The Toronto Blue Jays are playing rather well as of late and have launched themselves back into the upper echelon of the AL East. The team has hit its stride, but will have to shuffle some personnel with a handful of players set to return to the majors. While they should be getting their best […]
Tag: Ryan Goins
Bold Predictions for the Second Half of the Season
As the calendar turns to July, half of the baseball season is now in the rearview mirror. In watching the first half of the Jays’ 2016 season, we have come to establish a new set of ideas about what the 2016 team is. Things that we would have never believed at the start of the […]
EMERGENCY STUFF REPORT: Grading the Position Players
Written by Nick Dika and Mike Sonne It’s been a strange weekend for baseball. The Canada Day game for the Blue Jays, normally a haven for baseball lovers and patriots alike, became a burning cesspool of despair. What started as a likely precursor to some festive summer drinking, turned into a 19 inning, six and […]
Backup Plan: Examining the Jays’ Bench
The Blue Jays’ bench isn’t great. To anyone who’s watched the team the last couple of years, this is not a shock. With a lot of money invested in high-end players, the Jays have generally bargain-hunted and worked the edges, taking chances on Quad-A players and filling the empty spaces from within rather than spend […]
Graduating Classes: How Toronto’s Young Players Stack Up
There has been a lot of alleged drama surrounding the young talent that was shipped out of the Blue Jays’ organization last July when Alex Anthopoulos went all in at the 2015 trade deadline. The common sentiment is that the system is now rather barren, especially at the upper levels. There is no arguing that […]
Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 10: Jonah Keri and Wish Lists for Winning Streaks
Jonah Keri of Sports Illustrated, CBS, and Sportsnet stops by to talk about writing for a living, analytics on the Blue Jays broadcast, and fighting the steroid stigma. The boys also discuss booing Brett Cecil, the recent walkoff wins, Drew Storen’s resurgence, 8-man bullpens, and the brewing position battle between Ryan Goins and Darwin Barney. […]
Recap: Blue Jays 7, Yankees 2; Turns Out They Can Score Late
J.A. Happ put together a quality start tonight throwing six innings, giving up seven hits, and only one run to the Yankees. He was helped along to the win by Ryan Goins, who got the offense going tonight; going 3 for 4 with two RBIs. In his first at bat he hit a double to […]
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 […]