Episode 72 Former major league pitcher David Aardsma stops by to talk about playing out the string on a losing club, dealing with watching the game while injured from the sidelines, and MLB’s current issues with the juiced ball. Greg and guest host Nick Dika also discuss the debut of Brett Anderson, Joe Biagini’s attempt […]
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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 […]
There’s No Need to Worry About Joe Biagini’s Workload
Joe Biagini has moved from his role as bullpen stalwart to the Jays rotation and has filled Aaron Sanchez’s starting spot admirably. While the wins seem to be eluding him, Biagini is racking up the strikeouts, keeping the runs to a minimum, and looking every bit like a Major League starting pitcher. Of course, a […]
The STUFF report – Vol. 2, Issue 3
Things are looking up – arms have stopped flying off pitcher’s bodies and some wins have started coming around (until this series). But – what about the Stuff? We always want to know about the Stuff. Starting Pitchers Now, the STUFF report gets a bit messy here – because Joe Biagini has become a […]
Joe Biagini Is Going to Be Starting on Sunday…Because It’s 2017!
You read the title. You’ve heard the news. Joe Biagini, the Rule Five draft pick from a year ago who took the Toronto bullpen by storm (topical weather joke!) in 2016 will be starting for the Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field. Joe Biagini will start for #BlueJays Sunday per manager John Gibbons […]
Joe Biagini is Making his ERA Disappear
Every week in this space, we’re going to be running down the “Pitcher of the Week” for the Toronto Blue Jays. This won’t always be the best pitcher, but it will always be someone who did something notable that we can break down further. Using information from games through Friday (Saturday-Friday), we will try to […]
The STUFF report – Volume 2, Issue 1
***Sunday morning, Mike wakes up, knowing he has a Stuff report to file on Monday. He’s frustrated by the Blue Jays play, but relieved that he at least has an elite pitching rotation to write about*** 7:38 am Aaron Sanchez to the 10-day DL with a blister. Matt Dermody recalled, will give bullpen second Lefty […]
Joe Biagini Should Start the Season as a Starting Pitcher
When the Blue Jays selected Joe Biagini in the Rule 5 Draft last offseason, he had made just two relief appearances in his entire career. Both came in 2012, when he was in low-A ball playing for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. Biagini was a starter, through and through. Yet the Blue Jays took Biagini with the […]
Joe Biagini: A Starter in a Reliever’s Uniform
Joe Biagini has been nothing short of a revelation this season. He started off as an irreverent Rule 5 pick who didn’t even know the rules about if/how he could stay on the Blue Jays. And even with the Rule 5 designation, he needed injuries to earn a real chance at making the team out […]
The Blue Jays “Stuff” Report – Volume 4
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. It’s that time of the month […]