The Blue Jays have inked former All-Star outfielder Michael Bourn to a minor league contract this morning according to Fox’s Ken Rosenthal: Source: #BlueJays sign Michael Bourn to minor-league deal. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) April 22, 2016 The 33-year-old Bourn is represented by Scott Boras, and was signed to a four-year deal worth $48 million in the 2013 […]
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Aaron Sanchez is a Two Pitch Pitcher, And it Works
I must confess, I didn’t start this piece out with the idea of making declarations about Aaron Sanchez and his arsenal on the mound. I started, quite innocently, with a pitch chart from Brooks Baseball. For those of you who might not be familiar with the chart I am talking about, let me illustrate first, and […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 8: The Big 50 Moments that Didn’t Happen Recently
Shi Davidi of Sportsnet stops by to discuss his upcoming book, “The Big 50: Toronto Blue Jays,” and some early season trends. The guys then tackle the recent week that was, with a focus on the incredible performance of the starting rotation, the odd bullpen usage, some lackluster hitting, and an odd start to the […]
Recap: Orioles 3, Blue Jays 2; The Offense Took the Early Flight Home
What a terrible series and game for the Blue Jays. Things started out looking great, with a 1-0 lead after the first two batters of the game. However, the Blue Jays wound up only scoring two runs in the first inning, and did nothing after that. As easy as it is to blame John Gibbons for […]
Troy Tulowitzki: The Blue Jays’ Linchpin Shrouded in Uncertainty
Josh Donaldson is going to be great. Jose Bautista is in week three of his six month rampage towards free agency. It’s probably not going to be pretty, and will assuredly include many thrown bats, nicks, bumps, and bruises along the way, but somehow Edwin Encarnacion is going to mash forty home runs. With the […]
Brett Cecil and Craig Kimbrel: A Record’s Retrospective
Brett Cecil’s record-tying run of 38 appearances without conceding an earned run ended on April 5th against Tampa Bay. When he took over for Aaron Sanchez in the bottom of the 8th, Twitter came alive with mentions of the lockdown lefty breaking the tie and cementing a place all his own in baseball history. Unfortunately, […]
Is the Jays Propensity to Strikeout a Cause for Concern?
The 2015 Blue Jays were an offensive juggernaut. As fans, we got used to seeing multiple home runs in a night, and as a result we grew to expect it. The Jays scored more runs than any team in baseball and it wasn’t even close. Offensively, the club was gifted, and it became a pillar for […]
Why It’s Not Unfair to Dislike R.A. Dickey
It’s Friday night and I am once again watching R.A. Dickey labor through his second inning of work. He has already thrown 40 plus pitches and the Blue Jays are in a 3-0 hole after coming to bat once. That hole is most likely to deepen before they hit again. It’s obvious why this type […]
Recap: Blue Jays 4, Orioles 3; Unconventional Bullpen Usage Leads to Blue Jays Victory
Just as soon as the game started, it seemed as if Camden Yards was booing Jose Bautista. Frankly, I had no idea this grudge was still held by the Baltimore Orioles’ fans. For the uninitiated, the abridged version: Jose Bautista is good at baseball, and the Orioles keep giving up home runs to him and […]
Blue Jays Rotation Review: Beasts vs the East
Since they say starting pitching wins championships, each time through the rotation we’re going to break down each individual start to see what the pitchers did well and what they didn’t, with an attempt to go a little bit deeper than just the box score. You can read all past Rotation Reviews here. After an […]









