Jose Bautista Bat Flip

The Long March of Jose Bautista

Jose Bautista is marching. You might see him stretching in the on-deck circle, diving in the outfield, or jogging to first on a pop up, but he is marching. Each time he trots around the bases after a home run, or pops up from a slide into second base, or strolls back to the dugout […]

Jason Grilli Toronto DFA

Jason Grilli’s Time in Toronto is Over

According to Hazel Mae, Jason Grilli’s time with the Blue Jays may be coming to an end. Grilli, who was acquired last May in a trade with Atlanta in exchange for minor leaguer Sean Ratcliffe, became quite become a fan favorite in his brief time in Toronto. May is also reporting that Chris Smith (3.93 […]

Ubaldo Jimenez Orioles Blue Jays Rotation

3 Things To Watch For Against The Orioles

Written by Rachael McDaniel, Nick Dika, and Elie Waitzer The Orioles Rotation Is Terrible, But Don’t Get Your Hopes Up  Going into this season, everyone knew that the Orioles rotation was bad. It was just the truth, and we all knew that no matter how much they outperformed their Baseruns record in April via two-out home runs […]

Troy Tulowitzki Blue Jays Babip

How BABIP Explains the Blue Jays Terrible Hitting

Despite the presumed potency of their lineup, the Blue Jays have exasperated plenty of people this season. Whether it’s real or imagined, there’s a general and dispiriting lack of surprise out there when they fail to cash in runs in big situations. Lately, there’s been some silly discussion about a perceived need to “manufacture” runs […]

Eric Hosmer Blue Jays Royals

3 Things to Watch for Against the Royals

Written by Joshua Howsam, Jenn Smith, and Richard Lee-Sam Soft Slinging Success You could probably be forgiven if you forgot that Jason Vargas was in the league. The soft-tossing lefty signed a four year, $32M contract with the Royals prior to the 2013 season, but missed most of 2015 and 2016 following UCL-replacement (or Tommy John) surgery. Even […]

Minor-League-Baseballs

Why I Hate Minor League Opening Day

This week marked the beginning of the season for the 22 combined teams of the Northwest and New York-Penn Leagues, both Single A Short Season (SS) levels. For Jays fans, tonight is the home opener for their SS affiliate, the Vancouver Canadians, the seventh season in partnership with each other. As I’ve previously mentioned, Opening Night is […]