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This series has been pretty grim. The pitching hasn’t been awful, one significant meltdown notwithstanding, but the offence largely hasn’t shown up against a pretty bad pitching staff, and now the Jays find themselves on a 1-5 skid and below .500 for the season. In case the results weren’t enough, Addison Barger had to leave […]
The last of our three-game series with the White Sox. I am in Nagasaki, Japan today. This is going be one of those heavy days that we sometimes get on holidays. The US dropped an A-bomb on the city near the end of the Second World War. We have been to a few of these […]
A bullpen day this early in the season is tough, and many of the regulars are tired. But you can’t put Brandon Little into a one run game unless all of the other options are literally deceased. John Schneider did, and as a consequence the Blue Jays lost. Of course, it isn’t all on Little. […]
After an rare Friday off-day, their first of the season, the Jays play game the second of a three game series with the White Sox. And today, I’m actually not in Japan. If everything goes as planned we are in Busan, South Korea today. I often buy soccer jerseys when I’m traveling. I have many […]
Blue Jays 4 at White Sox 5 (10) A few weeks ago, I came across a humourous yet apt video describing this time of year as sucker punch spring for the swings in the weather. Apparently it also applies to the beginning of the season for the Blue Jays, as for the second successive game […]
The Jays start their first road trip with an afternoon game in Chicago. And we can see our old friend, Seranthony Dominguez. By we, I mean you. I’m in Maizuru, Japan today, if all goes the way it is supposed to. I very much enjoyed Chicago when I was there a few years ago. I […]
In case you missed the news yesterday, the White Sox have postponed today’s game, their home opener. It’s going to be decently warm in Chicago today, 19 degrees, but there are apparently high winds and the risk that a rainstorm is going to blow through around game time. Here in Calgary it’s blizzarding sideways, but, […]
The Jays went 4-2 at home with a predictable sweep of the Stateless Athletics and a not so predictable 1-2 series loss to the Colorado Rockies, who I am told are still technically an MLB level team. It’s a strong start to the year but frankly the Jays don’t have that many games in their […]
Rockies 1 at Blue Jays 2 (10) It was one of those games where the starting pitcher was going to have to be almost flawless for his team to win. Kevin Gausman was up to the task and did his damnedest in holding the Rockies at bay for six innings, a but bullpen wobbles and […]
We are at the end of the first home stand. After the game the Jays will be on their way to Chicago for three games with the White Sox. This is a weekday afternoon game. And it is school day at the ballpark. I was there for a school day and they were handing out […]
Reports before the game yesterday were that the Jays are seeking multiple opinions on Cody Ponce’s ACL injury. John Schneider is holding out some hope that he can avoid major surgery and therefore potentially pitch again in 2026, but they’re waiting until “all of the opinions” are in. I want to believe fate won’t be […]
I said it almost had to go better than yesterday, and it did. Max Scherzer was regularly getting it up to 95 tonight, which has to be a good sign. The offence wasn’t slugging but they notched 14 hits and four walks, and the bullpen kept things low stress. A nice bounce back all around. […]
When this goes up, we will be on day 8 of our Japanese adventure. I played tennis a week before we were leaving and a friend I was playing with asked if I was going stop playing since there was only a week until we leave and I wouldn’t want to hurt myself. I said […]
We reach the pinnacle of the system with three infielders and (huge spoiler alert) Trey Yesavage, who arguably has more value than the other three combined though is not long for the list. 4. Josh Kasevich, SS, age 25 (DOB: 1/17/2001), grade: 45, 2025: 4th It is an interesting conundrum that after years of being […]
The big story tonight was Cody Ponce’s injury. He had to leave on the cart, and while we can hope it isn’t serious he had the look of a guy who’s resigning himself to something terrible as he rode off. It was a devastating turn for a guy who’s more than paid his dues to […]
The second series of the season. We should be in Hakodate, Japan, when this goes up. It will be Cherry Blossom time when we are there, which, I’m told is a very busy tourist time. I remember a line in a book by Warren Cromartie who went over there to play ball after his playing […]
After covering 32 prospects last week, we’re back to do the top 8. Today, four pitchers in the upper minors with different ceilings and 2026 outlooks. 8. Fernando Perez, RHP, age 22 (DOB: 2/12/2004), grade: 40+, 2025: 10th Signed out of the Domincan Republic in 2022, Perez was a steady one-level-a-year guy until 2025, when […]
As I predicted last week, Leo Jimenez is gone. Rather than lose him on waivers, though, the Blue Jays were able to swing a trade, sending him to the Miami Marlins in exchange for infielder Dub Gleed and $250,000 in international bonus pool money. Jimenez had been in the organization since he signed out of […]
The first two games of the season were a ton of fun, but it’s nice to keep the drama a little lower sometimes. Everyobody looked pretty good today, from Eric Lauer and the bullpen holding the A’s to two runs on five hits against 15 strikeouts, to the power bats showing up to the tune […]
GAMETHREAD, Game # 3, Sacrementos Vs Jays: Because Someone Has To Do It
This one was dramatic. Dylan Cease looked excellent in his Blue Jays debut, which is great news. The offence took a while to get going but lead big rallies when they were needed. And the Bullpen collapsed early and then kept it interesting but ultimately did enough. Cease cruised through the first two innings, giving […]
On holiday in Japan. I wonder if my MLB TV subscription will work when I’m there. Scheduling these so Tom_M has one less thing to worry about. All going well, we are in Tokyo today. It will be 4:00 am Tokyo time when this one starts so I’m not going to be watching. Of course, […]
That was fun. The pitching was mostly excellent, and interesting where not. The offence struggled but battled and got just enough done. That’s not how the Jays will hopefully do a lot of their winning this year, but it’s nice to be able to come through in multiple ways. Kevin Gausman was phenomenal. He began […]
When this goes up, I’ll be on holiday in Japan (and hopefully getting to see a game or two over there). So I’ve scheduled GameThreads for while I’m gone, to take a little of the pressure some off the other Tom while I’m gone. Of course, I don’t have lineups for the games, but someone […]
Approaching the top of the list and getting to prospects with more impact potential, we have lefty and righty high school pitchers with plus pitches, a faraway infielder with a sky high ceiling contrasted against a skills over tools outfielder on the cusp of the majors. 12. Juan Sanchez, SS, age 18 (DOB: 9/27/2007), grade: […]