Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2026)

[Stangstag]

Can’t wait for Spanky to weigh in on this. Im sure he’ll have a sensible and coherent opinion 

[Brownie19]

1 hour ago, Terminator said:

Lmao let’s go through the roster and count the guys who we think are “concerned” with the org if they don’t do anything other than releasing a statement saying Taters and his dumbass opinions are his own.

I’m going to go ahead and venture a guess that Nathan Lukes and his thin blue line tattoo isn’t calling Ross Atkins and demanding action lol. I also have an hunch that all those guys that went to that country concert together might be in the same boat. That’s about a 10 player head start but if you think most of the rest of them are concerned that the Jays aren’t going to hold Taters accountable I’d love to know who you think it is.

Are you suggesting a lot of Blue Jay players are OK with it because they too hate Muslims? Or because they are also racist?  Did you watch the video he posted?

I think a public apology is likely enough accountability.  But like Bass, Santander's play can also be a large factor cutting ties with him. He isn't good enough to bother with this moronic behavior.  I don't think it's going to deter players from wanting to come to Toronto.  The Bass incident was in 2023.  I think it's perfectly reasonable to think players would prefer not to play with racists.

[Omar]

Maybe Santander really hates it in Toronto and figured a way out?  The chess master!  

 

[Masterbather]

31 minutes ago, Brownie19 said:

Are you suggesting a lot of Blue Jay players are OK with it because they too hate Muslims? Or because they are also racist?

I think a public apology is likely enough accountability.  But like Bass, Santander's play can also be a large factor cutting ties with him. He isn't good enough to bother with this moronic behavior.  I don't think it's going to deter players from wanting to come to Toronto.  The Bass incident was in 2023.  I think it's perfectly reasonable to think players would prefer not to play with racists.

I think most baseball players are uneducated, simple minded morons actually. I don't think they really care if they have teammates that are racist or bigots. I'm sure many have their own racist or bigoted views.

[Brownie19]

8 hours ago, Masterbather said:

I think most baseball players are uneducated, simple minded morons actually. I don't think they really care if they have teammates that are racist or bigots. I'm sure many have their own racist or bigoted views.

OK.  I do suspect there's some truth to that, no matter how sad it truly is...

[Stangstag]

8 hours ago, Omar said:

Maybe Santander really hates it in Toronto and figured a way out?  The chess master!  

 

It does seem a bit like self-sabotage. The whole thing from the multiple shoulder injuries that were undisclosed, back injury, general pissyness.

[L54]

10 hours ago, Brownie19 said:

Are you suggesting a lot of Blue Jay players are OK with it because they too hate Muslims? Or because they are also racist?  Did you watch the video he posted?

I think a public apology is likely enough accountability.  But like Bass, Santander's play can also be a large factor cutting ties with him. He isn't good enough to bother with this moronic behavior.  I don't think it's going to deter players from wanting to come to Toronto.  The Bass incident was in 2023.  I think it's perfectly reasonable to think players would prefer not to play with racists.

Islam isn’t a race it’s a religion 

The word racist holds no weight anymore because guys like you have been using it to describe anyone you disagree with on Facebook and twitter for the last decade

it’s perfectly reasonable to think players would prefer to play with players who stand up to a religion that oppresses gays and women

[BTS]

We're not doing a politics debate here fellas 

[Brownie19]

12 minutes ago, L54 said:

Islam isn’t a race it’s a religion 

The word racist holds no weight anymore because guys like you have been using it to describe anyone you disagree with on Facebook and twitter for the last decade

it’s perfectly reasonable to think players would prefer to play with players who stand up to a religion that oppresses gays and women

Islamophobia is widely considered by international bodies and human rights organizations to be a specific form of racism or cultural racism.

If players preferred to play with players who stand up to religions that oppress the lgbtq+ community, there'd be no MLB.

[Omar]

12 minutes ago, L54 said:

Islam isn’t a race it’s a religion 

The word racist holds no weight anymore because guys like you have been using it to describe anyone you disagree with on Facebook and twitter for the last decade

it’s perfectly reasonable to think players would prefer to play with players who stand up to a religion that oppresses gays and women

Your reference points are out of date.   Look up cultural racism and catch up.

Any way, this forum should not devolve into the wild west of shoot from the hip opinions. Plenty of other places like that. 

 

[BTS]

I'm going to delete any new posts that aren't about baseball 

[Terminator]

So anyway, how many hot dogs do you guys think Alejandro Kirk can eat in one sitting?

[Laika]

35 minutes ago, Terminator said:

So anyway, how many hot dogs do you guys think Alejandro Kirk can eat in one sitting?

Fatphobia will also not be tolerated 

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[Masterbather]

1 hour ago, BTS said:

I'm going to delete any new posts that aren't about baseball 

I hate Samsung appliances. 

Never buy Samsung appliances. 

The phones are great, but the appliances are overpriced, fragile pieces of garbage. You will regret it.

[Laika]

It's baseball related 

 

 

[Omar]

If you're suffering from baseball withdrawal...

 

 

 

[Super Jays]

I'm not familiar with Aaron Parker.  Looks like a power hitting righty that they're trying to convert to a corner outfielder.  Interesting.

[SpencerBateman]

Glad I changed my name to reflect 2 good players who shy away from conflict and even if they are racist we will probly never know 

ill put up with that if he can hit 44 but otherwise stfu

 

[Laika]

Jays win the team gold glove award 

Hilarious to see when they got subbed on some of the player awards 

I don't really get it 

[Spanky__99]

6 hours ago, Laika said:

Jays win the team gold glove award 

Hilarious to see when they got subbed on some of the player awards 

I don't really get it 

What's not to get?

 

#	Team	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Throwing	Blocking	Framing	Arm	Range	Inf DP	1B Rec	FRV
1	CHC	---	2130	1458	13023.0	-3	1	2	13	60	1	-2	72
2	TOR	---	2400	1458	12924.0	7	4	19	4	11	1	1	46
3	STL	---	2280	1458	12984.0	0	-1	7	-4	27	9	7	46
4	ARI	---	2265	1458	12978.0	0	2	1	-6	36	4	-1	36
5	SDP	---	2232	1458	12927.0	7	2	-4	9	14	3	4	36
6	BOS	---	2082	1458	12960.0	-3	1	-2	7	18	2	1	24
7	ATL	---	2136	1458	12942.0	-8	2	1	6	18	-3	1	19
8	CLE	---	2284	1458	12939.0	-1	-4	3	7	8	0	2	15
9	KCR	---	2209	1458	12819.0	2	-2	-1	4	13	-1	-1	13
10	CHW	---	2326	1458	12966.0	3	-5	-4	1	13	7	-3	12

[Laika]

11 minutes ago, Spanky__99 said:

What's not to get?

 

#	Team	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Throwing	Blocking	Framing	Arm	Range	Inf DP	1B Rec	FRV
1	CHC	---	2130	1458	13023.0	-3	1	2	13	60	1	-2	72
2	TOR	---	2400	1458	12924.0	7	4	19	4	11	1	1	46
3	STL	---	2280	1458	12984.0	0	-1	7	-4	27	9	7	46
4	ARI	---	2265	1458	12978.0	0	2	1	-6	36	4	-1	36
5	SDP	---	2232	1458	12927.0	7	2	-4	9	14	3	4	36
6	BOS	---	2082	1458	12960.0	-3	1	-2	7	18	2	1	24
7	ATL	---	2136	1458	12942.0	-8	2	1	6	18	-3	1	19
8	CLE	---	2284	1458	12939.0	-1	-4	3	7	8	0	2	15
9	KCR	---	2209	1458	12819.0	2	-2	-1	4	13	-1	-1	13
10	CHW	---	2326	1458	12966.0	3	-5	-4	1	13	7	-3	12

How none of their players won a gold glove, meat 

[Stangstag]

3 hours ago, Laika said:

How none of their players won a gold glove, meat 

Spanky is slow (or drunk) leave him alone!

[Spanky__99]

5 hours ago, Stangstag said:

Spanky is slow (or drunk) leave him alone!

What's your beef ya f***in' douchecanoe? 

 

[Omar]

Our boy can mash!

[Spanky__99]

Not sure if this was posted but this adds nice flexibility to the team...(flip to bright screen to read it, if you can't)

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/11/blue-jays-to-have-fourth-option-on-jake-bloss.html
 

By Darragh McDonald | at November 5, 2026 4:50pm CDT

The Blue Jays will have a fourth option for right-hander Jake Bloss, reports Shi Davidi of Sportsnet. That’s an important development for the club, as it will make it easier to keep Bloss on the roster next year.

Normally, a player has three option years. If a player on the 40-man roster is optionable, a team can send him to the minors without exposing him to waivers. If the player spends at least 20 days of a season on optional assignment, he uses up one of those options.

However, a team can be granted a fourth option on a player if he has exhausted the first three and hasn’t yet played five full seasons. A “full” season is one in which the player is active for at least 90 days, majors and minors combined, or one in which the player was active for 30 days and his active/injured list time added up to at least 90 days. Basically, these parameters are to exclude short-season rookie ball campaign as “full” seasons, or situations where a player misses an entire year due to a significant injury.

Those distinctions are moot with Bloss. He was only drafted by the Astros in 2023. He has only participated in four professional seasons, so it doesn’t really matter whether those were considered “full” or not. Houston gave him a roster spot in June of 2024, less than a year after he was drafted. He was traded to the Blue Jays a few weeks later as part of the Yusei Kikuchi deadline deal. The Blue Jays optioned him after that trade, so Bloss used his first option that season.

He remained on optional assignment for most of 2025 and 2026, using up his second and third option. While in the minors, he required UCL surgery in May of 2025. He was able to be back on the mound this year, as he pitched in the minors from May to July. A teres major strain shut him down. The Jays recalled him and put him on the major league 60-day injured list in August. He has since recovered from that teres major strain and has been pitching in the Arizona Fall League.

Having the extra option year is a nice development for the Jays. Bloss has been a notable prospect and was a key part of the Kikuchi trade but he’s still a work in progress. He’s 25 years old, turning 26 in June. With the Astros rushing him up to the majors and his UCL surgery, he has just 175 minor league innings under his belt. His 11 2/3 innings in the majors and 10 2/3 in the AFL get him close to 200 overall but it’s still a fairly limited body of work.

If Bloss were out of options, the Jays would have faced a ticking clock as Opening Day approached in 2027. In that scenario, they would have had to hold Bloss on the big league roster or cut him from the 40-man. Now they have another year to delay that decision. They can have Bloss pitching in Triple-A in 2027 as rotation depth, ideally getting his workload up as he gets further from his surgery.

The Jays currently project to have a rotation consisting of Dylan Cease, Trey Yesavage, José Soriano, Cody Ponce and Spencer Arrighetti next year. They will eventually get José Berríos back from Tommy John surgery but probably not until the second half. They could look to external options this offseason. If they acquire someone else, that might push Arrighetti down to Triple-A.

Bloss, Chad Dallas and John Klein project as optional Triple-A starters already. Ricky Tiedemann could be in that group but he may be kept in relief after injury issues in recent years. Like Berríos, Bowden Francis will also be looking to come back from Tommy John surgery but Francis went under the knife a few months earlier. If he’s healthy by Opening Day, he still has an option remaining. Josh Winckowski is around as non-roster depth. Prospects Johnny King and Nolan Perry will be looking to push into the Triple-A group throughout the season.

[Spanky__99]

On 11/5/2026 at 11:10 PM, Stangstag said:

Can’t wait for Spanky to weigh in on this. Im sure he’ll have a sensible and coherent opinion 

 

On 11/7/2026 at 7:38 PM, Stangstag said:

Spanky is slow (or drunk) leave him alone!

 

On 11/8/2026 at 12:52 AM, Spanky__99 said:

What's your beef ya f***in' douchecanoe? 

 

Pusso!  

[Jays24]

Why would we restructure his deal to pay him considerably more? 

[max silver]

16 minutes ago, Jays24 said:

Why would we restructure his deal to pay him considerably more? 

I'm guessing that would be to entice Marte to waive his no trade protection. I'd be cool with a shorter term/higher AAV deal such as this but hope the acquisition cost isn't overly painful given how the Blue Jays minor league system lacks impact at the moment. 

[Brownie19]

4 hours ago, Jays24 said:

Why would we restructure his deal to pay him considerably more? 

Because our GM is a moron of course.  You should be aware 

[Bob_Gratton]

On 11/6/2026 at 12:01 AM, Omar said:

Maybe Santander really hates it in Toronto and figured a way out?  The chess master!  

 

I hope this can be true, coz even before he said he hate muslim, we didn't liked him:XD