Nice Guys Finish Last: Alex Anthopoulos Edition
Last night, as the rumours began spilling across the internet of the multi-year contract love Rajai Davis was receiving, I found myself getting angrier and angrier. Davis is a solid player and the...
View ArticleState of the State of the Franchise
Well that was something! Tonight was my first time attending a State of the Franchise event, and I can honestly say it was up there in my top 3 moments as a Jays fan/blogger. From the moment I walked...
View ArticleBJP Podcast Episode 48: The RantCast
Ewan and Chris stop with the team previews for one episode, and instead have a rantcast, where they talk about how frustrating this off-season has been in wake of Ubaldo Jimenez signing with the...
View ArticleConfirmed: AA is useless – Ervin Santana goes to the Braves
The Blue Jays entered this offseason needing to add at least one solid starter. They also had a tremendous negotiating advantage due to their two protected picks. This gave them the ability to wait...
View ArticleWhat Now for the Blue Jays?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past 24 hours, you are well aware that Ervin Santana signed with the Atlanta Braves yesterday for 1 year and $14.1 million. That contract was $100,000...
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A Minor Mea Culpa to Alex Anthopoulos
A little over two weeks ago, the Blue Jays lost out on Ervin Santana when he signed a 1 year, $14.1M deal with the Atlanta Braves. As you may recall, I had some harsh words for Alex Anthopoulos after...
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A Post Trade Deadline Plea to Calm Down and Enjoy the Ride
The reason I haven’t been posting as often as I usually would for the past month or so is that I am working as a counsellor for a bunch of 10 year olds at a summer camp in upstate New York. My...
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The Blue Jays, Maple Leafs, & Adapting to Analytics in Sports
Today, the Toronto Maple Leafs, long heralded as the Philadelphia Phillies of the National Hockey League when it comes to advanced statistics, by me at least, created a brand new analytics department,...
View ArticleJustin Smoak and Andy Dirks? A Good Thing. No, Really!
Recently the Blue Jays made a couple of waiver claims (shocking, I know!), picking up Andy Dirks from the Detroit Tigers and Justin Smoak from the Seattle Mariners. The collective reaction to these two...
View ArticleFoul Territory: Blue Jays Offseason Concludes in Whirlwind of Activity
With the conclusion of the World Series last week, baseball’s Hot Stove season launched immediately. Under Major League Baseball rules, options and waiver claims needed to be resolved this week in...
View ArticleIs Russell Martin Worth his Contract?
It’s a lot of money. And it’s five years. And he’s 31. And he’s a catcher! So, that’s a lot of money that will be going to Russell Martin until he is 36 and presumably well into the decline phase of...
View ArticleWill Trading for Josh Donaldson Work Out for the Blue Jays?
Well I think it’s safe to say that nobody saw this one coming. The Jays might have been considered unlikely candidates to win the Russell Martin sweepstakes, but at least their interest had been well...
View ArticleBlue Jays fill OF void with trade for Michael Saunders
Last night, in a bit of a surprise, the Blue Jays non-tendered 3 players: Justin Smoak, Andy Dirks, and John Mayberry. The reason it was a surprise was because many felt that Toronto would hold onto at...
View ArticleBlue Jays Payroll Parameters Priority Problems
It certainly has been a strange off-season in Toronto, hasn’t it? It started out with the quick waiver claims of Andy Dirks and Justin Smoak (both of whom were later non-tendered, only to eventually...
View ArticleBJP Podcast 86: Jay Jaffe on the Yankees, and notes on Devon Travis, Miguel...
Greg and Josh talk about the Yankees with Jay Jaffe of SI.com as part of their season preview series, Aaron Sanchez speaks about his new slider and Chris joins the guys to discuss Devon Travis, Miguel...
View ArticleThe Season That Will Be: It’s Judgement Year for Alex Anthopoulos
It’s hard to evaluate a general manager. On one hand, one might want to look at process because process is the only thing that a general manager can really control. But on the other hand, one could...
View ArticleFive Long Years: Where Is Alex Anthopoulos’ First Roster Now?
On Monday, April 5th, 2010, the Blue Jays took to the field for their first game of the season, against the Texas Rangers in Arlington. While the Blue Jays ended up losing the game 5-4, with the win...
View ArticleFive Long Years: What Type of Farm System Did Alex Anthopoulos Inherit?
Earlier this week, our own Steve McEwen took a look back at Alex Anthopoulos’ first opening day roster and where they are today. In the comments, loyal and frequent commenter, tbjfan asked whether we...
View ArticleBJP Podcast #101: Reyes’ D, Anthopoulos Trade Strategies, and other Jays Notes
In BJP Podcast #100, Greg and Josh talk recent Jose Reyes defensive troubles, Devon Travis and his return to the lineup, Dalton Pompey, Anthopoulos Trade Strategies, and recent Jays play before giving...
View ArticleThe Blue Jays Are Finally Starting to Act like A Big Market Club
Alex Anthopoulos pushed his chips into the middle and made his move. The once-again beloved GM acquired Troy Tulowitzki earlier in the week for Jose Reyes and a package of prospects headlined by Jeff...
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