Written by Mike Passador, Andrew Munn, and Greg Wisniewski Coming in Hot The Blue Jays have done well to climb out of an early hole, but can’t seem to crack .500. They found themselves gifted with four consecutive series against lackluster opponents but have squandered their opportunity thus far, having dropped the first two sets against Oakland […]
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The Problem with the Blue Jays’ Second Base “Solution”
You don’t need me to tell you that second base has not been kind to the Toronto Blue Jays in 2017. With a 77 wRC+ going into Sunday’s games, their second baseman rank 25th in baseball in offensive production. Four different players have played the position for the Blue Jays this season, and all four of […]
Blue Jays Minor League Update: June 18th Edition
The big news on the Blue Jays farm continues to be Bo Bichette, but I’ll get to him in just a moment. Beyond Bo, the story of the last week has been the MLB Rule 4 Draft, of course, along with the debut of the 2017 Vancouver Canadians. I’m sure you’ve seen tons of draft […]
The Greatest Blue Jays (Facial Hair) of All-Time
One of baseball’s longest standing and most debated traditions is deliberation over who is greatest. Whether it’s the greatest players, team or generation, the subjective nature of what and how we define greatest allows the debate to rage on well after stats like Wins Above Replacement, Pythagorean Record, and pitcher wins have been developed in […]
3 Things to Watch for Against the White Sox
Written by Elie Waitzer, Cole Nefsky, and Dave Church Is Jose Quintana Still An Ace? Big lefty Jose Quintana will bring an ugly 5.30 ERA into the series opener against Joe Biagini. Besides Masahiro Tanaka, you could argue that Quintana has been the most disappointing starter of 2017 so far. He’s pitched to a reasonable 3.48 […]
There’s No Need to Worry About Joe Biagini’s Workload
Joe Biagini has moved from his role as bullpen stalwart to the Jays rotation and has filled Aaron Sanchez’s starting spot admirably. While the wins seem to be eluding him, Biagini is racking up the strikeouts, keeping the runs to a minimum, and looking every bit like a Major League starting pitcher. Of course, a […]
What Players are Thinking During the First Few Days After the MLB Draft
For those lucky enough to be selected in the MLB Draft, the last few days were the ones they have dreamed about since birth. The media focuses on players who grace the cover of SI at 13 or this year’s renaissance kid that does it all. Baseball, however, has 40 draft rounds, supplementary picks, international free agents, […]
MLB Draft: Reports and Videos on Blue Jays Picks in Rounds 26-40
The Blue Jays wrapped up their 2017 draft on Wednesday, spending the second half of day three taking a handful of older college pitchers after they picked a few high upside, tough to sign players in rounds 11-25. After the team went after mostly position players in the early rounds, they added plenty of pitchers […]
MLB Draft: Reports and Videos on Blue Jays Picks in Rounds 11-25
The Blue Jays have made some more picks in the MLB Draft today as they get set to wrap up the 2017 festivities. Here’s a look at the picks made in rounds 11 through 25, with 26 through 40 coming later today. One thing to keep in mind with these players is that they do not […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 61: There’s a Draft in Here!
Episode 61 Burke Granger of 2080 Baseball stops by to discuss the 2017 draft. He gives reports on the first few players taken by the Jays in the draft, then discusses some surprised from day 1, the process for amateur scouts, and how they compile their rankings at 2080 baseball. Greg and Josh then discuss […]