Daily Duce: Thinking about free agency, Major League Baseball expansion, and more!
It’s incredibly difficult to talk about baseball right now because, at the end of the day, we don’t know anything.
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What do the changes to the 2020 MLB draft mean for the Blue Jays?
There are a lot of uncertainties surrounding the sport of baseball right now, but the nearly finalized agreement between MLB and the MLBPA is bringing clarity to a few key issues. One of the questions I was most looking forward to clarity on was “what happens with the draft?” We now have an answer!
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More on Major League Baseball and the Players’ Association’s plan to salvage the 2020 season
According to multiple reports, Major League Baseball and the Players’ Association have reached a tentative agreement on key economic and labour-related factors relating to the 2020 season, which is currently paused due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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More pointless roster transactions! Jacob Waguespack, Thomas Pannone, and Santiago Espinal optioned to Triple-A
I still have no idea what the deal with these random transactions are, but, here we go again. The Blue Jays have reportedly sent Jacob Waguespack, Thomas Pannone, and Santiago Espinal to Triple-A Buffalo.
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It looks like there’s still going to be a draft this year
There had been talk of cancelling this summer’s Major League Baseball draft due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it appears MLB and the Players’ Union have an agreement in place to ensure a shortened version of the draft gets done.
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MLB’s proposed worst-case-scenario service time plan and what it means for the Blue Jays
Earlier today, I wrote about the updated talks between Major League Baseball and the Players’ Association and the issues the two sides were working on in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic pushing the season back.
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The 5 most rewatchable Blue Jays games of all-time
It’s hard to believe that Opening Day was originally scheduled to take place this week, because baseball is indefinitely on hold. Unless you’re playing MLB The Show and playing through the 2020 campaign, there’s no facsimile of Major League Baseball going on right now. To help fill the void, Sportsnet is re-airing some of the…
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Mark Shapiro: No Blue Jays have tested positive for COVID-19, the organization’s plan for stadium staff, and more!
Mark Shapiro, who’s currently under self-isolation at home in Toronto, did a conference call on Sunday in order to give media an update as to where the Blue Jays are at when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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They’re playing baseball games (without fans) in Korea
I don’t know if I’ve ever been so excited after reading a tweet from Jon Heyman, but here we are. It might not be much, but Heyman’s report that baseball games are being played in Korea offers us a slight glimmer of hope.
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Sean Reid-Foley and Anthony Kay got optioned to Triple-A so we can have something to talk about
Was this just Ross Atkins doing us all a solid, or what?
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What can Blue Jays fans expect out of Shun Yamaguchi
The Toronto Blue Jays off-season was mostly about the signing of Hyun-Jin Ryu and rightfully so. But, one signing that kind of flew under the radar was the two-year deal they signed with 32-year-old Shun Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi has spent his entire career playing in Japan but was posted this off-season where many teams were interested…
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