https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/page/39/?d=21enhttps://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/alek-manoah-uphill-battle-continues/Alek Manoah and Ryan Yarbrough were technically teammates last year, although Yarbrough’s arrival in Toronto came a couple of months after Manoah’s season-ending Tommy John procedure. Today, the two will face off in Buffalo, with Manoah pitching for the Bisons and Yarbrough toeing the rubber for...2681Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:25:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/nice-have-superstar-vladimir-guerrero-jr/Editor's Note: I wrote this article before Guerrero exited early on Monday with left hamstring tightness. Let's hope we don't have to find out just how important he is to this team by watching them play without him.  Old friend Matthew Boyd was brilliant last Thursday afternoon. It’s been a...2679Tue, 19 Aug 2025 10:55:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/week-in-review-myles-straw-surprise-power-alejandro-kirk-steals/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 8/11 through Sun, 8/17 *** Record Last Week: 4-2 (Overall: 73-52) Run Differential Last Week: +9 (Overall: +53) Standings: First in AL East (5.0 games up on BOS), First in AL (0.5 games up on DET, 3.5 up on HOU) Last Week’s Results Game 120: CHC 1  - TOR 5...2678Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:31:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/do-the-blue-jays-use-little-too-much-or-little-too-little-r2673/A frequent conversation among armchair field managers is whether John Schneider uses some relievers more than he should, to the point that those bullpen arms underperform due to fatigue. Two of the names that appear the most in those discussions are Jeff Hoffman and Brendon Little. Has Schneider...2673Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:13:38 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/hey-blue-jays-whats-with-all-the-bunting-r2676/In the series opener on Monday night against the Chicago Cubs, the Jays picked up a 5-1 victory, highlighted by a three-run homer off the bat of Ernie Clement in the bottom of the sixth inning. Clement’s three-run bomb ended up bringing in the game-winning run, and was the key play in an ot...2676Mon, 18 Aug 2025 10:55:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/louis-varland-has-ditched-his-sinker-what-that-means-about-the-blue-jays-pitching-plans-r2677/When Louis Varland arrived in Toronto, the Blue Jays were excited about the pitcher they were getting. Varland had a four-pitch mix, a fastball that averages 98.1 mph, a knuckle-curve that has a stunning 39.4 whiff%, and a sinker and slider to round out the repertoire. All in all, it's a 1.93 ER...2677Sun, 17 Aug 2025 10:52:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/can-you-have-too-much-starting-pitching-r2674/Shane Bieber pitched what is expected to be his final rehab start on Friday night in Buffalo. He threw 90 pitches (64 strikes) over seven innings, getting four strikeouts and giving up six hits, while earning a shutout win. Provided he recovers after the start as expected, his next stop should b...2674Sat, 16 Aug 2025 15:11:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/tommy-nance-once-a-quadruple-a-journeyman-has-become-a-reliable-arm-in-2025-r2672/Tommy Nance has had very little success over his short-lived career; he's had a short stint in MLB every season since 2021, although he missed the entire 2023 season due to having Tommy John surgery. During the seasons he spent in the pros, he never exceeded 45 innings. The righty's MLB career s...2672Sat, 16 Aug 2025 10:53:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/whos-the-odd-man-out-when-george-springer-returns-r2671/George Springer played in a rehab game on Thursday. It doesn't look like he'll need many more. Starting at DH for the Buffalo Bisons, he went 1-for-2 with a double, a walk, and two runs scored. According to John Schneider, he could rejoin the Blue Jays as soon as tonight. There's no doubt t...2671Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:09:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/whats-going-on-with-yariel-rodr%C3%ADguez-r2670/Towards the end of May, I wrote an article advocating for Yariel Rodríguez to see more high-leverage innings out of the bullpen. Since then, he’s been a key fixture of the Blue Jays’ bullpen, getting some of the biggest outs before the ninth inning in a lot of games, and even picking up a couple...2670Fri, 15 Aug 2025 12:16:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/dodgers-strikeouts-blue-jays/The Blue Jays aren’t afraid to swing, but they hate to swing and miss. They lead the league in contact rate inside and outside the strike zone. Their hitters only whiff on one out of every five swings. The league average is one in four. That might not sound like a big difference, but it adds up...2668Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:57:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/need-george-springer-back/At this point, you’re probably wondering if I have any hotter takes surrounding the Jays’ recent rough stretch of play, and aside from some thoughts about starting pitching meant for a different article, I really don’t. Since July 28, the day on which George Springer left after being hit in...2667Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:17:01 +0000