According to Canadian Baseball Network’s Andrew Hendriks, Toronto has signed veteran Venezuelan LHP Franklin Morales. Shi Davidi of Sportsnet reports that the deal is for one year and $2 million, and that to make room of the roster, Ryan Tepera has been optioned to AAA Buffalo. #BlueJays sign lefty Franklin Morales to a $2m, one-year deal, […]
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The Season That Will Be: It’s The Jays’ Time to Shine
Tell me if you’ve heard this line before: “The Blue Jays have a lot of players with upside, and they just might make the playoffs if everything breaks right.” If you’ve been following the Blue Jays blogosphere long enough, that may sound eerily familiar. That’s because, for the past ten odd seasons, that line above […]
How the Jays Pitchers Compare to the AL East
There is no doubt that the Toronto Blue Jays enter the 2016 season a better team than they fielded at the beginning of last year. Players and fans alike have every reason to believe that the Jays not only can repeat as American League East champions, but have a legitimate chance of representing the American […]
How the Jays Position Players Compare to the AL East
There is no doubt that the 2016 Toronto Blue Jays are a better team than they were at the start of last season. Despite winning the AL East by six games with a record of 93-69 and leading the majors in runs scored, it wasn’t until the second half of the season after the Jays […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep 5: 25 in 50
In the 2nd Annual 25 in 50, Greg, Josh, and Chris break down the entire 25-man roster (plus Marco Estrada) in individual two minute bursts. Each player gets the same amount of time, from the superstars like Jose Bautista and Josh Donaldson to 8th reliever types like Arnold “Villain” Leon and Ryan “Not Pat Venditte” […]
Blue Jays Bring Back Slugger Eric Thames after Stint in Korea
Early this morning news started to trickle out on Twitter that the the Blue Jays were nearing an agreement with 29-year-old outfielder/first baseman Eric Thames on a Major League contract for the 2016 season worth a reported $2.5 million. The man himself confirmed the signing just a few moments ago: Thames was drafted by the Blue Jays […]
How to Beat PECOTA With the Blue Jays
This season, Baseball Prospectus’ editor-in-chief, Sam Miller, will be curating an entertaining game called Beat PECOTA. If the idea doesn’t already appear self evident, allow me to explain. For the completely uninitiated, PECOTA is the projection system employed by Baseball Prospectus. PECOTA forecasts many things about a player’s future performance, including BP’s in-house stats: True […]
How Kevin Pillar Plans to Get Better on Defense
One year ago today, Kevin Pillar was the guy who wouldn’t take a walk, and couldn’t handle centerfield. Sure, he was a shoo-in to make the Blue Jays Opening Day roster, but he was only guaranteed that spot because Michael Saunders had stepped on a sprinkler head and lost part of his knee. Flash forward to the […]
Drew Storen Named Setup Man; A Temporary Loss for Progressive Thinking
Just yesterday it was announced that Roberto Osuna, the 21-year old Mexican who single handedly kept the bullpen looking somewhat respectable over the first two months of the 2015 season, would again be acting as the fireman at the back-end of John Gibbons’ bullpen to start the 2016 season. While Osuna did absolutely nothing to lose the […]
BP Toronto’s Bold Predictions for 2016
It’s that time again! A time of year when all of us here at BP Toronto dust off our crystal balls and attempt to predict the future of the 2016 Toronto Blue Jays. We have a full roster of contributors this year, so you will get your fill of prognostication. Andrew Arnold, Chris Sherwin, Dave Church, […]









