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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 69: On a Wing and a (Position) Player

Episode 69 Greg and Josh break down the recent news and stories from Blue Jays land with discussions on Roberto Osuna’s struggles/odd pitch usage, Josh Donaldson and Marco Estrada’s returns to form, Kevin Pillar and Ryan Goins’ mirror struggles/successes, a banged up rotation and its effects on the bullpen, and a helping hand from former […]

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3 Things to Watch for Against the Yankees

Written by Jenn Smith, Richard Lee-Sam, and Joshua Howsam A Judge in Need of A Recess In just his first full season in the major leagues, twenty-five year old Aaron Judge has all but been anointed the new face of Major League Baseball. With his six-foot-seven, 285 pound frame, the slugger is a sight to behold. […]

MLB: Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers

The Blue Jays Don’t Need Kendrys Morales Anymore

Kendrys Morales is a problem. Not in anything he’s said or done: Morales has been a model citizen and a fine enough player in a disappointing Blue Jays season. But with what has developed this year, Morales is excess, a player the Jays don’t need with the situation the team is in right now. Again, none […]

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3 Things to Watch for Against the Astros

Written by Matt Gwin, Dave Church, and Dylan Svoboda It Pays to Have Prospects in More Ways Than One When baseball fans generally think about prospects, they tend to think about them in one of two ways: they either dream on what they could be or they dream on what they could return in trade. For […]

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Marcus Stroman Knows More About Pitching than Me

Last December, I wrote something explaining why Marcus Stroman was poised for a breakout in 2017. In that piece, I noted that Stroman’s three fastballs had a greater separation in their movement than any other starting pitcher in baseball while all coming in at very similar speeds. That was obviously noteworthy, so I felt that […]

MLB: Los Angeles Angels at Toronto Blue Jays

The Mental Side of Sports During a Disappointing Season

A season with high expectations after two consecutive seasons appearing in the American League Championship has not gone according to plan. As a result, the Blue Jays were sellers (somewhat) at this non-waiver trade deadline. The trades of pitchers Joe Smith and Francisco Liriano netted three prospects with two immediately being ranked in top 30 […]