As the calendar inches towards March, the Blue Jays find themselves entering a season where almost everything would have go according to plan in order to be in the wild card race come September. In past springs, you had the idea that if Justin Smoak could chip in on offense, the team would be in a […]
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Blue Jays to Sign Reliever Seung-hwan Oh
According to a tweet from Robert Murray, the Blue Jays are close to finalizing a deal with reliever Seung-hwan Oh, pending a physical. Ben Nicholson-Smith is now reporting the contract guarantees him $2 million dollars and includes an option for the 2019 season. Sources: #BlueJays, Seung-hwan Oh in agreement on deal, pending physical. https://t.co/FBUX7SpYCE — […]
Who’s Who in Blue Jays Spring Training Camp: A Guide
With the spring schedule getting set to kick off, it can be helpful to have a reference to who some of the guys we’ll be seeing over the coming weeks are, and what their chances to contribute to the major-league roster look like. My primary focus here will be to discuss the minor leaguers, especially the non-roster invites. […]
Kevin Pillar is Approaching a Career Crossroads
Kevin Pillar is probably going to be the opening day centre fielder for the Toronto Blue Jays. With the recent upheaval in the Jays outfield (making this piece hilariously outdated), the certainty Pillar provides may be of some comfort to John Gibbons. He’s a plus defender in a position that demands it and has been durable […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 89: Let the Games Begin!
Episode 89 Greg and Josh break down the latest news of the week starting with the impacts of the confusing offseasons of the Rays and Orioles and the Red Sox’ signing of J.D. Martinez. Then they discuss the impasse in Josh Donaldson’s contract negotiations, the Blue Jays lack of desire for a new backup catcher, Marcus Stroman’s […]
Four Potential Relief Options With Outlier Fastballs
With the signing of starter Jaime Garcia last week to a one-year deal worth a guaranteed $10 million, the Blue Jays’ offseason shopping list is almost complete. The only area left to address (since they seem to have no inclination to improve at backup catcher) is the bullpen. Given the loss of Dominic Leone in the […]
Pulling a Fast One: Have the Blue Jays Found a New Market Inefficiency?
A few weeks ago, I found myself in a discussion on Twitter with Scott Mitchell of TSN and Keegan Matheson of Baseball Toronto about Chris Tillman, a player some of us liked as a potential bounceback candidate. The idea that came to me from that discussion was that if they did sign him, he would appear to […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 88: The Start(ers) of Spring
Episode 88 Greg and Josh break down the news of the last week in Blue Jays land with a look at the signing of Jaime Garcia, what that and potential future moves mean for Joe Biagini, and how the depth signings of Craig Breslow, John Axford, and Jake Petricka fit into the mix. They also […]
Joe Biagini’s Problem with Runners in Scoring Position
By Ryan McCrea This is a guest post from one of our readers. If you ever have something you’d like to share or an idea you need help developing, please email us baseballprospectustoronto@gmail.com and we’ll happily take a look. Would you believe me if I told you that Joe Biagini did a better job minimizing contact quality last […]
How to Sell Josh Donaldson on a Contract Extension
Spring training is less than a week away and it looks like the Blue Jays are pretty close to completing their offseason to-do list. The team has acquired some much-needed middle infield depth, avoided arbitration with several key players, and acquired someone who hates walking as much as Kevin Pillar to play right field. But […]