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Happy Birthday John Olerud and Eric Hinske
Today marks John Olerud’s 58th birthday. John Olerud, born in Seattle, Washington, followed his father’s path—his father also named John—who played catcher for Washington State University and reached Triple-A in professional baseball. Olerud Jr. was picked by the Blue Jays in the third round of the 1989 draft out of Washington State, where he stood […]
Jays Lose To Astros
Blue Jays 2 Astros 7 Not a good night. The Jays lost the game and Trey Yesavage came out the game with, what the Jays are calling left knee discomfort. It looked like more than discomfort. He was warming up for the third inning, and his left knee seemed to buckle on two warm up […]
Blue Jays @ Astros Game Thread
Game Two of three with the Astros. Another win would be nice. Trey Yesavage is coming off a good start against the Nationals. Hayden Wesneski is making his second start of the season. He went 5.2 in his first start, getting the win, despite giving up three runs. Today’s Lineups BLUE JAYS ASTROS Nathan Lukes […]
Jays Roster Move: Soriano Added
We can’t go a day without a roster move. And the Jays are going with a six man rotation with Soriano and Taillon added to the rotation. Our starters for the next few days: There is a note that Kevin Gausman will be making his first start for the Cubs against the Royals. Did they […]
Tuesday Bantering: The Quiet Day After
I have to admit, I kind of hate deadline day because there is a little pressure to get the posts up, give an instant reaction, generally about someone you had never heard of. Get that post up quick, because the next one is coming. Now we get to relax and watch the season play out. […]
Today in Blue Jays history: Dave Winfield kills a seagull
43 Years Ago Today On this day at Exhibition Stadium, Dave Winfield accidentally threw a ball that struck and killed a seagull during a game. At first glance, it sounds like the setup for a joke. During the bottom of the fifth inning, Winfield tossed his warm-up ball toward the dugout, inadvertently hitting a seagull […]
Blue Jays Trade Deadline Quick-Reaction Grades
Some quick grades for the Jays deadline day deals. Kevin Gausman to the Cubs for Ty Southisene and Brett Bateman Gausman’s having the poorest season of his five with the Jays, but still has a 102 ERA+, so he’s still a useful pitcher. And he could step it up in a pennant race. The Jays […]
Jays Beat Astros
Blue Jays 3 Astros 1 After Shane Bieber’s last start, we were a little worried about how tonight would go. Well….he gave up 9 hits and 2 walks in just 5.2 innings but only allowed 1 run. The nice thing to say is he made the pitches when he needed to. The less nice thing […]
Jays @ Astros Game Thread
After all that happened today, there is still a game tonight. Shane Bieber gets the start, since he’s still there. Cristian Javier starts for Houston. Daulton Varsho hits cleanup tonight for the Astros. That will be weird. He had a rather emotional press conference before the game. It does have to be hard on guys […]
Jays Roster Moves
The Jays have made some roster moves: George Springer, Max Scherez and Shane Bieber are still Blue Jays after the deadline has past. I would have bet Springer would be moved. Daulton Varsho is in the lineup for the Astros against the Jays tonight. All in all, I’m happy enough with the return on the […]
Jeff Hoffman Traded To The Twins
Jeff Hoffman is off to the Twins. No word yet on on the return. Going the other way are lefty Dasan Hill, righty John Klein and infielder Dameury Pena. Hill is a 20-year-old, LHP, he is #7 on MLB Pipeline’s top Twins prospect list. They say: The Twins were thrilled with how Hill acclimated to […]
Jays Trade Daulton Varsho
The Jays made yet another trade. Daulton Varsho goes to the Astros for pitcher Spencer Arrighetti. The Jays are sending some money along with Daulton to Houston. Varsho, as you know, hasn’t have the best season with the bat, hittnig .243/.307/.375 with 7 home runs, 29 walks and 71 strikeouts. And he’s a step slower […]
Adam Mack Traded to Rangers
The Blue Jays have traded swingman Adam Macko to the Texas Rangers for utility infielder Josh Smith and prospect Josh Stephan, per Ben Nicholson-Smith: Macko, the first Slovak MLB player since the retirement of Elmer Valo in 1961, appeared in /2 games this season for the Jays, posting a 4.91 ERA and 23 strikeouts against […]
Blue Jays Trade For José Soriano
So sell off a starting pitcher one day, buy a starting pitcher the next. The Jays have picked up 27-year-old José Soriano from the Angels. José Soriano is a very good pitcher, and much younger than Kevin Gausman. He has a 3.29 ERA in 22 starts this year, with a 2.7 bWAR. Batters are hitting […]
Jays Trade Kevin Gausman To Cubs
At the moment, that’s all we know. Shi Davidi, among others, is reporting it. No word on who is coming to the Jays. We’ll update as we learn more. Jim Bowen tells us: So they get: Bateman is 24, a left-handed batter. Very fast and a good fielder. MLB Pipeline (who has him their #21 […]
Another Depressing Loss For The Jays
Cardinals 5 Blue Jays 1 Well….it was a close game until the top of the ninth. Tie game, Louis Varland comes in. He’s been so good, I’m already thinking about the bottom of the inning. Well, he wasn’t ‘so good’ today. His inning went: Max Scherzer was terrific. 6 innings, 4 hits, 1 earned, 1 […]
Cardinals @ Blue Jays Game Thread
Game #112 We have baseball to watch, while we wait for trade news. We can be on hug watch if nothing else. A three game win streak shouldn’t excite us so much, but we haven’t won three in a row since….well, early in July. I thought it would be longer. But if we win four […]
Sunday Bantering: Too Quiet
We are about 31 hours short of the trade deadline and the Jays haven’t made a move yet. I’m expecting trades, but I will be sad to see guys leaving the team. I’ve been putting off hitting publish hoping something comes up. The Jays have been too quiet, there aren’t any rumors or anything at […]
A Win For Kevin Gausman
Cardinals 1 Blue Jays 5 Three in a row. I think they need six in a row before I start thinking they can get back in the race, but I’ll never complain about a win. Well, if that was Kevin Gausman’s last start for the Blue Jays, it was a good one. It was very […]
Cardinals @ Blue Jays Game Thread
No trades yet for the Blue Jays. And Kevin Gausman is making his start today. Likely his last start for the Jays. Maybe they will try to sign him again for next season, but I’m doubting it at the moment. But, few Blue Jays players have made it so clear that they like Toronto and […]
Jays Beat Cardinals
Cardinals 1 Blue Jays 3 A very nice win. Dylan Cease maybe wasn’t as good as he’s been in his last couple of starts, but he was still very good. 6 inning, just 3 hits, 3 walks with 7 strikeouts, and 1 run against. A pretty good month for Cease, 5 starts, 36 innings, 4 […]
Cardinals @ Blue Jays Game Thread
I’m getting this together ahead of time in case I’m not back for game time. Vlad is back in the lineup, as is Jesus Sanchez who is back along with Braydon Fisher. Lips and Macko are back in Buffalo Today’s Lineups CARDINALS BLUE JAYS JJ Wetherholt – 2B Nathan Lukes – RF Jordan Walker – […]
Blue Jays Top 40 Mid-Season Review Part 2: Additions, Subtractions, and Risers
Yesterday, I looked at the prospects on our top 40 or various honourable mention lists who were still prospects in the organization. Today, a look at changes prior to the deadline. I’ll do a follow-up next week to look at the prospects they add (and any they happen to subtract). No Longer In the Organization: […]
Today in Blue Jays History: David Price Trade
Since the Jays aren’t going to make any trade news until I walk into the theater, let’s look back. On this day 11 years ago: The Blue Jays traded Daniel Norris, Matt Boyd, and Jairo Labourt to the Tigers in exchange for David Price. At the time of the trade, the Jays were 52-51, tied […]
Blue Jays Farm System Mid-Season Review Part 1: Top 40 Prospects
Today and tomorrow, in advance of the trade deadline, I want to do a quick (relatively, it’s me writing) review of the state of the farm. It’s been an eventful year to date, with significant graduations, a trade addition already and more to come, and the draft, plus significant movement among the extisting members of […]
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