NEW YORK — Not much has gone right for the Blue Jays this season. They’ve gotten precious little from their supposed best players which is a real twisting of the knife given that the team spent its offseason putting together some quality depth. As good as those depth players may be, they just can’t replace top-level […]
Tag: Devon Travis
The Top 10 Blue Jays by Trade Deadline Value (No. 6 – 10)
Twice a year over at FanGraphs, Dave Cameron publishes a list of who, in his opinion, are the fifty most valuable trade assets in baseball. Cameron’s most recent update was published over the All-Star break earlier this month. Rather than simply listing the best players, he has attempted to blend past performance and future projection […]
The Blue Jays Need to Consider a Future Without Devon Travis
Devon Travis is a perfect player for the Blue Jays. He’s young enough to lock into his position for several years, on a team that’s generally long in the tooth. In addition to being young, he’s also very good. He’s a finished product as a player, someone they don’t need to wait on to develop, not […]
The Problem with the Blue Jays’ Second Base “Solution”
You don’t need me to tell you that second base has not been kind to the Toronto Blue Jays in 2017. With a 77 wRC+ going into Sunday’s games, their second baseman rank 25th in baseball in offensive production. Four different players have played the position for the Blue Jays this season, and all four of […]
3 Things to Watch for Against the Athletics
Written by Sean Addis, Richard Lee-Sam, and Gideon Turk The Year of the First Basemen The Toronto Blue Jays are not the only team who has a first baseman that is having a breakout year. Oakland’s Yonder Alonso’s start to the 2017 season is showcasing the potential that the San Diego Padres saw when they […]
Which Blue Jays are Putting the Barrel on the Ball?
Back in February I wrote an article around the Statcast ‘Barrels’ metric and how the Blue Jays (new and returning) stacked up in regards to that metric. If you haven’t heard much about Barrels and their ‘official’ definition, that article would be a great spot to brush up on them. You can see the leaderboard here. Just […]
Devon Travis is Primed to Turn His Season Around
Stop me if you’ve heard Buck say this line with Devon Travis at the plate: “He missed a big chunk of Spring Training, so he’s still working on getting his timing right.” Any seasoned baseball fan will tell you that Spring Training stats don’t matter, but in a game of inches, those repetitions are crucial for […]
What Would it Cost To Have Ryan Goins’ Glove on the Roster?
Once again, it’s crunch time around the MLB spring camps. Rosters must shrink to 25 men by opening day, and although injuries can change things at the last minute, front offices are whittling the numbers down every day. Some players have options, some others have opt outs. Eventually, the game of musical chairs will end, and […]
The Fly Ball Revolution Has Arrived in Toronto
2016 was an odd year for home runs; they went up by 14% between 2015 and 2016. The last time we saw so many home runs was in 2000, when the home run leaderboard looked like this. When this historic spike began to come into focus down the stretch last season, baseball writers had a […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 48: A Little Bird-Calling
We have launched a Patreon account! If you like what we do, and are able to help us out, please click the button below to become an Artificial Turf Wars Patron. Every little bit goes a long way. Episode 48 Jake English of Birds Eye View stops by to preview the Baltimore Orioles are part […]