite nicely, thanks to some nice news regarding players who’ve been […]
Recap: Rangers 7, Blue Jays 6; Punches Fly in Season Series Finale
The story coming into Sunday’s game was pitching. For Toronto, it was the fact that Aaron Sanchez was sporting a sparkling 1.71 ERA over his previous three starts. For the Rangers, it was that they denied the Blue Jays a chance to bash lefty Derek Holland again (they pounded him for 11 runs in 2.2 […]
Minor League Update: April 15th to May 11th Edition
This week BP Toronto is bringing back the Weekly Minor League Update. The format is slightly revised but if you followed the old Blue Jays Plus site, you’ll recognize the framework. What’s different? I’ll be choosing up to three top hitters and pitchers each week, instead of one. And the Other minor league notes section […]
The Aggregate Top 10 Blue Jays Prospects
One of the things the ardent fans of any team seem to look for, and find in abundance, is the off-season Top Prospect rankings. Between the end of the regular season one can easily find maybe 20 or more such lists. That said, not all lists are created equal. Some are the result of first […]