John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images Part 4: The Bullpen Over the past week and a bit, I’ve been reviewing the series I started in June, trying to tell the story of each Blue Jay player’s season through one important stat. Today I wrap up with a review of the bullpen. Nick Sandlin: 28.4% fastball usage (sinker plus four seam). Update: 36.8% since May 26th. I noted that … [Read more...] about One Stat Midseason Check-In
Game #91 GameThread: Jays @ White Sox
Denny Medley-Imagn Images Today is a good day to win our ninth in a row. The Jays start a three-game series with the White Sox today. Today’s Jays lineup contains two All-Stars, Vladimir Guerrero and Alejandro Kirk. Today's Lineups BLUE JAYS WHITE SOX Nathan Lukes - CF Mike Tauchman - RF George Springer - DH Chase Meidroth - 2B Vladimir Guerrero - … [Read more...] about Game #91 GameThread: Jays @ White Sox
Jays Win Ninth In A Row
Matt Marton-Imagn Images Blue Jays 8 White Sox 4 Ninth win in a row! One of those games where we were up big and then had the White Sox get a few runs late. José Berríos had an easy time of it through six innings, just two hits, one earned, two walks, with four strikeouts. He came out at 76 pitches. I was ok with that, as it was 8-1 at that point. Might as well save … [Read more...] about Jays Win Ninth In A Row
Blue Jays Mid-Term Report Card: Jeff Hoffman
Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images Jeff Hoffman was the Jays' first-round pick in the 2014 draft. And he threw his first pitch for the team this year. He was part of the trade for Troy Tulowitzki and pitched in parts of five seasons with the Rockies, but didn’t have much success. From there, he went to the Reds, spending two seasons with the team, still without much success. … [Read more...] about Blue Jays Mid-Term Report Card: Jeff Hoffman
Blue Jays Mid-Term Report Card: Yariel Rodríguez
Kevin Sousa-Imagn Images Yariel Rodríguez was signed in the winter before the 2024 season. He got a five-year, $32 million contract. Last year was his rookie year, and it wasn’t terrible; his ERA was slightly worse than average, which is okay for a rookie year. He made 21 starts and only had one win out of that. But there was a lot of talk about whether he should be a … [Read more...] about Blue Jays Mid-Term Report Card: Yariel Rodríguez