The Blue Jays were rude hosts to the Padres in their inaugural visit to the Rogers Centre, holding them scoreless until the ninth inning in an eventual 4-2 win. With the Jays sending Aaron Sanchez to the mound, the Padres were definitely going to struggle to score runs. The Jays were going to face the relatively unknown […]
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Aaron Sanchez is Making Adjustments
As Aaron Sanchez prepares to take the ball against the Arizona Diamonbacks in his first start of Baseball’s “second half,” the focus is almost entirely on if/when he will leave the starting rotation for a vacation in the Blue Jays bullpen. The reasons are obvious, as the team has openly stated that such a move […]
Blue Jays Storylines to Watch in the Second Half
It’s been a crazy few months for the Blue Jays. The team was supposed to possess an otherworldly offense, but instead, for a long time, the hitters were nowhere to be found, and the Blue Jays survived on a starting rotation that finished the first half of the season with the best earned run average among […]
Recap: Tigers 3, Blue Jays 2; Sanchez Struggles, Streak Stopped at Seven
Aaron Sanchez against Matt Boyd seemed like a slam dunk, but that’s why they play the games. The Blue Jays were looking to extend their winning streak to eight games but came up short against Detroit on Saturday afternoon. Sanchez was not at his best and the offense struggled to get much going against Matt […]
The Blue Jays Cases for Midseason Cy Young
Last week, I wrote an article outlining the reasons why Aaron Sanchez should remain a starter for the duration of the season. Since then, Aaron has made two starts; going eight full innings in both and surrendering only one run each time. I have become enamored with the thought of Sanchez being a member of […]
Recap: Blue Jays 6, Royals 2; Battling Flu, Sanchez Shuts Down Kansas City
Tonight was the first meeting between the Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays since last October’s American League Championship Series. The Blue Jays sent Aaron Sanchez, coming off a spectacular start against Colorado, against Royals starter Edinson Volquez, who had a 6.42 ERA in his last six road starts. This game was a […]
How Aaron Sanchez Found Success vs Left Handed Hitters
Aaron Sanchez can manhandle a right-handed batter with the best of them. For his career, same sided hitters have slashed a less-than-robust .175/.243/.220 in 380 plate appearances. He allowed a home run to Adrian Beltre on May 15th, and that moment is only noteworthy because it represented the first dinger that he had surrendered to a right […]
Recap: Blue Jays 7, Yankees 0; Toronto Sweeps New York Right out of Town
Well, the Blue Jays are playing some good baseball again. Aaron Sanchez was phenomenal, going six and two thirds while giving up no runs on seven hits and two walks and striking out six. The offense was silent early on, but scored seven runs in the fifth through seventh innings on the strength of 12 hits. […]
Blue Jays Rotation Review: A Mixed Bag of Tricks
Since they say starting pitching wins championships, each time through the rotation we’re going to break down each individual start to see what the pitchers did well and what they didn’t, with an attempt to go a little bit deeper than just the box score. You can read all past Rotation Reviews here. The Blue […]
Blue Jays Rotation Review: Lousy Baseball Gods
Since they say starting pitching wins championships, each time through the rotation we’re going to break down each individual start to see what the pitchers did well and what they didn’t, with an attempt to go a little bit deeper than just the box score. You can read all past Rotation Reviews here. The Blue […]