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Blue Jays Discussion Thread (2026)
Spanky__99 replied to Ryu In My House's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
If Murakami keeps it up he's going to get a massive deal. -
Question of the week: are you optimistic?
Spanky__99 replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Toronto Blue Jays Talk
9-4 in their last 13 with reinforcements to come... 🤔 -
Blue Jays (Cease) vs Twins (Prielipp): 5/2/26, 2:10pm
Spanky__99 replied to Brandon Glick's topic in Game Thread Archive
They were passed by the Bosox overnight so 2nd... normally their far ahead, it's not dire or anything, lol # Team Pos G GS Inn Throwing Blocking Framing Arm Range FRV 1 BOS --- 406 288 2523.0 1 1 3 1 9 14 2 TOR --- 466 288 2562.0 1 1 5 0 7 13 3 CHC --- 406 288 2565.0 -1 0 -2 2 11 10 4 STL --- 448 288 2601.0 1 0 1 -1 7 10 5 LAD --- 413 288 2538.0 0 0 -1 2 7 9 6 CLE --- 445 297 2613.0 -1 -1 4 1 5 8 7 ATL --- 439 297 2655.0 -2 0 1 1 6 8 8 KCR --- 432 288 2541.0 1 -1 2 2 2 6 9 SDP --- 414 279 2493.0 1 1 0 1 1 5 10 SFG --- 408 288 2550.0 1 0 4 -1 1 5 -
Blue Jays (Cease) vs Twins (Prielipp): 5/2/26, 2:10pm
Spanky__99 replied to Brandon Glick's topic in Game Thread Archive
Cease ranked 6th in baseball... suxxxxxxxxx Defense ranked 2nd in MLB... suxxxxxxxx Vlad 149 wRC+... suxxxxxxxxxxxx 🖕 -
Blue Jays (Cease) vs Twins (Prielipp): 5/2/26, 2:10pm
Spanky__99 replied to Brandon Glick's topic in Game Thread Archive
Right, dude goes 7 strong giving up 3 ER and 7K's... sucks, Cease just not good lol... F*ckin' 🤡's -
Blue Jays (Cease) vs Twins (Prielipp): 5/2/26, 2:10pm
Spanky__99 replied to Brandon Glick's topic in Game Thread Archive
Lots of Jays fans in Minny, love to see it. -
Blue Jays (Cease) vs Twins (Prielipp): 5/2/26, 2:10pm
Spanky__99 replied to Brandon Glick's topic in Game Thread Archive
No man, he was hit directly on the toe, find out later or tomorrow, wasn't good. -
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Blue Jays (Cease) vs Twins (Prielipp): 5/2/26, 2:10pm
Spanky__99 replied to Brandon Glick's topic in Game Thread Archive
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Blue Jays (Gausman) vs Twins (Ober): 4/30/26, 7:40pm
Spanky__99 replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Game Thread Archive
Best in baseball... # Team Pos G GS Inn Throwing Blocking Framing Arm Range FRV 1 TOR --- 450 279 2481.0 1 1 6 0 6 14 2 BOS --- 393 279 2442.0 1 1 3 0 7 11 3 CHC --- 393 279 2484.0 -1 0 -2 2 10 10 4 STL --- 436 279 2520.0 1 -1 1 -1 7 10 5 KCR --- 418 279 2460.0 1 -1 2 1 5 8 6 ATL --- 424 288 2574.0 -2 0 1 0 8 8 7 CLE --- 428 288 2532.0 -1 -1 3 1 4 7 8 LAD --- 400 279 2466.0 0 0 -1 2 6 7 9 SDP --- 403 270 2412.0 1 0 0 1 2 6 10 ARI --- 416 270 2388.0 1 1 1 0 3 4 11 NYY --- 414 279 2472.0 -1 1 3 2 -1 3 12 ATH --- 439 279 2508.0 0 1 -2 1 3 2 13 SFG --- 395 279 2478.0 0 0 4 -1 -1 2 14 NYM --- 404 279 2505.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 15 CIN --- 473 279 2520.0 0 1 -1 -4 3 0 16 MIA --- 421 279 2445.0 -1 -2 -1 0 2 -1 17 MIL --- 431 270 2406.0 1 -2 -1 -2 2 -1 18 PHI --- 426 279 2478.0 1 0 4 0 -6 -1 19 PIT --- 471 288 2631.0 2 -1 1 0 -1 -1 20 TEX --- 418 279 2454.0 0 0 -2 1 0 -2 21 CHW --- 443 279 2490.0 0 -1 -1 0 -2 -3 22 BAL --- 423 279 2490.0 0 -1 2 0 -4 -4 23 COL --- 466 288 2532.0 -1 0 0 -2 -1 -4 24 HOU --- 446 288 2505.0 0 -1 -1 0 -4 -4 25 MIN --- 425 288 2520.0 -2 0 1 0 -4 -5 26 WSN --- 441 288 2601.0 -1 -1 3 1 -7 -5 27 DET --- 435 288 2478.0 1 1 2 -2 -12 -9 28 SEA --- 406 288 2559.0 2 1 0 1 -12 -9 29 TBR --- 410 270 2424.0 -1 0 1 0 -8 -10 30 LAA --- 455 288 2532.0 1 -1 -3 -3 -7 -11 -
The trade of Louis Varland (and Ty France) from the Twins to the Blue Jays at the 2025 deadline is largely considered an "A-" to "A" grade move for Toronto. The Blue Jays acquired a cost-controlled, high-leverage reliever (under contract until 2031) who became a "stud" bullpen cornerstone with a 2.02 ERA and 98+ MPH fastball. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Key Takeaways: Blue Jays Grade (A-/A+): Evaluated as one of Ross Atkins' best trades, filling a desperate need for a high-leverage bullpen arm, described in some analyses as a potential "steal". Twins Grade (D/D+): Criticized as a poor move, with local reactions calling it a "fleecing" and a "terrible look" because they traded a young, controllable arm that was a local favorite for prospects (Alan Roden, Kendry Rojas). Value: Varland, 27, transformed into a top-tier reliever with a 54.5% groundball rate and a 39.7% whiff rate on his revamped curveball. Context: The deal was part of a major 2025 "fire sale" by the Twins. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] Note: Based on 2025-2026 data, this represents a highly favorable outcome for Toronto. [1]

