https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/page/53/?d=21enhttps://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/hard-hit-grounded-why-the-blue-jays-power-isnt-taking-off-r2385/Power is a low-hanging fruit. At least, that’s what Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said in a press conference last October when asked about adding some thump to the lineup this off-season. That quote spread its way all around social media and frustrated many Blue Jays fans, as it came fro...2385Tue, 08 Apr 2025 14:05:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/devils-advocate-the-downside-of-vladimir-guerrero-jrs-massive-contract-extension-r2389/I’m not here to dampen the mood. I am just as excited as anyone that Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will be a member of the Blue Jays until the sun expands and swallows the earth – or rather, for the next 15 years. I’m sure you’re excited too, and there are so many reasons to be excited: Guerrero’s ties...2389Tue, 08 Apr 2025 10:55:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/the-questionable-april-5-bullpen-decisions-r2384/Chris Bassitt pitched six and two-thirds innings against the Mets on Saturday. Entering the seventh, Bassitt scattered a triple (Jesse Winker) and two doubles (Francisco Lindor and Winker) and posted nine strikeouts and no walks through six innings. In the seventh, he retired the first two batte...2384Tue, 08 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/toronto-blue-jays-week-in-review-sweeps-both-good-bad-r2388/Weekly Snapshot: Thurs, 3/27 through Sun, 4/6 *** Record Last Week: 5-5 (Overall: 5-5) Run Differential Last Week: -6 (Overall: -6) Standings: Third Place in AL East (1.5 GB), 3rd Place in AL Wildcard (0.0 GB) Last Week's Results: Game 1: BAL 12 - TOR 2 Berríos: 5.0 IP, 9 H, 6 E...2388Mon, 07 Apr 2025 14:09:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/breaking-vladimir-guerrero-agrees-to-14-year-extension-with-blue-jays-r2387/It wasn't always pretty. The debate about whether the Blue Jays would extend Vladimir Guerrero Jr. — about whether they should extend Vladimir Guerrero Jr., about what would constitute a fair deal for both sides, about whether the counteroffers and strategic leaks would poison the negotiations —...2387Mon, 07 Apr 2025 08:15:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/at-last-vladimir-guerrero-jr-to-remain-with-blue-jays-on-14-year-deal-worth-500-million-r2386/In the greatest moment for Canadian baseball since the José Bautista bat flip, the Blue Jays struck a deal with cornerstone first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. overnight. As a new week tried to get its rest and gather itself to arrive, the old one flung its biggest bit of news forward. Just afte...2386Mon, 07 Apr 2025 07:51:32 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/how-andr%C3%A9s-gim%C3%A9nez-turned-into-an-offensive-powerhouse-r2376/Over Andrés Giménez's first five seasons in the big leagues, he was a defensive specialist who could contribute occasionally on offense. He has won three straight Gold Glove Awards and a Platinum Glove Award in 2023 for being the best defensive player in the American League, but the star second...2376Fri, 04 Apr 2025 10:55:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/easton-lucas-aces-his-first-test-r2374/If you had Easton Lucas outdueling Washington starter MacKenzie Gore on your bingo card for this season, you might want to invest in some lottery tickets. On Wednesday afternoon, Lucas, the 28-year-old southpaw with just eight major-league appearances to his name, all of them in relief, wiped th...2374Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:57:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/alan-roden-newly-crowned-top-100-prospect-r2373/Alan Roden is Jays Centre's sixth-ranked prospect, and we might have undersold how good he is. Roden was the team's round pick in 2022, a senior sign with "only" a $497,500 signing bonus out of Creighton. Roden is possibly the culmination of the Jays drafting strategy for hitters, with a seeming...2373Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:01:47 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/how-will-the-blue-jays-navigate-mad-max-injury-road-r2372/All of our preseason talk and excitement surrounding the signing of future Hall of Famer (we’re contractually obligated to refer to his impending enshrinement in Cooperstown at least once per article) Max Scherzer came with the caveat “if healthy.” Well, if healthy lasted 45 pitches into his deb...2372Wed, 02 Apr 2025 10:54:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/the-blue-jays-max-scherzer-gamble-just-got-even-riskier-r2371/It feels like I’m writing these a couple times a week at this point, but here we go: welcome to your Twice-Weekly Max Scherzer’s Thumb Update: Injured List Edition. After the team signed the future Hall of Famer, the biggest questions were about Scherzer’s health, which limited him to just nine...2371Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:56:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/five-takeaways-from-the-blue-jays-opening-series-against-the-orioles-r2370/It has been a very eventful week for the Toronto Blue Jays, from leaving Dunedin with the best record in the Grapefruit League, to the excitement of Alan Roden making the opening day roster, to the Blue Jays opening the regular season at home for the first time since 2022. Excitement and opti...2370Mon, 31 Mar 2025 15:00:02 +0000