Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images One of my favourites, Devon Travis, turns 33 today. Travis was traded to the Blue Jays from the Tigers on November 13, 2014, with Anthony Gose going to Detroit. Travis was #84 on Baseball America’s top 100 prospects list. Gose had been a disappointment for us. He had a ton of speed, but he hit .247/.315/.363 with 34 … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday Devon Travis
Friday Bantering: McDavid Scores!
Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images CANADA! CANADA! CANADA! CANA- oh, yes, ahem, baseball… The Jays have brought Ryan Yarbrough back on a minor league deal (via Hazel Mae). Yarbrough was acquired last deadline as the “return” for salary dumping Kevin Kiermaier, but he actually had a bit of a bounce back in Toronto, posting a 2.01 ERA with passable peripheral stats in 37 innings … [Read more...] about Friday Bantering: McDavid Scores!
MLB Will Test Robot Umps in Spring Training
Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images Beginning with this afternoon’s Dodgers-Cubs game, MLB has announced that they’ll be testing their rob-ump technology, which is officially the Automated Ball-Strike System Presented by T-Mobile (a hideous phrase I promise you I will never type out again) through spring training. It is not in consideration for use in the majors this year, but … [Read more...] about MLB Will Test Robot Umps in Spring Training
Wednesday Bantering: Nothing Much Going On
Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images The first full squad workout was yesterday, so spring training is fully underway. There’s an actual game tomorrow, although the Jays don’t play until Saturday. In Dunedin, the only actual news is bad: Adam Macko suffered an injury in a bullpen session and will probably need surgery to repair the meniscus in his left knee. Last year, most … [Read more...] about Wednesday Bantering: Nothing Much Going On
Blue Jays Reacts Survey
Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Toronto Blue Jays fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Jays didn’t sign Vladimir Guerrero, which upset me a lot (this is Tom, not Tom_M; I know it is … [Read more...] about Blue Jays Reacts Survey