https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/page/59/?d=21enhttps://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-roster-news-jays-address-starting-pitching-depth-with-a-pair-of-free-agent-deals-r2443/Ross Atkins must have stayed in on Friday night, because he’s had a productive Saturday morning, reportedly agreeing to contracts with pitchers Spencer Turnbull and José Ureña. After mentioning to the media before Friday’s series opener against the Cleveland Guardians that the Jays were looking...2443Sat, 03 May 2025 17:02:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/forget-home-runs-blue-jays-lacking-infield-hits/If you’ve been following our work here at Jays Centre this season, I don’t need to tell you that the Blue Jays have been going through a bit of a power outage. We’ve covered the topic extensively. So has every other blog, newspaper, fan forum, TV show, podcast, and town crier that covers the Blu...2440Sat, 03 May 2025 10:50:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/waiting-for-triple/If you’ve gone to see a Blue Jays game at the Rogers Centre this season, you might have seen a lot of cool things. You might have seen Daulton Varsho make a tough play look easy. You might have seen Varsho turn an easy play into the catch of the year. Perhaps you saw Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit th...2439Fri, 02 May 2025 20:08:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/jays-centre-hitter-of-the-month-marchapril-2025-r2429/Over the first month of the season, the offence was a sour spot for the Toronto Blue Jays. They ranked among the bottom five teams in runs scored, home runs hit, isolated power, and slugging percentage. It wasn't the start the Blue Jays were hoping for at the plate, and they are in clear need of...2429Fri, 02 May 2025 13:37:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/reasons-optimism-bue-jays-bats/The Jays' hitters have struggled so far in 2025. The team ranks 11th in the American league in wRC+, 14th in home runs, and 12th in runs scored. Not an auspicious beginning, and not the statistics of a playoff-bound team. But there is room for optimism that this hitting drought is temporary....2434Thu, 01 May 2025 20:13:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/jays-centre-blue-jays-pitcher-of-the-month-marchapril-2025-r2432/For a team fighting to get back to .500, you can imagine there have been some divergent pitching performances. Three pitchers that made appearances on Opening Day are no longer on the active roster, and for every flash of brilliance, there seems to be an accompanying moment where we as fans bury...2432Thu, 01 May 2025 13:35:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/home-run-power-back-toronto/The Blue Jays are currently in fourth place in the AL East and have the 11th-best record in the American League (prior to games on April 30). The difference between the Yankees in first place and the Blue Jays is four and a half games. Both teams have gone about the season in completely differen...2433Thu, 01 May 2025 10:53:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/daulton-varsho-back-lineup/Daulton Varsho made his much-anticipated season debut on Tuesday, coming off of the injured list with a fully rehabbed right shoulder. The return of their everyday centre fielder represents a refreshing jolt to a Blue Jays lineup that has struggled mightily to produce runs since the very start o...2428Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:56:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/week-in-review-no-offence/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 4/21 through Sun, 4/27 *** Record Last Week: 1-5 (Overall: 13-15) Run Differential Last Week: -24 (Overall: -27) Standings: Fourth Place in AL East (4.0 GB), 11th in AL (2.0 GB of 3rd Wild Card) Last Week's Results Game 23: | TOR 0  - HOU 7 Gausman: 6.0 IP,...2426Tue, 29 Apr 2025 10:52:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/bowden-francis-not-fooling-hitters-like-before/Are you worried about Bowden Francis? For your sake, I hope not. Francis has a 3.58 ERA through five starts. He has yet to give up more than three earned runs in an outing. He is averaging five and a half innings per game. If you’re worried about a pitcher with numbers like that, you might just...2425Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:35:00 +0000https://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 +0000