You’ve got to be good to be lucky, and lucky to be good, and in 2017, the Blue Jays were equal parts awful and unfortunate. Even before the season began, Dalton Pompey was sidelined with a concussion after stealing a base playing for Canada in the World Baseball Classic. Pompey, who was in the mix […]
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Ross Atkins’ Hands are Tied by Shohei Ohtani
Thanks to a last minute agreement between the NPB and the MLBPA, reports are now out there that Shohei Ohtani will finally be posted on Dec 2. This will come as a considerable relief to all the teams who consider themselves candidates to sign him, not least among them the Toronto Blue Jays. In fact, […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 81: Dreamers and Schemers
Episode 81 Greg and Josh discuss the recent Jays and MLB News including the seemingly bizarre J.D. Martinez-Blue Jays rumour and different routes the Blue Jays could go this offseason, the recent 40-man additions, the trade for Gift Ngoepe, the latest, seemingly final twist in the Shohei Ohtani posting saga, and the heavy sanctions laid […]
Unpacking Early Blue Jays Hot Stove Rumours
While the offseason has given us pretty much nothing but non-stories and pure speculation to talk about (even amongst the league’s newsbreakers), that doesn’t mean that the hot stove is completely off. The Jays have a few obvious spots to fill headed into free agency and there are already a handful of players that the […]
Blue Jays Add Five Prospects Ahead of Rule 5 Deadline
The Blue Jays added five prospects to their 40-man roster ahead of today’s 8:00 pm ET deadline to protect players from being eligible for the Rule 5 draft, according to a team release: Selected to the Blue Jays 40-man roster – RHP Conner Greene, C Dan Jansen, C Reese McGuire, LHP Tom Pannone & 1B Rowdy […]
Gift Ngoepe Traded To Blue Jays, Pun Lovers Rejoice
Only a few short hours (maybe minutes?) after losing Rob Refsnyder to a waiver claim by Cleveland, the Blue Jays added some middle infield depth from The Pittsburgh Pirates via trade. #BlueJays acquire 2B Gift Ngoepe from #Pirates for player to be named or cash. — Shi Davidi (@ShiDavidi) November 20, 2017 Gift is the […]
The Most Heavily Used Blue Jay Pitchers in the PITCHf/x Era
Workload isn’t as easily defined as the number of games, innings, or pitches a pitcher throws. It is an interaction of all of these things – and to summarize them all, I came up with the metric “Fatigue Units”. Well, I came up with the Metric… Jenn Smith came up with the name. In the […]
Shohei Ohtani, Bo Bichette, and a Window Into the Minds of Blue Jays Fans
Thanks to a late end to the postseason (the final game World Series game was played on November 2nd), we sit here on November 17th and the Hot Stove is still sitting comfortably on “low.” The only move of consequence so far was Ryon Healy going from Oakland to the Mariners for a couple of players who […]
Blue Jays Sign Former First Round Pick Deck McGuire to MiLB Deal
The Blue Jays announced today that they have signed RHP Deck McGuire to a minor league deal with an invite to MLB Spring Training. Blue Jays sign RHP Deck McGuire to a minor league deal with an invite to Major League camp https://t.co/HGHk7rLkIr — Blue Jays PR (@BlueJaysPR) November 16, 2017 You may remember McGuire […]
Why It’s Important to Have a Great Team Mascot
When I detail the value and importance of a team mascot, I typically receive one of two reactions. Those who think it is silly and irrelevant smile condescendingly, and those who get it, who understand how important the mascot is to the development of the team’s brand, and how rigorous the actual job is for the […]