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Toronto Blue Jays Rumors & News
Bluebird Banter 2 hours ago
A quartet of interesting pitchers The run through the Top 40 of the Blue Jays farm system continues with a call to arms. Today’s entry contains one more safe backend or #6 starter, and then a run of three very interesting arms with mid rotation upside but questions to answer. 2024: Full List and Index | 25-28 | 29-32 | 33-36 | 37-40 2023: Full List and Index | 1-4 | 5-8 | 9-12 | 13-16 | 17-20 | 21-24 | 25-28 | 29-32 | 33-36 | 37-40Beyond the Top 40: Just Missed | Top 5 Older | Pref Lists: Matt | Tom 28. Pat Gallagher, RHP, age 24 in 2024 (DOB: 6/30/2000), grade: 35, 2023:...
Bluebird Banter 16 hours ago
A grouping of mostly young hitters looking to get back on track The Top 40 of the Toronto Blue Jays farm system picks up with one more nearer-term pitcher, before moving to some lower level positional players looking to rebound in 2025 for various reasons. 2024: Full List and Index | 29-32 | 33-36 | 37-40 2023: Full List and Index | 1-4 | 5-8 | 9-12 | 13-16 | 17-20 | 21-24 | 25-28 | 29-32 | 33-36 | 37-40Beyond the Top 40: Just Missed | Top 5 Older | Pref Lists: Matt | Tom 32. Trenton Wallace, LHP, age 25 in 2024 (DOB: 3/31/1999), grade: 35, 2023: unranked Wallace was selected...
Bluebird Banter 21 hours ago
John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports Erik Swanson is a 29-year-old right-handed reliever. The Blue Jays picked him up in a trade from the Mariners, along with minor leaguer Adam Macko, in exchange for Teoscar Hernandez. I have always hated trading everyday players for relievers, but such is life. Hernandez played 160 games for the M’s, hitting .258/.305/.435 with 26 home runs. Baseball reference has him at a 2.1 WAR last year. Now he’s a Dodger. Macko made 20 starts for the Vancouver Canadians. He had a 4.49 ERA, with 76 hits, 40 walks and 106 strikeouts in 86...
Bluebird Banter 23 hours ago
Set Number: SI308 TK1 With no standout team, this will be a division that will be fighting with each other for a division title and the virtually guaranteed spot in the Wild Card Series as the worst division winner. It should be a tight fight all the way through. Milwaukee Brewers 2023 Record: 92-70, swept by the Diamondbacks in the Wild Card Series. 2024 games vs Blue Jays: June 10-12 in Milwaukee. Notable Stars While he’s no longer the perennial MVP candidate, Christian Yelich is still a good player and is the biggest name on this list. Behind Yelich are catcher...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Mar 17, 2024
Joey Votto sure knows how to make an instant impression, going deep on the first pitch he faced as a member of his hometown Toronto Blue Jays.
Bluebird Banter Mar 17, 2024
Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Two games, two recaps. Twins 4 Blue Jays 9 The one that was on Sportsnet out of Dunedin. The Jays gave us lots of offence in this one. Pitchers: Yariel Rodriguez: Pitched 2 innings in his first spring game. 1 hit, a home run, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts. He looked pretty good. He has little pauses in his windup, keeping the batters from getting their timing. It sounds like he’ll start the season in Buffalo and build up to 5 innings before they consider bringing him to Toronto. Matt White: 3.1 innings, 2 hits, 3 earned, 3 walks, 4...
Bluebird Banter Mar 17, 2024
Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports We have split-squad games today. I might miss the first inning of today’s games. We had a night last night, and I have to drive my wife to pick up her car. It is a split-squad game day—two games for the price of one. One is in Clearwater vs the Phillies. This game is on MLB TV, if you want to watch two games simultaneously. Joey Votto is playing in this one. Jose Berrios is the starting pitcher. Today's Lineups BLUE JAYS PHILLIES Ernie Clement - 2B Kyle Schwarber - DH Joey Votto - 1B Trea Turner - SS Alejandro...
Bluebird Banter Mar 16, 2024
Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports George Springer is a 34-year-old right-handed hitting outfielder who moved from center in 2022 to right last year. The move was designed to keep him in the lineup more often, and it worked. I like his defense in right field a lot more than in center field. He’s had three years with the Jays and has three more on his contract. Last year, he hit .258/.327/.405 with 21 home runs and a career-high 20 stolen bases (caught just 5 times). I’d trade those stolen bases for better base running. At times, he seemed to be the poster boy for...
Bluebird Banter Mar 15, 2024
Four promising if risky prospects looking to breakout The Top 40 countdown of the Toronto Blue Jays system kicks off with four low-level lottery ticket prospects added to the farm system within the past couple years, none of whom can legally drink in the United States and one who couldn’t up here either. 2024: Full List and Index | 37-40 2023: Full List and Index | 1-4 | 5-8 | 9-12 | 13-16 | 17-20 | 21-24 | 25-28 | 29-32 | 33-36 | 37-40Beyond the Top 40: Just Missed | Top 5 Older | Pref Lists: Matt | Tom 40. Edward Duran, catcher, age 19/20 (DOB: 8/13/2004), grade: 35, 2023:...
Bluebird Banter Mar 15, 2024
Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports The Jays are running out what might be their opening-day lineup, give or take. I’m likely to miss the first few innings but will see most of the game. And Ricky Tiedemann gets the start. Today's Lineups TIGERS BLUE JAYS Matt Vierling - CF George Springer - RF Andy Ibanez - LF Bo Bichette - SS Kerry Carpenter - RF Vladimir Guerrero - 1B Javier Baez - SS Justin Turner - DH Jake Rogers - DH Daulton Varsho - LF Colt Keith - 2B Alejandro Kirk - C Dillon Dingler - C Kevin Kiermaier - CF Keston Hiura - 1B Isiah...
Bluebird Banter Mar 15, 2024
PhotoPhoto by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Do you know the line ‘If I didn’t have bad luck, I wouldn’t have any luck at all’? Well, that’s Danny Jansen. He’s out of the lineup with a fractured wrist. He was hit in the hand with a pitch earlier this week, and well, like what happens with Jansen, he has a fracture. The team says he will be out for a couple of weeks, but they are still evaluating it. So he’ll be starting the season on the IL. The team has Brian Serven and Payten Henry, who they signed as non-roster players, but someone must be DFAed to...
Bluebird Banter Mar 14, 2024
So we got no pictures of Jays players from today’s game. Many pictures of Twins players. Jays 5 Twins 1 The game wasn’t on TV, which disappointed me. A few players were on the bubble to make the team that played. I would have liked to have watched it. Oh well. I’d have to guess that Bowden Francis has won the battle for the fifth starter job. He threw 6 innings, allowing just 4 hits and 1 unearned run, with no walks and 2 strikeouts. He threw 67 pitches, so he’s close to season-ready. He now has a 1.93 ERA. And Wes Parsons pitched the last 3 innings,...
Bluebird Banter Mar 14, 2024
Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports The Jays have a road spring game today, but the lineup is filled with interesting players. There isn’t much news about the Jays. They tell us that Alek Manoah’s ‘cranky’ shoulder is feeling better, and he should throw a bullpen session next week. There is no chance he’ll make the opening-day roster, but hopefully, he’ll start building up innings in Buffalo soon after their season starts. The Athletic has a story on nepotism in sports broadcasting, which we are seeing with the Blue Jays: When Joe Buck talks to kids who...
Bluebird Banter Mar 14, 2024
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports With the Dodgers and Padres on their way to the Republic of Korea for a pair of games on Wednesday and Thursday, we’re officially in the shadow of the 2024 season. That means it’s time for our annual enemy previews, and the NL West is the logical place to start. Los Angeles Dodgers 2023 Record: 100-62, 1st place by 16 games, swept by the Diamondbacks in the NLDS 2024 games vs. Blue Jays: April 26-28 in Toronto The Dodgers have taken this division in 10 of the past 11 seasons, missing the 2021 division title by just 1.0 game to the Giants...
Bluebird Banter Mar 14, 2024
Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports Davis Schneider is a 25-year-old right-handed hitting infielder (who has played some left field). He played 35 games for the Jays last year, so he still has his rookie status. He was drafted in the 28th round of the 2017 draft and made steady (if slow) progress up the minor league ladder. When you are a 28th-rounder, you are unlikely to progress up the minor leagues quickly. Davis was added to the 40-man and active roster in early August of last year, costing Thomas Hatch his 40-man spot and Ernie Clement his spot on the active...
Blue Jays Player News
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Erik Swanson
Better Know Your Blue Jays 40-Man: Erik Swanson
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Davis Schneider
Better Know Your Blue Jays 40-Man: Davis Schneider
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Bowden Francis
Quick Recap: Jays Beat Twins
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Bo Bichette
Friday Spring GameThread: Tigers @ Jays
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Ernie Clement
Sunday GameThread