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 […]
Tag: J.A. Happ
Why J.A. Happ is Throwing His Changeup Faster to Succeed
How might it feel to be one of Ray Searage’s ‘projects’? On the one hand you’re no longer mediocre, and that means money—a lot of money—for you. On the other hand, even though you’re the one dominating, most of the credit is going to Searage. All day long it’s Searage this, Searage that. As one of […]
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 […]
How J.A. Happ Evolved Into One of Baseball’s Best
J.A. Happ has been nothing short of a revelation in 2016. He currently has a strikeout rate of 22.2 percentage on the season (32.4 percent since the start of July), sits second in major league baseball with 17 wins, and has an ERA that has hovered between 2.80 and 3.20 all year long. All of […]
Recap: Orioles 5, Blue Jays 3; J.A.’s Not Happ-y And He Knows It
Losing to the team that’s trailing you in the standings isn’t fun. It’s even less fun when that team is the Orioles. And it again gets worse when the Orioles’ starting pitcher for the night was Ubaldo Jimenez. To call this one a heartbreaker may be an understatement. There were positives, however, as Michael Saunders […]
J.A Happ: The Blue Jays’ Unsung Hero
The Toronto Blue Jays have had many “aces” throughout the course of the 2016 season. Prior to the season’s beginning, everyone had Marcus Stroman penciled in as the club’s top man. Stroman had yet to complete a full season in the MLB, but after last season’s heroic comeback and performance in the post season, everyone […]
Recap: Blue Jays 4, Astros 1; If You’re Happ-Y and You Know It Win Fifteen
Toronto and Houston wrapped up their four game series on Thursday night at Minute Maid Park with another low scoring affair. The Blue Jays sent left-hander J.A. Happ to the mound to face Houston righty Mike Fiers. Similar to the other games in this series it would be the starters who dominated. Fiers went six innings, […]
Recap: Blue Jays 9, Orioles 1; Blue Jays Fly Past Orioles Into First
This weekend series against the American League East divisional rivals Baltimore Orioles has brought with it the first sense of pennant race fever to Toronto this season. The Jays and Orioles were separated by half a game for first place coming into today’s action. It would be Jays killer Yovani Gallardo against lefty JA Happ, […]
Recap: Blue Jays 2, Mariners 0; Happ Shuts Out Seattle For Six, Salvages Series Finale
The Blue Jays and Mariners had a pitcher’s duel early on in the game, with J.A. Happ and Wade Miley tossing up zeroes in the first few innings. The Jays broke through against Miley in the fourth inning and added another in the sixth on the way to a 2-0 victory. Though the Jays have […]
Recap: Blue Jays 6, Tigers 0; Jays Shut Out Tigers
The Blue Jays continued their winning ways on Friday night at the Rogers Centre, beating the Tigers and pushing their winning streak to 7 games in the process. Despite entering the game with a 4.78 ERA and K/9 of only 4.29, the Blue Jays struggled to score runs off Tigers’ starter Mike Pelfrey, who generated […]