https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/page/3/?d=21enhttps://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/jose-soriano-brett-bateman-josh-smith-introductions/For better or for worse, the human brain is wired to make instantaneous evaluations of strangers. Within seconds, we’ve determined whether we should view them positively or negatively. It was a built-in safety feature for primal humans that has survived all of the rigorous years of evolution. On...3588Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:32:03 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/jose-soriano-brett-bateman-max-scherzer-analysis/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. All stats entering August 14, 2026....3587Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:54:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/what-is-sparking-turnaround/There must have been a spark after the trade deadline that has pushed the Jays to all of a sudden start playing like they did for large stretches last season. They are doing the little things that had been missing for much of the year. Some players left, and some new ones arrived, and somewhere...3585Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:34:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/dylan-cease-pitching-differently-cy-young-contender/Dylan Cease isn’t pitching like Dylan Cease. Cease is arguably having the best season of his career. A 2.28 ERA, an absurd 36.4% strikeout rate, and an elite 4.7 fWAR all rank him at the top of the American League. But as the season has gone on, he’s been doing things slightly differently t...3582Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:44:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/most-impressive-double-play-cavan-biggio/On May 30, 2026, the Blue Jays played a game we’d all prefer to forget. Giving up five runs to the Orioles in the ninth inning and getting walked off at Camden Yards has a real ‘on to the next one’ feel to it. I’m content to forget the majority of that game too, but there is one play that I can’...3545Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:50:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/nathan-lukes-heroics-tyler-rogers-escape/A mountain of work still lies ahead if the Blue Jays are going to salvage their season, but this past week was a step in the right direction, as they won their first two series after Monday's trade deadline. Remarkably, four of their past five games have gone to extra innings, and the one that d...3577Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:50:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/jesus-sanchez-one-adjustment-away-breakout/Jesús Sánchez is one of the most interesting players in baseball because he’s quietly one of the most violent hitters in the game. The Toronto Blue Jays’ outfielder checks off a lot of boxes, and with the right adjustments, he could turn from a promising talent into one of the best power hitters...3574Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:56:03 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/jesus-sanchez-jameson-taillon-myles-straw/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. All stats entering August 6, 2026....3571Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:52:03 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/who-won-jose-soriano-trade/The Los Angeles Angels traded José Soriano to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for prospects Arjun Nimmala, Eddie Micheletti Jr. and Angel Rivero. The news broke around the same time that the baseball community learned Kevin Gausman would be heading to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for a pair of...3560Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:04:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/reevaluate-offensive-identity/The current reality that the Toronto Blue Jays find themselves in would've been almost impossible to fathom at the start of spring training. It wouldn't have been much easier to foresee just six weeks ago, when they climbed back to .500 and maintained a one-game lead on the final Wild Card spot....3568Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:55:03 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/solve-run-production-problem/The Blue Jays were among the busier teams as the trade deadline came and went on Monday, but whether they are actually a better baseball team today remains an open question that will be answered over the coming weeks and months. On one hand, the Jays made several moves that will likely impr...3564Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:03:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/toronto-blue-jays-hitters-of-the-month-july-2026-r3565/This season's trade deadline felt a little bit different from last year's. The Toronto Blue Jays are in dead last in the AL East, but are only four games back of the third Wild Card spot. However, there are five teams between them and the Cleveland Guardians, who hold the final postseason berth....3565Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:04:02 +0000