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Could Roy Halladay save CC Sabathia?
An adjustment made by Roy Halladay late in his career could help CC Sabathia return to form in 2015.Former Blue Jays and Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay seems to be enjoying retirement. From his Twitter...
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Following up: Inside Toronto's failed pursuit of Kenny Williams
Plus: Avisail Garcia agrees about his need to shed weight, and Conor Gillaspie adds poundsJust as the winter meetings opened last month, word surfaced that the Toronto Blue Jayswanted to hire Kenny...
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Paul Beeston signs one year extension with Blue Jays, plans to retire after 2015
Paul Beeston will be the Blue Jays' president and CEO through 2015 after signing a contract extension with the club, according to Edward Rogers, who announced it via a media release on Bob McCown's...
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Blue Jays president will retire after 2015, Orioles settle with Bud Norris...
The Jays announced a one-year extension for team president Paul Beeston, who will retire after the 2015 season. Elsewhere, the Mariners and Bud Norris agreed on a one-year deal to avoid arbitration.The...
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Tuesday Bantering: Paul Beeston links
I'm very happy that the Beeston/Duquette saga is over, at least for the moment. And I'm hoping that we don't have to talk about it again for a long time.Since the Jays sent out the press release about...
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MLB Rumors: Blue Jays Interested in Jonathan Papelbon?
The Blue Jays and Phillies continue to talk about a potential Jonathan Papelbon trade, reports MLB.com beat writer Todd Zolecki. With Casey Janssen no longer under contract, Papelbon could fill...
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Ranking the AL East: Position Players
As we get closer to Opening Day and rosters are close to set, how do the Red Sox rank on a position-by-position basis with the rest of the division?Over the next couple of days, I’ll be looking at how...
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Blue Jays invite 23 non-roster players to big league spring training
Nine non-roster players were invited to the Blue Jays' major league spring training camp: pitchers Miguel Castro, Roberto Osuna, and Gregory Infante, infielder Mitch Nay, outfielders Anthony Alford,...
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Blue Jays making a 'strong push' for Ronald Belisario
Our Thursday rumor of the day comes very very early in the day:#BlueJays making a strong push to sign free-agent reliever Ronald Belisario, sources say. He's represented by Jim McNamara. — Jon Morosi...
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Thursday Morning Sporcle: Name the Blue Jays' Johnsons
Not brought to you by Johnson & JohnsonThe Blue Jays' all-time roster have more Johnsons on it than any other surname, so here is a quiz to find out how many of them you can name.Do you snicker at...
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Exactly what kind of manager is John Gibbons?
Gibby is beloved by many, but what do we really know about his managerial style?It will always be impossible to know exactly what a manager brings to a baseball team.Even in an era where more and more...
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Three Blue Jays on Keith Law's Top 100 MLB Prospects
Keith Law released his top 100 MLB prospect list and there are 3 Blue Jays on the list. I'm sure you all could guess who they are, Daniel Norris is #18, Dalton Pompey is #42 and Aaron Sanchez is #51....
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Blue Jays Sign Ronald Belisario and Ramon Santiago
The Blue Jays have signed Ronald Belisario to minor league contract, reports Jim Bowden of ESPN. Belisario will make $1.7M if he makes the team. Jon Morosi had reported the two sides were "very close"...
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Inside the mind and numbers of Blue Jays pitcher Chad Jenkins
Chad Jenkins speaks with Bluebird Banter about what makes him tick as a pitcher.In a lot of ways Chad Jenkins is an easy guy to overlook.He doesn't have the blazing fastball or knee-buckling breaking...
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Blue Jays Using Pitching Depth To Their Advantage
Every year, pitchers get injured. Every year, some pitchers have disappointing seasons. Every year, some pitchers come out of nowhere. What's the way to make the best of that situation? Have a lot of...
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MLB.com places four Blue Jays in Top 100 Prospects List
After Keith Law placed three Blue Jays in his top prospect list yesterday, MLB.com did him one better and also included Jeff Hoffman in their Top 100 list. As with Law's list, Daniel Norris, Dalton...
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Commissioner Rob Manfred welcomes Alex Rodriguez back to resume his career
Talking to Ken Rosenthal, new commissioner Manfred is willing to accept A-Rod back into baseball, seemingly with no hard feelings. Also, perhaps a ban of the shift isn't such a certainty after all. Get...
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Examining the Blue Jays Depth
Having strong depth at each position can be a crucial part to a team's success. Since front office cannot possibly expect every player to stay healthy, backups and minor league players can become very...
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Super Bowl Sunday Bantering: Tiago da Silva
There isn't much for Blue Jays news today.The Jays signed Brazilian born reliever Tiago da Silva to a minor league contract. Tiago pitched for Ciudad del Carmen in the Mexican League last year, putting...
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The Blue Jays' Incredible, Shrinking Payroll
As things currently stand, the Blue Jays have 14 players under contract for 2015 (including Ricky Romero), with a total reported salary commitment of $112.75 million. If we conservatively assume that...
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