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Francisco Lindor traded to Mets

Jays Miss Out on Lindor; What’s Next?

Posted on January 7, 2021January 8, 2021 by John Metzler

Scratch another name off the list. After months of speculation that the Blue Jays might trade for Cleveland superstar Francisco Lindor, it was the New York Mets who ended up with him. How realistic the

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Blue Jays Non-Tender Travis Shaw

Posted on December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 by John Metzler

Teams had until 8pm EST tonight to decide if arbitration-eligible players were going to be offered a contract or not. Those who were non-tendered became free agents. Travis Shaw was one of them. ROSTER UPDATE:

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Tanner Roark delivers a pitch for the Blue Jays

Tanner Roark Sinks Towards Mediocrity

Posted on September 26, 2020September 26, 2020 by John Metzler

Tanner Roark has struggled in 2020, to put it mildly. This isn’t the pitcher the Jays expected to get when they signed him to a 2-year $24 million contract. What was supposed to be a

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Shun Yamaguchi in Spring Training

Shun Yamaguchi Requires Some Patience

Posted on August 5, 2020January 7, 2021 by John Metzler

When the Blue Jays signed Shun Yamaguchi last winter to a two-year contract, the expectation was that the 32-year old right-hander would provide back-of-the-rotation depth, or long-relief in the bullpen. Yamaguchi had thrown 170 innings

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Austin Martin, Blue Jays 5th overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft

Blue Jays Select Austin Martin in the 2020 MLB Draft: Reaction

Posted on June 10, 2020January 7, 2021 by John Metzler

In what was a shock to Blue Jays fans, and most observers, Vanderbilt’s Austin Martin was available when Toronto came calling with the 5th overall pick. Mock drafts started getting torn up by the second

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teoscar hernandez home run 2019-09-27

Is Teoscar Hernandez a Breakout Candidate?

Posted on February 7, 2020September 26, 2020 by John Metzler

Let’s talk about Teoscar Hernandez‘s second half last year. For all the flak the guy takes for his fielding, he deserves some praise for turning things around at the plate in July. In this age

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Teoscar Hernandez, sort of an outfielder

What Will The Blue Jays Outfield Look Like in 2020?

Posted on November 8, 2019August 5, 2020 by John Metzler

Like many kids in the late 80s and early 90s, I collected sports cards. Some were baseball, but most were hockey. I would walk to the local 7-Eleven with allowance money in hand, eyeing the

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aaron sanchez - astros no hitter august 3rd, 2019

Did The Blue Jays Sell Low on Aaron Sanchez?

Posted on August 8, 2019June 10, 2020 by John Metzler

Last weekend, the optics of the already-unpopular trade of Aaron Sanchez and Joe Biagini for Derek Fisher went from bad to worse. In the span of three hours on Saturday night, Fisher would take a

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"100 Miles Giles", doing his thing.

Ken Giles Has Found His Best Self

Posted on July 25, 2019February 7, 2020 by John Metzler

On the night of May 1st, 2018, Ken Giles walked off the mound after serving up a 3-run home run to Gary Sanchez of the New York Yankees. It was a rare sight to see

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Randal Grichuk, June 7th, 2019

What’s Behind Randal Grichuk’s Struggles?

Posted on June 27, 2019November 8, 2019 by John Metzler

By most measures, Randal Grichuk is not having a good season. He’s on pace to set new career lows in AVG, OBP, SLG, wOBA, wRC+, and WAR. He’s on pace to set a new career

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