Aaron Sanchez can manhandle a right-handed batter with the best of them. For his career, same sided hitters have slashed a less-than-robust .175/.243/.220 in 380 plate appearances. He allowed a home run to Adrian Beltre on May 15th, and that moment is only noteworthy because it represented the first dinger that he had surrendered to a right […]
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One At-Bat: Craig Kimbrel vs. Russell Martin
Here we are again, ready for another edition of One At-bat. Welcome. I must confess, I had an interesting ‘throwback’ sort of OAB suggested to me. I was about to write it up, and then Saturday, May 28th happened. The Red Sox came into the Rogers Centre the night before, and, but for the grace […]
The Blue Jays Hitters Need to Adjust to Adjustments
It’s no secret that the Blue Jays vaunted offense isn’t quite living up to expectations. Last year’s squad scored 5.5 runs per game, lapping the field by such a wide margin that the second place Yankees were closer to the 26th ranked Reds than the league-leading Blue Jays. This year, the Jays have scored a […]
This Week in Blue Jays: The Good, The Bad, and the Better
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 […]
Recap: Blue Jays 4, Rangers 3; Walk-Offs Are so Nice They Did It Twice
For the second night in a row, the Blue Jays walked it off to win the game against the Texas Rangers. Aaron Sanchez got off to a rough start, giving up three straight hits to lead off the game, resulting in a 2-0 Rangers lead before the Blue Jays even had a turn to bat. The […]
More Home Cooking: Yankees Series Preview
Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees April 12th – April 14th By: Greg Wisniewski & Tammy Rainey The first week of the season failed to live up to expectations of Blue Jays fans, as many were expecting a continuation of the intoxicating final third of the 2015 season. However, the ever-timely words of the late Douglas Adams (or […]
This Week in Blue Jays: A Tumultuous First Week for Toronto
The beginning of a new baseball season always brings with it a sense of renewed hope – the feeling that anything and everything is possible. When the Toronto Blue Jays took the field on Opening Day last Sunday, many fans felt more than just hope – they welcomed the 2016 season with the belief that […]
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 […]
Marco Estrada Embraces Leadership Role; Ready to Repeat 2015
Things certainly didn’t start well this spring for Marco Estrada. Before exhibition games even began, he found himself sidelined with a sore back caused by an errant stretching exercise. As each of the other seven men battling for rotation spots put up good outings and impressed the coaching staff, Estrada could only watch and wait for […]