Digging into Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s First Cold Stretch of the Season
For the first time this season, we have seen Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in a little bit of a rough patch.
Blue Jays Front Office Conference Call Agenda
Kevin Goldstein of FanGraphs has been writing some excellent pieces bringing insight into how Major League front offices operate. His recent post “Front Office Conference Call Agenda: American League” focuses on each AL team and what they are talking about on their monthly conference call with the team leadership group. This is a time where…
More fastballs, more strikes, more success for Robbie Ray
Robbie Ray has had a strong start to the season for the Blue Jays. His first two starts were very Robbie Ray-esque. Ray allowed two runs in 10 innings against the Yankees and Royals, with nine walks versus just six strikeouts. Ray limited the damage as he only allowed one home run in those two…
What does the lineup look like when George Springer and Teoscar Hernández get back?
No matter how you slice it the Blue Jays have been a poor offensive team to start the season. They rank among the bottom third in runs scored, average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and weighted on base average. Their 88 wRC+ as a team ranks 24th, sandwiched between the Pirates and Orioles; not exactly great…
Vladdy has arrived. What’s he doing differently now and will it be sustained?
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is playing on another level right now.
Why is Teoscar Hernández Striking out so much?
The Blue Jays record of 3-4 feels a little disappointing after they took two of three from the Yankees in New York to start the year. The pitching and defence which was of concern for everyone, has been solid, it’s the offense or lack thereof that has hurt them.
Over/Under Previewing the Blue Jays Bullpen using ZiPS projections
In the final part of this season preview we will look at the Blue Jays bullpen and their ZiPS projections. Losing Kirby Yates before the season even starts is a big loss, but there are still lots of good pitchers in the pen and this should be a sneaky good bullpen. As a reminder we…
Over/Under: Previewing the Blue Jays Starting Pitchers using ZiPS projections
Part three of this season preview will look at starting pitching. The rotation for the Blue Jays has plenty of question marks after Hyun-Jin Ryu, so let’s get into the ZiPS projections and see how this rotation shakes out. Since we are dealing with pitchers, the under means I expect them to do better than…
Over/Under Previewing the Blue Jays Outfield using ZiPS projections
In part two of previewing the Blue Jays season we are looking at the outfielders and their ZiPS projections. You can find part one of this series on the infielders here.
Over/Under: Previewing the Blue Jays Infielders using ZiPS projections
The Blue Jays are expected to be good this season, really good. To preview the season I am going to go through each player’s ZiPS projection from FanGraphs, to give an idea just how good every player is expected to be this season. Then given what we have seen in the past from these players…
Early Spring Training Statistics To Keep an Eye On
The Blue Jays are one of 11 teams to have trackman camera’s set up in their home ball park during Spring Training. Those cameras can provide meaningful data, even halfway through Spring Training. You have to look at the process over the results, things players can control. If a hitter has increased their launch angle…
Why Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Should be Given an Opportunity to Play Third
Charlie Montoyo spoke to the media on Wednesday and announced that Cavan Biggio, not Vladimir Guerrero Jr., will be the team’s third baseman this season.