Even with players reporting to Dunedin for Spring Training this week, the Blue Jays front office didn’t decide to slow down their work, agreeing to a deal with RHP Mat Latos according to David Bules, a friend of the pitcher. The deal is a minor league contract with an invite to Spring Training, and would have a base salary of $1.5M […]
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WBC Preview: Team Canada Hitters
Now that I fully depressed every reader with yesterday’s piece on the direction Canada chose to take with this roster, here is a preview of the position players who actually made the team. Some of them might even be exciting! Catcher – George Kottaras – 34 – Free Agent 2017 PECOTA – .200/.327/.365 – .251 TAv […]
WBC Preview: Team Canada – A Club Without a Purpose
I love Baseball Canada. I believe I am one of Baseball Canada’s biggest fans. If you slap a Canadian jersey on a team, I will root as hard for those clubs to win as one can imagine. I also try to follow Canadian baseball players very closely; for the past five years I’ve had a […]
Joe Smith is Tunneling His Way to a Home Run Problem
Over the weekend the Toronto Blue Jays came to terms with free agent Joe Smith on a one year, three million dollar contract for the 2017 season. After losing mid-season sensation and setup man extraordinaire Joaquin Benoit to Philadelphia, a right handed void had emerged at the back-end of the bullpen, one which Mark Shapiro […]
Come Write for Baseball Prospectus Toronto!
After a fantastic first season under the Baseball Prospectus brand we are looking to add as we prepare to cover the Blue Jays for the 2017 season. As such, we are looking for people who wish to join the BP Toronto writing team. Writers will be expected to write one to two feature style posts per month. […]
Measuring Panic: A Timeline of the 2016-17 Offseason
If you’re anything like me, this Blue Jays offseason felt like a turbulent one. There were lots of ups and downs when it came to the team’s transactional activities. Much like we do at the end of the regular season, with Spring Training just around the corner, now is a good time to look back […]
What does PECOTA have to say about the Blue Jays?
With spring training just around the corner and the bullpen finally taking form we’re starting to get a real sense of how the 2017 Toronto Blue Jays will look come Opening Day. Part of the fun of the offseason’s final days is looking through the myriad projections that find their way onto our screens and […]
It’s Time to Make a Decision on Dalton Pompey
Player development is no easy task. Even after developing an overall future projection for a player there’s an incredulous number of questions that a team has to try and answer: How is the player’s work ethic? Is he mature enough to handle a tougher challenge at a higher level in the minor leagues? Will he […]
The Replacements: How Do The New Bullpen Pieces Stack Up
For all the potential frustration from fans about a quiet offseason, the Blue Jays’ braintrust has had some small victories recently when it comes to building the bullpen. Getting J.P. Howell and Joe Smith added some much needed depth to the relief core, supplementing 2016 holdovers Roberto Osuna, Jason Grilli, and Joe Biagini. The Blue Jays bullpen […]
Blue Jays Sign Right-Handed Reliever Joe Smith to Major League Deal
According to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, the Blue Jays and reliever Joe Smith have agreed to a one-year deal. Source: #BlueJays in agreement with free-agent reliever Joe Smith on one-year, major-league contract. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) February 5, 2017 While his name is so generic that it almost seems fake, his talent is anything but. From […]







