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First and worst: Two-seamers/sinkers of 2013
More fun with z-scores, as the best and worst pitches of 2013 series rolls on. This week, we look at two-seam fastballs and sinkers.As we wind down our First and Worst pitch of 2013 series, we return...
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What questions would you ask at the Blue Jays State of the Franchise?
The Blue Jays 'State of the Franchise' is coming up on Wednesday January 29th. Media and season ticket holders can ask questions (presumably questions that have been cleared by the Jays' PR department)...
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Jack Morris leaving Sportsnet
It looks like Jack Morris is leaving the Blue Jays radio broadcast team for a similar job with the Twins.Jack Morris moving from color man on #BlueJays radio to back to similar position for #Twins....
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Todd Redmond looks forward to seeing the results of the weighted-ball program
When the Blue Jays selected Todd Redmond off waivers in the last week of spring training in 2013, most of us thought that he would be a good addition to the Buffalo Bisons' starting staff. But an...
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I Link Therefore I Am Saturday Jan 25, 2014 Links
The weekend links guy took much of the winter off (mostly because there wasn't much for him to link to.) As Tanaka-mania has swept into NYC, a tidal wave (relatively speaking) of unlinked links have...
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Saturday Pondering: Is There A Starter In The Bullpen?
It's pretty clear that the odds of the Blue Jays landing a free agent pitcher are slowly approaching zero and the rotation of the team is a huge question mark going into Spring Training. This means...
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Today in Blue Jay History: Mike Napoli traded for Frank Francisco
Three years ago today the Blue Jays traded Mike Napoli for Frank Francisco.I think it would be fair to say that we were perplexed:Napoli hit 26 home runs in a pitchers ball park. How many could he hit...
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Fan Favorites By The Numbers: Reed Johnson
The next entry in the Fan Favorites series looks at a more recently revered role player.Reed Johnson.The name evokes thoughts of reckless abandon leading to diving catches and reckless judgement...
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Blue Jays are reportedly waiting for Ervin Santana's price to drop
While you were watching the Grammy Award show last night, our colleague from MLB Daily Dish Chris Coltillo reported that Ervin Santana was drawing interest from a bunch of teams not named the "Blue...
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Community Projections: Brett Lawrie
Brett Lawrie hasn't quite had the season we've been expecting and yet, if you look at the 10 players on the 'Similar Batters through 23' list on his Baseball Prospectus page, you have a pretty good...
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Three Blue Jays on Baseball Prospectus Top 101 List
Jason Parks and the Baseball Prospectus team released their Top 101 Prospects List this morning with three Blue Jays making the list. Right-handed pitchers Marcus Stroman, Aaron Sanchez, and Alberto...
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Blue Jays sign seven international free agents from the Dominican Republic
According to the BlueJays.com transactions page, the Blue Jays have signed seven international free agents from the Dominican Republic to minor league contracts last week. Remember that the Blue Jays...
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Justin Masterson contract extension talks tabled; Ubaldo Jimenez' price falling
The Indians will have to spend on pitching before too long, one way or another. Which way is best?Two separate but not unrelated pieces of information, pertaining to the Indians and their starting...
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Happy Birthday Lyle Overbay
Former Blue Jays' first baseman Lyle Overbay turns 37 today.Lyle came up to the majors with the Diamondbacks, he played a handful of games in 2001 and 2002 before making the Diamondbacks out of spring...
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Yankees Prospects: Keith Law ranks New York the 20th best farm system in...
The farm isn't so bad, right? RIGHT?We all know the Yankees farm system isn't really that great. There are some interesting players, but no one that's a "can't miss" or clearly a future All-Star in the...
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Keith Law ranks the Blue Jays farm system 24th overall
So one day after Baseball Prospectus prospect guy Jason Parks says this:Justin (Asheville): What are some of the teams with the strongest group of players outside of the top 101?Jason Parks on the Top...
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Forget Baseball, Let's Watch Grass Grow
Rumblings in Toronto today are focusing in on the possibility of the Toronto Argonauts being sold to either Larry Tanenbaum or the company he is the chairman of, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment....
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Blue Jays 'in the mix' on Stephen Drew
So there is still a hope that the Blue Jays might be after Stephen Drew. Jon Heyman, in a MLB.com video, tells us "Toronto is a team in the mix, I think" on Drew. I love the 'I think' qualifier on the...
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A.J. Burnett will pitch in 2014
After mulling retirement, Burnett plans to pitch again in 2014.A.J. Burnett has decided to return for the 2014 season after flirting with the possibility of retirement this offseason, according to...
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Open Thread for the Blue Jays State of the Franchise
The 'State of the Franchise' will be live streamed on BlueJays.com (no word yet on whether there will be a 'viewer's digression' warning at the start). If you are watching, join us here to share your...
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