The Implications of Re-Signing David Price
Featured image courtesy (COLE BURSTON / TORONTO STAR) The Situation Alex Anthopoulos rocked the baseball world on July 30th, 2015, acquiring ace David Price from the Tigers in exchange for top prospect Daniel Norris, Matt Boyd, and Jairo Labourt, officially cementing the Blue Jays as contenders and AL East favorites. While the value of the deal was questionable, it sent ripples throughout the league, and sent Blue Jays fans into a...
Mark Shapiro Named Successor to President Role
Featured photo credits: ESPN Cleveland As announced early this morning, Cleveland Indians President Mark Shapiro will take over as the Blue Jays’ President and CEO following the completion of the season at hand, taking the reins from long-time President Paul Beeston. During Cleveland’s press conference, it was announced no compensation would be headed to the Indians from the Blue Jays. In various press releases today,...
Has Russell Martin Changed His Approach?
Title image courtesy Kim Klement/USA Today Sports Going back to his days with the Dodgers, Russell Martin has been known as a patient hitter. An on-base machine good for a walk rate somewhere in the vicinity of 11%, at the sacrifice of prodigious power. However, in 2015, he has changed his m/o, posting a career-best .204 ISO and career-worst 9.4% walk rate. When we dig into his batted ball profile, we notice one glaring change: his...
Looking Past the Jose Reyes Era
Featured picture credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports As Jose Reyes left the game today with an injury after being struck by a baseball, it got me wondering; is Jose Reyes the long term answer at shortstop? In April 2013, Jose Reyes’ electric speed and leadoff-quality bat won over the hearts of Jays fans everywhere. Despite his steep price tag, Reyes was one of the best shortstops in the entire league, and his vibrant...
Can the Jays “Afford” Ryan Goins’ Lack of Offense?
H/T Keith Allison – Flickr for featured image A common sentiment among Blue Jays fans right now is that due to Ryan Goins’ defensive prowess, the Jays can “afford” to insert him into the lineup despite his lack of offensive production. In fact, some fans are even clamoring that Goins earned the starting second base job while Devon Travis was injured, and that it is unfair that he should lose the job now. First...
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