Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2026)

[Vancouverite]

13 minutes ago, Terminator said:

It would be a good time to try out someone like Seabold. Give him a couple of appearances and if he sucks they can swap him out for Fisher or Yariel.

I agree on Seabold he looks very promising. They need to give him a shot in my opinion 

Miles and Bastardo if they like them, send them back and try to work out a trade for them. Im sure Giants/Red Soxs probably dont want those 2 guys on their 40 man

[Spanky__99]

Cody Ponce 5 2/3 of 1 hit ball no walks 5 K's

Another Varsho bomb, Springer with a double and Dinger he's locking in, Okamoto with another extra base hit, bring on Friday B*tches!

[Spanky__99]

6 minutes ago, Vancouverite said:

I agree on Seabold he looks very promising. They need to give him a shot in my opinion 

Miles and Bastardo if they like them, send them back and try to work out a trade for them. Im sure Giants/Red Soxs probably dont want those 2 guys on their 40 man

They'd take them back and the money in a heartbeat?

[G-Snarls]

They knew they were going to need starting pitching depth and thankfully they got it

[G-Snarls]

50 minutes ago, Spanky__99 said:

Cody Ponce 5 2/3 of 1 hit ball no walks 5 K's

Another Varsho bomb, Springer with a double and Dinger he's locking in, Okamoto with another extra base hit, bring on Friday B*tches!

Also nice defensive plays by Okamoto and Barger 

[G-Snarls]

Bring on the regular season 

Want to start strong with that schedule 

[Spanky__99]

The East is going to be a Beast, hang on to your hats...

 

AL East

	2025 Year to Date							2026 Projected Rest of Season							2026 Projected Full Season
Team	G	W	L	W%	RDif	RS/G	RA/G	G	W	L	W%	RDif	RS/G	RA/G	W	L	W%	RDif	RS/G	RA/G
Yankees	162	94	68	.580	164	5.24	4.23	162	87	75	.538	59	4.71	4.35	87	75	.538	59	4.71	4.35
Red Sox	162	89	73	.549	110	4.85	4.17	162	86	76	.529	45	4.55	4.27	86	76	.529	45	4.55	4.27
Blue Jays	162	94	68	.580	77	4.93	4.45	162	86	76	.529	45	4.64	4.36	86	76	.529	45	4.64	4.36
Orioles	162	75	87	.463	-111	4.18	4.86	162	84	78	.520	33	4.82	4.62	84	78	.520	33	4.82	4.62
Rays	162	77	85	.475	31	4.41	4.22	162	81	81	.502	3	4.31	4.30	81	81	.502	3	4.31	4.30

[G-Snarls]

25 minutes ago, Spanky__99 said:

The East is going to be a Beast, hang on to your hats...

 

AL East

	2025 Year to Date							2026 Projected Rest of Season							2026 Projected Full Season
Team	G	W	L	W%	RDif	RS/G	RA/G	G	W	L	W%	RDif	RS/G	RA/G	W	L	W%	RDif	RS/G	RA/G
Yankees	162	94	68	.580	164	5.24	4.23	162	87	75	.538	59	4.71	4.35	87	75	.538	59	4.71	4.35
Red Sox	162	89	73	.549	110	4.85	4.17	162	86	76	.529	45	4.55	4.27	86	76	.529	45	4.55	4.27
Blue Jays	162	94	68	.580	77	4.93	4.45	162	86	76	.529	45	4.64	4.36	86	76	.529	45	4.64	4.36
Orioles	162	75	87	.463	-111	4.18	4.86	162	84	78	.520	33	4.82	4.62	84	78	.520	33	4.82	4.62
Rays	162	77	85	.475	31	4.41	4.22	162	81	81	.502	3	4.31	4.30	81	81	.502	3	4.31	4.30

 

MLBTR poll: Who will win the AL East

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/03/poll-who-will-win-the-al-east-3.html

[jaysblue]

2 hours ago, Spanky__99 said:

The East is going to be a Beast, hang on to your hats...

 

AL East

	2025 Year to Date							2026 Projected Rest of Season							2026 Projected Full Season
Team	G	W	L	W%	RDif	RS/G	RA/G	G	W	L	W%	RDif	RS/G	RA/G	W	L	W%	RDif	RS/G	RA/G
Yankees	162	94	68	.580	164	5.24	4.23	162	87	75	.538	59	4.71	4.35	87	75	.538	59	4.71	4.35
Red Sox	162	89	73	.549	110	4.85	4.17	162	86	76	.529	45	4.55	4.27	86	76	.529	45	4.55	4.27
Blue Jays	162	94	68	.580	77	4.93	4.45	162	86	76	.529	45	4.64	4.36	86	76	.529	45	4.64	4.36
Orioles	162	75	87	.463	-111	4.18	4.86	162	84	78	.520	33	4.82	4.62	84	78	.520	33	4.82	4.62
Rays	162	77	85	.475	31	4.41	4.22	162	81	81	.502	3	4.31	4.30	81	81	.502	3	4.31	4.30

Yeah it really is a coin toss. A lot of it will come down to health and luck. 

Only difference this year is the Orioles and Rays should be better in 2026, which make the division more challenging. Will be important to bank wins early if its projected to be this close and also play well against divisional opponents. 

Should be a fun season!

[Jays24]

Saw on Overdrive today that the Jays are paying Plus money for over 88.5 wins on FanDuel, meaning bettors are taking the under.  

Guessing people don't think the offense is good enough to win over a full season because the rest of our team is pretty damn stacked (minus a real closer i guess).  

[max silver]

5 hours ago, Brownie19 said:

His ERA looks great!!!

The 0.6 K/BB ratio isn't the best though. 🤢

[Brownie19]

9 minutes ago, max silver said:

The 0.6 K/BB ratio isn't the best though. 🤢

6.5 BB/9 with a 3.5 K/9 isn't ideal...some might say that ERA isn't sustainable.

[jaysblue]

21 minutes ago, Jays24 said:

Saw on Overdrive today that the Jays are paying Plus money for over 88.5 wins on FanDuel, meaning bettors are taking the under.  

Guessing people don't think the offense is good enough to win over a full season because the rest of our team is pretty damn stacked (minus a real closer i guess).  

You're better waiting until the season starts and if the Jays get off to a slow start like they did last season, that O/U will drop and you'll get better odds on them for the AL and World Series. 

I'm likely betting the Athletics for over 78.5 wins. 

Going to make some other bets for fun before the season starts like player awards and division winners. 

[Brownie19]

The Blue Jays are changing the Level of Excellence to the Hall of Excellence.  They are taking the names/numbers down from the upper level and are creating a "hall" on the 100 level.

Interesting - I liked having the names/numbers displayed, but I guess at some point it becomes too cluttered.  It will be interesting to see what they create.  I hope it's wicked.  

[hanton]

They should place it out in the open - centre field  - similar to Yankees Monument Park

[Stangstag]

26 minutes ago, Brownie19 said:

The Blue Jays are changing the Level of Excellence to the Hall of Excellence.  They are taking the names/numbers down from the upper level and are creating a "hall" on the 100 level.

Interesting - I liked having the names/numbers displayed, but I guess at some point it becomes too cluttered.  It will be interesting to see what they create.  I hope it's wicked.  

Need to make room for the AL Champions banner and the upcoming World Series banner for next year

[hanton]

This is exactly what I was looking for when it was reported Little was throwing 97/98.  Reading it now....

https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/how-blue-jays-brendon-little-reinvented-his-pitching-arsenal/

 

[hanton]

[Stangstag]

15 minutes ago, hanton said:

This is exactly what I was looking for when it was reported Little was throwing 97/98.  Reading it now....

https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/how-blue-jays-brendon-little-reinvented-his-pitching-arsenal/

 

What giving up a walk-off homer in the WS does to a mf

[Terminator]

 

[Brownie19]

1 hour ago, hanton said:

This is exactly what I was looking for when it was reported Little was throwing 97/98.  Reading it now....

https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/how-blue-jays-brendon-little-reinvented-his-pitching-arsenal/

 

[Spanky__99]

Mad Max 5 more clean innings, great to see.

[BTS]

Seabold released and Estrada optioned 

[Jonn]

On 3/20/2026 at 1:00 PM, hanton said:

If he throws that last year we never see him give up that bomb.

[mphenhef]

On 3/19/2026 at 9:31 PM, Brownie19 said:

The Blue Jays are changing the Level of Excellence to the Hall of Excellence.  They are taking the names/numbers down from the upper level and are creating a "hall" on the 100 level.

Interesting - I liked having the names/numbers displayed, but I guess at some point it becomes too cluttered.  It will be interesting to see what they create.  I hope it's wicked.  

There is a little museum area in the Braves stadium that has this kind of thing that includes the World Series trophies from when they won.  It’s pretty great and I would love to see something like that in Roger’s Centre provided it is not in some area only club members can access (like the really cool sounding baseball card wall).

[hanton]

1 minute ago, Jonn said:

If he throws that last year we never see him give up that bomb.

yea.  I honestly can't believe the difference, looking forward to seeing him pitch some high leverage innings this year

[Brownie19]

On 3/21/2026 at 4:31 PM, BTS said:

Seabold released and Estrada optioned 

sliderguy does not approve...

[Laika]

Soooo

Bastardo, Seabold, Alcala, Yariel Rodriguez all didn't make it. 

That should mean Spencer Miles is the final RP.

The Eloy and Leo decisions are left. They probably both don't make it. 

[The_DH]

Where did you see about Bastardo/Miles?

I'm also not yet convinced about Davis Schneider over Leo.

[Spanky__99]

45 minutes ago, Laika said:

Soooo

Bastardo, Seabold, Alcala, Yariel Rodriguez all didn't make it. 

That should mean Spencer Miles is the final RP.

The Eloy and Leo decisions are left. They probably both don't make it. 

Could be the Babe also... we'll find out shortly.