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Minor League Update: August 6th Edition

Obviously the biggest news this week was the fallout from the non-waiver trade deadline deals. A couple of talented but raw Latin players in rookie ball got dealt – Hansel Rodriguez and Guadolupe Chavez guys who by any reasonable projection were five or more years away even if they pan out, and rather surprisingly two […]

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Looking for the Royal Flush: Royals Series Preview

Toronto Blue Jays @ Kansas City Royals August 5th – August 7th Written by Joshua Howsam and Molly Tissenbaum Coming off a series win in Houston, the Jays arrive in Kansas City tied for first place with the Baltimore Orioles. The pitching is flying high, with both the starters and relievers delivering consistently good performances, but the hitting has […]

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Aaron Sanchez is Going to Stay in the Rotation

After four months of publicly stating that at some point this season, Aaron Sanchez would be transitioned to a reliever role as a way of managing his workload – a debate that came to a head this week when first Russell Martin expressed his disapproval of the decision – general manager Ross Atkins has announced that […]

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Assessing the Trade Deadline: The Upgrades We Haven’t Talked About

This week marked the passing of the Major League Baseball non-waiver trade deadline. With the Blue Jays a year removed from the trade deadline to end all trade deadlines, this season’s transactional activity lacked the same excitement as 2015. While this year’s moves may not be as sexy, that doesn’t mean the Blue Jays’ front […]

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Recap: Blue Jays 3, Astros 1: Solo Shots Enough to Back Estrada’s Wobbly Back

The Toronto Blue Jays entered tonight’s game 13 games above .500 and just one game back of the division-leading Orioles, sending Marco Estrada to the mound to face Houston’s Collin McHugh. The concern entering the game was Estrada’s recurring back pain, which was clearly an issue for him in his previous two starts. Estrada, however, appeared […]