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Better Know Your Blue Jays 40-man: José Berríos
José Berríos came to the Jays in a trade with the Twins at the deadline in 2021. Austin Martin and Simeon Woods Richardson went to Minnesota. The Jays signed Berrios to a seven-year, $131 million contract after the 2021 season. There is an opt-out after the 2026 season, and there are $5 million incentive bonuses […]
Happy Birthday David Eckstein
David Eckstein turns 51 today. Eckstein had a ten-year MLB career. One of those seasons was with the Blue Jays. Well, 2/3s of one. After the 2007 season, with the Jays finishing, once again, in third place, J.P. Ricciardi figured the way to make up the 13-game difference between our Jays and the Red Sox […]
Today in Blue Jays History: Jays Trade for Grichuk
Eight Years Ago The Blue Jays traded pitchers Conner Greene and Dominic Leone to the Cardinals for Randal Grichuk. Greene had been a good prospect. He was #100 on Baseball Prospectus’ Top 100 Prospect List in 2016. Then, in 2017, Conner played in New Hampshire and had a 5.29 ERA in 132.2 innings. He had […]
On Bo Bichette
Bo Bichette has been a Blue Jay since we drafted him in the second round of the 2016 draft, so ten years now, seven of them with the major league team. He was a top prospect, reaching number eight on Baseball America’s top 100 prospect list. In 2017 he was number on nine our top […]
Jays International Signings
The Jays spend some money on international signings:
Saturday Bantering: Bo, Tucker
Jon Heyman tells us that the Jays offer to Kyle Tucker was $350 million for 10 years. He signed a 4-year, $240 million contract with the Dodgers. So I guess the question is will he be able to find a 6-year, $110 million contract at age 33. I guess it is best to get the […]
Blue Jays Birthdays: Brad Fullmer
It is Brad Fullmer’s 51st birthday. Also, 23 years ago (2002), the Blue Jays traded Brad Fullmer to the Angels for Brian Cooper. So it is a shared birthday/today in Jays’ history post. About the trade: Cooper was an RHP. He was 27 at the time. He pitched for the Angels for portions of three […]
Bichette Signs With Mets
Jeff Passan is reporting that the Mets and Bo Bichette have agreed to a three-year, $126 million contract. That is $41.5 million a year, which is more than I would want to pay him, but I would want him on a short contract like they got. It also seems like a lot of money for […]
Kyle Tucker Signs With Dodgers
Kyle Tucker has signed a four-year, $240 million contract with the Dodgers. That’s $60 million a year, which seems almost insane to me. The rumour was the the Jays offered a long term contract, but I’m sure not at $60 million per year. That would be a hard number to turn down. Such is life […]
Better Know Your Blue Jays 40-man: Angel Bastardo
While we wait to hear who Kyle Tucker has decided to sign with, (I have to go out in a bit, so of course he’ll wait until then) let’s have another one of these. Angel Bastardo (what an amazing name) is a 23-year-old right-handed pitcher who the Jays picked up in the Rule 5 Draft […]
Happy Birthday Rance Mulliniks and Tim Mayza
Rance Mulliniks turns 70 today. Rance was one of my favourite players because he seemed to get the absolute most out of his natural abilities. He wasn’t big or fast. He wore glasses. A left-handed hitter, geeky looking, wore glasses. How could I not like him? You didn’t think ‘professional athlete’ when you looked at […]
Today in Blue Jays History: Trade David Wells for Mike Sirotka
25 Years Ago On January 14, 2001, the Blue Jays traded 37-year-old David Wells and Matt DeWitt to the White Sox for Mike Sirotka, Mike Williams, Kevin Beirne, and Brian Simmons. The only two that mattered were Wells and Sirotka. DeWitt and Williams were traded back for each other before the season started. The Jays […]
Jays And Mets Make Offers To Tucker
It looks like we are going close to the finish line on the Kyle Tucker chase. The Mets have made a “short-term’ offer to Tucker. Apparently, they have offered $50 million a season for three-years. And the Blue Jays have made a longer term offer to him, but there are no details on their offer. […]
Today in Blue Jays history: Rolen/Glaus trade
Eighteen years ago today. The trade was official on the 14th, but we got wind of it on the 12th, so let’s split the difference. In the middle of a very slow January for Blue Jays news, the Jays traded Troy Glaus to the Cardinals for Scott Rolen. As Hugo said in his post on […]
Better Know Your Blue Jays 40-Man: Addison Barger
Addison Barger was added to the Jays’ 40-man in November 2022 to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He’s 26 and, in two seasons, he’s played 204 games for the Blue Jays, with a .229/.286/.422 line and 28 home runs. In 2025, he split time between third and right field, playing 91 games at […]
Jays Sign Eloy Jiménez To Minor League Contract
This would have been big news a few years ago. Eloy Jiménez was a top prospect, #3 on the Baseball America in 2019 and #4 in 2018. He’s a 29-year-old, right-handed hitting outfielder. He plays the corner outfield spot, with no time in center field in the minors. He made it to the majors in […]
Bregman Signs With Cubs
Ken Rosenthal is reporting that Alex Bregman signed a 5-year, $175 million contract with the Cubs. Apparently, $70 million of it is deferred. Bergman will be 32 this coming season. The deferral makes the value somewhat less than $175 million but he won’t be having to buy value meals at McDonald’s any time soon. I’m […]
Saturday Bantering: Jays Bits
Not much for Jays’ news today. Eric Lauer (all Erics should come together and pick one spelling for their name) and the Jays filed their numbers with the arbitrator. Lauer is asking for $5.75 million the team is at $4.4 million. I’m generally on the player’s side in these things, but I can’t see why […]
Happy Birthday Otis Nixon and Alek Manoah
Former Blue Jays center fielder Otis Nixon turns 67 today. Nixon had a 17-year MLB career. He spent two of those years (well, just short of two years) with the Jays. With the Jays, he hit .275/.362/.317 (it is hard to imagine an outfielder with a Slugging Average that low) with 2 home runs and […]
Reacts Poll Results: Bo/Tucker Poll
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Blue Jays fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. SB Nation ran a poll asking if the Jays would sign either Bo Bichette or […]
Friday Bantering: Arbitration, Bo
The Jays made deals with three of the four arbitration eligible players: Eric Lauer looks to be heading to arbitration, unless they make a last-minute deal, but most teams don’t negotiate after exchanging arbitration numbers. Lauer filed for $5.75 million with the team going with $4.4 million. I have no opinion on which number is […]
Question Time: How did you become a Blue Jays fan?
There isn’t all that much to talk about today. We’ve had a fair bit on the Okamoto signing, and I’m out of the house for most of today, so let’s ask a question: How did you become a Blue Jay fan? I’m always curious about how people come to baseball as their sport to watch, […]
Blue Jays Reacts Survey: Are The Jays Done Signing Free Agents?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Blue Jays fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The question, this week, is whether the Jays are finished spending or not. And more […]
Happy Birthday Edwin Encarnacion
Edwin Encarnacion turns 43 today. When we traded Scott Rolen to the Reds for Josh Roenicke, Zach Stewart and Edwin, no one would have guessed that Edwin would be the last one standing. But, of course, Edwin did spend three weeks as an Oakland A in the winter of 2010. The fans didn’t exactly love […]
Tuesday Bantering: Kazuma Okamoto
Happy Tuesday. I played badminton this morning. I’m trying out the game because I don’t think I’m going to be playing squash for many more years. It is hard on the joints. But the problem, for me, is that Badminton isn’t much of a workout. I played for an hour and a half, taking about […]
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