Video produced and directed by Sean Addis, and article by Jenn Smith. In an organization bereft of home-grown talent, particularly at the catcher position, Danny Jansen is poised to make his case as the Blue Jays’ catcher of the future. The twenty-two year old has captured the attention of management this season, accomplishing something that […]
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What Kind of Pitcher Can Tim Mayza Be?
It’s no secret that this season hasn’t exactly gone as hoped for the Toronto Blue Jays and their fans. Coming off of back-to-back ALCS appearances and returning a mostly similar roster, the club currently sits at 61-72 and are only the in the wild card race if you squint really hard. Poor performance is certainly deserving […]
3 Things to Watch for Against the Orioles
Written by Nick Dika, Andrew Munn, and Greg Wisniewski How is Tim Beckham Doing This? Blue Jay A – 5.6 BB%/15.1 K%/13HR/14SB – 8.0 VORP Oriole B – 5.8 BB%/28.3 K%/ 18HR/ 6SB – 29.1 VORP As you can probably guess from the title of this section, Oriole B is Orioles’ shortstop Tim Beckham. Blue Jay […]
What Makes a Successful End to the Blue Jays Season?
The Toronto Blue Jays are out of the playoffs. If not mathematically; spiritually, practically, and deservedly so. As a bunch, the team has not played well this season. Players have been injured, other have showed skills they’ve then lost, and others further have aged to a dangerous degree. Things have not gone as planned, nor […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 72: The DA Rests
Episode 72 Former major league pitcher David Aardsma stops by to talk about playing out the string on a losing club, dealing with watching the game while injured from the sidelines, and MLB’s current issues with the juiced ball. Greg and guest host Nick Dika also discuss the debut of Brett Anderson, Joe Biagini’s attempt […]
Ezequiel Carrera’s Approach is Evolving
Ezequiel Carrera’s beginnings with the Blue Jays came with little fervor or fanfare. After signing with Toronto as a minor league free agent prior to the 2015 season, he made his Blue Jays debut in May of that year replacing a struggling Dalton Pompey. The move wasn’t likely thought to be a long-term one, as […]
3 Things to Watch for Against the Red Sox
Written by Rachael McDaniel, Elie Waitzer, and Joshua Howsam Mookie Betts Has Been A Great Hitter* (*Against The Blue Jays) Unfortunately for the 2017 Red Sox, a team whose offense has struggled at times, Mookie Betts has not excelled at the plate this season to the extent that Red Sox fans had come to expect. While […]
Blue Jays Minor League Report: A Cornucopia of Catchers
By the time I write the next bi-weekly installment of this feature, the minor league seasons, even the playoffs, will have finished. In fact, the DSL Jays played their last game Saturday and Bluefield’s last regular season game is Thursday. At this point in the year whatever conclusion one might draw from statistical results and […]
The Worst Umpiring in Recent Blue Jays’ History
The often self-aggrandizing behavior of major league umpires has been a conversation topic of many baseball fans for years now. Instance upon instance of umpires aggressively confronting and prematurely ejecting players from games has led to many calling for baseball to switch to robot umpires as soon as possible. These “ump shows” came to a […]
3 Things to Watch for Against the Twins
Written by Nick Dika, Jenn Smith, and Andrew Munn The Twins Home Run Problem and their Weapon Against It It’s been no secret that the Blue Jays have been overly dependent on the home run this year. Toronto, who sits 13th in the major leagues with 174 home runs this season, scored all seven of their […]