Breaking Blue 2015 NL Cy Young Award Ballots
No, none of us have award ballots and never will, but we all have an opinion and that’s what the internet is for! Over the next week we’ll deliver each of our writers’ picks for the top MLB awards; MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year for both the American League and National League. First, the NL Cy Young. John Havok – Clayton Kershaw Max Scherzer undoubtedly gained a few votes with his second no hitter of the...
Explaining Marco Estrada
When Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos acquired SP Marco Estrada from the Brewers this past offseason for 1B Adam Lind, the logic behind the move was fairly easy to see. The Jays needed arms, and they had an extra bat to use as currency. They made the deal and both sides have enjoyed success from their respective players. Lind is on pace to up just over 2 WAR for a team that is going nowhere while not paying him a ton, and Estrada is...
AA 2014 To Do list: Upgrade SP
This is part 3 and the final installment of AA’s 2014 To Do list. Parts 1 and 2 can be read here and here. The starting pitching rotation was another glaring need for the Jays after 2013. After trading for R.A. Dickey, Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle prior to the start of the 2013 season, optimism abounded for the Jays as they would now feature a Cy-Young winner in Dickey, a former Cy candidate in Johnson and a certified innings...
AA 2014 To Do list: Upgrade 2B
This is part 2 of a 3-part series outlining the major needs of the Jays going into the 2014 season, and what GM Alex Anthopoulos has done to address those needs. Part 1 – Upgrade Catcher can be read here. As much as the catching position needed an upgrade, the Jays 2b position was even more abysmal in 2013. Providing -2.1 cumulative fWAR at the position were a combination of Maicer Izturis, Emilio Bonifacio, and rookie call-up Ryan...
AA 2014 To Do List: Upgrade Catcher
This will pe part 1 of a 3-part series that examines the glaring needs of the Jays from 2013-2014, and what Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos has done to go about fixing them. Task #1. Upgrade Catcher: I won’t spend time running J.P. Arencibia into the ground, that’s been done. Suffice to say, the Jays are moving on and there’s really no argument to be made this wasn’t necessary. After a historically bad 2013 and very...
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