As of this writing, the complex league teams are already done, Bluefield has but one more (regular season) game, and the rest of the affiliates have at most a week’s worth of regular season play. The good news is that three teams are postseason bound and another is in serious contention. Likewise, beginning Saturday major […]
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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 115: The Orioles Are Here to Help
Episode 115 Greg and Josh discuss the latest Blue Jays News and Notes. They go over Thomas Pannone’s sparkling first MLB start and some of the things that stood out about it, Aaron Sanchez’ return and Marcus Stroman’s injury, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. coming back to chase history, Kendrys Morales’ solid numbers, and the competitive balance […]
Sean Reid-Foley Will Keep Competing
NEW YORK – Sean Reid-Foley is part of the youth movement that’s giving Blue Jays fans a reason to tune in down the stretch of a disappointing season. He’s one of the team’s best pitching prospects, and he has arrived appropriately adorned with a blue jay tattoo on his right forearm. (There’s also a cardinal, […]
The Blue Jays Veterans Catchers are Setting the Tone for Danny Jansen
Throughout the season, the Toronto Blue Jays have slowly introduced the next generation of players to their fans. Injuries at the major league level and good performances in the minors have led to various promotions; Teoscar Hernández, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Dwight Smith Jr. and Ryan Borucki saw time with the club before August, but one player […]
Devon Travis Staying Healthy Amidst Ups and Downs
NEW YORK — Not much has gone right for the Blue Jays this season. They’ve gotten precious little from their supposed best players which is a real twisting of the knife given that the team spent its offseason putting together some quality depth. As good as those depth players may be, they just can’t replace top-level […]
Billy McKinney is Looking Forward to The Next Chapter of his Career
NEW YORK – Billy McKinney made his MLB debut on March 30, 2018 at the Rogers Centre. On March 31, he crashed into the left field wall and sprained the AC joint in his left shoulder. It would be his last taste of the big leagues until Saturday afternoon. Fittingly, McKinney made his Blue Jays […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 114: The Future is Now
Episode 114 Greg and Josh take a look at the debuts of Sean Reid-Foley and Danny Jansen and what they showed they can bring the table going forward, discuss Aaron Sanchez’ return and what his rest of season performance means for the future of the roster, Curtis Granderson’s waiver clearance, Josh Donaldson’s qualifying offer situation, […]
Aaron Loup Probably Deserved Better
On July 31, the Blue Jays traded Aaron Loup to the Phillies for Jacob Waguespack. A simple breakdown of the deal would tell you that Waguespack is a 24-year-old right-handed pitcher with impressive strikeout numbers in the minors. He was originally drafted in the 37th round out of high school by the Pirates back in […]
Going Streaking: The Hottest and Coldest Blue Jays of 2018
It’s been a tough year for Blue Jays’ fans. It has also been a turbulent one. In addition to the team’s struggles, many of the Jays’ chief contributors have been incredibly streaky in their performances. At the end of April, when Yangervis Solarte was off to his hot start, he had instantly ingratiated himself and […]
Minor League Update: Arbitrary Endpoint Edition
For half a season now, I’ve been speculating that this player or that is due for a promotion. Even in the last month of the minor league season I’ve noted other writers commenting on the subject. But I’ve reversed field. Let me explain why. As of this moment, five of the Jays’ six non-complex teams […]