John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images The first of three against the Royals at home. Lineups: Today's Lineups ROYALS BLUE JAYS Jonathan India - 2B Nathan Lukes - RF Bobby Witt - SS Joey Loperfido - LF Vinnie Pasquantino - 1B Vladimir Guerrero - 1B Maikel Garcia - 3B Bo Bichette - SS Salvador Perez - C Addison Barger - 3B Mike Yastrzemski - RF Ty France - … [Read more...] about Game #111 GameThread: Royals @ Jays
Who’s Hot, Who’s Cold: Blue Jays Batters
John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images Looking at the Jays batters in July. Instead of looking at two weeks, let's look at the Jays' hitters for July. The Jays were 18-8 in July. Not bad, especially when you consider there was a four-game losing streak at the end of the month. Our offense averaged 5.7 runs per game. Hot Joey Loperfido: Played in 19 games, starting 14. … [Read more...] about Who’s Hot, Who’s Cold: Blue Jays Batters
Jays Trade For Varland, France
Jordan Johnson-Imagn Images This one surprises me a bit: Jays get: Right-handed pitcher Louis Varland. First baseman Ty France. And they ship to the Twins: Alan Roden. Kendry Rojas. Varland is 27. He has a 2.02 ERA in 51 games, 49 innings. He has 47 strikeouts. Batters are hitting .230/.289/.337 against him. Last year he had a 7.61 ERA in 16 games, 7 starts. He … [Read more...] about Jays Trade For Varland, France
What I Believe of Bieber’s UCL Surgery
The Bieb | Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images So, I got curious about Bieber’s UCL surgery and did a little digging to see if he had an internal brace placed, went with autograft or chose allograft, and how his recovery has been. Bieber had UCL graft surgery April 12, 2024. In his case it was an autograft: a tendon from his own body was harvested and used to … [Read more...] about What I Believe of Bieber’s UCL Surgery
Jays Trade Wagner
John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images This one surprises me, though the Jays needed a catching prospect. They sent Will Wagner to the Padres, for Double-A catcher Brandon Valenzuela. Valenzuela has a bit of power, with 12 home runs in 97 games in the minors. The scouting report describes a good athletic catcher with a decent arm. He’s not going to take Kirk’s job, but could … [Read more...] about Jays Trade Wagner