Roster moves R Us.
Moving into the middle of the list we have three pitchers drafted early on the second day, along with a wild card you could not profile more differently.. 28. Micah Bucknam, RHP, age 22 (DOB: 8/26/2003), grade: 35, 2025: college junior A double Blue Jays’ draftee, Bucknam first went IN the 16th round out of […]
Yesterday we kicked things off with the first two installments of our top prospect series. Today we’re back with the next tier up 32. Yondrei Rojas, LHP, Age 23 (DOB: 11/22/2002), Grade 35, 2025: NR Rojas has been in the system a long time, having singed as a Venezuelan International Free Agent back in 2021. […]
Next up are four arms, some holdovers and some new entrants. and each finishing the year at a different level of the minors. 36. Ryan Jennings, RHP, age 26 (DOB: 8/22/1999), grade: 35, 2025: 16th The Blue Jays’ 2022 fourth round pick out of Louisiana Tech, Jennings has had an up-and-down transit through the Blue Jays […]
The Toronto Blue Jays announced contract extensions for GM Ross Atkins and Manager John Schneider, both of whom were finishing the final year of their contracts. This move wasn’t a surprise, especially considering the 2025 Jays season results, coming within a few inches of a World Series Championship and the earlier 5 year contract extension […]
We’ve reached the gap between the end of spring training and opening day. The Jays don’t play until Friday night. To fill that gap, we’re going to run our annual top 40 prospect ranking this week, with two editions per day from now through Thursday. We’ll take opening weekend off and come back on Monday […]
That was a fun way to wrap spring training. The Blue Jays smoked Tampa Bay, 14-1, with most of the regulars getting in on the action. The highlights: We also got some news. Angel Bastardo and Yariel Rodriguez have been told that they didn’t make the opening day roster. Rodriguez had a good World Baseball […]
The Jays last spring game. Then, Opening Day is March 27th. And I’ll be on my way to Japan by the time the game is over. I’m putting this together early so I don’t have the lineups but it should be Nick Martinez and Dylan Cease starting. And we’ll likely have a better idea of […]
I’m going to be flying all day, and I’m running around doing last-minute things, so writing something useful won’t happen. So let’s have an OpenThread. If you want a topic to start things off, the team has a bunch of decisions to make on the last few spots. Who gets the last one or two […]
I have a busy Saturday, in front of leaving for Japan on Sunday, so getting this together Friday night. The Jays are in Bradenton, Florida, which is a very pretty town. But the game isn’t going to be on TV. Also the Jays Prospect are playing the Phillies prospects in Clearwater. And this game is […]
It is time for my favourite post of the year. It is fun to read about where everyone who comes here is from and their answers to the various questions. Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to copy and paste these questions into the comment thread and give us your answers. Name: Location: […]
Blue Jays 2 Twins 1 The Jays got a bunch of hits (10) but only 2 runs, so they are in mid-season form. And they got good pitching. They loaded the bases in the first, with the help of a couple of errors, with no outs but managed not to score. I did say mid-season […]
Spring Training is winding down. The Jays sent some regulars to Fort Myers to play the Twins and Max Scherzer gets the start. Straw, Lukes, and Sanchez are playing in the outfield. Schneider is there to DH. And Tyler Heineman and Leo Jimenez are playing too. I’ve enjoyed watching Arjun Nimmala and Josh Kasevich too […]
That headline is a lie, it isn’t the Yankees, it is wannabe Yankees. They have a split squad day and all the ‘real’ Yankees are staying in Tampa. I can’t really complain, the Jays do the same. There used to be, maybe still is, a rule that a certain number of ‘regulars’ have to be […]
The Jays made a couple of announcements in one this morning. They are changing the ‘Level of Excellence’ to the ‘Hall of Excellence’, which will be a display on the 100 level right field concourse. I’ll admit I like the Level of Excellence because you can see it in telecasts, from most of the park […]
Orioles 3 Blue Jays 2 The offense didn’t do much today, just five hits on the day. Batters, starters: Subs: Pitching: Josh Fleming started, going 2 innings, the first was terrible. 3 hits, 2 earned, walk. The second inning was quick, 3 up, 3 down. He had 2 k. Others: Tomorrow the Jays host the […]
After a day off, we get a Jays’ game again. I’m mostly curious to watch Eloy Jimenez playing first. I’m thinking it is unlikely he’ll make the Jays out of spring training, but if he were to make the Jays, it would be useful if he can play more than just the corner outfield spots. […]
First of all, cheers to the Venezuela for winning the WBC. It seemed like the odds were stacked against them, having to play for the second night in a row and now being able to lose the reliever who got them past Italy. The reaction of their players and the Venezuelan fans make the whole […]
Hello Bluebird Banterers and welcome to my first post, formally known as nute39jays I will be trying to help out the two Tom’s with some posts. It is the time of year where a career minor leaguer can look like an All Star and a unknown prospect can put themselves on the public’s radar but, […]
The Jays made a bit of news today: Jonatan Clase has been optioned to Buffalo. This is his last option year. And Javen Coleman, Michael Plassmeyer, Geovanny Planchart, Sean Keys, Charles McAdoo and Arjun Nimmala have been assigned to the Jays minor league camp. Some of those guys got a fair bit of playing time, […]
Cito Gaston turns 82 today. Cito, the player, came up through the Atlanta Braves system and was a September call-up in 1967. He shared the outfield with Hank Aaron. In 1968, the Padres picked him in the expansion draft. He had one standout season, hitting .318 with 29 homers and 93 RBI, and overall played […]
Since there is no Jays Spring game today, let’s have an OpenThread. Use this thread to talk about (almost) anything that you want to (stay within site rules). I’m looking at you Taco. If you want a subject to start, tell us about your favourite holiday you’ve had, or tell us about somewhere you would […]
Venezuela and Italy play in tonight’s WBC semifinal. The winner goes on to play the US in the final. Keider Montero starts for Venezuela. Aaron Nola for Italy. Lineups: Venezuela: Italy:
Jays 5 Marlins 4 (Six innings, rain-shortened) A win is a win. Pitchers: Batters, starters: Others: I hate rain shortened spring games. I want to see the young guys late him the game. I know what Springer, Lukes, Schneider and all look like at the plate. Tomorrow the Jays have an off-day. Wednesday they host […]
The Jays are busing to Jupiter, Florida, to play the Marlins. Google Maps says 3.5 hours, which is a long time on a bus. But a number of the veterans are going for the ride. Even George Springer. He really must want the at bats, because he could easily say ‘I don’t want to go’ […]
We haven’t done one of these Question Time things for a few days, but lets try this one? Who of the Jays minor leaguers has impressed you the most this spring? I’m going to pick Brandon Valenzuela. He’s hitting the ball well, 7 for 23 with a home run and I’ve liked his glove behind […]