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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 16: Edwinging It

Greg and Josh discuss Edwin Encarnacion’s latest hot streak, the improved offense overall, the plan to move Sanchez to the bullpen, Marco Estrada’s dominant/historic run, J.A. Happ’s recent shakiness, and the MLB Draft. They also give out a Do Over and a Cliché of the Week. YOU CAN WIN A BLUE JAYS SHIRSEY We really […]

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How Does Jose Stack Up Against the Game’s Best Leadoff Hitters?

At the beginning of the season, there weren’t many people who envisioned Jose Bautista as the Blue Jays leadoff hitter. For multiple seasons in a row, Bautista has occupied the three-slot and there was no reason to assume that anything would change. When the team is scuffling, however, anything is possible. As a result, Jose found himself […]

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Key Blue Jays Relievers Showing Signs of Life

It’s been an odd season thus far for the Blue Jays. Everything that we expected to be a strength has been mediocre at best, and that which the popular opinion believed to be a weakness has been mostly excellent. In recent weeks, however, the strangely average offense has started to show some signs of life. […]

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A Hairy Situation in the Blue Jays Clubhouse

The Blue Jays currently sit 3rd in the AL East. For many, that’s simply not good enough, even with 100 games left to go. While some critics have chosen to point blame at the struggles of a high-profile lineup or an occasionally leaky bullpen, it may be something else entirely. There are few explanations that […]

Stuff is an interaction between velocity, pitch usage, pitch movement, and change of velocity. Previous articles on the development of the stuff equation have found that it is significantly correlated with both K/9, WAR, and xFIP/ERA. The benefit of using the Stuff metric, is you could theoretically look at a pitcher’s arsenal in a bullpen session, and with the use of radar guns and spin trackers, could calculate their stuff. This has implications for both scouting, and rehabilitation.

The Blue Jays “Stuff” Report – Volume 5

The Blue Jays Stuff Report will be appearing in this space every two weeks. The metric was created by Dr. Mike Sonne, who has a PhD in biomechanics from McMaster University. For his work on pitcher fatigue, injury, and other baseball related research, please visit his website over at www.mikesonne.ca. It’s Monday morning, and you’re feeling […]

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It’s Always Sunny: Phillies Series Preview

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Philadelphia Phillies June 13th to 16th Written by Kyle Matte and Chris Sherwin Starting Monday, the Philadelphia Phillies are making a rare trip north of the border to take on the Blue Jays in a good old fashioned home-and-home four game series. The clubs face off tonight at the Rogers Centre before wrapping up […]