Blue Bird Banter

D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images The Jays traded for Shane Bieber this morning, or so reports Jon Morosi, Jeff Passan and a cast of others. Going to Cleveland is Khal Stephens. Khal (apparently named by his Kryptonian parents) was #17 on our prospects list before the season. He’s 22, a RH pitcher. Matt wrote: Like the other top pitching draftees, Stephen did not debut … [Read more...] about Jays Trade For Shane Bieber

Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images The Bieber trade is likely not the end of it for today. I’m not going to be sitting at the computer all day, so we’ll have a spot for anything that happens, and likely put up posts for any trade the Jays make later. There were a bunch of moves yesterday: Eugenio Suárez to the Mariners, he has 36 home runs this season. the Diamondbacks get … [Read more...] about OpenThread: Trade Deadline Day

James A. Pittman-Imagn Images Game four of this series. It would be nice to win one. No, it isn’t a ‘must-win’ or anything like that. We are still four games up on the Yankees. But it would be nice to win. Keegan Matheson tells us the Jays are looking to add another bullpen arm before the deadline. Still no Springer in the lineup. We have Loperfido leading off today. … [Read more...] about Game #110 GameThread: Jays @ Orioles

Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images Blue Jays 9 Orioles 8 Jays are 4.5 games up on the Yankees, at the moment. I’ll take it. Where to start? Maybe the bottom of the first. After a Jackson Holliday single and a pop-out, an Ernie Clement throwing error made life tough for José Berríos. If it weren’t for the mistake, the fly ball that followed would have been the third out; … [Read more...] about Jays Win A Close One

Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports Ten years ago today: The Blue Jays traded Daniel Norris, Matt Boyd and Jairo Labourt to the Tigers for David Price. At the time of the trade, the Jays were 52-51 tied for second place, 6 games back of the Yankees. We would go 41-18 the rest of the way and finish first in the AL East, and, well, you remember the rest. Price would go 9-1, … [Read more...] about Today in Blue Jays History: David Price Trade