EVERYTHING IS STILL AWFUL, BUT WE’RE GOING TO GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER. DO YOU HEAR ME??! TOGETHER! Hey, it’s issue 2 of the Stuff report! The Stuff report examines changes in the Blue Jays pitching staff to look at changes in performance, risk of injury, or for the deeper meaning of life and a cold […]
Tag: Roberto Osuna
3 Things to Watch For in the Blue Jays Series Against the Brewers
Written by Matt Gwin, Nick Dika, and Jenn Smith 1. The Return of Eric Thames For the first time since September 11th 2012, Eric Thames will be playing at the Rogers Centre. Not a Jay as we remember him, nor as the Mariner he was during his last trip to the dome, but as a Brewer. Milwaukee […]
Roberto Osuna’s Rough Day at the World Baseball Classic
Despite the tendency for people to dump on the World Baseball Classic, the tournament has served up its share of fun underdog stories and been a tremendous reprieve from the doldrums of spring training. If nothing else, it’s just great to have competitive baseball back in our lives. With the only non-specific injury updates coming […]
Roberto Osuna and the Cutter Holding his Slider Hostage
When Roberto Osuna burst onto the scene in spring training 2015, he featured a powerful four seam fastball, a fluttering changeup, and a slurvy slider (that some identified as a curveball), with all three offerings having received plus future grades from the scouting community as he ascended the system. Previously a starting pitcher throughout his […]
What Should the Blue Jays Do With Roberto Osuna?
Roberto Osuna is going to be a reliever next season, according to Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins. Whether this is good news or not depends on your perspective on him, and young pitchers in general. Not enough is made about how good Osuna is, or rather, how good he would have to be to make […]
The Blue Jays Are Proving That It Takes a Village to Win
It’s been more than 24 hours since Josh Donaldson made a mad dash for home plate and helped the Toronto Blue Jays send the Texas Rangers packing. Although all of Canada is still running on the emotional high that went along with that moment, it’s a good time to look back at how the Blue Jays were […]
This is Why they Play the Game
TORONTO – This is why they play the game. A common message that echoed through both clubhouses prior to Tuesday’s Wild Card game between the Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles. The pressure of the postseason, playing with everything on the line. Everything to lose but also everything to gain. No player would want it […]
The Blue Jays Stuff Report – All Star Break Edition
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. Stuff Report Volume 1 Stuff Report […]
Roberto Osuna on His “New” Slider
This post was written by our friend and colleague Rian Watt, who is the Editor in Chief at BP Wrigleyville. You can find him on Twitter here, or read more BP Wrigleyville posts here. Late last Saturday afternoon, I was standing in the corner of the visiting dugout at Fenway Park, trying to work out […]
Gavin Floyd: The Quasi Drew Storen
The closer debate began the moment the Blue Jays traded for Drew Storen back in January, and the embers of the competition were stoked throughout the full duration of camp. It wasn’t until March 30th that manager John Gibbons made the announcement that Roberto Osuna had won the battle and would continue the role in […]