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The Time is Now for the Toronto Blue Jays to Pursue a Starting Pitcher
June 10th, 2012 at 2:11 PM
Entering today's games the Toronto Blue Jays are a very manageable four games behind the Tampa Bay Rays for the AL East division lead, and three games behind the flailing Baltimore Orioles for the second wild card spot (the New York Yankees currently reside nestled inbetween those two). Toronto has...
Which Starting Pitcher Could the Toronto Blue Jays Target in a Trade?
May 19th, 2012 at 1:47 PM
We're not quite at the point in the season yet where teams start to punt on the year and look to rebuild for future seasons, but we're getting close. While the advent of the second wild card in each league may act as a deterrent from giving up on the...
Which Pitchers Could the Toronto Blue Jays Target in Trade This Summer?
March 21st, 2012 at 10:03 PM
Most assessments of the Toronto Blue Jays this offseason have had them as an intriguing team that is perhaps a year away from contention, and if you'd rather have a more tangible answer than 'time' as the solution to their non-contending woes, the typical response seems to be that they...
Toronto Blue Jays’ Unique Catching Situation
March 17th, 2012 at 12:56 PM
Sophomore catcher J.P. Arencibia and top minor league prospect Travis D'Arnaud give the Toronto Blue Jays a certain depth at the catching position that few if any other major league teams possess. Catcher is currently a pretty shallow position offensively in the majors, second perhaps in its weakness only to...
Toronto Blue Jays Find Gavin Floyd a Worthy but Unlikely Addition
March 13th, 2012 at 11:24 AM
Gvain Floyd is a very good pitcher. That's certainly an oversimplified assessment of his skills, but it seemed necessary to put out there given that we largely discredited the legitimacy of Joe Blanton being able to help the Toronto Blue Jays in yesterday's column. Floyd has amassed 12.4 WAR over...
Toronto Blue Jays Discussing Trade for Chicago White Sox’ Gavin Floyd
March 12th, 2012 at 4:45 PM
FOXSports is reporting that the Toronto Blue Jays are interested in trading for Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Gavin Floyd. This, combined with the fact that general manager Alex Anthopolous was seen scouting Philadelpha Phillies pitcher Joe Blanton this weekend, suggests that the Jays are intent on upgrading their starting...
Why Joe Blanton is a Poor Fit for the Toronto Blue Jays
March 12th, 2012 at 1:36 PM
thestar.com reported this morning that Alex Anthopoulos was seen scouting Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Joe Blanton at a spring training game on Saturday. The Phillies, with a trio of aces atop their starting rotation and newcomer Vance Worley slotting in nicely behind them, have decided that Blanton is expendable (well, they...
How a Jose Bautista for Joey Votto Deal Makes Sense
March 4th, 2012 at 11:45 AM
If you haven't already read our article on why Jose Bautista may be due for a spot at first base in the near future, do so, because it lays a foundation without which this article may seem ludicrous. The Cincinnati Reds are enjoying the production of one of the most...
Toronto Blue Jays’ Hypothetical J.P. Arencibia Trade Scenarios
February 21st, 2012 at 2:06 AM
In case you missed our assessment of why the Toronto Blue Jays should trade incumbent catcher J.P. Arencibia, you can read about it here. If you accept the (rather reasonable) premise that the Jays are better off dealing Arencibia than they are starting him behind the plate and blocking top...
Trade J.P. Arencibia? not as Crazy as You May Think
February 20th, 2012 at 3:06 PM
The Toronto Blue Jays will enter the 2012 season with depth at a position where many other teams do not even have a legitimate major league average starter - catcher. No, this is not a reference to opening day starter J,P. Arencibia and back-up (as of now) Jeff Mathis, it...
A.J. Burnett Makes Unceremonious Exit from the AL East
February 17th, 2012 at 11:30 PM
The New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates have finally come to terms on a deal that will send A.J. Burnett and the remaining two years of his five year, 82.5 million dollar contract out of the AL East and into the NL Central. It has been a long and tumultuous...
Toronto Blue Jays Uniquely Suited to Take Advantage of DH Market
January 20th, 2012 at 3:38 PM
With the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers now effectively without their planned designated hitters for 2012, there is actually considerable demand in the market right now for a position that is usually rather easy to fill. There still remain plenty of viable candidates in free agency to fill this...
Could the Toronto Blue Jays Have Landed Michael Pineda?
January 15th, 2012 at 10:24 PM
In the aftermath of the news breaking that the New York Yankees had agreed to a trade with the Seattle Mariners, one of the first reactions among baseball analysts was to focus on the relatively weak return that Seattle received for a potential 23 year old ace. Mat Latos, Trevor...
New York Yankees Double Down on Rotation, Raise the Stakes in the AL East
January 14th, 2012 at 3:46 PM
Just when you thought the New York Yankees were going to go a full offseason without making any noteworthy moves they go ahead and... do exactly what we expect them to do. Within the span of really just a few minutes, the Yankees added not one but two pitchers to...
Jason Frasor Back with the Toronto Blue Jays
January 1st, 2012 at 3:18 PM
The Toronto Blue Jays have reacquired reliever Jason Frasor from the Chicago White Sox for low-level pitching prospects Myles Jaye and Daniel Webb. The Jays had sent their bullpen stalwart to the White Sox just this past July, and in taking back Frasor it seems as if they are looking...
Is Matt Garza Bound for the Toronto Blue Jays?
December 23rd, 2011 at 7:51 PM
ESPN posted an article yesterday by Jim Bowden theorizing on where Matt Garza may be traded to and the contents of the package that the Chicago Cubs may receive in return. It seems a foregone conclusion that Garza is trade bait at this point as new Cubs honchos Theo Epstein...
Alex Anthopoulos is Unenthused by Free Agent Market; Actively Pursuing Trades
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:11 PM
The National Post published a brief Q&A with Toronto Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos on December 20th in the aftermath of the announcement that the Texas Rangers won the bidding war for Yu Darvish. Anthopoulos was predictably mum on the whole Darvish situation - failing to acknowledge in an almost...
Upgrading the Toronto Blue Jays on the Cheap
December 21st, 2011 at 3:12 PM
Having lost out in the bidding war for Yu Darvish to the Texas Rangers, the general consensus now is that Toronto has a significant amount of money to spend with no obvious place to spend it. If you're a regular reader at Blue Jays 101 you're probably aware that Zack...
The Mat Latos Trade and What It Means for the Toronto Blue Jays
December 18th, 2011 at 7:19 PM
On Saturday the Cincinnati Reds and the San Diego Padres completed what is widely regarded as the most significant trade of the offseason thus far. Headed to San Diego was a considerable package of talent headlined by catching prospect Yasmani Grandal and first baseman Yonder Alonso. Also headed to the...
Three Trades the Toronto Blue Jays Should Make Right Now
December 14th, 2011 at 7:28 PM
Though starting pitcher Yu Darvish and first baseman Prince Fielder remain available and suited to fill two of the Blue Jays' biggest needs, it appears that general manager Alex Anthopoulos is avoiding the free agent route this offseason. This is moderately confusing given the frequent talk of Toronto's ability to...
