Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic broke news tonight that soon-to-be 35 year old right-handed reliever John Axford has been signed by the Toronto Blue Jays. Sources: #BlueJays in agreement with free-agent reliever John Axford. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) February 9, 2018 The Simcoe, Ontario native played for the Oakland A’s the last two seasons and while […]
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Blue Jays Sign RP Jake Petricka to a Minor League Deal
The Blue Jays bolstered their relief depth today with the signing of former White Sox reliever, Jake Petricka, according to SB Nation’s Chris Cotillo: Source: Blue Jays in agreement with reliever Jake Petricka on minor-league deal. He'll get $1.3M if he makes the majors, $500k in incentives. — Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) February 8, 2018 From […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 87: A Not So Minor (League) Issue
Episode 87 Emily Waldon of The Athletic Detroit stops by to discuss the treatment of minor leaguers including the low pay, non-baseball requirements, movements for change, and what people can do to help. Greg and Josh also talk about the war of words between players, agents, and the MLB, Joe Biagini’s viability as a 5th […]
How Much Better Can Joe Biagini be as a Starter in 2018?
While it has clearly been one of the slowest offseasons many of us can remember, the Blue Jays have at least been making some moves. They have addressed the glaring problem with the middle infield depth – adding Yangervis Solarte and Aledmys Diaz – and added a couple of intriguing, if flawed, outfielders in Curtis […]
An Offseason in Alienation (or, Memories of September 12)
Right before the winter began, my brother bought one of those big rubber tees to practice with. You know the ones: black, with a plate-shaped stand at the bottom and an adjustable pole sticking upwards. I think he’s probably used it once since then. The weather, as one could have expected, has not really been […]
Are the Blue Jays Betting on Hard Contact?
As analysis of the Blue Jays’ acquisition of Randal Grichuk trickled out over the last week, Grichuk’s ability to hit the ball extremely hard has been mentioned again and again. The same was true last offseason when the club signed Kendrys Morales, and again when Teoscar Hernandez had his cup of coffee with the big […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 86: Agents and Insiders
Episode 86 Player agent Joshua Kusnick stops by to discuss prepping for free agency, fallout from the slow offseason, and how he helps his players deal with the extremely long waiting game. Shi Davidi also join the show to talk about the slew of Jays moves and what they likely mean going forward this offseason. […]
Why Randal Grichuk Means the Blue Jays Should Trade Kevin Pillar
The mantra of this Blue Jays offseason seems to be something to the to the tune of “raise the floor.” Enough has been said about the 2017 Blue Jays having needed regular appearances from guys like Darwin Barney and Ryan Goins, so I won’t get into it here. We know that Aledmys Diaz and Yangervis Solarte […]
Is Troy Tulowitzki Poised to Bounce Back in 2018?
As we find ourselves closer and closer to spring training with an unusually underdeveloped free agent market, the 2018 Blue Jays roster is nonetheless beginning to come into focus. The Blue Jays have yet to make a big-name acquisition, thus far focusing on depth players like Yangervis Solarte and Aledmys Diaz. These moves were likely motivated by […]
What It’s Like Going Through an MiLB Affiliation Change
As the dog days of winter pass by and the Hot Stove has never really heated cooled, let’s touch upon a question I receive quite often. No, not the usual ones, but one that fans pay attention to nonetheless. “Can you describe what occurs during an affiliation change between MLB and MiLB teams?” Both of my MiLB […]