https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/page/31/?d=21enhttps://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/max-scherzer-clayton-kershaw-jays-take-on-dodgers/No matter which of the 30 teams you root for, tomorrow night’s contest between the Blue Jays and Dodgers will be the must-watch matchup of the day.  For one thing, it could be an early World Series preview. According to FanGraphs, Toronto and L.A. have the highest odds of representing the A...2657Thu, 07 Aug 2025 10:53:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/tyler-heineman-making-backup-catcher-history/When the Blue Jays designated catcher Ali Sánchez for assignment yesterday, it was a bad day for Sánchez but great news for the fanbase. One might have expected the Jays to DFA Sánchez two days earlier, when their All-Star backstop Alejandro Kirk returned from the injured list. However, the club...2656Wed, 06 Aug 2025 20:13:04 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-week-in-review-first-place-hangover-r2654/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 7/28 through Sun, 8/3 *** Record Last Week: 2-5 (Overall: 65-48) Run Differential Last Week: -26 (Overall: +16) Standings: First in AL East (3.0 games up on BOS), First in AL (tied with DET) Last Week’s Results Game 107: TOR 4 - BAL 11 Bassitt: 2.1 IP, 7 H,...2654Mon, 04 Aug 2025 20:25:07 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/toronto-blue-jays-pitchers-of-the-month-july-2025-r2646/The month of July was easily the best month the Toronto Blue Jays have played all season. They started the month with a huge seven-run win on Canada Day, which turned out to be the third of ten straight wins the team would roll off. After that stretch, the Jays also had another run of eight wins...2646Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:03:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/how-will-seranthony-dom%C3%ADnguez-and-louis-varland-impact-the-blue-jays-bullpen-r2651/Before the July 31 trade deadline, the Toronto Blue Jays acquired two relievers, Seranthony Domínguez and Louis Varland. The additions were needed because the Blue Jays’ bullpen, as I showed in Table 4 of the article, Trade Deadline Options to Bolster the Blue Jays’ Bullpen, lagged the xERA perf...2651Mon, 04 Aug 2025 10:57:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/louis-varland-and-ty-france-are-good-players-who-came-at-a-sizable-cost-r2647/The Blue Jays set out to fill some very specific holes at the trade deadline, including back-end help for the bullpen, a starting pitcher, and a right-handed bat. The Jays killed two birds with one stone, as Kendry Rojas and Alan Roden were sent out for RHP Louis Varland and 1B Ty France. K...2647Sun, 03 Aug 2025 10:57:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/the-expense-of-a-trade-what-the-blue-jays-gave-up-in-khal-stephen-r2645/The Toronto Blue Jays made a monster but risky move to bolster their starting rotation by acquiring Shane Bieber from the Cleveland Guardians. Bieber hasn't thrown a pitch in the major leagues all season, as he is recovering from Tommy John surgery he had in April 2024. The right-hander won the...2645Sat, 02 Aug 2025 10:57:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/toronto-blue-jays-hitters-of-the-month-july-2025-r2644/Coming into the year, I don’t think many of you would have believed me if I told you that the Blue Jays would finish July with not only a 3.5-game lead in the American League East, but one of the best records in baseball. The Jays went on an absolute tear in July, highlighted by winning six out...2644Fri, 01 Aug 2025 19:07:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-trade-deadline-recap-r2643/The Toronto Blue Jays entered deadline day tied with the Detroit Tigers for the best record in the American League. They had sat atop the AL East for close to a month, giving them plenty of time to prepare to make some aggressive moves. It might sound dramatic, but a good trade deadline can make...2643Fri, 01 Aug 2025 14:21:46 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/last-minute-trade-blue-jays-acquire-rhp-louis-varland-and-1b-ty-france-from-minnesota-r2642/The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired RHP Louis Varland and 1B Ty France from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for OF Alan Roden and LHP Kendry Rojas. Varland, 27, has spent all four of his big league seasons with the Twins, shuttling between the bullpen and the rotation before moving into a f...2642Thu, 31 Jul 2025 22:24:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/who-is-shane-bieber-what-can-he-bring-toronto/It's not 2015 and he’s not David Price, but Shane Bieber has said goodbye to his friends in Cleveland and will bring the swag of a Cy Young pedigree north of the border. Bieber was drafted by Cleveland in 2016 and made his debut with them in 2018, throwing over 100 innings in his rookie se...2640Thu, 31 Jul 2025 16:40:49 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/trade-blue-jays-give-up-top-100-prospect-khal-stephen-in-trade-for-starter-shane-bieber-r2639/Per multiple reports, the Blue Jays have traded top prospect Khal Stephen to the Cleveland Guardians to acquire starting pitcher Shane Bieber. The story on Bieber is well known at this point. The 2020 AL Cy Young winner was a force to be reckoned with from 2019-23, posting a 3.07 ERA, 3.12...2639Thu, 31 Jul 2025 13:53:00 +0000