About Me As a kid, I always dreamed of working in a sports team’s front office. I loved the trades, drama, everyday action, chatter, and taking in the full baseball experience at my local stadium. 94% of the hot dogs I’ve eaten in my life have been at baseball parks. When I graduated from university, […]
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Finding Meaning in Spring Training
I will admit that I am one of those baseball fans who counts down to the start of spring training; not because I think the games matter (it’s really just glorified practice), but because I believe a day with baseball of any kind is better than a day without baseball. We are now three weeks […]
The Fly Ball Revolution Has Arrived in Toronto
2016 was an odd year for home runs; they went up by 14% between 2015 and 2016. The last time we saw so many home runs was in 2000, when the home run leaderboard looked like this. When this historic spike began to come into focus down the stretch last season, baseball writers had a […]
Making a Case for Melvin Upton Jr. as the Starting Left Fielder
Thursday marks the halfway point between the Blue Jays’ first Spring Training game and Opening Day. With the second half getting underway, we are beginning to see more cuts, higher pitch counts, and a greater sense of clarity as to who’s winning the spring’s annual position battles. While some of these situations are beginning to […]
The World Baseball Classic vs. Blue Jays Spring Training Baseball
Spring training is in full swing, or as full swing as spring training ever gets. But this year, and every third or fourth year (they haven’t quite made up their minds), the Canadian baseball-watching public has the privilege of choosing between two March products: Blue Jays spring training and the World Baseball Classic. Spring training […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 48: A Little Bird-Calling
We have launched a Patreon account! If you like what we do, and are able to help us out, please click the button below to become an Artificial Turf Wars Patron. Every little bit goes a long way. Episode 48 Jake English of Birds Eye View stops by to preview the Baltimore Orioles are part […]
Roberto Osuna’s Rough Day at the World Baseball Classic
Despite the tendency for people to dump on the World Baseball Classic, the tournament has served up its share of fun underdog stories and been a tremendous reprieve from the doldrums of spring training. If nothing else, it’s just great to have competitive baseball back in our lives. With the only non-specific injury updates coming […]
Roberto Osuna and the Cutter Holding his Slider Hostage
When Roberto Osuna burst onto the scene in spring training 2015, he featured a powerful four seam fastball, a fluttering changeup, and a slurvy slider (that some identified as a curveball), with all three offerings having received plus future grades from the scouting community as he ascended the system. Previously a starting pitcher throughout his […]
Finding Meaning on the Pitcher’s Mound
Editor’s note: In a bit of a departure from our normal fare, Isaac Boloten has decided to share one of his own stories about how the game of baseball can affect our lives in unexpected ways. I am as awkward as they come. No matter the endeavour, I always bring a little bit of weirdness to […]
The Not Quite So Nasty Fictional Pitchers
Written by Mike Sonne, Nick Dika, Joshua Howsam and Ewan Ross We’re back with a second look at “Stuff” ratings and scouting reports for the most well-known fictional pitchers! In this version, we’re looking at the pitchers whose stuff rating would have missed out on the top 10 for the big leagues last year (Zack […]









