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3 Things to Watch for Against the Orioles

by BP Toronto Team September 11, 2017

Written by Nick Dika, Bennett Brauer, and Joshua Howsam Can the Blue Jays Pitcher’s Exploit Baltimore’s Swing First Lineup? The Orioles have spent most of their 2017 season following their typical formula for contention: pair a strong offence with an elite bullpen and cross your fingers that the starting pitching will be good enough. Despite […]

Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Series Preview |
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How the Blue Jays Should Handle Their 2018 Catcher Conundrum

by Cole Nefsky September 11, 2017

Much has been written about how the catcher position has become one of depth in the organization recently and it’s for good reason. Here’s a quick rundown of the highlights: Danny Jansen has turned himself into a masher Reese McGuire has turned himself into a masher Max Pentecost has turned back into a catcher Two […]

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MLB: Pittsburgh Pirates at Toronto Blue Jays

Forecasting Who’ll Make the Blue Jays 40-Man Roster

by Tammy Rainey September 10, 2017

Much has been written over the last couple of years about the depletion of upper level talent in the Blue Jays organization as former GM Alex Anthopoulos made two different stabs at leveraging a mid-level team into the playoffs. Someday I might write an article taking a look at just what value the Blue Jays […]

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Three Things to Watch for Against the Tigers

by BP Toronto Team September 8, 2017

Written by Andrew Munn, Greg Wisniewski, and Elie Waitzer More Than A Little Hicks-up? This weekend’s series between the Tigers and Blue Jays will have little to zero (probably zero) effect on how things shake out in the 2017 playoff race. This will allow for many players who don’t get regular playing time to get […]

Tags: Detroit Tigers, John Hicks, Marcus Stroman, Toronto Blue Jays |
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Putting Justin Smoak into Jose Bautista’s Context

by Gideon Turk September 8, 2017

The Blue Jays have been defined by no player better in the past decade than Jose Bautista, the former utility journeyman turned home run king. His transformation was the only thing that got fans through the lean years between Roy Halladay and the 2015 playoff run. He was the star. But before he was able to […]

Tags: Jose Bautista, Justin Smoak, Toronto Blue Jays | 1 Comment
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Remembering A Meaningless Game In September

by Rachael McDaniel September 7, 2017

On September 25th, 2009, the Blue Jays took the field to face the Seattle Mariners. It wasn’t their last home game of the season, or their last game of the season overall. Neither was it a game that had much in the way playoff implications. The Blue Jays, at the start of play, were a […]

Tags: Roy Halladay, Toronto Blue Jays | 4 Comments
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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 73: Broken Wings and Nestlings

by Artifical Turf Wars September 7, 2017

Episode 73 Josh and Greg run down every DL trip so far in 2017, then ask whether Roberto Osuna should be there too. They also make important rulings about four home run games and four strikeout innings, look at some September callups, and discuss Brett Anderson’s success and Twitter comments. Following that, they talk with […]

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How The Jays Can Live With Troy Tulowitzki

by Dave Church September 6, 2017

Troy Tulowitzki was a surprise acquisition by the Blue Jays in July 2015, an answer to a question no one had really asked. Fans were generally content with Jose Reyes: an exciting offensive player whose declining range was becoming more obvious, but whose contract made him prohibitive to move. The Jays turning Reyes and prospect […]

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MLB: New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays

The Most Surprising Stats from an Underwhelming Blue Jays Season

by Nick Dika September 5, 2017

As the calendar flips to September, the Blue Jays and their fans have accepted that there will be no pennant race at the Rogers Centre this season. While the team headed into 2017 with an eye on a third straight playoff appearance, injuries and subpar performance made this season a rather underwhelming one on the field. But […]

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MLB: Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays

3 Things to Watch for Against the Red Sox

by BP Toronto Team September 4, 2017

Written by Dave Church, Dylan Svoboda, & Gideon Turk Doug Fister’s Rejuvination The Blue Jays are dodging the bullet that is Chris Sale this week, but they will be running into Boston’s next best starting pitcher of late on Wednesday, Doug Fister. Fister was claimed off of waivers from the Los Angeles Angels by the Red […]

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