In Thursday’s game against the Dominican Republic, there was but a single Canadian player who stood out from the pack and had legitimately impressive performance. That player was pitcher Andrew Albers, who threw two shutout innings in relief, giving up just a solitary hit and needing just 28 pitches to get through the incredibly stacked Dominican […]
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The Nastiest Fictional Pitchers of All-Time
Written by Mike Sonne, Nick Dika, Joshua Howsam and Ewan Ross At this point in the spring, most people are getting a bit tired of trying to find meaning in the fake games of spring training. Those same people are probably relieved that the real-ish World Baseball Classic is starting up. Well not us. We […]
Devon Travis, Brett Lawrie, and (a lack of) Middle Infield Depth
I won’t hold your disdain for Brett Lawrie against you, but in light of John Gibbons’ comments on Tuesday morning it’s hard not to be more than a little concerned about the Toronto Blue Jays middle infield depth. “I expected him, to be honest, to be a little further along,” the manager said regarding starting […]
Takeaways from Team Canada vs. Toronto Blue Jays
I just have a few thoughts after watching Team Canada’s exhibition vs. the Blue Jays Tuesday afternoon, as well as the first few days of action in the Tokyo and Seoul. Canada Roster Changes Canada has officially announced three changes to their roster. First, Blue Jays farmhand Mike Reeves has replaced Rangers prospect Kellin Deglan […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 47: Seeing Red (Sox)
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 47 Matt Kory of Baseball Prospectus stops by to discuss the Red Sox as part of […]
Russell Martin on the Art of Pitch Calling: A Masters in Communication
“If you believe your catcher is intelligent and you know that he has considerable experience, it is a good thing to leave the game almost entirely in his hands.” – Bob Feller DUNEDIN – Catcher defense is an interesting thing. When trying to evaluate it, most of the talk has shifted towards pitch framing (or […]
John Gibbons Is a Modern Day Bobby Cox
Last Canada Day, John Gibbons was ejected for arguing a called strike with home plate umpire Vic Carapazza. It was his sixth ejection of the season, which wouldn’t be all that remarkable except for the fact that the season wasn’t even halfway over. John Gibbons has been ejected once every 13 games this season for […]
Dalton Pompey on Choosing to Play in the WBC
DUNEDIN – It was a good day for Dalton Pompey. After battling illness for the first week of games, the switch-hitting 24 year old finally found his way into the lineup in Grapefruit League action. One walk, one nice catch at the fence, and one opposite field home run later, a solid first 2017 impression […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 46: Those Damn Yankees!
We’re launching 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 46 In this year’s first AL East preview episode, BP Bronx‘s Stacey Gotsulias stops by to preview […]
The 30th Percentile Blue Jays
In this space last week, I wrote about what Baseball Prospectus’ projection system PECOTA thinks would happen to the Toronto Blue Jays in 2017 if their players would hit their 90th percentile projections. That best case scenario looked like a 119-43 record, compared to the 81-81 record the normal PECOTA projected for the 2017 Blue Jays. Today, I […]








