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 […]
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How the Blue Jays Should Handle Their 2018 Catcher Conundrum
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 […]
Forecasting Who’ll Make the Blue Jays 40-Man Roster
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 […]
Three Things to Watch for Against the Tigers
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 […]
Putting Justin Smoak into Jose Bautista’s Context
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 […]
Remembering A Meaningless Game In September
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 […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 73: Broken Wings and Nestlings
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 […]
How The Jays Can Live With Troy Tulowitzki
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 […]
The Most Surprising Stats from an Underwhelming Blue Jays Season
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 […]
3 Things to Watch for Against the Red Sox
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 […]