The 60-game season massively increases the Blue Jays’ playoff odds, according to FanGraphs
Conventional wisdom suggests that the Major League Baseball season is a marathon, not a sprint. That won’t be the case this year.
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What we know about MLB’s 60-game sprint: A lot of AL East games, the 60-man taxi squad, universal DH, and more!
Baseball is back! The Players’ Association has agreed to report to training camps for July 1 with eyes on a possible start date as early as July 23 or 24. The season will be 60 games, which represents Major League Baseball’s shortest schedule since 1878.
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Baseball is back, it seems
Whether the players like it or not, it looks like there’s going to be a baseball season this summer. Well, something resembling a baseball season.
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From math to Maverick: Getting to know new Blue Jays signee Zac Cook
On a sizzling afternoon in North Texas, Zac Cook cruises down I-35 on his way home from practice with the Texas Stix, a team for whom he coaches. Wearing a pair of orange-tinted sunglasses and a black Stix hat, he’s relaxed and proud, even if the sports he loves is in disarray at the professional…
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Blue Jays Draft Update: Zach Britton signs under-slot deal while C.J. Van Eyk and Trent Palmer sign over-slot deals
The Blue Jays have now signed three of their five draft picks as pitchers C.J. Van Eyk and Trent Palmer along with outfielder Zach Britton have agreed to deals. First-round pick Austin Martin and fourth-round pick Nick Frasso have yet to sign.
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Blue Jays sign undrafted free agents OF MacKenzie Mueller, INF Harrison Ray, and UTL Zac Cook
With the shortest draft in MLB history wrapped up, teams are now able to sign any non-drafted player as a free agent, though the maximum signing bonus is restricted to just $20,000. The Blue Jays kicked off their non-drafted free agent frenzy by adding two college position players to their system.
Read More →Blue Jays take a conservative approach on Day 2 of the draft, selecting three college pitchers and an outfielder
The 2020 draft already looked like a slam dunk for the Blue Jays as Austin Martin, arguably the best all-around player available, fell into their lap with the fifth-overall pick.
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Daily Duce: Here’s some more Austin Martin content for you
Thanks to the Baltimore Orioles going completely off the board with the second-overall pick, the Blue Jays were gifted Austin Martin, who some view as the best overall player in the draft. Let’s get the hype train rolling.
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The Blue Jays select Austin Martin with the fifth-overall pick
Well, that went better than expected! With the fifth-overall pick in the 2020 MLB draft, the Blue Jays selected Austin Martin, a multi-position player from Vanderbilt.
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What to expect from the Blue Jays at the 2020 draft
Major League Baseball’s miniature five-round draft is right around the corner, which is great because it means there’ll be actual things to talk about beyond whether or not we’ll ever actually be able to watch baseball again.
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Kacy Clemens among the minor leaguers released by the Blue Jays
Last week, Ben Nicholson-Smith reported that the Blue Jays would be among the many teams across Major League Baseball to release an exodus on minor league players. Given the inevitability that there won’t be a minor league season this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations are cutting as many as 50 players in order…
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