Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2026)

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2 hours ago, Olerud363.354 said:

This season has been a disaster and gets worse and worse every day.

Except according to fangraphs the playoff odds have been slowly increasing since bottoming out at about 30% they are now up to 45%.

And the dream to become the first team with a non-winning record to win the world series remains in play.  A lot would have to go right and a few few things wrong for this to happen.

1.  Fangraphs projects only 3 teams in the AL to be above .500 and three playoff teams to have exactly 81 wins (non-winning record)

2.  So in fact there is a chance one of those teams could make the playoffs with a losing record and it could be our Blue Jays.

3.  It is still unlikely a losing team or a .500 team make the playoffs I would think, it just seems that while the projections have a bunch of near .500 teams, the reality is some of those teams will win 84 and some 74 and the playoff teams will be above .500.

4.  We can still dream though and here are my playoff predictions

WCS: Blue Jays 79-83 over Guardians 84-78

ALDS: Blue Jays 79-83 over Mariners 86-76

ALCS: Blue Jays 79-83 over Yankess 102-60

WS: Blue Jays 79-83 over Dodgers 112-50

Very close to ignore listing lol. So annoying these days

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3 hours ago, jaysblue said:

They have some intriguing pieces, but I’m not sure how cleanly they would fit into the Jays’ lineup.

Luis Arraez would be a strong target and a worthwhile addition. He puts the ball in play at an elite rate and would bring a useful contact-oriented bat to the top of the order. The fit is a little tricky defensively, though, as he would likely need to DH or occasionally play first base. So far, he’s hitting .319/.352/.435 with a 118 wRC+ and 2.5 WAR.

Matt Chapman also isn’t having a bad season, though the Giants would likely need to absorb some of his contract to make a deal work. Acquiring him would probably push Okamoto to DH, but Chapman would further improve the infield defense and give the Jays another bat with some pop. That said, it still feels unlikely.

Jung Hoo Lee is having a terrific offensive season, but the Jays’ outfield is already pretty crowded, especially once Varsho and Barger return.

Rafael Devers could be an interesting change-of-scenery candidate, but the Giants would need to eat a significant portion of his contract. He has been an elite bat before and would give the Jays a legitimate middle-of-the-order presence. The downside is that he would almost certainly have to be used strictly as a DH.

I’m not sure if Jung Hoo Lee would be included on the guys they want to trade. I’d be interested in him though. 

Devers would be interested especially if we got prospects as well but yea I’m kind of sick of having the DH clogged. 

[Eat My Shatkins]

Man, what the hell is wrong with Adames? Can't hit or field this year apparently.

My first thought when the Giants were mentioned was hell yeah let's get Adames. He's Giminez but with a 100 wRC+ bat instead of 70 wRC+ bat for $10 million more.

Just tanking this year though apparently.