Category: Features
-
No Panic — Roberto Osuna Will Be Fine
Needless to say, this season has not gone the way the Toronto Blue Jays wanted it to. The same can be said for All-Star closer Roberto Osuna. On Tuesday night in Boston, the 22-year old blew his 10th save of the season, the most in the Majors. He’s ominously approaching the single-season record of 14. […]
-
Matt’s Five Fearless Predictions
We started this activity last season, throwing caution to the wind, trying to boldly forecast production for various Blue Jays players in the 2016 season. The results were, uhh, varied, for myself. But pretty good for Asher. So you can probably completely ignore everything I’m predicting below.
-
The Season Is Dark and Full of Terrors
After a pre-season that has seemingly lasted as long as a Game of Thrones winter, we’re finally less than a week ahead of Opening Day for the 2017 campaign. And while there is much optimism for the Toronto Blue Jays once again, the season, like a Game of Thrones night, is dark and full of terrors. Not […]
-
Gibbons Extension Good News For Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays have locked up manager John Gibbons for two more seasons, with a club option for 2020. Gibbons, who gets far less respect than he deserves from segments of the fan base, sits second in franchise history for manager wins, just 250 behind Cito Gaston. For whatever reason, some fans have just […]
-
Who Should Start Opening Day?
We are officially three weeks away from Opening Day–at the time of this writing. By the time you read this, it will probably be closer than that. Spring Training has dragged on, mainly because of the lack of storylines in Blue Jays camp. The biggest news items are the injuries to Josh Donaldson and Devon […]
-
Going Smoakless
“This is a ‘don’t get hurt’ kind of spring.” — Sportsnet’s Arden Zwelling on The Jeff Blair Show The above was a quote from the thirty minute roundtable with Jeff Blair, Stephen Brunt and Arden Zwelling on Sportsnet 590 this morning. A thoughtful, honest, level-headed discussion between three of the brightest baseball minds at the […]
-
X-Factor: Steve Pearce
Last month, I started to take a look at some players who might be under-the-radar contributors to the Blue Jays season. If all goes to plan, you know what you’re getting out of Jose Bautista, Josh Donaldson, Troy Tulowitzki and Russell Martin. Even if that core group can stay healthy and produce as usual, you’re still […]
-
X-Factor: Dalton Pompey
As we sit in the final week of January, just 19 days until Blue Jays pitchers and catchers report to Dunedin for spring training, it’s fair to say this club is not as strong on paper as its 2016 version. The failings of the off-season have been well-documented, highlighted by the unpopular decision to move on […]
-
Blue Jays Second Half Storylines
Sitting just two games behind the Baltimore Orioles for first place in the American League East, the Toronto Blue Jays have 71 games remaining to defend their division title. How can they do it? By continuing the strong play that saw them hit the All-Star break as one of the hottest teams in baseball. But […]
-
Five Fearless Predictions Revisited
The Toronto Blue Jays get set to begin the proverbial second half of the season tonight in Oakland, following the MLB All-Star break earlier this week. While it doesn’t represent a numerical halfway point of the season (with just 71 of 162 games remaining), it offers us a great opportunity to re-visit some pre-season thoughts […]
Jays Balk 