(Thanks to legendary sports columnist Red Smith for the title) Some reflections on former Blue Jays SS Tony Fernandez, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 57 from complications of a stroke. Fernandez had been in declining health for some time, and was awaiting a kidney transplant when he passed eight years to … Continue reading To Absent Friends: Fernandez, Kahn, and Bouton
Blue Jays Pardiño Undergoes Tommy John
Eric Pardinho, one of the Blue Jays top pitching prospects, had Tommy John surgery today. Will be back in 2021. — Ben Badler (@BenBadler) February 12, 2020 The news about Reese McGuire probably will knock this story back a bit in the hearts and minds of Blue Jays fans, but as BA's Ben Badler tweeted … Continue reading Blue Jays Pardiño Undergoes Tommy John
Jays Name Rest of Non-Roster Invitees
The Blue Jays have (finally) released the names of the minor league players not on the 40 man roster who were invited to spring training today. The well-travelled Moran was selected by the Blue Jays from the Mariners in the 2013 Rule 5 draft, then dealt to the Angels. Tommy John surgery wiped out his … Continue reading Jays Name Rest of Non-Roster Invitees
Notes From Around the Blue Jays System
News and views from the various corners of the Toronto organization, far-flung some of them may be..... Look, I have no idea if MLB's proposed contraction of Minor League Baseball will take place after this season or not. Given the lengths to which MLB has already gone, it's looking more or less like a done … Continue reading Notes From Around the Blue Jays System
Blue Jays Building Depth Behind the Plate
Go behind Baseball America's paywall and you'll see that two Toronto Blue Jays Catching prospects are ranked among the top 20 in the position in the game. Dig a little deeper, and you'll see that their stockpile of talent goes beyond that. In the summer of 2018, the boxscores detailed the potent bat of Alejandro … Continue reading Blue Jays Building Depth Behind the Plate
The Importance of the 5th Overall Pick
by Mason McRae Last week I dropped a fifth version (Link Below) of my 2020 MLB Mock Draft, where I had the Jays taking Texas A&M left-handed pitcher Asa Lacey fifth overall. There’s still lots of time until the Jays will have to select somebody, but if the Draft were today - mostly everybody is … Continue reading The Importance of the 5th Overall Pick
Projecting the Blue Jays MiLB Rosters: Buffalo
As the Blue Jays have been slowly building their minor league depth, nowhere is it more apparent than at the upper levels. That's not to say that (beyond the obvious names) it's bursting with talent, but there is now an accumulation of some serviceable talent. Take the potential candidates for the starting rotation, for one, … Continue reading Projecting the Blue Jays MiLB Rosters: Buffalo
Predicting the Fisher Cats Roster
Projecting the 2020 New Hampshire Fisher Cats Opening Day roster is a bit like putting a jigsaw puzzle together. Pieces from Dunedin, New Hampshire, and even Buffalo may go into assembling the final roster picture, as the Blue Jays face a bit of a roster crunch at the upper levels of the system. Pitching … Continue reading Predicting the Fisher Cats Roster
2020 MLB Mock Draft 5.0
With the College season now less than a month away and the draft order shaping into its final form, I present to you my 5th Mock for the 2020 draft. My last four mock drafts have been purely based on my opinions only, which will change in this one as I factor in past draft … Continue reading 2020 MLB Mock Draft 5.0
BA Has Jays Selecting Lefty Lacy in 1st Round
Our own @masonmcrae beat them to it, but Baseball America has published its first (paywalled) Mock for the 2020 draft. You can read Mason's mock here, and we'll take a quick look at Lacy and the other players projected to go in and around the 5th slot. There is no clear-cut consensus first overall pick at the … Continue reading BA Has Jays Selecting Lefty Lacy in 1st Round