Written by Richard Lee-Sam, Mike Passador, and Joshua Howsam Struggling Nemeses What’s more disrespectful to the game; flipping your bat, having an OPS of .612 just eight weeks into a newly signed six-year deal, or an earned run average over 10 at the end of May? When you think of the recent rivalry between the […]
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Imagining the Ridiculously Athletic Jays Outfield of the Future
We’ve seen Anthony Alford in the big leagues. He struck out a bunch and reached base just once, but the hit tool isn’t why he was 93rd on Baseball Prospectus’ annual prospect rankings. Baseball Prospectus’ latest eyewitness scouting report from Steve Givarz gives him a 55 glove grade and 70 speed grade. Alford was fresh off […]
How to Root for a Not-So-Great Blue Jays Team
It felt like the good times were never going to end. You discovered Blue Jays baseball sometime in August of 2015 and have been paying $100 for tickets ever since. It seemed a little steep but the team was winning so who were you to judge? But then came 2017. Edwin was gone and J.A. […]
We Need to Reframe the Rest of the Blue Jays Season
The Blue Jays are a quarter of the way through the 2017 season and they’re in last place in the AL East. The team has gone 13-9 over their last 22 games while, at times, lacking their starting third baseman, shortstop, catcher, and three-fifths of their starting rotation. They won games on the backs of players who […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 58: Riding the DL Carousel
Episode 58 Greg and Josh break down the last week of news in Blue Jays land. They discuss the resurgent bullpen that is being led by surprising performers Ryan Tepera and Danny Barnes, a tremendous performance by Marco Estrada, the improved hitting from Jose Bautista and Devon Travis, and the constant shuffling of injured players […]
Jason Grilli’s Current Pitching Issues Run Deep
It probably wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that Jason Grilli’s 2017 so far has been an unmitigated disaster. The once-reliable reliever has been anything but, posting a 7.71 ERA and having allowed five home runs in just 14 1/3 innings (a whopping 3.2 HR/9). That home run rate is by no means historic, but […]
3 Things to Watch for in Blue Jays vs. Brewers Series
Written by Rachael McDaniel, Jenn Smith, and Gideon Turk The Brewers are Striking Out Less and Winning More No one really expected the Brewers to be all that good this year. Interesting, maybe, for their youth and their signing of Eric Thames, but certainly not a team that would contend in the division wherein the […]
Which Blue Jays are Putting the Barrel on the Ball?
Back in February I wrote an article around the Statcast ‘Barrels’ metric and how the Blue Jays (new and returning) stacked up in regards to that metric. If you haven’t heard much about Barrels and their ‘official’ definition, that article would be a great spot to brush up on them. You can see the leaderboard here. Just […]
The Beauty of Baseball and Learning to be Better
The beautifully complex game of baseball is unique in that it is ultimately a game of overcoming individual failures. It is a game in which the best hitters fail roughly sixty-five percent of the time and a pitcher is left atop a mound to dig deep for that last out. Individual errors are glaring and […]
Blue Jays Call Up Top Prospect Anthony Alford from New Hampshire
The Toronto Blue Jays made a surprise roster move today, as it is being reported that they are going to call-up centrefielder Anthony Alford from the double-A New Hampshire Fishercats for tonight’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. BREAKING: Former Petal star Anthony Alford has been called up by the Toronto Blue Jays. He will join […]