Jose Bautista’s career with the Blue Jays has been nothing if not eventful. From walks to bat flips and punches to home runs, Bautista has been through it all over his 1132 games with the Blue Jays. Through all of this, he’s managed to be an extremely productive hitter. Even last season, in which he […]
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3 Things to Watch For Against the Yankees
Written by Matt Gwin, Rachael McDaniel, and Joshua Howsam Attack of the Yankees Young-ins The Yankees have the second best record in the American League. At an active roster age of 28.1 years, they’re also quite young. If it were any other team, that’d be a nice feat, but for the ‘aging’ Yankees, it’s seems […]
What Keeps a General Manager Awake At Night?
Being a GM is glamorous. There is media attention, peer reverence, people seeking career advice AND you get to drive to a ballpark every day. This piece is NOT about those great aspects, however. It is about the low points, irritations, and the things I’ve had to worry about many, many times. Things like hitting […]
Ryan Tepera Has Been Good for Longer Than You Realize
Coming into this season, the Blue Jays had some openings in their bullpen. This was continuing in a philosophy the team has been following for a few years in not spending money on relievers. Picking up Joe Smith and J.P. Howell on the cheap filled a couple of open spots, but there were still questions as […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep 59.5: Bonus Interview with Eno Sarris
Episode 59.5 Bonus Interview! In a special interview-only episode, Eno Sarris of Fangraphs stops by to discuss Joey Votto’s unique approach to hitting with focus on the ways he has adapted to the pitchers’ attack patterns, changed his swing path, and the mental aspect of hitting. He also discusses the mood in AT&T park after […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 59: We’re Going Streaking!
Episode 59 Greg, Josh, and Nick break down the very successful last week in Blue Jays land with a specific look at the surging Devon Travis, the returning Josh Donaldson and Troy Tulowitzki, a finally full starting rotation, and the Rangers falling apart whenever they play the Blue Jays. They also discuss the Giants-Nationals brawl, […]
THE STUFF REPORT – VOL. 2, ISSUE 4
Thank you for tuning into the 2-4 Stuff report. It’s a week late for celebrating the real 2-4, but that doesn’t mean you can’t grab a 2-4 with your buds and enjoy some statistical bliss. And that doesn’t mean beer! There’s a great sale on Blue Label sparking water at Fortino’s right now. Have you […]
Danny Barnes Is Trying to Be the Same as Always
TORONTO – There’s a common perception about relievers in baseball that makes them out to be these easily replaceable chips, one being the same as all the others. Although in certain circumstances this does hold true, it often gets taken to the extreme; people believe any pitcher in professional baseball can luck their way into a […]
3 Things to Watch for in the Blue Jays Series vs. the Reds
Written by Dave Church, Nick Dika, and Gideon Turk RETURNED RELIEF During the 2016 season, no matter how bad your team’s bullpen was, you could always say, “Hey, at least we’re not the Reds.” They spent a lot of the season dead last in bullpen ERA, though they did manage to sneak by the Colorado […]
The Blue Jays Are Gaining Confidence in their Middle Relievers
Most of the conversation that’s surrounded the Blue Jays to this point has been about all the things that have gone wrong. The high profile injuries, the lackluster depth among starting pitchers, the lackluster depth at catcher, the poor start that’s rendered the rest of the season an uphill climb, overall offensive woes and so […]