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Brett Lawrie vs. Bill Miller

As you have surely heard by now, last night’s game against the Rays took an unexpected turn in the bottom of the ninth inning, when both Brett Lawrie and John Farrell were ejected after arguing…Read More

Rosenthal: Travis d’Arnaud Draws Rave Review

Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports published his latest column on Tuesday afternoon, and nestled at the very bottom was a tidbit about Blue Jays top prospect Travis d’Arnaud. Talking to a scout, Rosenthal…Read More

Jays Journal Top 50 Blue Jays Prospects: No. 27 Roberto Osuna

Considered the Blue Jays’ top international acquisition of 2011, hard-throwing right-hander Roberto Osuna comes in at No. 27 on our top 50: No. 27: Roberto Osuna Pitcher / 17 years old / 6′2″…Read More

Blue Jays Prospect Hot Sheet: Week Four

Now into the fourth week of the Blue Jays prospect hot sheet here at Jays Journal, some early season trends are becoming readily apparent; Las Vegas has hot hitters, and Lansing has hot pitchers. The High-A…Read More

Should We Worry About Yunel Escobar?

Yunel Escobar has struggled at the plate so far this year, and it’s left me wondering if we should be worried. Despite a subpar .628 OPS through 28 games, Escobar leads the team in plate appearances.…Read More

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Behind The Scenes: My Day With John Lott

Last Sunday, I had the privilege of attending the Blue Jays-Mariners game with National Post baseball…Read More

Blue Jays Complete Prospect Report: May 2-3

Toronto’s minor league affiliates went a combined 5-3 over the last two days, and practically all…Read More

Jays Journal Top 50 Blue Jays Prospects: No. 28 Joel Carreno

Projected by most to be a reliever and armed with a devastating slider, Joel Carreno comes in at No.…Read More

Cutting Francisco Cordero some slack for last night

Francisco Cordero’s first season in Blue Jay blue hasn’t been pretty so far. Through a team-high…Read More

Blue Jays Prospect Hot Sheet: Week Three

The third edition of the Jays Journal Blue Jays prospect hot sheet is very hitter heavy as, thankfully,…Read More

Blue Jays Complete Prospect Report: April 30

Toronto’s minor league affiliates went 1-2 on the night, as New Hampshire and Dunedin both lost close games and Lansing’s game was cancelled outright because of weather and field conditions.…Read More

Out of Left Field: Why Sticking With Eric Thames Is The Right Call (For Now)

As many predicted, it seems that the battle for left field for the Blue Jays didn’t end when spring training was over, when Eric Thames stayed with the club and Travis Snider was sent down to Triple-A.…Read More

Kelly Johnson: The Problem No One is Talking About

In a season already loaded with storylines, here’s yet another one to ponder as the year rolls on: What kind of a future does Kelly Johnson have with the Blue Jays? Since being acquired from the Diamondbacks…Read More

LaCava: A.J. Jimenez is a sleeper

Defensively-gifted Blue Jays catching prospect A.J. Jimenez opened eyes with both his glove and bat last season, so it’s no surprise that in an article on Baseball America yesterday (behind a paywall),…Read More

How Good Can Brandon Morrow Be?

Looking at the Blue Jays’ chances to be successful in 2012, one of the things that will determine how well they do is the performance of their starting rotation. Ricky Romero is established as the…Read More

Drew Hutchison: Your newest Blue Jay

I fully expected Joel Carreno, not Drew Hutchison, would get the start today. He pitched well in both his first major league start as well as his first Triple-A start, even receiving the top spot on my…Read More

An interview with Blue Jays top prospect Noah Syndergaard

Armed with the best fastball in the Blue Jays’ minor league system, 2010 first round draft pick Noah Syndergaard earned two promotions last season and compiled a 1.83 ERA in 59 innings across three…Read More

David Rollins: Dialed In

On a 2012 Lansing Lugnuts roster that boasts a three-headed monster of Justin Nicolino, Noah Syndergaard and Aaron Sanchez, there’s another left-hander in the starting rotation that should not get…Read More

Blue Jays Batting Order Optimization

About a year ago, I wrote a post about batting order optimization. Two main points were covered. First, a team’s best hitters should bat first, second and fourth in the lineup. Second, batting order…Read More

Blue Jays Complete Prospect Report: April 10

The Jays’ affiliates went 3-1 on the night, thanks once again to strong starting pitching from New Hampshire, Dunedin and Lansing. Here’s your Blue Jays complete prospect report for Tuesday,…Read More

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