https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/page/52/?d=21enhttps://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-sign-jeff-hoffman-to-be-closer/The Jays added a big arm to their bullpen on Friday night. It was announced that the team signed Jeff Hoffman, bringing him back to the organization that drafted him a decade ago. Of course, he was part of the package that the Blue Jays sent to the Rockies in exchange for Troy Tulowitzki. ...2238Sat, 11 Jan 2025 07:19:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/the-case-for-an-uncooked-george-springer-r2231/In 2024, George Springer slashed .220/.303/.371, good for 95 wRC+. His average exit velocity was 87.5 mph, his xwOBA was .324, and according to FanGraphs, he was worth 1.2 WAR. I threw all those numbers at you for a reason: every one of those numbers was the lowest of Springer’s entire career. I...2231Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:52:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/third-base-is-a-spot-the-blue-jays-can-should-upgrade-r2230/The Jays are reportedly pursuing Alex Bregman, the top free-agent candidate at third base. He won his first Gold Glove in 2024 and batted .260/.315/.453, giving him an OPS+ of 118. The 30-year-old produced four or more WAR in the last three seasons and Steamer projects he will be worth four more...2230Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:07:21 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/could-andr%C3%A9s-gim%C3%A9nez-end-up-as-the-blue-jays-shortstop-r2229/Andrés Giménez joins the Blue Jays as an acclaimed defender at second base. He’s won the last three Gold Gloves in the American League, the last two Fielding Bible Awards, and a Platinum Glove. Advanced metrics love his defense. Statcast had him at 19 Outs Above Average (OAA) in 2024, tied with...2229Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:59:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/ernie-clement-cant-stop-ernie-clement-cant-miss-will-ernie-clement-hit-r2228/I don’t know else to say this, but Blue Jays third baseman Ernie Clement is a total freak. I mean that in a good way for the most part, but it’s undeniable. There is quite simply no one else in baseball like Clement. The 28-year-old infielder has a career wRC+ of 81, which means that he’s been 1...2228Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:58:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/the-blue-jays-future-is-cannibalizing-their-present-r2227/In a report from Jeff Passan on Monday (locked behind the ESPN+ paywall, so we can't share everything here), the Blue Jays were listed, quite obviously, as a team that needs to make a move this offseason. Save your obligatory "no duh" for now, as one particular thing that Passan noted, somewhat...2227Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:50:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/the-blue-jays-have-made-an-offer-to-free-agent-anthony-santander-r2226/The Blue Jays haven't made a splash in free agency just yet, but we'll keep digging. Buried in an offseason round-up article by Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 in Houston, is this nugget: data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== That’s a pretty big re...2226Mon, 06 Jan 2025 14:00:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/three-things-to-look-forward-to-in-the-blue-jays-2025-season-r2225/After a disastrous 2024 season, the offseason hasn’t gone as Blue Jays fans had hoped. With the uncertainty surrounding Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the team's failure to sign premium free agents like Juan Soto and Corbin Burnes, it seems like deja vu as the Blue Jays head into 2025.  It’s eas...2225Sat, 04 Jan 2025 11:57:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/what-exactly-did-the-blue-jays-get-in-andr%C3%A9s-gim%C3%A9nez-r2224/To recap: back during the Winter Meetings, the Blue Jays were going hard after Max Fried following a failed pursuit of Juan Soto. Fried would end up picking the Yankees, who were willing to give him an eighth year on his contract, and Toronto immediately responded by completing a trade for All-S...2224Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:46:32 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/in-the-loaded-al-east-the-blue-jays-must-choose-their-path-forward-r2221/Welcome to Jays Centre, everyone! It's just Day One of what will be a long process as we rebrand and expand the site, but we're all very excited to be a part of this community. Speaking personally, I've followed the team closely since 2010, and I remember those Adam Lind-Vernon Wells-Ricky Romer...2221Tue, 31 Dec 2024 20:10:44 +0000