The Atlanta Braves are looking to turn around their poor performance thus far in away games as they take on the Toronto Blue Jays who have had a start to the season that may have surprised some fans. The Blue Jays are currently in first place in the AL East in a division that is … Read more
The struggling Atlanta Braves went north of the border to take on the AL East leading Toronto Blue in a matchup that did not look too promising. Marcell Ozuna was out due to hip inflammation and the Braves trotted out a lineup that looked like it was one half of a split squad game. Grant … Read more
After an interesting performance from the offense yesterday, today’s lineup only has one notable change. Alex Call will be getting his first action of the 2025 season in the 8 hole. Dylan Crews is getting a much needed night of rest after a hitless start to this new campaign. Call is coming off a good … Read more
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s self-imposed deadline for an extension — the first full day of spring training — came and went more than a month ago, with no deal coming to fruition. Guerrero has left the door slightly cracked, indicating that while he doesn’t plan to negotiate any further, he’d be amenable to hearing the Jays … Read more
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
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
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