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February 2024 Archives

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by Ryley Delaney

News and Notes: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. says he wants to be a Blue Jay for life, José Berríos added a cutter, and more!

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Erik Swanson’s son, Toby, out of intensive care unit after being struck by car

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by Ryley Delaney

Blue Jays Nation’s Pre-Season Prospect Countdown – No. 1: Ricky Tiedemann

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GDB -6.0: George Springer gets first Spring Training game as Blue Jays take on Phillies

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Alek Manoah to start Sunday versus Red Sox as Blue Jays reveal upcoming pitching plans

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Scouting Report: Top Junior College Position Player Prospects to watch heading into the 2024 season

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by Tyson Shushkewich

Blue Jays – Three prospect pitchers that are impressing early this spring

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by Ryley Delaney

News and Notes: Former Blue Jay Jordan Groshans DFA’ed, Kevin Kiermaier and George Springer to debut Thursday, and more!

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by Ryley Delaney

Paolo Espino struck out three, Rafael Lantigua drove in the game winning run, and more as the Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays

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How can Blue Jays’ prospect Orelvis Martinez earn meaningful big-league at-bats this season?

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BJN Radio – Ep. 196: What Cody Bellinger’s deal means for Matt Chapman, Alek Manoah’s spring debut, and more

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GDB -5.0: Spring Training continues for Toronto Blue Jays with close-to-opening day lineup

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by Ryley Delaney

Blue Jays Nation’s Pre-Season Prospect Countdown – No. 2: Orelvis Martinez

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As Escobar, Vogelbach compete for jobs, assessing a full 40-man roster becomes tougher challenge for Blue Jays

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by Ryley Delaney

Alek Manoah pulled from first Spring Training start after hitting three batters and allowing four earned runs

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Toby Swanson, four-year-old son of Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson, in critical condition after being struck by car

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by Ryley Delaney

Blue Jays Nation’s Pre-Season Prospect Countdown – No. 3: Davis Schneider

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GDB -4.0: The Alek Manoah Revenge Tour starts now

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Yusei Kikuchi struck out three, Brian Serven drove in five runs, and more as Blue Jays pick up first Grapefruit League win over Pirates

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by Brett Holden

MLB Notebook: Players’ Association unhappy with pitch clock change, teams reluctant to play Scott Boras’ game, and more

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by Ryley Delaney

Blue Jays Nation’s Pre-Season Prospect Countdown – No. 4: Arjun Nimmala

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GDB -3.0: Spring Training continues for Blue Jays as Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Yusei Kikuchi make debuts

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by Tyson Shushkewich

Why Tommy Pham makes sense for the Blue Jays on a short-term deal

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What Cody Bellinger’s deal with the Cubs means for Matt Chapman — and possibly the Blue Jays

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by Ryley Delaney

Blue Jays Nation’s Pre-Season Prospect Countdown – No. 5: Spencer Horwitz

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GDB -2.0: After offensive explosion, Toronto Blue Jays continue Grapefruit League schedule against New York Yankees

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Free agent Cody Bellinger returns to the Chicago Cubs on a three-year contract

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by Ryley Delaney

Blue Jays Nation’s Pre-Season Prospect Countdown – No. 6: Brandon Barriera

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Chad Dallas shines, Nate Pearson lit up, Justin Turner drives in a run, and more as Blue Jays open Grapefruit League with 14-13 loss to Phillies

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by Ryley Delaney

Tim Mayza serves as Blue Jays bat boy for losing fantasy football league

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GDB -1.0: Blue Jays open Spring Training Grapefruit League schedule against Phillies

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by Brett Holden

MLB Notebook: Red Sox star Rafael Devers critical of team’s off-season, multiple free-agent infielders sign contracts, and more

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by Ryley Delaney

Top prospect Orelvis Martinez praised by former Blue Jay Edwin Encarnación

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by Tyson Shushkewich

Blue Jays – Ricky Tiedemann scratched from spring training start due to left hamstring discomfort

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by Ryley Delaney

Blue Jays Nation’s Pre-Season Prospect Countdown – No. 7: Alan Roden

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BJN Radio – Ep. 195: Spring Training is underway, big-name free agents still remain, and more!

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by Ryley Delaney

News and Notes: Alek Manoah debuting a cutter, Ricky Tiedemann starts on Saturday, and more!

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by Ryley Delaney

Blue Jays Nation’s Pre-Season Prospect Countdown: No. 8: Addison Barger

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by Ryley Delaney

Many signs are pointing to a huge season from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in 2024

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The Toronto Blue Jays: Prospect Drafts, Waves and Tides

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by Tyson Shushkewich

Predicting when Blue Jays top prospect Ricky Tiedemann will debut in the big leagues

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Sportico values Blue Jays at $1.97 billion, ranked 91st worldwide

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Bo Bichette says Blue Jays are going into a season “trying to prove people wrong” for the first time

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by Brett Holden

Netflix documentary about Montreal Expos will explore “setbacks that led to the team’s departure” 20 years after relocation

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Blue Jays’ Guerrero Jr. says no hard feelings exist over arbitration hearing, ready to turn the page toward 2024 season

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by Ryley Delaney

Blue Jays Nation’s Pre-Season Prospect Countdown – No. 9: Leo Jimenez

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by Ryley Delaney

Edwin Encarnación coaches top prospects at batting practice, Chad Dallas and Damiano Palmegiani get hype, and more

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Three teams that could play matchmaker with Blue Jays to solve infield surplus

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by Ryley Delaney

News and Notes: Nate Pearson added a splitter, MLB could expand soon, and more!

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by Ryley Delaney

Blue Jays Nation’s Pre-Season Prospect Countdown – No. 10: Damiano Palmegiani

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by Tyson Shushkewich

Projecting who will make the Blue Jays’ Opening Day 26-man roster

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by Ryley Delaney

Chris Bassitt has strong praise for young pitchers Ricky Tiedemann and Bowden Francis

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by Ryley Delaney

Former Blue Jays ace Hyun Jin Ryu has reportedly signed with KBO’s Hanwha Eagles

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by Brett Holden

MLB Notebook: Mike Trout isn’t seeking a trade from the Angels, Mariners showing interest in Matt Chapman, and more

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by Ryley Delaney

Blue Jays Nation’s Pre-Season Prospect Countdown – No. 11: Juaron Watts-Brown

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by Veronica Chung

The art of being a swingman: How Bowden Francis embraces being a versatile pitcher

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Four possible targets for the Blue Jays, a team that looks “poised to make a trade before Opening Day”

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by Tyson Shushkewich

Unsigned Blue Jays draft picks from recent years and where they are to start the 2024 season

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by Ryley Delaney

Blue Jays Nation’s Pre-Season Prospect Countdown – No. 12: Landen Maroudis

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by Ryan Snodgrass

Digging into Cavan Biggio’s swing patterns during hot and cold streaks

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Looking back at how the blockbuster trade between the Blue Jays and Marlins from 2012 almost didn’t happen

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What are the Blue Jays getting in infielder Eduardo Escobar, and where does he fit on the team’s roster?

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by Veronica Chung

Middling teams improving will make for a more competitive American League playoff race

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by Ryley Delaney

Blue Jays Nation’s Pre-Season Prospect Countdown – No. 13: Tucker Toman

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by Ryley Delaney

Former Blue Jay Randal Grichuk signs with the Arizona Diamondbacks

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by Ryan Snodgrass

What are the Blue Jays getting in slugger Daniel Vogelbach, and where does he fit on the team’s roster?

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by Tyson Shushkewich

Former Blue Jays utility player Whit Merrifield signs one-year deal with the Phillies

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by Ryley Delaney

The Blue Jays have reportedly signed Daniel Vogelbach to a minor league deal with an invite to Spring Training

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by Brett Holden

MLB Notebook: Fanatics jerseys draw criticism, Orioles open camp with multiple injuries, and more

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General manager Ross Atkins says “We feel good about the team that we have” but many Blue Jays fans aren’t as optimistic

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by Ryley Delaney

Blue Jays Nation’s Pre-Season Prospect Countdown – No. 14: Enmanuel Bonilla

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Rival Preview: The Rays will look different in 2024, but the House of Horrors is always the same

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The Blue Jays have signed Eduardo Escobar to a minor-league contract

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by Ryley Delaney

News and Notes: Ross Atkins’ press conference, two Blue Jay prospects rank in Fangraphs’ Top 100 list, and more!

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by Tyson Shushkewich

Blue Jays’ Cavan Biggio dealing with shoulder tendonitis to start training camp

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Blue Jays’ Alek Manoah ready to forget 2023 woes: ‘When you get your butt kicked, you want to start a new year with a fresh slate’

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by Ryley Delaney

A deep dive into the non-roster prospects the Blue Jays will have at Spring Training

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Free agent Whit Merrifield reportedly expected to reach a contract by the end of the weekend

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John Schneider says second and third base situation with Kiner-Falefa, Espinal, Biggio, and others will be “a cool puzzle to solve”

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by Ryley Delaney

Blue Jays Nation’s Pre-Season Prospect Countdown – No. 15: Dahian Santos

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Yariel Rodríguez’s contract details revealed, can be assigned to minors without approval only in 2024

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by Ryley Delaney

Blue Jays Nation’s Pre-Season Prospect Countdown – No. 16: Alex De Jesus

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by Ryley Delaney

Former Blue Jays prospect Jordan Groshans claimed by the Yankees

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by Ryley Delaney

Blue Jays trade Otto López to the Giants for cash considerations

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by Brett Holden

Blue Jays among the teams to get a City Connect jersey in 2024

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Seven Blue Jays on the bubble with something to prove this spring

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by Ryley Delaney

Blue Jays Nation’s Pre-Season Prospect Countdown – No. 17: Jace Bohrofen

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Slugger Jorge Soler signs a three-year contract with the San Francisco Giants

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Rival Preview: The Yankees made a huge splash this winter after a very disappointing season

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by Ryley Delaney

Blue Jays Nation’s Pre-Season Prospect Countdown – No. 18: Adam Macko

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by Brett Holden

MLB Notebook: More Rogers Centre renovations revealed, veteran pitcher Jake Odorizzi trying to make a comeback, and more

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2024 Spring Training: Opponents’ schedules confirm (at least) seven Blue Jays’ road games will be televised

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by Ryley Delaney

Blue Jays add cup holders to 100 level seats as Rogers Centre renovations continue

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Rival Preview: After claiming their first AL East crown since 2014, the future is now for the Orioles

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by Ryley Delaney

Blue Jays Nation’s Pre-Season Prospect Countdown – No. 19: Cade Doughty

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by Tyson Shushkewich

Why a top free agent like Cody Bellinger might consider a shorter-term contract as spring approaches

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by Ryley Delaney

The Blue Jays have the 20th ranked farm system on Keith Law’s pre-2024 list, and more!

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Blue Jays Nation’s Pre-Season Prospect Countdown – No. 20: Chad Dallas

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Scouting Report: Top Junior College Pitching Prospects to watch heading into the 2024 season

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by Brett Holden

MLB Notebook: Pitchers and catchers begin to report, Red Sox get a Netflix special, and more

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