There’s an old saying: good things come to those who wait. When it comes to contracts in baseball that’s sometimes true; players who can afford to wait on their talent get paid. But, it is certainly not always true. We saw that this year with Jose Bautista. From October of last year to March of […]
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A Kingdom for a Lefty: 12 LH Reliever Trade Targets
What’s the opposite of a “Moneyball” market inefficiency? Whatever you call it, that’s what major league baseball has become when it comes to the market for relief pitchers, particularly left-handed relievers. After the regrettable departure of long-time setup man Brett Cecil, the Blue Jays are faced with a critical need to replace him in their […]
Blue Jays Add RHP Glenn Sparkman in Rule 5 Draft
As is customary Winter Meetings procedure, the Rule 5 Draft was held this morning in Washington D.C., with teams able to take a flyer on select minor leaguers for a price of only $100,000, but must keep them on the roster all season. The Blue Jays took advantage of this last season and struck gold with […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 39: A Pearce-ing Winter Wind
Greg, Josh, and Nick break down the happenings (and not) from the Winter Meetings in Washington, D.C. They start by discussing the value of recent Blue Jays signing Steve Pearce, then look at the fallout from the Chris Sale trade, Edwin Encarnacion’s market crash, Dexter Fowler rumours, Ian Desmond’s bizarre contract from the Rockies, and […]
The Blue Jays Rotation Might be Just as Good as Boston’s
It sounds crazy. The Red Sox just traded for Chris Sale. Rick Porcello just won the Cy Young Award (even though he shouldn’t have). David Price could be their third starter. That rotation should scare every team in the American League. And yet, I’m here to say that it might not even be the best […]
Kendrys Morales’ Breaking Ball Breakout
One of the main knocks on last year’s Blue Jays lineup was its lack of balance. Plenty of power, but no speed, no versatility, and little situational ability. This was sharply contrasted in the ALCS against a Cleveland team that was one of the more balanced squads in recent memory. The Blue Jays epitomized this […]
From BP: Blue Jays Top 10 Prospects
Everyone is caught up in Winter Meetings hype as they wait for the next signing (Steve Pearce. Woo!), but trades are going to start working their way into the conversation. For the Blue Jays, that’s going to mean prospects going the other way. Who might those be? Baseball Prospectus has you covered, as they have […]
Blue Jays Sign 1B/OF Steve Pearce
On the first weekday of the Winter Meetings, the Blue Jays have struck early, signing 1B/OF Steve Pearce to a two year deal worth $12.5 million according to ESPN’s Buster Olney. Sources: The Jays and Steve Pearce agree to a two-year, $12.5 million deal. — Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) December 5, 2016 The move comes after about […]
Projecting Toronto’s Potential 2017 WBC Participants
As the Jays’ offseason marches on, the 2017 roster continues to take shape. With trades and signings not taking up as much sports bandwidth as playing games does, a certain subsection of baseball fans (like this one) may find themselves getting distracted by professional hockey. If only to avoid thinking about the latest Mitch Moreland […]
Jay Bruce is a Remarkably Terrible Trade Candidate
The Blue Jays have reportedly re-sparked their interest in Jay Bruce. This is at least the third time in the last year that the Jays have been linked to Bruce. We first saw it prior to the 2016 season, as a trade fell that would’ve left Michael Saunders in Anaheim and had Jay Bruce in […]









