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Despite the difference in record, the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees are more similar than you might think The 2017 Yankees have been a resounding success. The 2017 Blue Jays have been a bit of a mixed bag. While this might be the conventional wisdom right now, it's not entirely true. Let's start with the two teams' results. … [Read more...]
Jays From the Couch reminds you that Toronto Blue Jays closer, Roberto Osuna has been surprisingly good this year Blue Jays fans love them some Roberto Osuna. His first two MLB seasons coincided with two ALCS trips after all. And somehow, as a 20 and 21 year old, he wasn't just along for the ride, but one of the main drivers. He entered the … [Read more...]
Jays From the Couch looks into just how much Jose Bautista and the Toronto Blue Jays are barreling the ball this season Earlier this week, I looked into the performances of Jays batters before and after April 21. Working on that post made me feel a lot more positive about the Blue Jays chances to rebound and push for a playoff spot this season. … [Read more...]
It might surprise you to learn that Toronto Blue Jays reliever, Aaron Loup, has been more effective than we thought Aaron Loup is not one of the more beloved Toronto Blue Jays. He may not even be a liked or tolerated Blue Jay for many fans. But he is a Blue Jay, so I try to give him the benefit of the doubt. Here are some facts … [Read more...]
The Toronto Blue Jays offense seems to have taken off since Jose Bautista's extra inning home run in Los Angeles. After an [insert preferred adjective here] start to the season, the Blue Jays have righted the ship. A 3-12 start has been followed up by a season-stabilizing 16-14 stretch. Splitting the season this way might be arbitrary, but the … [Read more...]
Jays From the Couch looks into the relative early success of Toronto Blue Jays reliever, Danny Barnes On Wednesday night, Toronto Blue Jays' reliever, Danny Barnes, crossed the hundred batter mark for his career. Now, I don't think that really means anything. It is probably just an arbitrary milestone. But I was there to see it. He stepped up in … [Read more...]
Jays From the Couch looks into the early success Toronto Blue Jays' CF Kevin Pillar is having at the plate in 2017. During spring training, Kevin Pillar was taking more pitches outside the zone than he typically has. His increased patience helped drive a walk rate (9%) that was double his career norm, as well as an impressive .906 OPS. … [Read more...]
Jays From the Couch argues that Toronto Blue Jays INF, Ryan Goins, should not replace Devon Travis, errors, or not Devon Travis committed an error at second base Sunday. Obviously, this means he must hit the bench so that Ryan Goins can finally take his place as the best Blue Jays second baseman since Roberto Alomar, according to parts … [Read more...]
Jays From the Couch takes a look at the changes in the Toronto Blue Jays offense of late, and who is leading the charge. The Blue Jays offence has begun to rebound after its rough start to the season. Prior to the Josh Donaldson injury (eight games up to April 13th), the Jays offence was sub-par (.303 xwOBA, 21st in MLB) but very unlucky (.251 … [Read more...]
Jays From the Couch takes a close at how good Marco Estrada has been with the Toronto Blue Jays, and how he stacks up across MLB. Since the start of the season, most of my posts have revolved around convincing Jays fans that the Jays aren't as terrible as they've seemed. Today, I'm lucky enough to make the case that a Jay might actually be one … [Read more...]
Jays From the Couch takes a look at the type of fortune Blue Jays' Devon Travis has been experiencing so far this season. Throughout the Jays rough start to 2017, bad luck has been a recurring theme. We can see it with our eyes (what seemed like a run-scoring double by Kendrys Morales on Sunday was hit so well that it became a … [Read more...]
Jays From the Couch looks at the notion that the Toronto Blue Jays do not resemble a team that should rebuild This post is my own attempt at explaining something that's been said by our very own awesome podcast (be sure to subscribe on iTunes & Google Play) and on other Blue Jay blogs: the Toronto Blue Jays should not blow the team up and do … [Read more...]
With the deaprture of Jarrod Saltalamacchia, we look at the evolving role of the Toronto Blue Jays backup catchers. The short reign of Jarrod Saltalamacchia as Blue Jays backup catcher is over. As I've said before, I had all the patience in the world for a player with a 14-letter Italian last name that includes “cchi”, but even that extra … [Read more...]
The Toronto Blue Jays started their series against the Tampa Bay Rays with seven solid innings before a soul-crushing collapse that began in the eighth http://gty.im/674632930 The Toronto Blue Jays kicked things off in their second series with the Rays this season by sending Marcus Stroman (2-2, 3.10 ERA) to the mound to face Blake Snell (0-2, 3.38 ERA). Luke Maile got his … [Read more...]
Jays From the Couch looks at the Toronto Blue Jays offense by applying Statcast's xwOBA After the Blue Jays' terrible start to the season, I dug into the team's walk, strikeout and batted ball-contact quality rates. I wanted to see if their 1-9 start was because their plate appearances were resulting in more "bad" fundamental outcomes … [Read more...]
The Toronto Blue Jays called up utility man, Ty Kelly, recently and we dive into what he brings to the table The Toronto Blue Jays claimed Ty Kelly back on April 10th. As per usual, the minor move necessitated a Fangraphs review of our new addition. In Kelly's case, the main things I noticed were his defensive versatility (he has played every … [Read more...]
Jays From the Couch looks into the numbers and argues that the Toronto Blue Jays are not as bad as their poor start would lead you to believe Throughout the Blue Jays' (ongoing) rough start to the season, I have continually asked myself, "Is this team really as bad as they look?" Two weeks ago, we were fairly confident that this team would be … [Read more...]
The Toronto Blue Jays signed Chris Coghlan to a minor league deal, which has the potential to be a very good deal for the team On Saturday afternoon, the Blue Jays announced the minor-league signing of former Cubs outfielder/utility-man Chris Coghlan. As with any minor-league signing, but especially one in which a major league veteran agrees to … [Read more...]
Jays From the Couch examines how the Toronto Blue Jays could surpass their projections in 2017...it is very doable. I’m an optimist –but more than that, I’m a realist. The optimist in me is happy to know that we're more likely to succeed than at least 21 other teams, amongst the Mets and Giants, in a group right behind the six division … [Read more...]
Jays From the Couch looks at the new approach Toronto Blue Jays CF, Kevin Pillar brings to the plate and how much value it adds to his game. Correction: The post originally used inaccurate data from MLB Gameday. I apologize for the error. Kevin Pillar has been doing something interesting this spring. Good interesting. So far, he … [Read more...]
