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The Toronto Blue Jays split their opening four-game series against the Detroit Tigers. Although the results weren't exactly weren't the best against another expected bottom-dweller in the American League, the Jays' starting rotation, which I had expected to be questionable based on past history and inexperience, has gotten off to a great start: Marcus Stroman…
Continue reading ➞ Blue Jays Rotation Off to an Impressive Start – but Will It Hold?
As you may already be aware, top Blue Jays prospect DH Vladimir Guerrero will not be breaking camp with the team due to a left oblique injury. This serves as the team's much needed excuse to keep him off the major-league roster at the beginning of the season in order to gain an extra year…
The Toronto Blue Jays finished the 2018 season with a record of 73-89, good for fourth place in the American League East division, ahead of the 47-115 Baltimore Orioles. The bright spot for the 2018 Jays was the debut of several rookie prospects, including INF Rowdy Tellez as well as SPs Thomas Pannone and Sean…
Continue reading ➞ Toronto Blue Jays Players to Watch in 2019
With the exception of noted shithead Addison Russell, no player was more frustrating to Cubs fans in 2018 than SP Tyler Chatwood. Chatwood was signed in the 2017-2018 offseason to a three-year, US$38 million contract with the Northsiders. He finished the year with a record of 4-6, a 5.30 ERA and an MLB-worst 95 walks…
2019 and a new MLB season is rapidly approaching, so I have decided to share my MLB hopes and dreams for the coming year (some more realistic than others). Cubs win the World Series (again) Jon Lester Cy Young campaign Pedro Strop wins Reliever of the Year Expected Cubs TV deal with right-wing media outlet…
Now that the 2018 MLB season has come to a close and a new champion has been crowned, teams are now focusing on building their rosters for the coming year. The first item on the agenda is making decisions regarding player and team options in contracts. Options may be held by the player (player option),…
Now that we are about two-thirds of the way into the season, it's time to take another look at how the Blue Jays' new acquisitions have been doing this year. There have been some changes to the roster since my original post, namely trades due to the Jays' poor performance this season (51-60, 26.5 games…
Continue reading ➞ Updated 2018 Blue Jays Acquisitions Status Report
Pre-trade deadline talks are currently in full swing around Major League Baseball. The 59-42 Chicago Cubs, currently holding first place in the NL Central by 2.5 games, are buyers looking to solidify their division lead, while the 46-55 Toronto Blue Jays are well out of the AL playoff picture and expected to be sellers. The…
Continue reading ➞ My Hypothetical Cubs-Blue Jays Trade Proposal
The Toronto Blue Jays got off to a strong start in 2018 with a 16-12 record going into the month of May. Since then, they have gone 8-15, including a four-game sweep at home by the lowly Oakland Athletics. Among other notable May losses was the James Paxton no-hitter on May 8. The Jays have only won…
Wednesday was a big night for Toronto sports fans as the Maple Leafs faced the Bruins in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup playoffs' first round, the Raptors hosted the Wizards in Game 5 of their NBA playoff series, and the Red Sox played the second game of their three-game series against the Blue Jays…