https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/page/58/?d=21enhttps://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/late-valentines-day-heartbreak-for-blue-jays-fans-what-are-we-without-vlad-r2300/Love Lost: Vlad Might Walk Remember that feeling when your high school crush moved away? Yeah, that’s what it’s like imagining Vladimir Guerrero Jr. suiting up in another jersey come 2026. The Jays have had years to lock down their franchise slugger, but here we are — no deal, no commitment, a...2300Wed, 19 Feb 2025 11:51:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/breaking-vladimir-guerrero-jr-wont-sign-extension-with-blue-jays-r2299/Well, you can finally stop holding your breath. As promised, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. met with reporters at 8:00 AM on the morning of Tuesday, February 18, his spring training deadline for extension talks with the Blue Jays. Revealing that calls between the two parties stretched to 10:30 on Monday...2299Tue, 18 Feb 2025 13:43:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/make-or-break-players-on-the-2025-blue-jays-davis-schneider-r2297/Davis Schneider rocked Canadians’ worlds in 2023, when he hit a home run in his first at-bat, resulting in a breakout performance in his first year. Expectations were high as he entered the 2024 season; however, things did not go as planned, as he struggled to find consistency at the plate and f...2297Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:53:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/projections-show-why-the-blue-jays-rotation-holds-promise-r2296/Let's return to the halcyon days of 2023, when the Blue Jays starting rotation performed very well. The group posted a 3.85 ERA and a 12.6 fWAR in 895 innings, which ranked second, fourth, and fourth among American League teams, respectively. However, the 2024 staff did not perform as well, as e...2296Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/make-or-break-players-on-the-2025-blue-jays-yariel-rodriguez-r2293/The 2024 season of the Toronto Blue Jays certainly didn't go how many of us expected it to. Finishing with 74 wins and selling off key pieces at the deadline was not the plan going into the season. Much of that was due to the pieces they added the prior offseason. Justin Turner hit just six home...2293Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:50:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-2025-spring-training-newbies-how-did-they-get-here-r2292/Spring training is here. Pitchers and catchers reported on February 13 and have already begun working out. The rest of the players will be arriving for full-squad workouts on February 18 (also known as Hope-Vladdy-is-Signed-by-Today Day). This is a light primer to give you some background on som...2292Sat, 15 Feb 2025 11:55:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/with-max-scherzer-in-the-fold-who-is-the-blue-jays-fifth-starter-r2290/The Blue Jays rotation is set at the top, with Kevin Gausman, Chris Bassitt, and José Berríos all set to return. Future hall-of-famer Max Scherzer signed at the end of January, and while we will need to wait and see if the 40-year-old can stay healthy and productive, he is projected by most as...2290Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:53:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/chad-green-has-a-red-flag-r2289/When Mike LeSage wrote up his first version of his projected Opening Day Blue Jays lineup, Chad Green slotted in as the number two arm in the bullpen. FanGraphs’ depth charts show the same thing, projecting Green to throw 63 innings in 2025, just behind Jeff Hoffman’s 65 and just ahead of Yimi G...2289Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:58:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-2025-opening-day-projected-lineup-version-10-r2287/Before we get rolling, I’m assuming good health and an unsurprising spring training for the purposes of this exercise. Taking the assumption train one stop further, the Jays open the season against the Baltimore Orioles, and based on their depth charts they’ll have a righty on the mound (probabl...2287Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:59:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/kevin-gausman-hints-at-new-cutter-r2286/2286Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:17:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/a-franchise-altering-decision-looms-for-vladimir-guerrero-jr-and-the-blue-jays-r2285/With pitchers and catchers set to report to spring training this week and the NFL season officially behind us, the sports world turns its eyes to baseball. With every new season, we get new hopes of what the summer might bring, long nights at the ballpark, the crack of the bat, the roar of the c...2285Mon, 10 Feb 2025 14:16:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/vladimir-guerrero-jr-bo-bichette-the-faces-of-the-blue-jays-franchise-at-a-crossroads-r2281/With spring training just weeks away, all eyes will be on two of the Blue Jays' biggest stars: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette. For years, the duo have been the faces of the franchise, but as the 2025 season approaches, uncertainty looms over their long-term futures. An offseason filled wi...2281Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:16:03 +0000