Image credit: Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images Subscribe to Baseball Prospectus The Blue Jays are in the running for a lot of players. Like many of their aspirations of late, though, that hasn’t ran to plan. Full access to this article is for Premium Baseball Prospectus subscribers. Sign up today to get access to insightful analysis for … Read more
We have most of the regular lineup starting plus a potential high-leverage/flex reliever in Dylan Lee on the mound to start today’s game. Bryan De La Cruz gets the start in right, as he is likely to start the season in a platoon with Jarred Kelenic at the position. Curt Casali starts at catcher and … Read more
The Columbus Blue Jackets are going to be buyers at the 2025 Trade Deadline; Don Waddell has already made that clear. With a considerable number of injuries to key forwards, it seems clear they’ll need to add some depth up front. One player who is apparently available on the market is Vladimir Tarasenko of the … Read more
The Columbus Blue Jackets find themselves in a place they may not have expected to be at the beginning of the season – squarely within the hunt for a playoff spot. Heavily aided by their group of young players seemingly all taking huge leaps forward in development, this team is going to be playing meaningful … Read more
Retired center fielder Kevin Kiermaier has joined the Blue Jays front office as a special assistant, as noted by Keegan Matheson of MLB.com. Kiermaier wrapped up his MLB career with the Dodgers this year after being traded by Toronto at the trade deadline, but he played for the Blue Jays in each of the past … Read more
MLB Network’s Jim Duquette sounded confident last week that the Toronto Blue Jays landing free-agent first baseman Pete Alonso was “out of the equation” after Toronto agreed to a five-year deal worth at least $92.5M with outfielder Anthony Santander. During Monday’s edition of the SNY “Baseball Night in New York” program, MLB insider Andy Martino suggested the … Read more
The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired left-handed pitcher Brandon Eisert from the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays designated Eisert for assignment on January 20th in order to make space for incoming free agent Anthony Santander; Eisert had just turned 27-years old the day prior. Originally selected by Toronto in the 18th round of the … Read more
The Columbus Blue Jackets take on the Carolina Hurricanes tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. 7 p.m. ET; FDSNOH, FDSNSO Blue Jackets projected lineup Dmitri Voronkov — Adam Fantilli — Kirill MarchenkoJames van Riemsdyk — Luca Del Bel Belluz — Kent JohnsonZach Aston-Reese — Justin Danforth … Read more
Shortly after it was learned earlier this week that the Toronto Blue Jays had agreed to a five-year deal worth at least $92.5M with outfielder Anthony Santander, TSN’s Scott Mitchell reported that free-agent first baseman Pete Alonso was “still in play” for the Blue Jays even though it’s believed they want to sign first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to … Read more
The Toronto Blue Jays may have missed out on Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki, but that does not mean they are done shopping at the top of the free-agent market. According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the Blue Jays are “making some progress” in their discussions with outfielder Anthony Santander. Heyman also noted … Read more