https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/page/24/?d=21enhttps://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/jays-yankees-alds-game-two-recap/In our review of Game 1, we looked at the at-bats that generated at least a 10% swing in win probability. If we went that route for Game 2, this would be a real short read. There was only one AB in the whole game that crossed that threshold. That was Ernie Clement’s two-run home run in the secon...2767Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:51:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/yankees-blue-jays-alds-game-two-thread-by-the-numbers-r2766/Toronto and New York play ALDS Game 2 today at Rogers Centre (4:08pm start time), one day after Toronto won Game 1 by a 10–1 score.  The starters are left-hander Max Fried for the Yankees and right-hander Trey Yesavage for the Blue Jays. Fried ended the regular season with a 2.86 ERA and 1...2766Sun, 05 Oct 2025 12:58:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-yankees-alds-game-one-toronto-domination-r2765/The Blue Jays have won their first playoff game in almost a decade, and it couldn’t have been scripted any better than the way it played out. Every Jays starter had a hit, drove in a run, or scored. The pitchers were all efficient and limited the damage to just one run and six hits against a pot...2765Sun, 05 Oct 2025 12:15:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-yankees-game-one-thread-by-the-numbers-r2764/Toronto and New York meet on Saturday with right-handers Kevin Gausman and Luis Gil starting for their respective teams. Gausman posted 32 starts and 193 innings this season with a 3.59 ERA and a 3.42 FIP, along with a 24.4 percent strikeout rate and a 6.5 percent walk rate. Gil worked 11 starts...2764Sat, 04 Oct 2025 14:14:28 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/how-does-the-blue-jays-pitching-and-defence-stack-up-to-that-of-recent-world-series-teams-r2763/As the first game of the American League Division Series approaches, media members and others will comment on how the Toronto Blue Jays compare to other 2025 postseason teams, including the Yankees. Such analysis is interesting. However, it would be thought-provoking to examine how Toronto compa...2763Sat, 04 Oct 2025 10:56:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/how-should-jays-rotation-line-up-alds/With the number of pitching pieces Toronto has, it can feel like a little bit of a puzzle trying to put them together in the optimal order. Of course, a puzzle usually only has one correct way to solve it. Maybe this Jays rotation is more like a task on Taskmaster: an opportunity for some latera...2762Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:56:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/toronto-blue-jays-cult-heroes-bracket-eight-is-not-so-elite-r2759/The Toronto Blue Jays won the American League East on the final day of the regular season, something that might not have happened with Jonatan Clase on their active roster. Clase wasn’t productive at the plate this season (.588 OPS in 112 PA), but it’s the number stitched onto his uniform that m...2759Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:23:39 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/face-new-york-yankees-alds-preview/The Wild Card round is over, and the field for the divisional round is set. The Phillies will see the Dodgers. The Brewers will face the Cubs. The Mariners will take on the Tigers. And the Toronto Blue Jays will go head-to-head with the New York Yankees.  The Yankees are looking for re...2760Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:11:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/toronto-blue-jays-2025-reliever-of-the-year-r2756/The 2024 Blue Jays were in shambles. Injuries and underperformance hindered the team, ultimately leading to just 74 wins and a fifth-place finish in the AL East. The main culprit was a bullpen that, as a group, pitched to a 4.82 ERA and a -2.1 fWAR, the latter being the worst in franchise histor...2756Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:11:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/vladimir-guerrero-jr-slump/Come along and count with me:  Zero: The number of home runs Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit over the final two weeks of the regular season. One: The digit each of his triple slash stats started with in that time (.164/.193/.182). Two: His wRC+. Three: That's how many doub...2758Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:54:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/2025-breakout-player-of-year/The Blue Jays’ most valuable players this season were the guys that everyone already knew. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Bo Bichette. Alejandro Kirk. Kevin Gausman. George Springer. (Sure, no one was expecting Springer to turn back the clock like he did. But even the most casual of baseball fans wa...2757Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:18:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/toronto-blue-jays-2025-starter-of-the-year-r2754/The Blue Jays starters as a group didn’t have the flashiest season. In fact, at times, they outright struggled. They ranked 20th in ERA (4.34), 24th in FIP (4.46) and 23rd in fWAR (8.5) over 162 games. Of the playoff-bound teams, only the Dodgers' starters earned fewer wins (LAD had 49 to TOR’s...2754Wed, 01 Oct 2025 10:56:01 +0000