Ryan Goins was non-tendered by the Blue Jays a few days ago, potentially ending his tenure with the team. The acquisition of Aledmys Diaz made him expendable, as the Jays look to build more depth behind injury prone starters. Despite playing a lot the last two years, Goins was never meant to be a starter, only to […]
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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 82: Time to ZiP(S) Up for Winter
Episode 82 ESPN’s Dan Szymborski stops by to discuss his ZiPS projections for the Blue Jays in 2018, with specific discussion about the middle infield, Aaron Sanchez, and the general direction of the team. Greg, Josh, and Nick then discuss the Aledmys Diaz pickup, Shohei Ohtani not joining the Jays, the non-tenders of Ryan Goins […]
Fixing the Blue Jays Walk-Up Songs
By Nick Dika, Mike Sonne, and Joshua Howsam The slow crawl of the early offseason is no fun for anyone. Especially when Shohei Ohtani wants nothing to do with you Toronto and you have a feeling the “impact bat” that your favourite team’s general manager keeps talking about looks a lot more like Josh Harrison […]
What Happened To Marco Estrada’s Changeup in 2017?
Marco Estrada had a rough 2017 season. As a pending free agent who had just posted two well above-average season, another good turn would likely have led to a very healthy contract going forward. Instead, after a tremendous start, everything went sideways for the Jays’ hurler. He posted a 4.98 ERA, dealt with personal issues off […]
Blue Jays Acquire SS Aledmys Diaz from Cardinals
Moments after non-tendering Ryan Goins, the Toronto Blue Jays traded for St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Aledmys Diaz. Heading to St Louis is 22-year-old outfield prospect J.B. Woodman. The former second round pick was ranked the 28th best Jays prospect by MLB.com for the 2016 NL All Star. With the 27-year-old Diaz, Toronto now has insurance […]
Toronto Blue Jays Non-Tender Ryan Goins and Tom Koehler
The Toronto Blue Jays announced today that they have tendered contracts to arbitration-eligible players Josh Donaldson, Roberto Osuna, Marcus Stroman, Aaron Sanchez, Devon Travis, Kevin Pillar, Dominic Leone, Aaron Loup, and outfielder Ezequiel Carrera, as well as the other 40-man roster players who were not eligible for arbitration. Blue Jays decline to tender contracts to RHP […]
Why We Should Stop Acting Like We Know What Shohei Ohtani Wants
Shohei Ohtani’s path to major league baseball is like Shrödinger’s cat. It’s not both dead and alive, but it’s everything and nothing with the designation at the whim of whom is interpreting it. While not all reasonable arguments, an case can be made that he could sign with any given major league team. Any team can […]
Totally Not the Jays Shop: The Incessant Wonder of Blue Jays Memorabilia
We now find ourselves almost a month into the offseason. The mood is dim. The skies are rainy. Worst of all, the Jays have given us little concrete to work with by way of offseason plans or substantiated trade rumors, and as a result, those among us who are responsible for creating Jays-related content are […]
The Baseball Hall of Fame Wants to Have Their Cake and Eat It Too
Every year after the World Series, there is a certain lull in baseball activity. As the Hot Stove season is still not quite yet ready to boil over with free agent frenzy, attention turns to the Hall of Fame. Situated in Cooperstown, New York the Hall is the final destination of the game’s greatest contributors. […]
Dear Shohei: A Recruitment Letter from the Toronto Blue Jays
Over the weekend, Shohei Otani’s agent sent a memo to all 30 MLB teams requesting they write an explanatory letter detailing why their club is a fit for the Japanese superstar. It should include the following specifics: “An evaluation of Shohei’s talent as a pitcher and/or a hitter; “Player development, medical, training and player performance philosophies and capabilities; “Major […]