Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
We have 10 players who are eligible for arbitration this off season. Shawn Marcum, Dustin McGowan , Brandon League , Jose Bautista , Jason Frasor , Jeremy Accardo , Brian Tallet , Shawn Camp , Casey Janssen and Raul Chavez . If you are Alex Anthopoulos , which ones do you offer arbitration to, which ones do you negotiate with and which ones do you let walk away? The Jays, in JP's time never actually...
Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Part three of our look at the Bill James Player Projections for our Blue Jay players, this time we look at the pitchers. Part one is here and part two is here . These come from the Bill James Handbook , that will come out soon from ACTA Sports . Roy Halladay 33 Starts, 240 IP, 179 K, 17-10, 3.23 ERA They are expecting him to have basically the same season as this one. A slightly higher ERA than this...
Over the Monster (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
More photos » by Elise Amendola - AP 2 days ago: Boston Red Sox's Jason Bay speaks to the media in the clubhouse at Fenway Park in Boston Monday, Oct. 12, 2009 one day after the Red Sox were eliminated in baseballs American League Division Series by the Los Angeles Angels. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) Browse more photos » Perhaps if the Toronto Blue Jays and new general manager Alex Anthopoulos...
Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
Mike Wilner, on the weekend, put out his 'plan' to 'save the Jays'. Actually it was his second suggested plan, on the theory that the Jays were going to raise the payroll to $120 million. This one is very trade heavy, trading off a bunch of pitchers (and Travis Snider ) for Felix Hernandez , Prince Fielder and a bunch of other guys. I always find suggesting trades is a tough thing because as a Jay's...
Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
Yankees vs. Blue Jays Rogers Centre (4 games) This won't be a full preview, just the pitching matchup and injury reports. Sorry, I'm a little busy at the moment. All the Yankees have to do is keep doing what they done since Alex Rodriguez got back in May, and that's win. The Blue Jays stink, and have laid down to the Red Sox twice in the past two weeks. Hopefully they do the same this weekend against...
Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 07/26/2009
Hi everyone. Back from the Evergreen State. Looks like it's been a tough few days for the Jays in the interim - didn't get to watch any games, but it sure looks like they have been creative in finding ways to lose. Nice thing about baseball - momentum is the next game's starting pitcher and for the Jays that's young starter Brett Cecil, who is coming off two consecutive very nice starts. Of course...
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 07/26/2009
Writers often talk about earmarks; accomplishments that alone signify worth - greatness in some cases - all on their own. Nothing further is needed than that box score. No scouting reports, advanced statistics, whatever. Just that line. An American League pitcher tossing ine innings with nine (or more) strikeouts and zero walks comes awfully close to that status. Since 1954, the feat has occurred 253...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 07/23/2009
Blue Jays right-hander Dustin McGowan had surgery to repair damaged cartilage in his right knee earlier this month, the latest setback on his recovery from shoulder surgery.
Examiner (Free subscription) | 07/23/2009
Blue Jays right-hander Dustin McGowan had surgery to repair damaged cartilage in his right knee earlier this month, the latest setback on his recovery from shoulder surgery.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/23/2009
McGowan is one of six Blue Jays right-handers on the disabled list, along with Casey Janssen (shoulder), Jesse Litsch (elbow surgery), Shaun Marcum (elbow surgery), Robert Ray (shoulder) and Scott Richmond (shoulder).
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/23/2009
Blue Jays right-hander Dustin McGowan had surgery to repair damaged cartilage in his right knee earlier this month, the latest setback on his recovery from shoulder surgery.
Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 07/21/2009
For as long as I've had a computer I've played computer baseball games on it. In the days of my old Apple II+, with no hard drive, the game was pretty simple, then for a few years " Earl Weaver's Baseball " was the game of choice. Then the last few years I've played various versions of Diamond Mind Baseball , which is a straight replay type game. Out of the Park Baseball is a baseball simulation...
Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 07/19/2009
Robert of Dudek returned to action the other day, and in the course of the ensuing discussion he noted: 91 mph is a below average MLB fastball now (for a righthander). Richmond is a serviceable starter, but it is very unlikely to become an ace. Now he's probably right about that second sentence, but later for that. It's the notion of an average major league fastball that has caught my attention. Oh...
Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 07/16/2009
More photos » by Paul Battaglia - AP Get well soon, Jesse. (AP Photo/Paul Battaglia) Browse more photos » Hey all, this is part two of our two-part series on who is at fault for the long-term injuries we've seen to four MLB-ready starters since the Spring of 2008. In part one we looked at Dustin McGowan and Casey Janssen , our two pitchers recovering from labrum surgery. Today we'll look...
Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 07/14/2009
More photos » by Matt Slocum - AP Get Well Soon, Casey! Good luck with your rehab start tonight. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Browse more photos » There has been a lot of discussion on the site recently about all of the pitching injuries the Blue Jays have sustained recently, so I thought it might be interesting to take a look at what could be causing them. In one of the comments to a recent...
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