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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 67: Art Imitating Life

Episode 67 To take a break from the depressing nature of discussing the 2017 Blue Jays, Greg and Josh decide to talk baseball movies instead. They review “Moneyball” and the documentary “Fastball”, while also touching on Major League (of course), A League of Their Own, Bull Durham, and more via listener questions. Podcast: Play in new […]

J.A. Happ Trade Deadline

The Top 10 Blue Jays by Trade Deadline Value (No. 6 – 10)

Twice a year over at FanGraphs, Dave Cameron publishes a list of who, in his opinion, are the fifty most valuable trade assets in baseball. Cameron’s most recent update was published over the All-Star break earlier this month. Rather than simply listing the best players, he has attempted to blend past performance and future projection […]

Justin Smoak Home Run

The New and Improved Justin Smoak is Here to Stay

Justin Smoak has always been an odd player, but this year he’s been downright baffling. In his post on the 2010 Rangers Top 11 prospects, Kevin Goldstein noted that, “[Justin Smoak] has the best plate discipline in the organization, and among the best in baseball, with plus raw power from both sides.” Yet up until 2016, through […]

MLB: Oakland Athletics at Toronto Blue Jays

3 Things to Watch for Against the Oakland Athletics

Written by Andrew Munn, Matt Gwin, and Cole Nefsky The Trade Watch Entering Monday’s series, the Blue Jays and Athletics find themselves in comparable but distinct situations. The Athletics sit 44-54, 6.5 games back of the second wild card spot, and a whopping 21 games back of the silly-good Astros in the AL West. Returning home […]

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3 Things to Watch for Against Cleveland

Written by Nick Dika, Cole Nefsky, and Joshua Howsam Kendrys Morales and Edwin Encarnacion are NOT really Having Similar Seasons With Toronto taking on Cleveland this weekend, the comparisons of two players inextricably tied to each other in many Blue Jays’ fans minds will face off for the second time this season: Kendrys Morales and […]