It’s been a good week for the Toronto Blue Jays. After ending the month of April three games below .500 with a 11-14 record – a month in which both the offense and bullpen struggled mightily – the Jays welcomed May with open arms and have begun the month 5-2 and are now an even […]
Tag: Kevin Pillar
Recap: Blue Jays 5, Dodgers 2; A Kevin Pillar Homer Lifts the Jays to Victory
The Blue Jays won a close game late…again? It got a little too close for comfort in the end, as the Dodgers loaded the bases in the top of the 9th, but the Jays held them off. It’s funny how things change. For the first month of the season, the Blue Jays hardly ever scored […]
Recap: Rangers 2, Blue Jays 1; Dyson Makes No New Fans, Stops Toronto Rally Short
The Toronto Blue Jays opened a four game series on Monday night in a rematch with their 2015 ALDS opponent Texas Rangers. The last time these two met one of the most bizarre and dramatic seventh innings occurred in baseball history, culminating in the famous Jose Bautista “Bat Flip”. Starting for Texas was A.J. Griffin, who has […]
Moving Pillar Down is Good, But Doesn’t Help as Much as You’d Think
Twelve short games in to the Blue Jays season, and the Kevin Pillar leadoff experiment is over. As we say during today’s game, and as we learned via Richard Griffin this morning, the Jays have moved Michael Saunders in at the top of the lineup, and have pushed Pillar down to No. 8. Big move in #bluejays lineup […]
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 […]
Intro to BP Stats Using Blue Jays Players: True Average (TAv)
This Toronto Blue Jays based site for Baseball Propsectus is still in its infancy. While the articles here have shown a distinct professionalism and belonging, we’re still a rookie in the BP Family. We’re a bit like Trevor Story; showing that we belong here in a small sample, but really striving for sustained excellence and […]
How Kevin Pillar Plans to Get Better on Defense
One year ago today, Kevin Pillar was the guy who wouldn’t take a walk, and couldn’t handle centerfield. Sure, he was a shoo-in to make the Blue Jays Opening Day roster, but he was only guaranteed that spot because Michael Saunders had stepped on a sprinkler head and lost part of his knee. Flash forward to the […]
A Fantasy Baseball Guide to the Toronto Blue Jays
March baseball can get tedious. The games are slow and full of players most of us will never see or hear from ever again. Thankfully, there is something to break up all the split-squad games, designated hitters in the National League, and Goose Gossage rants. If, like me, you think you know more about running a […]
Why I Love to Hate Kevin Pillar
Last Friday, it became all but official: Dalton Pompey is not going to be in the Blue Jays’ outfield on opening day. This is the reality now that Pompey has been sent down to minor league camp. Granted, it was never a likely possibility…save for the one day where we thought that Michael Saunders would […]
Under the Hood: Under Appreciated Blue Jays Hitting Mechanics
As Jays fans, we can be forgiven if we’re a little spoiled when it comes to the offensive side of the ball. There are All-Star caliber players from top to bottom in this lineup, thrilling fans by crushing home runs almost daily. I’m especially lucky, as I get to examine some of the best hitting […]