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Half Way Through: Blue Jays Position Players W.A.R

Just over the half way point of the season, it is a great time to take a look at how our individual Blue Jays have faired. Today I will examine the stat: Wins above replacement player (war). Read |…Read More

Jays Notes, 16-June-11: Stewart Shines, Assignments, and More

Here are some of the prominent, and not so prominent, notes of things happening within the Jays franchise and its affiliates: Zach Stewart Shines in Debut Read | Share

Jays Journal Series Preview: May 3-5 vs. Tampa Bay Rays

After a tough three-game series in the Bronx, the Jays stay in the AL East and find themselves making their 2011 Tropicana Field debut for three games. Joining me for the series preview is Ben Ice, Lead…Read More

Jays Journal Series Preview: April 11-13 vs. Seattle Mariners

After a draining series against the Angels that saw the Jays win on Friday, lose a heartbreaker in extra innings with a peculiar interference call on Saturday, and fail to support Jo-Jo Reyes’ stellar…Read More

Jays Call Scott Richmond Up, Assign Mike McCoy to AAA

With Jo-Jo Reyes about to face the daunting task of winning the 3rd series in a row to kick off the year for the Blue Jays (I really doubt he can outdo Jered Weaver, but I’m still hoping for a…Read More

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Will Aaron Hill Have Option Picked Up and be in Opener for Jays?

First and foremost, happy belated birthday to Aaron Hill who turned 29 yesterday! The Jays made an interesting…Read More

Blue Jays Notebook

Here’s an assortment of Blue Jays (and prospect) notes to get you by until tomorrow: Adam Lind…Read More

Relentless, Alex Anthopoulos Trades Mike Napoli for Frank Francisco and Cash

We’ve barely had a chance to digest the Vernon Wells  trade to the Angels and one of the major…Read More

The Jays Bench in 2011 – Early Preview and Possible Additions

We can safely presume that the Jays starting lineup is presumably built for the season. It seems the…Read More

Jordan Bastien Has Great Christmas Piece: John McDonald

For anyone who is a serious Jays fan, you got used to reading about most insider Jays issues from Jordan…Read More

Encarnacion, Tallet, and Wise Leave the Jays

It’s a busy day in the Jays world and in Alex Anthopolous’s office as he gears up his chase…Read More

The 2011 Jays Infield – Short Stop and Yunel Escobar

There is no doubt in my mind that Alex Anthopolous literally shocked most of other MLB GMs when he was…Read More

The Changing Jays Depth and Bench

Although it may seem to go mostly unnoticed, Alex Anthopolous has made some pretty significant changes…Read More

Hoffpauir Hits Cycle, Dopirak Nails a Walk-Off Grand Slam

The Las Vegas 51s had an outstanding day at the plate yesterday as they were able to hammer out 17 hits…Read More

Jays Lose Close One, Win Series

The Jays have a deserved day off today while they head down to Tampa Bay to face the very tough Rays.…Read More

Angels to Gaston: Thanks for the Win Coach

I’m not sure I can write all of the reasons Cito threw this game away, but the Jays had a ton of…Read More

The Unusual Suspects Get Jays Sweep

Ahhh, is there anything better for your club than a nice spring cleaning sweep? I don’t think…Read More

Snider Clutch as Jays Win vs O’s

You can point to the 1-2-3 inning Kevin Gregg threw, for his first save as a Jay, as the key point in…Read More

Jays Bench Questions

Since all of the focus out there for Jays bloggers and analysts seems to be on the pitching questions…Read More