The Blue Jays are a quarter of the way through the 2017 season and they’re in last place in the AL East. The team has gone 13-9 over their last 22 games while, at times, lacking their starting third baseman, shortstop, catcher, and three-fifths of their starting rotation. They won games on the backs of players who […]
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3 Things to Watch for in Blue Jays vs. Brewers Series
Written by Rachael McDaniel, Jenn Smith, and Gideon Turk The Brewers are Striking Out Less and Winning More No one really expected the Brewers to be all that good this year. Interesting, maybe, for their youth and their signing of Eric Thames, but certainly not a team that would contend in the division wherein the […]
Kevin Pillar Needs to Do Better
I wasn’t watching the game last night. I was cursorily following along on Twitter when I saw that tensions between Atlanta and the Blue Jays were getting high. It started because Jason Motte quick pitched, and in response, Kevin Pillar appeared to have yelled a homophobic slur at him. That’s unacceptable. That should be grounds for […]
The Best Kept Secret in the Blue Jays Organization: Bradley Jones
In today’s digital age, where countless online baseball publications employ teams of scouts to keep fans as informed as possible on the minor leagues, a player hitting .333/.395/.595 should make some noise. In the case of Bradley Jones, it hasn’t. At our parent site Baseball Prospectus, Jones has been mentioned in an article once, and it […]
Joe Biagini Is Going to Be Starting on Sunday…Because It’s 2017!
You read the title. You’ve heard the news. Joe Biagini, the Rule Five draft pick from a year ago who took the Toronto bullpen by storm (topical weather joke!) in 2016 will be starting for the Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field. Joe Biagini will start for #BlueJays Sunday per manager John Gibbons […]
3 Things to Watch for in the Blue Jays Series vs. the Rays
Written by Nick Dika, Andrew Munn, and Gideon Turk Tulo and Donaldson to Be Re-Evaluated in Florida This Weekend The most interesting thing to watch during this weekend’s series in Tampa might not take place on the field at all, but rather down the interstate in Dunedin where the left side of the Blue Jays […]
The Blue Jays Weigh in on the Red Sox and Orioles Feud
NEW YORK – The Blue Jays are not well liked across Major League Baseball. The loud style of play that endears the team to its fans comes across as obnoxious and pretentious to opposing clubs, and has resulted in plenty of dust ups over the Bautista years of this franchise. Rivalries have spawned with the Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay […]
3 Things to Watch for in the Blue Jays Series vs. Tampa Bay
Written by Rachael McDaniel, Gideon Turk, and Elie Waitzer Steven Souza Jr.: A Familiar Foe, Now with Added Plate Discipline Steven Souza Jr. has been a thorn in the side of Blue Jays pitching for the entirety of his two seasons with the Rays. In his 34 career games against the Jays, he is slashing […]
3 Things to Watch for in the Blue Jays Series vs. St. Louis
Written by Andrew Munn, Mike Passador, and Jenn Smith Are the Bats Waking Up? This past weekend saw the Blue Jays take on the Angels, and the team’s struggling hitters seemed to enjoy the warm California weather. Jose Bautista finally hit his first home run of the season on Friday night, later joined by Devon […]
Steve Pearce on Breaking Through an Early Season Slump
TORONTO — Baseball can be a funny game. The harder you try the more the game tends to slip away from you. The entirety of the Toronto Blue Jays roster has frustratingly dealt with this all season with the team breaking out of the gates to a dismal 5-13 record. They know they’re a good […]