Sean Reid-Foley Was Just OK, And That’s OK
On Monday night, Sean Reid-Foley made history. He and catcher Danny Jansen made their major league debuts in the same game. No Blue Jays battery had ever done that and it was the first time
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The Astros Traded More Than Players For Roberto Osuna
The dust is beginning to settle on one of the most controversial trades of the year. By now you’ve heard that the Blue Jays traded disgraced closer Roberto Osuna to the Astros for Ken Giles
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Where Will Josh Donaldson Finish Playing in 2018?
Today, the Blue Jays got swept by a team with no starting pitchers. That’s a sentence I never thought I’d have to write, but here we are. The Tampa Bay Rays punted the 2018 season
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Sam Gaviglio Wants Your Attention
The Blue Jays entered 2018 with four-fifths of their American League-best 2016 rotation along with newcomer Jaime Garcia. Youngsters Aaron Sanchez and Marcus Stroman were hoping to reach a little closer to their considerable ceilings.
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The Blue Jays Have a PR Problem
On Tuesday, Blue Jays fans were hit with news that Roberto Osuna was arrested and charged with assault. I had some things to say on the matter from a moral perspective. Today I’m writing about
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Roberto Osuna’s Arrest Is Surprising, But Maybe It Shouldn’t Be
Tuesday Morning Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna was arrested and charged with domestic assault of an unnamed woman. According to Hazel Mae of Sportsnet, a police source confirmed it was his girlfriend. MLB took action
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What’s Wrong With Marcus Stroman?
“I’ve just got to be better,” says Marcus Stroman. An obvious statement after another ugly outing for the Jays’ right-hander. While honest and direct, it is a comment bereft of insight into the underlying reasons.
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Luke Maile Is A Changed Hitter
Sign a free agent. Call up Danny Jansen or Reese McGuire. Trade for a part-time catcher. Heading into the 2018 season, it was not a foregone conclusion that Luke Maile was the best option to
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The Blue Jays Have Had a Great First Two Weeks
I’ve chosen this completely arbitrary timeframe to take a look back at the Jays’ young season. Perhaps part of the impetus is because #TheBlueJaysAreActuallyGood and last April they were most decidedly not. So let’s have
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Kendrys Morales Has An Adjustment To Make
Perhaps the most divisive Toronto Blue Jays player (now that Ryan Goins is gone) is Designated Hitter Kendrys Morales. He had the unenviable job of filling Edwin Encarnacion’s shoes a year ago – a losing
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