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How the Blue Jays Spend Money

Last month Alex Anthopoulos dropped a bombshell when he announced during the winter meetings that the Jays had “payroll parameters.” It shouldn’t have been shocking news. Every team in…Read More

Jays Notes: Tinoco, Rivera, Carlson, McCoy

Belated congratulations to Jose Bautista for winning a Silver Slugger award again this year and to Mel Didier for being recognized recently as one of baseball’s top scouts. Here are some additional…Read More

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

The Lesser of Two Evils: Edwin Encarnacion or Juan Rivera?

Few Blue Jays have been less popular this season than Edwin Encarnacion and Juan Rivera. They have certainly struggled at times and fans have been clamoring to ship them out of town, whether it be in…Read More

Possible Jays Trade Targets: Adrian Cardenas

It’s a strange time to be bringing up trade chatter, but there are some moves that will soon have to be made by Alex Anthopoulos, and other GMs, that could shake up the depth of teams across MLB.…Read More

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1/4 through 2011: Blue Jay Hitters

Just over a quarter of the way through 2011, the Blue Jays sit at .500 (23-23). Is this where you expected…Read More

Juan Rivera Must Be Traded or Cut Loose By Jays

Alex Anthopoulos needs to be credited for doing something that many people across MLB thought was absolutely…Read More

Edwin Encarnacion: The Unproductive DH On The Block?

Now that the Jays are beginning to slide a little from the AL leaders, some people are starting to point…Read More

Jays Journal Series Preview: April 29-May 1 vs. New York Yankees

After a solid series in Texas that saw the Jays take three of four courtesy of some unexpected offense,…Read More

Jays Options Regarding Juan Rivera

The Jays did get rid of a huge amount of cash when they dealt Vernon Wells to the Angels, but they…Read More

Struggling Blue Jay Hitters

In honor of the Blue Jays awful two hit performance on Monday, I will take a look at some of the Jays…Read More

Game Recap (Win 7-6), 5 Apr: YUNEL!!!!

I watched the game on TV, listened to the game on the Radio, and tweeted throughout the game with other…Read More

Jays Move Edwin Encarnacion Back to 3B in Preparation for Brett Lawrie?

Although Gregor Chisholm’s article about Jose Bautista heading back to RF and Edwin Encarnacion…Read More

Jays Journal: Leonys Martin, Richard Thon, Spring Notes, and Links

I recently broke down the argument for the Jays to sign Leonys Martin out of Cuba (actually, he is currently…Read More

The Argument for the Jays to Sign Cuban Leonys Martin

There is yet another Cuban whose free agency lies on the horizon in Leonys Martin (sometimes spelled…Read More

Top 10 Reasons to Not Panic About Lack of Jays Runs This Spring

Many Jays fans and writers seem to be losing their minds about the lack of runs the Jays have been able…Read More

Jays Journal: Brett Lawrie, Juan Rivera, Jose Bautista Poll, and Links

Here are some notes that we have accumulated from around all things that impact the Jays: Brett Lawrie,…Read More

Assessing Potential Jays Trade Targets: Yonder Alonso

I’ve considered a few pre-season Jays targets that may make more sense than others based on current…Read More

Why Signing Scott Podsednik Makes Sense for the Blue Jays

As per an article on the official Blue Jays team site, the team has signed veteran free agent outfielder…Read More

Assessing the Juan Rivera Market

As most of us could have guessed from the moment he was acquired by the Blue Jays in the Vernon Wells…Read More