https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/?d=21enhttps://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/varland-varsho-corbin/Welcome to Shape of the Blue Jays, my column where I dig into Statcast numbers to analyze recent pitch shape and swing shape trends for Toronto Blue Jays players and discuss how they have impacted their performance. Click here to read the last edition. Quick Hits: Offense Despite a...3250Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:19:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/al-east-competitive-early-2026/This piece was written prior to the Blue Jays' game on Wednesday, April 15. The American League East is supposed to be the toughest division in baseball. Usually, it is. Year after year, it earns that reputation through depth, payroll power, and an unforgiving schedule that leaves little ro...3245Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:28:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/struggles-runners-scoring-position-high-leverage/This piece was written prior to the Blue Jays' game on Wednesday, April 15. The Blue Jays haven't looked their best with runners in scoring position this season. If you've been watching their games, I doubt you disagree. Tuesday's matchup with the Brewers was a refreshing change of pa...3246Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:58:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/injuries-piling-up-clock-ticking/“It feels like we just keep getting punched in the mouth.” It wasn’t the first time Eric Lauer spoke about taking a punch to the mouth. But this time, instead of joking about a fat lip courtesy of Max Scherzer, he was talking about something far more damaging: the injury bug that has batter...3243Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:52:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/roster-shuffle-lenyn-sosa-trade/The Toronto Blue Jays are off to a slow start this season in every aspect of the game. These struggles have resulted in a 6-9 record after the Minnesota Twins series, despite starting the season 3-0. A disappointing part of their start was going 1-5 over two series against the Colorado Rockies a...3244Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:26:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/overworking-bullpen-too-early-2026/What keeps jumping out when you watch this year’s edition of the Jays, night after night, is not just the injuries or the uneven offense or even the tough luck. It is the pace and intensity at which John Schneider is running his bullpen, an approach that resembles postseason baseball far more th...3240Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:16:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/brandon-valenzuela-stepped-up-r3242/Entering this past weekend, Brandon Valenzuela had played exactly one full MLB game in his career. The Blue Jays acquired the catcher ahead of the trade deadline last summer. They selected his contract last fall to prevent him from leaving in minor league free agency. When Alejandro Kirk f...3242Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:51:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-clutch-plays-week-2-r3238/Welcome back to Blue Jays Clutch Plays, a recurring post that highlights the six most pivotal plays (three pitching, three hitting) from the past week of Blue Jays baseball, according to MLB's win probability model. Click here to read last week's edition. The Blue Jays have quickly been pus...3238Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:52:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/brendon-little-demotion-adjustments/Brendon Little was dominant during the first half of last season. Over 44 1/3 innings, he posted a 2.03 ERA, held batters to a .177 batting average, and had a 65:28 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The second half of the season was a different story. The lefty had a 4.88 ERA, a .230 average off him, and...3231Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:17:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/better-than-early-record/Even after the Blue Jays broke their six‑game losing streak with Wednesday’s win over the Dodgers, the mood around the team hardly shifted. The scoreboard finally showed a win, but if you checked social media, you sensed an unease. Fans are impatient and anxious. Last season’s success creat...3233Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:58:04 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/patrick-corbin-innings-eater/At one point in the 2024-25 offseason, it seemed like the Texas Rangers had more starting pitching than they could possibly know what to do with. There were even rumors that Jon Gray, a 10-year veteran with more than 200 starts to his name, could move to the bullpen. Yet, just 10 days before the...3234Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:01:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/tyler-rogers-louis-varland-bullpen-bright-spots/The Toronto Blue Jays have not gotten off to the start that the fans, players, or management were expecting following last year’s run to the World Series.  With a 5-7 record and a laundry list of injuries to the starting rotation, the Blue Jays have been forced to rely heavily on their bull...3229Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:16:01 +0000