I must confess, I didn’t start this piece out with the idea of making declarations about Aaron Sanchez and his arsenal on the mound. I started, quite innocently, with a pitch chart from Brooks Baseball. For those of you who might not be familiar with the chart I am talking about, let me illustrate first, and […]
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Blue Jays Rotation Review: Beasts vs the East
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. After an […]
The Blue Jays “Stuff” Report – Volume 1
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. Welcome to the first Toronto Blue […]
Recap: Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 3; Sanchez Continues to Shine
The discussion all morning before Sunday’s game began involved the new leadoff hitter in the Blue Jays lineup, as Manager John Gibbons elected to cut bait on Kevin Pillar up top. Gibby said that he wanted to take some of the pressure off the centre fielder, and acknowledged that a scuffling offense needed to put baserunners […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 7: Starters, Small Samples, and Switching Splits
Greg and Josh discuss the noteworthy stories from the last week of games for the Blue Jays, with a focus on the exemplary work of the starting rotation, the slugging of Josh Donaldson and Jose Bautista, and the call up of switch-pitcher Pat Venditte. They also take a humorous look at some early season statistics, […]
Blue Jays Rotation Review: Marco’s Back
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 first […]
How Bad Umpiring and Mental Mistakes Cost the Blue Jays
There are some games in a 162 games season that stick out more than others. Tuesday night’s game featuring the Jays and Yankees is a perfect example of one of these games. This might surprise you given the multitude of late-game losses suffered in the early goings, of the 2016 season, but yesterday sticks out. […]
Recap: Yankees 3 Blue Jays 2; Sanchez Sharp as Offense Whiffs Again
The Blue Jays were hoping the return of their normal lineup with Josh Donaldson at third base and Chris Collabello at first base would result in a jump start to the offense on Tuesday night against the New York Yankees. However, the team was facing Masahiro Tanaka, who has dominated the Blue Jays in the past with a 2.23 […]
How Much Should We Believe in Aaron Sanchez’s Hot Start?
On Tuesday, Aaron Sanchez will take on the New York Yankees for his second start of the season. On one hand, that’s not particularly notable; he made 11 starts just last season. On the other hand, I wasn’t in the camp that thought he’d start the season in the rotation, so it’s newsworthy to me. During […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 6: The High Performance Week that Was
Biomechanist Dr. Thomas Karakolis stops by the podcast to discuss the new High Performance Department, as well as the new rule allowing MLB players to use “wearables” and how they can help prevent future injury. Also, Greg and Josh discuss the Franklin Morales signing and break down the first slate of games with a focus […]