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Game #4 GameThread: Rockies @ Blue Jays
The second series of the season. We should be in Hakodate, Japan, when this goes up. It will be Cherry Blossom time when we are there, which, I’m told is a very busy tourist time. I remember a line in a book by Warren Cromartie who went over there to play ball after his playing […]
2026 Bluebird Banter Top 40 Prospects: 5-8
After covering 32 prospects last week, we’re back to do the top 8. Today, four pitchers in the upper minors with different ceilings and 2026 outlooks. 8. Fernando Perez, RHP, age 22 (DOB: 2/12/2004), grade: 40+, 2025: 10th Signed out of the Domincan Republic in 2022, Perez was a steady one-level-a-year guy until 2025, when […]
Jays News: DUB GLEED
As I predicted last week, Leo Jimenez is gone. Rather than lose him on waivers, though, the Blue Jays were able to swing a trade, sending him to the Miami Marlins in exchange for infielder Dub Gleed and $250,000 in international bonus pool money. Jimenez had been in the organization since he signed out of […]
Blue Jays Complete the Sweep, Down the A’s 5-2
The first two games of the season were a ton of fun, but it’s nice to keep the drama a little lower sometimes. Everyobody looked pretty good today, from Eric Lauer and the bullpen holding the A’s to two runs on five hits against 15 strikeouts, to the power bats showing up to the tune […]
GAMETHREAD, Game # 3, Sacrementos Vs Jays: Because Someone Has To Do It
GAMETHREAD, Game # 3, Sacrementos Vs Jays: Because Someone Has To Do It
Jays Win 11 Inning Thriller, 8-7
This one was dramatic. Dylan Cease looked excellent in his Blue Jays debut, which is great news. The offence took a while to get going but lead big rallies when they were needed. And the Bullpen collapsed early and then kept it interesting but ultimately did enough. Cease cruised through the first two innings, giving […]
Game #2 GameThread: A’s @ Jays
On holiday in Japan. I wonder if my MLB TV subscription will work when I’m there. Scheduling these so Tom_M has one less thing to worry about. All going well, we are in Tokyo today. It will be 4:00 am Tokyo time when this one starts so I’m not going to be watching. Of course, […]
Blue Jays Start Season Dramatically, Walk Off the A’s
That was fun. The pitching was mostly excellent, and interesting where not. The offence struggled but battled and got just enough done. That’s not how the Jays will hopefully do a lot of their winning this year, but it’s nice to be able to come through in multiple ways. Kevin Gausman was phenomenal. He began […]
Opening Day GameThread: A’s @ Jays
When this goes up, I’ll be on holiday in Japan (and hopefully getting to see a game or two over there). So I’ve scheduled GameThreads for while I’m gone, to take a little of the pressure some off the other Tom while I’m gone. Of course, I don’t have lineups for the games, but someone […]
2026 Bluebird Banter Top 40 Prospects: 9-12
Approaching the top of the list and getting to prospects with more impact potential, we have lefty and righty high school pitchers with plus pitches, a faraway infielder with a sky high ceiling contrasted against a skills over tools outfielder on the cusp of the majors. 12. Juan Sanchez, SS, age 18 (DOB: 9/27/2007), grade: […]
2026 Bluebird Banter Top 40 Prospects: 16-13
Yesterday we kicked things off with the first two installments of our top prospect series. Today we’re back with the next tier up 16. Silvano Hechavarria, RHP, Age 22 (DOB: 3/18/2003), Grade 40, 2025: NR Signed out of Cuba in June of 2024, Hechavarria was older than the typical International Free Agent and he cruised […]
2026 Bluebird Banter Top 40 Prospects: 17-20
As we round the bend towards the top of the list, today features perhaps the most eclectic mix of four players I can recall in one grouping. The almost ready to the not having debuted; the highest of floors to the high impact. 20. Brandon Valenzuela, C, age 25 (DOB: 10/2/2000), grade: 35+/40, 2025: San […]
Blue Jays Finalize Roster
Most of the league doesn’t play until tomorrow, and the Jays don’t open their season until Friday, but rosters still have to be finalized and so we’re getting some news this afternoon: With those moves, the Opening Day 26-man roster should just about be set: Rotation: Dylan Cease, Kevin Gausman, Cody Ponce, Max Scherzer, Eric […]
Make your 2026 MLB Predictions
With the 2026 coming up on us quickly, let’s have our prediction thread. 1. Give us your guess for the winners in each division. 2. Wild Card teams? 3. Who makes it to the World Series, and who wins? 4. Who gets the major awards in each league? MVP, Cy Young, and Rookie of the […]
2026 Bluebird Banter Top 40 Prospects: 24-21
We’re now climbing into some prospects with actual potential impact as we get into the meat of the system. 24. Cutter Coffey, LHP, Age 22 (DOB: 5/21/2004), Grade 35+, 2025: 30th Part of the return for Danny Jansen, the 2022 Red Sox second round pick got off to a tough start in the Jays organization, […]
2026 Bluebird Banter Top 40 Prospects: 25-28
Moving into the middle of the list we have three pitchers drafted early on the second day, along with a wild card you could not profile more differently.. 28. Micah Bucknam, RHP, age 22 (DOB: 8/26/2003), grade: 35, 2025: college junior A double Blue Jays’ draftee, Bucknam first went IN the 16th round out of […]
2026 Bluebird Banter Top 40 Prospects: 32-29
Yesterday we kicked things off with the first two installments of our top prospect series. Today we’re back with the next tier up 32. Yondrei Rojas, LHP, Age 23 (DOB: 11/22/2002), Grade 35, 2025: NR Rojas has been in the system a long time, having singed as a Venezuelan International Free Agent back in 2021. […]
2026 Bluebird Banter Top 40 Prospects: 33-36
Next up are four arms, some holdovers and some new entrants. and each finishing the year at a different level of the minors. 36. Ryan Jennings, RHP, age 26 (DOB: 8/22/1999), grade: 35, 2025: 16th The Blue Jays’ 2022 fourth round pick out of Louisiana Tech, Jennings has had an up-and-down transit through the Blue Jays […]
Jays Extend Ross Atkins and John Schneider
The Toronto Blue Jays announced contract extensions for GM Ross Atkins and Manager John Schneider, both of whom were finishing the final year of their contracts. This move wasn’t a surprise, especially considering the 2025 Jays season results, coming within a few inches of a World Series Championship and the earlier 5 year contract extension […]
2026 Bluebird Banter Top 40 Prospects: 37-40
We’ve reached the gap between the end of spring training and opening day. The Jays don’t play until Friday night. To fill that gap, we’re going to run our annual top 40 prospect ranking this week, with two editions per day from now through Thursday. We’ll take opening weekend off and come back on Monday […]
Quick Recap: Jays Beat Rays
That was a fun way to wrap spring training. The Blue Jays smoked Tampa Bay, 14-1, with most of the regulars getting in on the action. The highlights: We also got some news. Angel Bastardo and Yariel Rodriguez have been told that they didn’t make the opening day roster. Rodriguez had a good World Baseball […]
Spring GameThread: Rays @ Jays
The Jays last spring game. Then, Opening Day is March 27th. And I’ll be on my way to Japan by the time the game is over. I’m putting this together early so I don’t have the lineups but it should be Nick Martinez and Dylan Cease starting. And we’ll likely have a better idea of […]
Sunday OpenThread
I’m going to be flying all day, and I’m running around doing last-minute things, so writing something useful won’t happen. So let’s have an OpenThread. If you want a topic to start things off, the team has a bunch of decisions to make on the last few spots. Who gets the last one or two […]
Spring GameThread: Jays @ Pirates, Jays Prospects @ Phillies Prospects
I have a busy Saturday, in front of leaving for Japan on Sunday, so getting this together Friday night. The Jays are in Bradenton, Florida, which is a very pretty town. But the game isn’t going to be on TV. Also the Jays Prospect are playing the Phillies prospects in Clearwater. And this game is […]
The Annual BBB Introduction Post
It is time for my favourite post of the year. It is fun to read about where everyone who comes here is from and their answers to the various questions. Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to copy and paste these questions into the comment thread and give us your answers. Name: Location: […]
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