https://jayscentre.com/toronto-blue-jays-news/blue-jays/page/72/?d=21enhttps://jayscentre.com/toronto-blue-jays-news/blue-jays/eight-bold-predictions-for-the-toronto-blue-jays-in-2025-part-three-r2236/Next up in our prediction series, the basestealing prowess of Andrés Giménez and the closer over Yimi García's shoulder. Blue Jays fans! The time has finally come to stop reflecting on the disappointment that was 2024 and to turn the page (or throw the old calendar in the trash and replace i...2236Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:50:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/toronto-blue-jays-news/blue-jays/sasaki-sweepstakes-down-to-blue-jays-dodgers-and-padres-r2243/That's right, the Toronto Blue Jays. From Canada. On Monday morning, as news of Roki Sasaki’s visit to Toronto made its way through the internet, Davy Andrews wrote for this site that Blue Jays fans should give themselves permission to set their excitement meters no higher than 10%. One day...2243Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:03:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/toronto-blue-jays-news/blue-jays/a-theory-sasakis-splitter-kept-the-blue-jays-in-the-running-r2244/Familiarity with Sasaki's signature pitch could give the Blue Jays a leg up. Maybe. Possibly. As we've been swept away in the unfolding Roki Sasaki saga, one thing we've stressed over and over again is that we don't know exactly what Sasaki is looking for in a team. His agent, Joel Wolfe, ha...2244Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:02:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/toronto-blue-jays-news/blue-jays/squaring-up-for-success-how-daulton-varsho-can-become-a-more-well-rounded-player-r2239/No one lifts the ball more than Daulton Varsho. No one squares it up less. The path to success may lie in the middle. The Toronto Blue Jays have mentioned on several occasions that “internal improvement” will go a long way to improve the 74-game win total they had in 2024. That statement is...2239Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:01:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/toronto-blue-jays-news/blue-jays/eight-bold-predictions-for-the-toronto-blue-jays-in-2025-part-two-r2235/On Monday, we made predictions about Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Alejandro Kirk. Today we're talking Bo Bichette, Joey Loperfido, and Alan Roden. Blue Jays fans! The time has finally come to stop reflecting on the disappointment that was 2024 and to turn the page (or throw the old calendar in...2235Tue, 14 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/toronto-blue-jays-news/blue-jays/the-blue-jays-met-with-roki-sasaki-in-toronto-r2240/Let's get excited! Well, not too excited. Let's get very cautiously, ever so slightly, petrified-to-our-very-cores optimistic! So right off the bat, let’s set our excitement meters to about 10%. We’re not going to lose our minds here. We know how this goes. The Blue Jays have a meeting with...2240Mon, 13 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/toronto-blue-jays-news/blue-jays/eight-bold-predictions-for-the-toronto-blue-jays-in-2025-part-one-r2233/In the first of a four-part series, we've got one prognostication about Vladimir Guerrero Jr. one for Alejandro Kirk. Blue Jays fans! The time has finally come to stop reflecting on the disappointment that was 2024 and to turn the page (or throw the old calendar in the trash and replace it w...2233Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:56:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/toronto-blue-jays-news/blue-jays/the-blue-jays-2025-zips-projections-are-in-r2234/On Saturday, we gleaned some takeaways from the Blue Jays' Steamer projections. Today we break down the ZiPS projections. Friday was the day we’d been waiting all winter for. No, not a big (or even medium) free agent signing and not an extension announcement for either of our big-name pendin...2234Sun, 12 Jan 2025 11:57:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/toronto-blue-jays-news/blue-jays/three-takeaways-from-the-blue-jays-2025-steamer-projections-r2232/FanGraphs' Steamer projections for the 2025 Blue Jays have released. What can we glean from the information? The Toronto Blue Jays off-season has been mostly uneventful so far. Between a trade for Andrés Giménez and the signing of Yimi Garcia, the team hasn’t made many impact moves so far. T...2232Sat, 11 Jan 2025 11:53:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/toronto-blue-jays-news/blue-jays/blue-jays-sign-jeff-hoffman-to-be-closer/On Friday night, news broke online that the Blue Jays signed veteran reliever Jeff Hoffman to a three-year, $33 million contract with incentives.  The Jays added a big arm to their bullpen on Friday night. It was announced that the team signed Jeff Hoffman, bringing him back to the organizat...2238Sat, 11 Jan 2025 07:19:00 +0000https://jayscentre.com/toronto-blue-jays-news/blue-jays/the-case-for-an-uncooked-george-springer-r2231/The overall numbers aren't pretty, but George Springer still has the tools to be a productive hitter, even if he's no longer a star. In 2024, George Springer slashed .220/.303/.371, good for 95 wRC+. His average exit velocity was 87.5 mph, his xwOBA was .324, and according to FanGraphs, he w...2231Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:52:02 +0000https://jayscentre.com/toronto-blue-jays-news/blue-jays/third-base-is-a-spot-the-blue-jays-can-should-upgrade-r2230/The Blue Jays have a star-filled infield with Andrés Giménez now at second base, joining Vladimir Guerrero Jr. at first and Bo Bichette at shortstop. However, a hole remains to be filled at third base. While pitching remains the biggest weakness for the Blue Jays, their depth chart shows third b...2230Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:07:21 +0000