The Vancouver Canadians are holding a media day today as they officially announce the roster for the return of baseball to the Lower Mainland for the first time since 2019. The biggest surprise is the return of Adam Kloffenstein, who will spend a third season in Vancouver (the first of which was with the short-season … Continue reading C’s Announce Opening Day Roster
System Updates
With Florida not being exactly a desired spring destination quite yet, news from Blue Jays minor league spring training has been sparse to say the least. There are a few things to update you on, though…. Leading off……https://twitter.com/tombaseball29/status/1507863677818396672?s=21&t=mAG_R3Dwz4ZEZtyk6PpbmQ Perhaps this is only important to the players and their families, but you have to feel for … Continue reading System Updates
Spilling the Beans on Pinto
I’ll write this one up in further detail later, but you have to like the reviews on up-the-middle guy Adrian Pinto, the Altuvian (Pinto is listed at 5’6”/155) infielder the Jays picked up from the Rockies in the Randal Grichuk deal. The DSL MVP last summer, Pinto had twice as many walks as strikeouts, and … Continue reading Spilling the Beans on Pinto
Projecting the Rotations: Buffalo
Unlike the past few seasons, there will be no top pitching prospect starting (or maybe finishing, for that matter) their season in Buffalo. Adam Kloffenstein at AA might be a candidate for a late season promotion to Buffalo, but otherwise we’re looking at minor league veteran/fringe MLBers at this point. There is no Alek Manoah, … Continue reading Projecting the Rotations: Buffalo
Projecting the Rotations: New Hampshire
The Fisher Cats’ early season rotation should be a mix of holdovers from last year, and promotions from Vancouver. Luis Quiñones, who made 8 AA starts after a promotion from Vancouver, and Nick Fraze, who made 4, should return. Quiñones is one of the truly underrated arms in the rotation, a guy who pairs a … Continue reading Projecting the Rotations: New Hampshire
Book Review: Rickey and Robinson
Guys, I promise to get back to writing about the Blue Jays farm system tomorrow with a look at a possible pitching rotation for New Hampshire, but I thought today I would put together a review of one of the great Roger Kahn’s works, a summary of the integration of baseball by someone who had … Continue reading Book Review: Rickey and Robinson
A Friendly Reminder: Flags Fly Forever
Look, I can be as big a prospect hugger as anyone, but the more I look at the haul of prospects Oakland received from the Blue Jays for 3B Matt Chapman, the more I like it. For both sides. In exchange for Chapman, the Blue Jays gave up last year’s first round pick, RHP Gunnar … Continue reading A Friendly Reminder: Flags Fly Forever
Bunch of Stuff: Minor League Staffs, Spring Training NRIs
It was a busy day for the media staff of the Blue Jays four full season affiliates yesterday: https://twitter.com/buffalobisons/status/1503409071118028804?s=21 https://twitter.com/fishercats/status/1503405406856658947?s=21 https://twitter.com/vancanadians/status/1503459199858065413?s=21 https://twitter.com/dunedinbluejays/status/1503403908424687617?s=21 As well, Hunter Mense was promoted to assistant hitting coach with the Blue Jays. Mense had served the past three seasons as the organizations minor league hitting coordinator. Luis Hurtado has also reached … Continue reading Bunch of Stuff: Minor League Staffs, Spring Training NRIs
Projecting the Rotations: Vancouver
Baseball fans in the Lower Mainland are gearing up for the return of baseball to Nat Bailey Stadium for the first time since 2019. They should have a decent starting pitching staff to cheer for. Dunedin may have posted the second-worst team ERA in the Low A Southeast last season, but the core of their … Continue reading Projecting the Rotations: Vancouver
Projecting the Rotations: Dunedin
Dunedin pitching coach Drew Hayes needed a spreadsheet to keep track of all of his pitchers last year. With the former High A Florida State League reincarnated as the Low A Southeast, there was a fairly continuous shuttle of arms from the minor league complex to TD Bank Ballpark, home of the Dunedin Blue Jays. … Continue reading Projecting the Rotations: Dunedin