The Toronto Blue Jays took on the Detroit Tigers in Grapefruit League action on Thursday afternoon and it was glorious! They hit four homers, pitched well, and provided fans with a shot in the arm in the “dog days of spring”. George Springer, who had been held out of Tuesday’s game with abdominal tightness, got […]
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The Blue Jays’ young, developing pitching is an underrated aspect of their potential success this season and beyond. Judging from the past few days, the future of the pitching staff looks bright. With the plethora of young position players on the roster, it can be easy to forget about pitching depth. Simeon Woods-Richardson, acquired along […]
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After four months of writing about free agency and other news, I was delighted to watch an actual baseball game. That chance presented itself when the Blue Jays took on the Yankees in the first Spring Training game for both teams. There was some bad news regarding the upcoming seasons’ broadcasts announced shortly before the […]
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Here are some of the stories that I’ve been tracking in my Spring Training Notebook. Camps have gotten underway across Major League Baseball. There’s no doubting that George Springer was the Blue Jays biggest offseason acquisition. The one I’m most fascinated with, however, is Marcus Semien. He’s had a really good career with one spectacular […]
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The Toronto Blue Jays are coming off a successful and exciting offseason. Here are some of the things I’ll be looking for in the next month at Training Camp. New Faces Pt. 1 – Bats The Jays were one of the busiest teams in the majors this Winter. They brought in George Springer and Marcus […]
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Baseball Prospectus’ PECOTA MLB projections were released last week. While they’re known to have a few surprises each year, they are typically fairly accurate. To say that I was taken aback by some of the rankings would be an understatement, to say the least. AL East NY Yankees (97-65) Tampa Bay Rays (86-76) Toronto Blue […]
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By Thursday, big-time baseball fans knew the Trevor Bauer sweepstakes had come down to two teams. Those two teams were the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets. On Friday afternoon news began to percolate that Bauer had chosen the Dodgers. Bauer, perhaps the most social media-friendly player in the majors, produced a video […]
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Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox had some choice words when asked about the All-Star Game. It came as a surprise when the NBA announced that the All-Star game is going ahead on March 7th. The league had originally said that a team would be named, the season would pause, but no game would be played. […]
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Star third baseman headed to St. Louis for three prospects and cash. The MLB Hot Stove season continues to sizzle! A busy week was capped off by reports of Nolan Arenado‘s trade to the St. Louis Cardinals. Going to Colorado will be a package that includes LHP Austin Gomber, INF Elehuris Montero, RHP Tony Locey, […]
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The Toronto Blue Jays have built off of their impressive showing last week by agreeing to terms with free-agent infielder Marcus Semien on a one-year, $18 million contract Tuesday night. The @BlueJays add another bat. INF Marcus Semien is reportedly heading to Toronto, per @JonHeyman. pic.twitter.com/e6xz4z4Dk6 — MLB (@MLB) January 26, 2021 Semien is expected […]
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In honour of Joe Biden’s Inauguration here is a list of the best inaugural seasons of all time. 10. Minnesota Wild (2000-01) It seems like a travesty that Minnesota lost its first NHL hockey franchise, the North Stars, which relocated to become the Dallas Stars in 1993. The well-known hockey fans of the Gopher State […]
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Jays Land Springer, Yates, and Possibly Brantley in Aggressive Push for a World Series Another edition of the MLB Hot Stove Roundup is here! The Toronto Blue Jays finally made a splashy move, landing top outfielder George Springer to a team-record six-year, $150 million contract Tuesday evening. The Mets continued to fascinate by acquiring star […]
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