March baseball can get tedious. The games are slow and full of players most of us will never see or hear from ever again. Thankfully, there is something to break up all the split-squad games, designated hitters in the National League, and Goose Gossage rants. If, like me, you think you know more about running a […]
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On Roberto Osuna, Aaron Sanchez, and a Player’s Wish
When the Blue Jays traded Ben Revere for Drew Storen, everybody began to wonder what that meant for last year’s golden boy, Roberto Osuna. Would he setup? Would he close? And what about going forward? Is he going to move into the rotation for 2017 and beyond? We don’t yet have an answer to the […]
Where You Can Validly Criticize Mark Shapiro: Diversity
There’s been an awful lot of focus on the Blue Jays new President of Baseball Operations over the offseason. If you don’t believe me, you can take a glance at this petition for his dismissal, which has amassed more than 1300 signatures. This thinking follows from the topic of my last essay – an interesting, somewhat unhappy quirk of […]
Why I Love to Hate Kevin Pillar
Last Friday, it became all but official: Dalton Pompey is not going to be in the Blue Jays’ outfield on opening day. This is the reality now that Pompey has been sent down to minor league camp. Granted, it was never a likely possibility…save for the one day where we thought that Michael Saunders would […]
Why We Should Better Appreciate R.A. Dickey
The Blue Jays have a great many decisions to make at the end of the 2016 season, with several free agents on the roster. While most of the focus has been on the two sluggers, Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion, one player, who arrived with such fanfare, carries very little debate: R.A. Dickey, knuckleballer, and […]
Ross Atkins Speaks: Change to Gibbons Contract, Pitching, Pompey, and More
Sunday night, Sirius XM’s MLB Network’s Spring Training Tour reached Dunedin and the Blue Jays camp. As part of that program MLB Network hosts Todd Hollandsworth & Steve Phillips interviewed new Toronto GM, Ross Atkins. You can listen to the Gibbons portion of the audio here, but I’ve pulled a few extra notable quotes to come out […]
How the Blue Jays Can Emulate the Rays Pitching Success
The 2016 season opens for the Blue Jays in Tampa Bay against the Rays, and it’s an interesting coincidence, at least in the purview of this article, given the way that the new Toronto front office appears to be constructing its pitching staff. It’s certainly not a bad strategy to mimic; despite getting just 24 total […]
This Week in Blue Jays: A Successful Chemistry Experiment
In this space, Jenn Smith takes a look back at the recent stories surrounding the Blue Jays and provides her thoughts on the matter, with links to some of the original sources. Look for this series on Sunday mornings to help you catch up on the goings on in Jays land. I will be the first to […]
Blue Jays Send Pompey and Two Others to Minor League Camp
With Opening Day fast approaching, the Toronto Blue Jays have begun the process of thinning out the ranks in big league camp. A number of prospects were sent out late last week, and not a few more depth pieces have been sent down. Dalton Pompey was one of the #BlueJays reassigned to Minor League camp […]
Brad Penny Cashed Out
Two players in two days! First, Rafael Soriano called it a career before even reporting to camp, and today the Blue Jays lost another man to a world beyond baseball. After giving up 5 runs in a split squad game Thursday, rhp brad penny told Jays he's retiring — mark zwolinski (@markzwol) March 18, 2016 […]









