A Pitcher! A Pitcher! My Kingdom for a Pitcher!
A story quickly emerging from the Blue Jays’ Dunedin, Florida, spring training complex is the Blue Jays’ surplus of young, talented pitchers. From arms such as Aaron Sanchez, generating ground balls at a prolific rate, Daniel Norris, whose beard and ability to get strikeouts are equally as jaw-dropping, to the unknown – but perhaps not much longer, Miguel Castro, who Anthopoulos had this to say about: “Right now if...
Wrapping Up the Regular Season
With the conclusion of the 2014 MLB regular season, we can take some time to reminisce upon the now-completed storylines of the season, as the magic of October baseball begins. From AL MVP to NL Cy Young, let’s take a look back on the year in baseball. I won’t be touching Manager of the Year as I won’t be trying to quantify what impact a manager actually makes and trying to sift through all the noise. I’ll be...
Recapping an Insane Trade Deadline
At 9:46 AM last Thursday, I was soundly asleep, being productive with my vacation time. Unfortunately, I managed to sleep through one of the bigger trades in recent memory. It came as no surprise to see Jon Lester dealt on Thursday – after all, Lester rumors had been swirling for weeks and it was trade deadline day. However, the return was extremely shocking: Yoenis Cespedes, who some consider the heart of the Athletics, and the...
On Framing, Platoons, and Regression to the Mean
As you might have heard, the Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals completed a seemingly inconsequential trade. Third string catcher and Erik Kratz and starter Liam Hendriks, buried so far on the depth chart you can’t even see him, were told to pack their bags and head for Kansas City. In return, the Blue Jays received noted lefty masher Danny Valencia. On the surface, this was a trade that filled needs for both teams and was...
Bird Seed: Burnett Narrows Options, Freeman Signs Huge Deal, Several Jays Announcements
Bird Seed is your regular recap of recent baseball happenings, information, rumours, and how it all affects the Blue Jays. Merry Monday! Yeah, yeah, I hate it too. We begin with possibly the best pitcher on the market. A.J. Burnett, coming off of two seasons in which he accumulated 7.0 fWAR with the Pirates, has reportedly begun to narrow down his market. According to this tweet from Roch Kubatko of MASNsports, the outlook on the...
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