https://jayscentre.com/rss/11-jays-centre-news-analysis.xml/The article-only feed for the site.enhttps://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/top-left-handed-free-agent-hitters/The Toronto Blue Jays enter the offseason with a few offensive holes to fill, with a corner outfielder being a top priority. Anthony Santander and Addison Barger should be healthy entering the season, but they struggled at the plate the last time we saw them. Staying healthy is another questio...https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/top-left-handed-free-agent-hitters/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 16:39:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/defensive-masterclass-team-gold-glove/Last week, the Toronto Blue Jays won their third AL Gold Glove Team Award. They also claimed the honour in 2023 and ‘24. While I have my gripes with the Gold Gloves in general, the Team Award is slightly different from the others. It is determined solely by the SABR Defensive Index; no voting is inv...https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/defensive-masterclass-team-gold-glove/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 02:25:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/forum-friday-offseason-thread-27-blue-jays-roundup-fangraphs-2027-free-agents-r3758/The Blue Jays forums remained active as fans turned their attention to the future. This week's Forum Friday highlights three threads: one looking ahead to the 2027 payroll and roster, another discussing potential free agent moves including Randal Grichuk, and a third analyzing FanGraphs' 2027 free-a...https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/forum-friday-offseason-thread-27-blue-jays-roundup-fangraphs-2027-free-agents-r3758/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 15:45:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/vladimir-guerrero-jr-complicates-offseason/It’s not a common statement to say that a $500 million face of the franchise will complicate a team’s offseason plans. Usually, the talk is, “How do we build around our best player?” However, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. shockingly fell off at the plate this season. He slashed .260/.332/.356 with nine home...https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/vladimir-guerrero-jr-complicates-offseason/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:56:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/jake-bloss-granted-fourth-option-year-r3757/Shi Davidi of Sportsnet reported today that right-hander Jake Bloss has qualified for a fourth option year. This means the Blue Jays will not risk losing the 25-year-old if they do not have a spot for him on their Opening Day roster next March. Nearly every MLB player starts his big league car...https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/jake-bloss-granted-fourth-option-year-r3757/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 01:01:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/ideal-offseason-moves/This offseason will be harder to predict with a lockout looming. Some teams will hesitate to spend on high-value free agents, but others won't. However, after an unexpectedly disappointing season, the Toronto Blue Jays have clear holes to fill. They also have key in-house decisions to discuss....https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/ideal-offseason-moves/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:33:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/offseason-bold-predictions/Turns out, you can't predict baseball. Every season, baseball throws something at us that no one expected. From statistical rarities like an unassisted triple play to a team going from three straight 100-loss seasons to suddenly making the playoffs, baseball always finds a way to surprise us. I...https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/offseason-bold-predictions/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:56:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/big-name-trade-candidates-good-fit/This offseason will not be typical. With a lockout looming, teams may hesitate to make big-money free-agent deals. So teams could choose to pursue top players from Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball league, low-dollar free-agent acquisitions, or trades early on. Even if teams want to make bi...https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/big-name-trade-candidates-good-fit/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 19:08:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/pick-one-gausman-bieber-scherzer/Earlier this week, Mike LeSage wrote about all the familiar faces on DiamondCentric's list of the top free agents. It got me thinking about three of them in particular: All-Star starters Kevin Gausman, Shane Bieber, and Max Scherzer. The Blue Jays' priority this winter will be upgrading an offe...https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/pick-one-gausman-bieber-scherzer/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:55:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/manager-john-schneider-future-question/There’s a long list of teams that have managed to win championships by changing coaches. It seems that if a team wants a quick remedy for its shortcomings, changing the manager is often viewed as the solution. John Schneider has earned his spot as manager. He worked his way through the Blue Jay...https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/manager-john-schneider-future-question/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:59:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/chad-dallas-fifth-starter/The 2027 Blue Jays rotation should begin with Dylan Cease, José Soriano, Trey Yesavage and Cody Ponce. But the fifth starter position is still up in the air. Toronto could sign an aging veteran – think Max Scherzer, Sonny Gray or Robbie Ray. Or they could try to sign a younger pitcher on a longer...https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/chad-dallas-fifth-starter/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:39:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/homers-guide-free-agency/DiamondCentric has released its ranked list of the top free agents. It’s a beautiful tool with lots of options for sorting and filtering – it will also get regular updates throughout the free agency period, so be sure to check in on it regularly. On my first pass-through, I could not help but notice...https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/homers-guide-free-agency/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:02:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/depth-check-middle-infielders-2027/Every successful Blue Jays playoff team has featured a strong double-play combination. Bo Bichette, Andrés Giménez, and Ernie Clement were key contributors to the 2025 World Series run, and Troy Tulowitzki and the Ryan Goins-Devon Travis tandem helped the Blue Jays in their mid-2010s playoff push, p...https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/depth-check-middle-infielders-2027/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 14:15:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/depth-check-corner-infielders-2027/The Toronto Blue Jays struggled with injuries this past season. However, they had steady starters at the infield corners, with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. playing in 144 games and Kazuma Okamoto in 156, though their performances differed greatly. Okamoto led all Blue Jays position players in fWAR th...https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/depth-check-corner-infielders-2027/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:06:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/sigh-youngs-runner-up/Dylan Cease had one of the best pitching seasons in recent Blue Jays history. For a time, it looked like he might challenge for this year’s Cy Young Award, but after some shoulder fatigue and a couple of less-than-stellar starts down the stretch, he ceded ground to Cam Schlittler of the Yankees and...https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/sigh-youngs-runner-up/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:54:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/depth-check-outfielders-2027/The 2026 Blue Jays had a mixed season from their outfielders, as two potential key contributors spent the majority of the season on the injured list, in Addison Barger and Anthony Santander. Daulton Varsho struggled and was shipped off at the deadline, and Jesús Sánchez was DFA’d before the end of t...https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/depth-check-outfielders-2027/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:15:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/depth-check-catcher-2027/Since Alejandro Kirk's rookie campaign in 2021, Blue Jays catchers have averaged just over 5.0 fWAR per year, more than any other team's backstops. This past season was more of the same. Blue Jays catchers produced 4.8 fWAR, the third-most in MLB – despite the fact that Kirk only played in 79 games....https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/depth-check-catcher-2027/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:01:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/addison-barger-second-base-2027/The 2026 Blue Jays struggled in many areas. Their 94 team wRC+ was 24th in the majors. But it gets worse. Their 648 runs scored were dead last – 30th out of 30 teams – as were their .298 team xwOBA, .134 team ISO, and 152 home runs. Some of that disappointing performance was due to injuries (To...https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/addison-barger-second-base-2027/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:21:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/need-left-handed-reliever-little-cellucci-fluharty/The Blue Jays worked Mason Fluharty too hard in 2026. The sophomore made a league-leading 83 appearances. He became one of only three pitchers in the last decade to pitch in more than half the season's games. Fluharty also became the first pitcher since Jonathan Broxton in 2007 to pitch at least 83...https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/need-left-handed-reliever-little-cellucci-fluharty/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:11:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/revisiting-2026-bold-predictions/Optimism surrounds every team entering spring training. The weather is getting a little warmer, the days are getting a little longer, and if you scroll through social media timelines, you will see the boys of summer donning their Blue Jays gear and getting work in down in Dunedin, Florida. Thi...https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/revisiting-2026-bold-predictions/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:59:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/state-of-roster-2026-27-offseason/Normally, free agents can start signing with teams five days after the World Series concludes. However, this offseason will be different. With a strike looming, teams might hesitate to make big moves until a new collective bargaining agreement is agreed upon. With that in mind, let’s take a look at...https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/state-of-roster-2026-27-offseason/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:58:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/kazuma-okamoto-improve-promising-rookie-campaign/When Toronto committed four years and $60 million to the former Nippon Professional Baseball star before the 2026 season, the organization believed it was acquiring a dependable middle-of-the-order bat capable of supplying right-handed power, producing 25 to 35 home runs annually and helping stabili...https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/kazuma-okamoto-improve-promising-rookie-campaign/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:50:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/2026-hitter-of-the-year/The Blue Jays scored 648 runs in 2026. That was the lowest number in the majors this year, and the worst in franchise history (in a full season) since 1980. Of the 25 players who stepped to the plate for Toronto, only seven were above average offensively, according to FanGraphs. Only four reached do...https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/2026-hitter-of-the-year/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:36:01 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/2026-reliever-of-the-year/The 2026 Toronto Blue Jays will be remembered as a team that fell short of everyone's expectations. The offence never got going all year, and rotation injuries tested the team's pitching depth early and often. In the end, the Blue Jays bullpen became the team's most reliable unit all season. T...https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/2026-reliever-of-the-year/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:09:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/qualifying-offer-candidates-penalties/The qualifying offer might not be long for this world. When MLB and the MLBPA agree on a new CBA, they could decide to scrap the qualifying offer system altogether. Yet, for at least one more year, we still have to think about the QO and how it could impact the upcoming free agent class. As a q...https://jayscentre.com/news-rumors/toronto-blue-jays/qualifying-offer-candidates-penalties/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:11:02 +0000