It’s been an interesting season for Jays outfielder Ezequiel Carrera. He began the year as the strong side of a left field platoon with Steve Pearce, mostly by default: the Jays hadn’t acquired anyone better to supplant the career backup. But a funny thing happened on the way to Pearce eventually assuming the full-time role. […]
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Making a Case for Melvin Upton Jr. as the Starting Left Fielder
Thursday marks the halfway point between the Blue Jays’ first Spring Training game and Opening Day. With the second half getting underway, we are beginning to see more cuts, higher pitch counts, and a greater sense of clarity as to who’s winning the spring’s annual position battles. While some of these situations are beginning to […]
How to Get the Most Out of Steve Pearce
Steve Pearce is one of the most unheralded signings of the offseason. It’s not hard to see why, given the contentious sentiment surrounding Toronto’s higher-profile negotiations, but Pearce was a nice get and he should help in multiple ways. A player who can play in either outfield corner, first base, and occasionally chip in at […]
Ezequiel Carrera and the Need for Another Outfielder
It’s no secret that this has been a trying offseason. After the Jays made their quick strike to sign both Lourdes Gurriel and Kendrys Morales, things ground to a halt. It then wasn’t until the Winter Meetings that the team signed Steve Pearce. While that move was a good one for the club, it was […]
Recap: Blue Jays 5, Rangers 3; Toronto Holds on to Take 2-0 Series Lead
The Blue Jays are heading home with a 2-0 series lead in their ALDS matchup against the Texas Rangers. With a 5-3 win in Game two this afternoon in Arlington, the Jays have put themselves in the best position possible ahead of Game three Sunday night at the Rogers Centre. No one expected this afternoon’s […]
Ezequiel Carrera: King of the Wall-Scrapers?
Ezequiel Carrera is currently in his sixth Major League season. He has 931 career plate appearances; 834 at bats. He has 10 home runs. Five of those have come this year; none bigger than Monday night’s solo shot to the leftmost point of left field. It hung in the air, dragged those extra inches over […]
Ezequiel Carrera Deserves to Be a Full-Time Outfielder
The latest update on Jose Bautista’s injury wasn’t good. As the Toronto Sun put it, “Injured Jose Bautista not close to returning to Blue Jays“. For the most part, that’s not a good thing, but there has been one bright spot: Ezequiel Carrera. As the regular right fielder, he’s performed rather well, and now has […]
Backup Plan: Examining the Jays’ Bench
The Blue Jays’ bench isn’t great. To anyone who’s watched the team the last couple of years, this is not a shock. With a lot of money invested in high-end players, the Jays have generally bargain-hunted and worked the edges, taking chances on Quad-A players and filling the empty spaces from within rather than spend […]
Coming Up Short: Ezequiel Carrera’s Hidden Problem
Ezequiel Carrera has had a journeyman’s career in baseball, even though he’s only 28 years old. ‘Zeke’ as many of his Blue Jay teammates call him, has played for five different organizations in five MLB stops. For many of those games he has been in the outfield with a lot on his mind. Carerra has […]
Recap: Blue Jays 6, Athletics 3; Zeke Goes Big on Bobblehead Day
In an attempt to give the rotation a little bit of a rest, Drew Hutchison was called up from Buffalo to make his first start of the season for the Blue Jays this afternoon. He has made 3 starts this season for the Bisons, and has racked up 20 strikeouts and a 4.11 ERA. He […]