BLUE JAYS RUMORS & GOSSIP

If you have watched Major League Baseball in this decade, you have heard of Giancarlo Stanton and the terrible things he does to pitchers. Since the start of the decade, only three players – Jose Bautista, Nelson Cruz, and Edwin Encarnacion – have more home runs than the Marlins slugger. Recently, he has gone on absolute tear, hitting 11 home runs since August 4th, giving him...

Episode 70 Greg, Josh, and Nick discuss the relatively successful last week of Blue Jays baseball. They talk about the crazy AL Wild Card race, Marco Estrada’s waiver claim, Jose Bautista’s hot streak, Marcus Stroman becoming a true staff ace, the constant injury roster shuffle, the signing of Brett Anderson, Aaron Sanchez to the pen, and the mystery of Rob Refsnyder. They...

John Gibbons always seems to find new ways to endear himself to Blue Jays fans. Whether it’s his self-depreciating sense of humour or his random one-liners during dressers, the man known as “Gibby” occasionally pulls a new trick out of his sleeve. This was something I don’t think I’ve ever seen Gibbons get away with before, let alone any Major League manager. Here’s the...

To make space on their roster the Jays designated catcher Mike Ohlman and reliever JP Howell for assignment.

The Blue Jays announced on Wednesday that they’ve designated veteran left-hander J.P. Howell and catcher Mike Ohlman for assignment. The moves will clear roster space for right-hander Dominic Leone (activated from the bereavement list) and catcher Miguel Montero (activated from the 10-day disabled list). Howell, 34, has been limited to 11 innings this year due to discomfort and...

TORONTO (AP) — Marcus Stroman pitched 6 1/3 innings, Steve Pearce homered and scored twice and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Wednesday night. Stroman (11-6) allowed two runs and six hits to beat the Rays for the first time in five career meetings at Rogers Centre. The right-hander entered 0-3 with a 6.38 ERA in four home starts against the AL East rivals...

Tuesday was very likely a difficult day for Marco Estrada. Not only was he claimed on waivers by an American League team (hat tip to BP Toronto), Estrada got knocked around by the Tampa Bay Rays. In fact, it’s been a whirlwind last few weeks for Estrada. After bottoming out value-wise, the trade deadline came and went, he remained in a Blue Jays uniform, and in his three previous...

But they're at the back of a very large pack and the numbers don't favour them.

The Blue Jays announced that veteran infielder/outfielder Chris Coghlan has been given his unconditional release after being designated for assignment over the weekend. Coghlan, 32, appeared in 36 games for the Blue Jays and totaled 88 plate appearances in 2017. However, the former National League Rookie of the Year didn’t fare too well in his short time with the Jays, as he batted...

Jon Morosi reported this afternoon on Twitter that Marco Estrada was claimed on revocable waivers. A source with knowledge of the situation has told BP Toronto that the claiming team is one that plays in the American League East. The source was not able to directly name the team, but implied heavily that it was the New York Yankees. The source also said that the team is believed...

The disappointing Toronto Blue Jays have attempted to provide some backup to their lackluster starting rotation, signing starter Brett Anderson to a minor league contract on Wednesday. With a starting staff that includes the injured Aaron Sanchez, a possible trade piece in Marco Estrada, J.A. Happ and Marcus Stroman, Anderson may earn a big league look before the season concludes...

The most bankable, expected-to-be-great Blue Jay has faltered as they sit unexpectedly within reach of another postseason berth.

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Chris Rowley the Andrew Walker show to talk about getting his first win in the MLB and the journey that brought him there.

The Toronto Blue Jays had six home games this week and played well, going 4-2 and winning both series.  With an exception in a game against the Yankees, the starting pitching was fantastic, and the offense was able to back up solid outings from the pitching staff.  Marco Estrada picked up his first win in 12 starts, Jose Bautista and Josh Donaldson both had big weeks at the plate...

The Toronto blue Jays have crossed that dreaded threshold teams never want to cross: ten games out of first place. Entering play today the Blue Jays are 11 games out of first place. They obviously did not make any additions to the team prior to the trade deadline, but they did not sell like sellers. They held onto most of their big time players, which is still puzzling. Odds are...

Kevin Pillar spoke after the Blue Jays’ win over the Yankees about battling through tough games and climbing up the standings.

President and CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays Mark Shapiro joined The Jeff Blair Show to talk about the future of the current Blue Jays roster and more specifically Troy Tulowitzki and Josh Donaldson.

CLEVELAND — When I asked Josh Donaldson about being a founding father of the fly-ball revolution recently in the visiting clubhouse at Progressive Field, he re-directed the credit. The creator of the air-ball, upper-cut philosophy was Ted Williams, he noted. Donaldson knows his history. Williams, of course, co-authored the book The Science of Hitting. He talked about impacting...

Joe Smith is headed back to Cleveland.The Indians acquired Smith from the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday, according to FOX MLB reporter Ken Rosenthal.Smith is 3-0 with 13 holds this season for Toronto. He has a 3.28 ERA and 1.12 WHIP, with 51 strikeouts in 35.2 innings.The numbers from Smith are very similar to what he’s done his entire career and should bode well for Cleveland. Smith...

Russell Martin made sure to put umpire Angel Hernandez in his place during a recent game.Hernandez, who has been known for trying to take over games in the past, tried to do exactly that.Martin, however, wasn’t having it.“Put your mask back on,” Martin said to Hernandez. That was Martin’s way of basically saying, “Do your job.”

Troy Tulowitzki left Friday’s Blue Jays-Angels game after appearing to injure his foot or ankle in a collision at first base.Tulo was batting to lead off the top of the third against Parker Bridwell. The Toronto shortstop grounded a ball up the middle and was thrown out at first base. But when he stretched for the bag, Tulowitzki stepped on C.J. Cron’s foot and twisted his ankle...

Marcus Stroman was ejected from his start against the Oakland Athletics on Thursday, but at least it made for a fine Instagram post.The Toronto Blue Jays righty was tossed in the fifth inning by home plate umpire Will Little, along with manager John Gibbons and catcher Russell Martin. Stroman was absolutely livid and charged at Little, letting him have it. Cooler heads prevailed...

There’s been talk around the water cooler that the Chicago Cubs are interested in Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish. While that might still very well be the case, at least one report suggests Chicago is more interested in Rangers catcher Jonathan Lucroy.“According to a source, a key Rangers evaluator was watching the Triple-A affiliates of the Chicago Cubs, who have made at least...

The Toronto Blue Jays find themselves seven games under .500 and in last place in the American League East. It’s been a sorely disappointing season for a squad that won 89 games and earned a trip to the ALCS last season.Despite this, Toronto has not shown itself to be sellers heading up to the trade deadline later this month. Maybe the team is holding out hope that it can rebound...

Vladimir Guerrero was one of the very best — and arguably the most entertaining — hitters in baseball over the last 20 years. The former Expos and Angels superstar cranked 449 home runs and put together a ridiculous .318/.379/.553 slash line over his 16-year MLB career (which came to an end in 2011). His absurd plate coverage and ability to crush pitches out of the strike zone...