Devon Travis is a perfect player for the Blue Jays. He’s young enough to lock into his position for several years, on a team that’s generally long in the tooth. In addition to being young, he’s also very good. He’s a finished product as a player, someone they don’t need to wait on to develop, not […]
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Artificial Turf Wars Ep 64: Sadness and Sadism
Episode 64 Matt Kory of Baseball Prospectus stops by to discuss the recent Jays’ massacre at the hands of the Boston Red Sox, the mastery of Chris Sale, and to look at the odd struggles of the Toronto Blue Jays against even mediocre arms. Greg and Josh also discuss Justin Smoak’s All-Star starter nod, the […]
Marco Estrada on His June Struggles and Juiced Baseballs
NEW YORK — Marco Estrada nodded, walked towards Pete Walker, and put his things on the grass. He chatted with the Blue Jays pitching coach for a few minutes, and then headed back into the Blue Jays clubhouse with a smile on his face. That was the scene at four o’clock on Monday afternoon in Yankee […]
3 Things to Watch for Against the Yankees
Written by Joshua Howsam, Andrew Munn, and Gideon Turk Running Wild With the acquisition of former Cubs catcher Miguel Montero – and the likely option of Luke Maile – the Blue Jays now possess one of the least successful throwing tandems in baseball. Incumbent Russell Martin has thrown out just six of 40 attempted basestealers […]
Blue Jays Acquire Catcher Miguel Montero
The Toronto Blue Jays have announced the acquisition of catcher Miguel Montero and cash considerations from the Cubs in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. C Miguel Montero and cash considerations acquired from Cubs in exchange for PTBNL or cash considerations. https://t.co/vb88Z4sebt — Blue Jays PR (@BlueJaysPR) July 3, 2017 […]
Blue Jays Minor League Update: International Signings Edition
Yesterday, major league teams started eagerly throwing big (and small) piles of money at international free agents, almost entirely teenagers from Latin America. Prospect watchers annually anticipate the day, and its second only to the recently completed Rule Four draft. However, like the draft, expectations have to be tempered by the realization that over 90 percent […]
3 Things to Watch for Against the Red Sox
Written by Cole Nefsky, Gideon Turk, and Sean Addis The Red Sox Shocking Lack of Lineup Depth Coming off a season in which Mookie Betts put up a good run for the MVP, Andrew Benintendi was promoted mashing, and the Red Sox as a team led the majors in runs scored, you would think that […]
Staying in the Fight: On Depression and Baseball
Jason Grilli is not a Blue Jay anymore. With how poor Grilli’s performance this season was, the writing had been on the wall for months – punctuated first by the Yankees’ four-homer inning earlier this month and then given a final, sad exclamation point by the calamitous bottom of the 9th in Kansas City last […]
Dear Joe Natale: It’s Time to Sell the Blue Jays
Dear Joe, Congratulations on recently becoming Rogers CEO! I know you’re busy improving customer service, so I don’t want to take too much of your time. And as a Rogers customer, thanks for that in advance, by the way. Big job. I wanted to talk to you about the Toronto Blue Jays. It’s time to […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 63: A Tall Glass of Juiced Balls
Episode 63 The Ringer and Effectively Wild’s Ben Lindbergh drops by to talk about his recent piece on the effect of the baseball on the home run surge across baseball. He goes over his findings relating to the bounce of the ball and the lower seams, the cause/effect relationship of the new ball and the […]