https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/page/57/?d=21enhttps://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/the-blue-jays-and-the-unloved-strikeout-r2317/Orelvis Martinez could be a significant contributor to the Jays in 2025  if he can only manage his strikeouts. The Jays were patient with Joey Loperfido in 2024 "despite an abysmal strikeout rate." And one of Alan Roden's top "things to like" is his great plate discipline, as evidenced by his 89...2317Sat, 01 Mar 2025 11:55:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/daulton-varsho-makes-his-spring-training-debut-today-the-blue-jays-really-need-him-r2316/Later today, Daulton Varsho will get his first taste of spring training. In recent days, it has emerged that Varsho’s recovery from September surgery on his right rotator cuff is ahead of schedule. Varsho has been shagging fly balls and hitting with no restraints, and he has progressed to throwi...2316Fri, 28 Feb 2025 11:55:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/orelvis-martinez-reminds-the-blue-jays-that-sometimes-mashing-is-all-that-matters-r2313/Question marks surround Orelvis Martinez. They start with his 80-game suspension for failing a performance enhancing drug test, which was announced just three days after he made his big league debut in June. They continue onto the field. Martinez’s defense is far from a sure thing. He’s an infie...2313Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:55:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/the-blue-jays-need-a-backup-catcher-theres-still-a-good-one-available-r2314/If Saturday's spring training game debut is any indicator, Alejandro Kirk is set up for a big season. He ended his day 1-for-2 with an RBI and did some very impressive things with the bat. In his first plate appearance, he fell behind, 1-2, then drove a Carlos Rodón changeup into left field (mis...2314Wed, 26 Feb 2025 14:01:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/scherzer-looks-sharp-and-his-pitches-look-sharper-in-spring-training-debut-r2315/Age and health are the big concerns for Max Scherzer this year. Will the 40-year-old Scherzer be able to bounce back from an injury-plagued 2024 season in which his velocity ticked down and his stuff ticked down even further, or is that just who he is now? The Blue Jays got an encouraging sign o...2315Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:56:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/vladimir-guerrero-jr-hits-the-grounder-running-r2312/The Blue Jays and Tigers were rained out on Monday, but after just one spring training game, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 1-for-2, for a tidy .500 batting average. It's hard to think of something less surprising than Guerrero getting off to a good start at the plate. Since his debut in 2019, no one...2312Tue, 25 Feb 2025 11:55:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/the-blue-jays-front-office-and-the-hot-seat-r2308/The Athletic recently published the results of an insiders poll – 32 executives, former executives, coaches and scouts – ranking the pressure index of each team’s front office. It should come as no surprise to Blue Jays fans that the cliche-spewing, disingenuous-seeming tandem of president and C...2308Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:50:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/make-or-break-players-on-the-2025-blue-jays-orelvis-mart%C3%ADnez-r2303/We’re not all that far removed from the Toronto Blue Jays’ young core being the envy of the league, with what appeared to be a stacked farm system with waves of talent set to make winning sustainable in Toronto for a long time. The Jays broke the 90-win plateau in 2021 and 2022 and won 89 games...2303Sun, 23 Feb 2025 19:16:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/an-outside-the-box-and-probably-unrealistic-blue-jays-extension-idea-r2306/Coming into the 2018 draft, the Jays had picks 12, 52, and 88 in the first three rounds. They had their eyes on two young players from Magnolia High School in Texas: Jordan Groshans and Adam Kloffenstein. Problem is, both players were expecting first-round level signing bonuses. But the Jays had...2306Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:11:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-pitching-roundup-adam-mackos-injury-and-invites-for-ryan-yarbrough-and-amir-garrett-r2305/After an injury and some roster moves, the Blue Jays pitching staff will look different heading into the start of spring training games start this weekend. Adam Macko Tears His Meniscus The Blue Jays are on the hunt for pitching depth because they were hit with their first notable injury...2305Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:01:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/the-blue-jays-and-the-new-efficiency-r2295/Back in the day, the bullpen was considered of secondary importance. A team might spend big on an elite closer (*whimper,* B.J. Ryan, *whimper*) but the remainder of the ‘pen was reserved for aging starters or pitchers who were never quite good enough for a rotation spot. In 2014, the Kansa...2295Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/the-blue-jays-havent-discussed-an-extension-with-bo-bichette-r2298/Bo Bichette is the kind of player you build around. A fierce competitor with a career 119 wRC+ and adequate defense at shortstop, Bichette will turn 27 just before the season starts, meaning he’s in his prime. He’s an All-Star, and until his disastrous 2024 campaign, he’d received MVP votes in t...2298Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:05:02 +0000