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Minor League Report: New Teams Edition

While the major league club, despite a wonderful weekend, is facing up to some harsh realities, it’s that time of the summer when things get hopping again in prospect land. Beginning with the Rule 4 draft last week, systems see an influx of new talent and the start of play for the short-season clubs, usually packed […]

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The Blue Jays are Stagnating on the Basepaths

Most fans turn to sports as a pleasant distraction, but the 2018 Toronto Blue Jays have not offered much of a reprieve from the daily horrors of our reality. A relief corps that was the backbone of the pitching staff for the first six weeks of the season has fallen apart since Roberto Osuna was […]

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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 105: Ups and Downs

Episode 105 Greg and Josh go over a week with nice highs and unpleasant lows. They discuss the very strong performance of the rotation the last two times through with specific looks at the success of J.A. Happ and Marco Estrada, the return of Randal Grichuk and its impact on Teoscar Hernández and the outfield […]

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The Toronto Blue Jays Hit a Home Run with Pride Night

Video Produced, Edited, and Directed by Sean Addis The Toronto Blue Jays had a successful weekend on the field sweeping the last place Baltimore Orioles, but what happened off the field on Friday had the greatest impact. Friday night the Rogers Centre was draped with rainbow colours on everything from the concourse, Jays shop, electronic score […]

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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 104: It’s Drafty in Here

Episode 104 Jeffrey Paternostro of Baseball Prospectus stops by to talk about the Blue Jays draft. He talks about how the first five picks need to be viewed collectively, instead of individually, reviews some of the players, and then compares Vlad Jr. to the rest of the league. Greg and Nick also discuss the strong […]

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MLB Draft: Day Three Recap – Rounds 11-40

Today marked day three of Major League Baseball’s amateur draft. If you didn’t know anyone without a famous father selected on days one and two, you’re really not going to know anyone picked today. But it doesn’t mean the players picked today won’t be able to make an impact in the major leagues some day. […]