Baseball Prospectus released their PECOTA projections for the 2017 season earlier this month, and in the aggregate, they weren’t so kind to the Toronto Blue Jays, projecting an 81-81 record for a team that has made it to the ALCS in two straight seasons. Mike Passador already broke down the individual projections in this same […]
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Blue Jays Reportedly Agree to Sign RHP Mat Latos to Minor League Deal
Even with players reporting to Dunedin for Spring Training this week, the Blue Jays front office didn’t decide to slow down their work, agreeing to a deal with RHP Mat Latos according to David Bules, a friend of the pitcher. The deal is a minor league contract with an invite to Spring Training, and would have a base salary of $1.5M […]
Blue Jays Sign Right-Handed Reliever Joe Smith to Major League Deal
According to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, the Blue Jays and reliever Joe Smith have agreed to a one-year deal. Source: #BlueJays in agreement with free-agent reliever Joe Smith on one-year, major-league contract. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) February 5, 2017 While his name is so generic that it almost seems fake, his talent is anything but. From […]
What If Kevin Pillar Was Vladimir Guerrero?
Kevin Pillar will swing at virtually any pitch that is thrown at him. Sometimes it works out, and he’ll hits a home run on a pitch like this. However, most of the time you get swings like this one, from a game against the Houston Astros on August 3rd of this past season. Needless to say, […]
It’s Time to Talk Extension with Josh Donaldson
Once upon a time, the Blue Jays traded for a third baseman at a bargain price. There was some speculation as to whether he would be a real asset to the team in the immediate aftermath, but it didn’t take long for the fans to realize they had found a real gem. It became readily […]
Report: Blue Jays and C Jarrod Saltalamacchia “Nearing Agreement”
The Blue Jays *may* have found their back up catcher for 2017 according to Shi Davidi of Sportsnet and Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. The team and C Jarrod Saltalamacchia are nearing an agreement on a minor league deal that will pay Salty $1.25M if he makes the majors, plus an additional $250K in incentives. The […]
On Clinton Hollon and Prospects Breaking Your Heart
Clinton Hollon was never the most highly publicized Blue Jays prospect in his tenure with the club. Taken in the 2nd round of the 2013 MLB draft, he was only given 40 percent of the allotted slot value because of an arm injury, which allowed the club to spread the wealth and obtain higher level […]
Jose Bautista Officially Signs with the Blue Jays
Update: Wednesday, January 18th 2017 1:00 PM EST Bautista:18M in '17. 17M mutual option in '18, 500K buyout. 20M vesting option in '19 w/300G in 17-18 and healthy — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) January 18, 2017 So much for the idea of the vesting option being easy to reach! The odds of Bautista playing 300 games […]
Blue Jays Re-Sign RHP Gavin Floyd
Erstwhile RHP Gavin Floyd is back in a Blue Jays uniform, per a team press release this afternoon. The deal is a minor league contract with the standard invitation to spring training. Terms and conditions relevant to salary and/or an opt-out date have not yet been announced. In the soon to be 34-year-old’s case, those […]
Why Marcus Stroman is Primed to Take a Big Step Forward in 2017
It’s not exactly a secret that Marcus Stroman didn’t have the year he and everybody else expected of him in 2016. Going into the season, the 25-year-old starter was being talked about as a dark horse Cy Young Award candidate. At minimum, he was viewed as the most likely “ace” among a rotation that wasn’t […]