https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/page/56/?d=21enhttps://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/trade-contact-for-power/The Blue Jays need to score some runs. File that away under “obvious comments I will nonetheless continue to make until things improve.” With an average of 3.5 runs per game (as of Friday), their offense ranks 25th in MLB and last in the AL East. They have been shut out twice and beaten by...2423Sat, 26 Apr 2025 11:59:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/nathan-lukes-help-blue-jays-right-handed-pitching/Last week, Nathan Lukes had a baby. On Tuesday night, it was his turn to deliver. The center fielder crushed a Ronel Blanco curveball into the right field bleachers. It was his first home run of the season and the first by a Blue Jays batter in 177 plate appearances. It would also turn out to be...2422Fri, 25 Apr 2025 12:52:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/rich-hill-free-agent-fix-blue-jays-rotation-gap/“Pitching keeps you in the games. Home runs win the game.” That's a quote from the late Earl Weaver, a long-time manager of the Baltimore Orioles and an esteemed broadcaster and author. Weaver saw a lot of baseball throughout his life, some good, some bad, but he was always good at developing pi...2419Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:57:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/bo-bichette-extension-look-like/On April 14, the Toronto Blue Jays held a media event to officially announce their 14-year, $500 million contract extension with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Soon after, media and fan attention turned to another extension candidate, Bo Bichette. So, let's take a deep dive into the factors involved in a...2418Thu, 24 Apr 2025 11:52:21 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-starting-pitching-depth-deep-starts/The Toronto Blue Jays have played 24 games this season. Their starting pitchers have thrown at least five innings in all but two of those contests. No team in baseball has gotten more five-inning outings from its starting staff.  José Berríos and Chris Bassitt have each gone five deep in al...2416Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:30:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/week-review-timely-hits-wanted/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 4/14 through Sun, 4/20 *** Record Last Week: 3-3 (Overall: 12-10) Run Differential Last Week: -6 (Overall: +2) Standings: Second Place in AL East (2.0 GB), 3rd Place in AL Wildcard (0.0 GB) Last Week's Results: Game 17: | ATL 8  - TOR 4  Lucas: 5.0 IP, 6 H,...2414Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:35:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/roster-moves-sandlin-injured-barnes-dfa-tate-schultz-recalled/Jacob Barnes was always the 13th pitcher for the Blue Jays, and it was kind of a surprise when he was announced to have made the Opening Day roster. However, since he was out of options, it seemed likely that he would be one of the first pitchers to be designated for assignment if the Jays neede...2413Mon, 21 Apr 2025 14:15:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/do-the-blue-jays-have-the-right-stuff-r2411/Some pitches are nasty: Nolan Ryan’s fastball, Randy Johnson’s slider, Mariano Rivera’s cutter, Sandy Koufax’s 12-6 curveball. But until recently, there was no real statistical measure of “nastiness”.Fans would talk about velocity, and generally about movement, but such discussions were largely...2411Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:55:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/alan-roden-has-taken-a-surprisingly-rare-route-to-the-show-r2410/Last month, Alan Roden was added to FanGraphs' list of the top 100 prospects. Simon Li wrote about it and noted that the Jays “haven't drafted and developed a solid starting outfielder in a long while.” That got me thinking about it, so I went back and looked at the players who have made up the...2410Sun, 20 Apr 2025 10:51:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/davis-schneiders-offensive-woes-leads-to-demotion-r2408/Davis Schneider had an excellent spring training for the Blue Jays, slashing .333/.487/.633 in 39 plate appearances and earning his spot on the roster as a platoon bat against lefties. There was reason for optimism that he’d found himself and could contribute in a limited role. Projections were...2408Fri, 18 Apr 2025 10:57:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/should-alejandro-kirk-have-tagged-up-r2405/There was a moment in Wednesday’s game against the Braves that highlighted a small piece of baseball strategy. Leading off the bottom of the second, Alejandro Kirk singled, then moved up to second on an Alan Roden hit-by-pitch. After Ernie Clement popped out, Addison Barger hit a hard line drive...2405Thu, 17 Apr 2025 13:02:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/swing-and-a-whiff-brendon-littles-curveball-is-nasty-r2407/Remember the 2024 Blue Jays? Of course, we do. A season that was full of optimism fell apart pretty quickly for the team. Bo Bichette struggled to stay healthy and the run scoring as a whole was a problem, which ultimately led to the Blue Jays being sellers at the trade deadline. They ended w...2407Thu, 17 Apr 2025 10:58:02 +0000