Blue Bird Banter

Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Part 4: Going for it Last time, I ran through a scenario where they Jays extend Vlad and Bo, try to patch the holes in the roster without making any long term commitments, and hope that growth from some young players can get them to the fringes of wildcard contention in 2025. Today, I’m going to look at what I consider to be the other viable … [Read more...] about Thinking Through the Blue Jays Off-Season

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images We have used this idea for the last couple of years. The idea is to go through some of the top free agents, use the contract FanGraphs suggests they will get and have a poll asking if we would like to sign him for that amount. Anthony Santander is #12 on Ben Clemens’ list at FanGraphs and #16 on Keith Law’s list at the … [Read more...] about Free Agent Poll: Anthony Santander

And Russell Martin signs with the Jays. Ten Years Ago: The Blue Jays signed Russell Martin to a 5-year, $82 million contract. I was on holiday then, but I remember being surprised we spent that much money. It seemed out of character for the team. Martin played four seasons with the Jays, hitting .225/.336/.399 with 66 home runs. He’s one of those guys who was more important to … [Read more...] about Today in Blue Jays history: George Bell wins MVP

Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images There was some Blue Jays news yesterday. The team hired David Bell to be Vice President of Baseball Operations and assistant GM. Bell was the Reds’ manager from 2019 to near the end of this past season. You might remember that Bell was interviewed for the manager back in 2018 when Charlie Montoyo was hired. Bell will: oversee the … [Read more...] about Friday Bantering: Davie Bell Hired

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images First, Happy Birthday to Spencer Horwitz. The young man turns 27 today. I hope 27 is his year. Have a good one, Spencer. We have used this idea for the last couple of years. The idea is to go through some of the top free agents, use the contract FanGraphs suggests they will get and have a poll asking if we would like to sign him for … [Read more...] about Free Agent Poll: Teoscar Hernández