Whew. It was tough work. Exhausting really, but the payoff was well worth it. After watching every plate appearance and digging into every single advanced stat I’ve done it. It’s not what I expected to find, but if the Jays’ pitchers just follow these six simple lessons, according to my calculations, newest Yankee, Giancarlo Stanton won’t […]
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How the Blue Jays Can Trade Kendrys Morales
From the outside, it appears that this offseason hasn’t been kind to the Blue Jays – who are currently farther away from 2018 contention than they were at the beginning of it. Unless Shapiro, Atkins & Co. are willing to blow up their plans for the future (which they almost certainly, and rightfully, will not), there will need to […]
What to Get Your Favourite Blue Jays Player For Christmas
The holidays are upon us. Assuming you can’t afford to buy the team from Rogers, there are plenty of websites and articles with suggestions on what to get the Blue Jay fan in your life for Christmas – the team may have even paid the Toronto Sun to write some of them. There is far […]
CC Sabathia Rumours in the Context of the 2018 Offseason
With the Blue Jays floating mostly around the peripheries of the Winter Meetings as of Tuesday morning, fans were starved for action. Even beyond the Jays, all the forecasted moving and shaking that these meetings were supposed to bring has yet to go down. Perhaps it’s not all that surprising, considering how swiftly and drastically […]
How Pitchers Should Mix the Sinker and the Fastball to Be Successful
Back in September, Matt Trueblood wrote a fascinating piece for Baseball Prospectus exploring why many pitchers are ditching sinkers, relying instead on fourseam fastballs. You should read it for yourself, but the general point is that in addition to combating hitter adjustments to the sinker, the fourseam just interacts much better with traditional offspeed/breaking pitches.[1] […]
Seven Potential Blue Jays Trade Partners for Outfielders
I confess that for me, the art and science of roster building is as much fun as the actual game on the field. Perhaps that’s because I’m hundreds of miles away from my favorite team (and, indeed, a six hour drive from the nearest MLB team) and so much of my baseball experience is “virtual.” […]
A Different Conversation About Selling the Blue Jays
I want you to imagine this: You are a billionaire. You sold your Internet start-up for $6 billion and now you are sitting on, after tax, $3.2 billion. Nice one! Now that we know you’re super-rich, what else do we know about you? You’re reading this article, which makes you a baseball fan. More specifically, […]
Saying Goodbye
When I first started writing about baseball, I had no idea where the journey would take me. I was a bright eyed thirteen-year-old who hadn’t even started high school yet. I was enthralled with the game and I wanted to add to my fandom to make it more exciting. I watched games, scored games, and […]
The Importance of a Strong Relationship with MiLB Affiliates
As the business of baseball grows and fans become more educated, a facet that is growing in importance is the working relationship between the MLB & MiLB affiliates. As we have mentioned, traditionally, most minor league teams work hard to insulate their business should that relationship not be very sturdy or should they not receive much help from […]
Digital Media and a Baseball Team: An Interview with Mark Shapiro
In the Rogers era of the Toronto Blue Jays, we have witnessed many different relationship styles between the front offices and the media. J.P. Ricciardi didn’t hold back, said way too much, and ended up having to apologize when he stepped over the line. Alex Anthopoulos and Paul Beeston were the opposite, as they could […]