The 2018 major league draft is upon us so let’s take an overly brief moment to look at what we have seen so far from the previous two draft classes selected under the current management team, shall we? In 2016 the Jays signed 28 of their selections, one of whom is serving in the Navy […]
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MLB Draft: Blue Jays Select RF Griffin Conine with the 52nd Overall Pick
With the 52nd overall selection in the 2018 MLB Draft, the Blue Jays have made Duke right-fielder Griffin Conine their second round pick Toronto adds to its collection of drafting and signing the sons of former major league players. Former Florida Marlins first basemen, Jeff Conine, is the father of this soon to be new […]
MLB Draft: Blue Jays Select SS/3B Jordan Groshans with the 12th Overall Pick
With the 12th overall selection in the 2018 MLB Draft, the Blue Jays have made shortstop/third baseman Jordan Groshans the most recent addition to their farm system. It’s a selection that came completely out of left field. With Matthew Liberatore, Cole Winn, Brady Singer, and even Nolan Gorman — if the Jays wanted an infielder — […]
Blue Jays 2018 MLB Draft Preview
The 2018 MLB Draft kicks off tonight, with the Detroit Tigers presumably getting things started with Auburn right handed pitcher Casey Mize at 7:00 PM ET. Having lost no notable free agents last winter and evidently being excluded from consideration for MLB’s competitive balance picks, Toronto will make just one first round selection: 12th overall. […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 103: May Showers
Episode 103 Greg and Josh discuss the disappointing May for the Blue Jays which includes some nearly historic bad records. They also talk about the ugly defending — which led to utility player Russell Martin — and the pending reinforcements in the form of Diaz and Grichuk, a solid stretch for Kendrys Morales, Pillar turning […]
Is Yangervis Solarte’s Power Increase Sustainable?
When the Toronto Blue Jays acquired Yangervis Solarte from the San Diego Padres this past offseason for Edward Oliveras and Jared Carkuff, it was expected that he would get a lot of playing time as the primary backup infielder for the likes of Devon Travis and Josh Donaldson, with his ability to play some shortstop […]
Reflecting on the Blue Jays Twitter Experience
Yesterday, the National Post reported some of the findings from an academic study of the Toronto Blue Jays Twitter community conducted by PhD candidate Katie Sveinson. The elements of Sveinson’s study covered by the National Post were about how people are often driven apart through their discussion of the Blue Jays via Twitter. An idea […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 102: It Hurts Hitting Rock Bottom
Episode 102 Greg, Josh, and Nick go over an unpleasant week of Blue Jays baseball. They discuss the myriad ways the Jays managed to lose games, some of the pitching woes, Kendrys Morales solid stretch, good work from Sam Gaviglio and its impact on Joe Biagini, the return of Dalton Pompey, injury updates and their […]
Luke Maile’s Success is Worth Celebrating
We’ve finally done it. For millennia, a person’s outlook on life could be tested with a simple idiom, one you may be familiar with: a straightforward question of whether or not a glass of water was half full or half empty. In the year 2018, we have finally found another test that is equally if not even more […]
Kendrys Morales: An All-Time Unlikely Base Stealer
No matter how poorly a season goes, there’s always something fun to take away. It could take the form of a memorable play, a guy coming out of nowhere to play his way into the future plans or the arrival of some promising young talent, among other things. The point being, there’s a whole lot […]