Written by Jenn Smith, Sean Addis, and Greg Wisniewski A Lineup Treading Water The Blue Jays beleaguered lineup, already decimated by injuries to Josh Donaldson, Troy Tulowitzki and Russell Martin, suffered another blow Tuesday night when Kendrys Morales was removed from the game due to hamstring tightness. Morales, who leads the team with six home […]
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The Best Kept Secret in the Blue Jays Organization: Bradley Jones
In today’s digital age, where countless online baseball publications employ teams of scouts to keep fans as informed as possible on the minor leagues, a player hitting .333/.395/.595 should make some noise. In the case of Bradley Jones, it hasn’t. At our parent site Baseball Prospectus, Jones has been mentioned in an article once, and it […]
Danny Barnes is 2017’s Joe Biagini
Sunday’s spot starter Joe Biagini was unquestionably one of the best acquisitions for the 2016 Toronto Blue Jays. After making the club as a Rule Five pick, Biagini quickly became a piece in the Blue Jays bullpen for manager John Gibbons to call on in high leverage situations. This included 7.1 innings of scoreless relief in […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 56: Statcast, Starters, and Superman
Episode 56 Mike Petriello of MLB.com stops by to discuss Statcast and its effect on our ability to understand what is going on in the game of baseball. He goes into depth on the process by which stats are created, discusses some stats that didn’t work out as hoped, and goes into the notion that […]
The Broken Logic Behind the Beanball
Tensions are running high in the American League East these days. The once fiery Blue Jays-Orioles rivalry has taken a backseat to a newly ignited Orioles-Red Sox feud, a spat that has seen many players thrown at, slid into, ejected, and in Manny Machado’s case, sound off. Not to be outdone, the Blue Jays and […]
3 Things to Watch for in the Blue Jays Series vs Cleveland
Written by Rachael McDaniel, Richard Lee-Sam, and Joshua Howsam Trevor Bauer can’t pitch with runners on Trevor Bauer’s propensity to view his outings solely from the basis of achieving his own mission in the game (trying a new variation on a pitch, for example) is well-known, and it is rare that he will describe himself […]
Joe Biagini Avoided the Normal Reliever to Starter Transition Problems
Joe Biagini has been something of a revelation during his brief tenure in Toronto. Since being selected in the Rule Five draft, the quirky California native has done nothing but prove he belongs on a major league pitching staff. The only question is what role was best suited for the large righty. Last September, I argued […]
Joe Biagini Is Going to Be Starting on Sunday…Because It’s 2017!
You read the title. You’ve heard the news. Joe Biagini, the Rule Five draft pick from a year ago who took the Toronto bullpen by storm (topical weather joke!) in 2016 will be starting for the Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field. Joe Biagini will start for #BlueJays Sunday per manager John Gibbons […]
3 Things to Watch for in the Blue Jays Series vs. the Rays
Written by Nick Dika, Andrew Munn, and Gideon Turk Tulo and Donaldson to Be Re-Evaluated in Florida This Weekend The most interesting thing to watch during this weekend’s series in Tampa might not take place on the field at all, but rather down the interstate in Dunedin where the left side of the Blue Jays […]
An MiLB Experience at its Best in Sacramento
I recently had the privilege of attending the Sacramento River Cats’ 7-6 come from behind walk-off victory over the Las Vegas 51s. Since their inception in 2000, the River Cats, and their ballpark Raley Field, have been one of MiLB’s crown jewels. Their organization is revered and imitated by many. As of last year, Forbes ranked […]