https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/page/44/?d=21enhttps://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/midseason-hitting-review/On Friday, June 27, the Toronto Blue Jays played Game 81 of the 2025 Major League Baseball season. Therefore, it is time for the tried-and-true (tired-and-true?) midseason review. One of the aspects of the team that needed improvement in 2025 was hitting. Last season, Toronto batters produc...2576Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:56:06 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/toronto-blue-jays-minor-league-starting-pitchers-of-the-month-june-2025-r2572/For what feels like the first time in a long time, the Blue Jays seem to have some really exciting starting pitching prospects coming up through the system. Of the Blue Jays' top 30 prospects (per MLB Pipeline), 15 are pitchers, and several of them saw their stock rise in June. Here are the Blue...2572Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:56:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/toronto-blue-jays-hitters-of-the-month-june-2025-r2575/The Blue Jays followed a breakout May with a solid month of June, going 16-10. They played complete baseball, finishing in the month seventh in runs scored, producing the third most position player fWAR in baseball (5.3), and completely lapping the field when it came to defense, putting up 10.5...2575Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:06:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/alek-manoah-bowden-francis-bigger-role/If there's anyone who understands what Bowden Francis is going through, it's Alek Manoah.  Francis was sensational for Toronto over the final two months of the 2024 season, pitching to a 1.53 ERA in nine starts. He struck out 56 and walked only seven, while holding opponents to a .121 batti...2570Tue, 01 Jul 2025 10:52:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/week-in-review-halfway-point/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 6/23 through Sun, 6/29 *** Record Last Week: 4-2 (Overall: 45-38) Run Differential Last Week: +6 (Overall: -4) Standings: Third Place in AL East (3.0 GB), Fifth in AL (Currently in second Wild Card spot, 1.5 games back of TBR and 2.0 games up on SEA) Last Week’...2569Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:11:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/bo-bichette-isnt-a-perfect-leadoff-option-but-who-on-this-roster-should-replace-him-r2568/After an injury-plagued 2024 season, Bo Bichette has returned to being an above-average hitter with a .274/.313/.427 slashline for a 108 wRC+. Bichette has been doing most of his work slotted right into that leadoff spot, except for this clutch pinch-hit homer to win the game for the Blue Jays a...2568Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:57:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/eric-lauer-saved-2025-jays/On April 30, Eric Lauer made his Blue Jays debut against the Red Sox, throwing four innings in relief of the opener, Yariel Rodríguez. Lauer allowed a pair of runs on three hits in a game the Jays would storm back to win after falling into a six-run deficit.  Since then, Lauer has been a ma...2562Fri, 27 Jun 2025 22:10:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/andr%C3%A9s-gim%C3%A9nez-hit-me-with-your-best-shot-r2561/Andrés Giménez is known for his elite defence. Since Giménez became an everyday player in 2022, Dansby Swanson is the only infielder to post higher OAA and FRV marks. On the basepaths, of 258 qualified players from 2022-2025, Giménez ranks 25th according to FanGraphs BsR. Another area where Gimé...2561Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:53:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/trade-deadline-market-relievers/We’re just over a month away from the trade deadline, and the Toronto Blue Jays find themselves in sole possession of a Wild Card spot and within striking distance of the New York Yankees for the top spot in the American League East. In the time between now and the July 31 deadline, the Blu...2559Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:58:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/max-scherzer-back-blue-jays-rotation/Once, the game's preeminent workhorse, Max Scherzer has developed an injury-prone reputation late in his career. The 40-year-old has spent time on the injured list in each of the past five seasons. He has been hamstrung by shoulder injuries and shouldered by hamstring injuries. Most recently, he...2558Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:18:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/making-case-john-schneider-extension/The 2025 Toronto Blue Jays season has been a wild ride so far. As the Blue Jays approach the midway point of the season later this week, it's worth taking a look at the bigger picture of the season so far. In 2024, the Blue Jays severely disappointed. They ended up being sellers at the trad...2556Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:55:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/four-center-fielders-one-game/It wasn’t until I was reading our most recent Blue Jays Week in Review that I realized how interested I was in the fact that the Jays used four different center fielders in a game last week. On Tuesday, June 17, the Blue Jays welcomed the Diamondbacks to Toronto. When Chris Bassitt threw th...2555Tue, 24 Jun 2025 10:51:00 +0000