Didn’t we just do this? The Blue Jays won another 5-3 game, though they took a bit of a different path to get there today. Dingers, umpires, knuckleballs, and the Blue Jays going to the bullpen early rather than the Rays. R.A. Dickey picked up the win, going the minimum five innings but getting the job […]
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How the Blue Jays Can Win 100 Games
It’s inevitable that, as April approaches, various pundits will weigh in with their predictions for the upcoming season. Such will soon be the case at BP Toronto. However, having already heard many people venture a guess, as well as having taken note of the results of various projections, I find myself with an outlying opinion. […]
Baseball is Back: Rays Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays @ Tampa Bay Rays April 3rd – April 6th For the first time in 163 days, real Blue Jays baseball is back, and it’s so incredibly exciting. Even for this first series alone, there’s so much to look forward to: Marcus Stroman’s quick pitch, J.A. pppp’s return to the team, and Aaron Sanchez’s […]
How the Jays Pitchers Compare to the AL East
There is no doubt that the Toronto Blue Jays enter the 2016 season a better team than they fielded at the beginning of last year. Players and fans alike have every reason to believe that the Jays not only can repeat as American League East champions, but have a legitimate chance of representing the American […]
How to Beat PECOTA With the Blue Jays
This season, Baseball Prospectus’ editor-in-chief, Sam Miller, will be curating an entertaining game called Beat PECOTA. If the idea doesn’t already appear self evident, allow me to explain. For the completely uninitiated, PECOTA is the projection system employed by Baseball Prospectus. PECOTA forecasts many things about a player’s future performance, including BP’s in-house stats: True […]
How the Blue Jays Can Keep Aaron Sanchez in the Rotation
Aaron Sanchez has officially made the Blue Jays rotation, as we (almost) all agree he should have. Yet no sooner than the announcement was made than it was swiftly followed by disclaimers about how his innings need to be closely monitored and it’s not certain he’ll remain in the rotation all year. I think it’s […]
Why We Should Better Appreciate R.A. Dickey
The Blue Jays have a great many decisions to make at the end of the 2016 season, with several free agents on the roster. While most of the focus has been on the two sluggers, Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion, one player, who arrived with such fanfare, carries very little debate: R.A. Dickey, knuckleballer, and […]