https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/page/7/?d=21enhttps://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/patrick-corbin-cant-keep-doing-this-r3357/The Blue Jays needed innings, and no one had thrown more of them over the past decade than Patrick Corbin. It was a perfect fit. Indeed, with Shane Bieber, Cody Ponce, José Berríos, and Max Scherzer on the injured list, Corbin has been a key addition for the Blue Jays in 2026. His 38.1 inni...3357Fri, 22 May 2026 10:54:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/daulton-varsho-different-hitter/The Blue Jays have been searching for a defining moment all season. Between injuries, underperformance from key veterans, and their position in the AL East slipping quickly, the club desperately needed a spark. For now, Daulton Varsho’s walk-off grand slam last Wednesday may be just the spark th...3358Thu, 21 May 2026 19:04:56 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/jose-berrios-tommy-john-surgery/At least we have an answer.  Last September, the Blue Jays placed José Berríos on the injured list with elbow inflammation. I'll admit I was skeptical at the time. I thought it was a phantom IL stint. After all, Berríos was never hurt. Never. All of a sudden, shortly after the team moved hi...3360Thu, 21 May 2026 14:33:49 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/george-springer-slump-concern/No player was more important to the Blue Jays' success in 2025 than George Springer. It's not just that he led the team in home runs, runs scored, on-base percentage, wRC+, and every type of Wins Above Replacement. It's not just that he stayed red-hot in October, battling through injuries...3355Thu, 21 May 2026 10:54:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/brandon-valenzuela-defensive-hero/Monday was a rough one for Brandon Valenzuela. The Blue Jays catcher made two errors and let the Yankees steal five bases. He was well off the mark in his only ABS challenge of the game. His called strike rate on pitches in the shadow zone was uncharacteristically poor. Overall, his pitchers onl...3356Wed, 20 May 2026 19:02:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/pattern-of-losing-baseball/You can whine about another narrow loss, or you could call it progress. If you are looking for trends, then perhaps the Blue Jays winning five of their last nine series (and they split one as well) is a positive development. Sure, the Jays dropped the opener against Detroit in a way that f...3354Wed, 20 May 2026 13:48:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/kazuma-okamoto-chasing-greatest-rookie-season-franchise-history/Hitting major league pitching is hard. Hitting major league pitching as a rookie is even harder. Pitchers routinely throw 100+ mph, breaking pitches move just a little bit more, and the challenge extends beyond the batter's box. Even if traditional rookie hazing has mostly disappeared, firs...3346Tue, 19 May 2026 10:51:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/clutch-plays-varsho-grand-slam/Welcome back to Blue Jays Clutch Plays, a recurring post that highlights the six most pivotal plays (three pitching, three hitting) from the past week of Blue Jays baseball, according to MLB's win probability model. Click here to read last week's edition. The Toronto Blue Jays remained a to...3348Mon, 18 May 2026 15:32:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/spencer-miles-rotation-depth-problem/The Toronto Blue Jays have had unfortunate, unexpected bad luck with their starting rotation's health. José Berríos was expected to return to Toronto soon, but he has suffered a setback with his elbow injury. He recently met with Dr. Keith Meister, a renowned elbow surgeon, and they are continui...3342Sat, 16 May 2026 10:58:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/nine-pitcher-errors-highlights/On Thursday, I wrote about the nine errors that the Blue Jays' pitchers have made in 2026. Instead of discussing the individual plays, I focused on the high total and how unusual it is – especially when errors, on the whole, have never been less frequent.  Personally, I'm a glutton for stat...3340Fri, 15 May 2026 14:45:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/cease-guerrero-guasman-analysis/Welcome to Shape of the Blue Jays, my column where I dig into Statcast numbers to analyze recent pitch shape and swing shape trends for Toronto Blue Jays players and discuss how they have impacted their performance. Click here to read the last edition. Quick Hits: Prospects When Eri...3343Fri, 15 May 2026 10:56:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/proliferation-pitcher-errors/Earlier this week, Jays Centre's Owen Hill wrote about the Blue Jays' defense. He pointed out that the Jays are one of the best teams in the league according to Baseball Savant's Fielding Run Value (FRV), despite ranking as one of the worst in errors and fielding percentage. After reading O...3338Thu, 14 May 2026 15:13:02 +0000