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Evaluating The Jays First Quarter
As you may recall, back in January I tried to estimate how many games the 2013 Blue Jays would win based on each player’s WAR, ultimately deciding this was a Jays team that could produce 92 wins. With 40 games now under their belt I thought it would be a good time to take a [...]
Read More...The Next Crop: April 2013
At the end of each month we’ll be bringing you a report on what’s happening in the Jays farm system. This report will focus on a mix of the team’s top prospects and the veterans who are most likely to get the call to join the big league club should a need arise. In most [...]
Read More...When Does A Team’s Record Start to Mean Something?
Of the major professional sports leagues, baseball has by far the longest schedule. At the beginning of every season there are some results that do not align with the expectations of many fans. Commentators, media, and other fans are quick to caution of the dangers of small sample sizes. Given the lofty ambitions and poor [...]
Read More...What’s Wrong with the Blue Jays?
There’s a commonly referenced baseball idiom that states pitching is the key to winning. Starting pitching, in fact is often cited as the driving factor behind winning teams. Sometimes the rhetoric is widened slightly to include pitching and defence, as if every game was settled by a 1-0 or 2-1 score. In truth, the key [...]
Read More...Morning After Manager: April 16 – White Sox at Blue Jays
Last night’s 4-3 loss to the White Sox had Jays fans second guessing manager John Gibbons, not only because blown leads by the bullpen seem to hurt more than other defeats, but because of some divisive substitution decisions made by manager John Gibbons. Let’s take a closer look at each one of those situations to [...]
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