https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/page/8/?d=21enhttps://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/shape-of-the-blue-jays-shane-bieber-alejandro-kirk-trey-yesavage-r3459/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: ABS Mishaps A lot...3459Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:52:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/an-early-look-at-the-blue-jays-trade-deadline-needs-r3456/All stats are prior to the June 24 game. With the trade deadline a month away, the Toronto Blue Jays find themselves 8.5 games behind the New York Yankees in the AL East, but have a game lead for the last Wild Card spot. The Blue Jays' unexpectedly slow start isn’t only performance-based; i...3456Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:55:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-welcome-back-shane-bieber-but-back-to-back-to-back-bombs-spoil-return-r3452/It’s not often that a team gets to add a former Cy Young winner to its rotation in the middle of June, but that’s exactly what the Blue Jays did on Tuesday afternoon when Shane Bieber made his season debut. Bieber’s return puts the Jays’ starting rotation as close to full strength as it's b...3452Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:10:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/why-luis-urias-fits-the-blue-jays-profile-perfectly-r3451/The Blue Jays certainly have a type. On Saturday afternoon, the Blue Jays made a minor trade with the Diamondbacks to acquire infielder Luis Urias in exchange for cash considerations. The move on its own won’t generate a ton of headlines. He has bounced between organizations and is a career...3451Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:10:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/clutch-plays-varland-okamoto-valenzuela/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 past few days marked the beginn...3444Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:57:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/anthony-santander-last-real-chance/Anthony Santander is about to start over again, but not in the way the Jays hoped when they signed him in January 2025. Santander was supposed to be a middle-of-the-order presence with real power. Instead, as he inches back toward a bat-in-hands routine, he feels more like a question mark t...3442Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:55:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/brandon-valenzuela-problem/The Blue Jays expected Alejandro Kirk's return to solve a problem. Instead, it may have created a new one. When the season began, Kirk was on the short list of Blue Jays players the team couldn't afford to lose. He’s a middle-of-the-order bat, a leader in the clubhouse, and one of the best...3436Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:38:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/shape-of-the-blue-jays-springer-varland-gim%C3%A9nez-r3438/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: Another Rising Prospect...3438Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:51:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/performance-day-games-means-for-success/There is something beautiful about afternoon baseball. It is how the game used to be played, and whether it is “work from dome” or just a weekend matinee, afternoon baseball has a different feel than the version under the lights. Don’t get me started about playoff baseball starting at 8:07...3425Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:59:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/new-statcast-swing-miss-data/Last week, Baseball Savant released a new subset of bat tracking data to the public for the first time. MLB teams have had access to this kind of information for years, but now, fans everywhere can find out the exact distance between the ball and the bat on every single swing and miss since the...3433Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:30:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/injury-update-bieber-garcia-tiedemann/In two starts since he came off the injured list, Dylan Cease has given up seven hits and one run in 11 innings, striking out 18. He's doing everything he can to finally earn his first All-Star selection and get back in the AL Cy Young race. The Blue Jays couldn't be more grateful.  Alejand...3434Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:02:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/player-development-pro-scouting-quietly-powering-resilient-season/Lost in this uneven season has been how deliberately the Blue Jays have constructed a roster that keeps replenishing with contributors. Through targeted transactions, pro scouting and a development pipeline, the quiet work behind the scenes has done a lot of lifting, not just this year but over...3424Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:55:01 +0000