Jeff Quattrociocchi
August 14, 2019
The Blue Jays’ lineup has gotten a lot speedier
One of the benefits of the Toronto Blue Jays getting younger is the fact that they have become a lot faster overall The 2019 Blue Jays have…
Author: Jeff Quattrociocchi
I'm an economics professor in the GTA whose lifelong love for the Jays was reignited by that magical August of 2015 and the amazing moments since.
Jeff Quattrociocchi
August 14, 2019
Jeff Quattrociocchi
August 1, 2019
Reflecting on the Blue Jays’ deadline trades: Stroman/Sogard/Phelps/Hudson edition
JFtC offers up some reflections on the flurry of trades by the Toronto Blue Jays at this year’s Trade Deadline In the days and hours prior to…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
August 1, 2019
Reflecting on the Blue Jays’ deadline trades: Sanchez-Fisher edition
JFtC reflects on the Toronto Blue Jays trade that sent Aaron Sanchez to the Houston Astros for Derek Fisher The Blue Jays were, as expected, one of…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
July 25, 2019
Blue Jays prospect Kevin Smith has heated up since returning from injury
Toronto Blue Jays prospect, Kevin Smith is tearing it up recently and JFtC looks at what is behind his performance The Kevin Smith story is well-known to…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
July 20, 2019
Gurriel’s breakout is the elusive MLB-level win the Blue Jays rebuild needed
Lourdes Gurriel Jr is showing the kind of performance needed to call the Toronto Blue Jays’ rebuild a “win”. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has been dominating at the…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
July 10, 2019
Blue Jays Return for Stroman, Giles, Smoak, Galvis and Sogard?
The Toronto Blue Jays will have an interesting time navigating the MLB Trade Deadline this year with some key players available This season there is only one…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
July 6, 2019
The Dunedin Blue Jays are one of the best MiLB teams of 2019
A strong farm system needs depth and the Toronto Blue Jays are seeing their Dunedin team among the best in the minors The Dunedin Blue Jays are…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
July 6, 2019
Danny Jansen’s luck finally seems to be improving
The Toronto Blue Jays are benefiting from a turn around in the fortunes of Danny Jansen The last eight games have been the best stretch of Danny…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
June 29, 2019
Gurriel and Biggio have injected some much needed life into the Blue Jays’ season
It can be difficult to find positives in the Blue Jays’ 2019 season, but Gurriel & Biggio are doing their best to provide some 2019 always seemed…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
June 10, 2019
Injuries ended up “solving” the Blue Jays’ starting pitching logjam
A once deep cast of starters has become rather sparse as injuries pile up for the Toronto Blue Jays “Over the last couple of seasons, a primary…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
May 28, 2019
Justin Smoak became a great hitter a couple of seasons ago and hasn’t stopped since
Justin Smoak could be in the final months as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays, and he continues to show his value Justin Smoak is in…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
May 23, 2019
Blue Jays’ Danny Jansen has had an improved/unlucky May
After a rough start to the season, could things finally be turning around for Blue Jays’ catcher, Danny Jansen Danny Jansen can hit. Last season, he was…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
May 9, 2019
Nick Podkul: Another solid infielder in the Blue Jays system
The Toronto Blue Jays have another solid infielder in their system that you may not have heard much about…until now Nick Podkul had a rough start to…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
May 7, 2019
Ken Giles has been absolutely dealing for the Blue Jays
According to all the numbers, Ken Giles has proven himself to be rather effective as the closer for the Toronto Blue Jays Blue Jays reliever Ken Giles…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
May 4, 2019
Highlighting the promising starts of a few Blue Jays’ prospects
JFtC highlights a handful of Blue Jays prospects that have started the 2019 season quite nicely The Blue Jays have a deep farm system, with some players…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
April 23, 2019
Waguespack has earned a shot at filling the Blue Jays’ rotation gap
If the Toronto Blue Jays are looking to fill a rotation spot, they should give Jacob Waguespack a chance to prove himself The Blue Jays’ weekend sweep…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
April 21, 2019
Thomas Pannone has been a very good reliever for the Blue Jays (so far)
The Toronto Blue Jays may have found the best role for Thomas Pannone as the multi inning reliever Almost two years after joining the Blue Jays, Thomas Pannone…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
April 9, 2019
Examining the power of Blue Jays prospects with fly ball distance
Jays From the Couch gives you a rundown of the power that exists in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league system Power is an increasingly sought after…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
April 3, 2019
Thoughts on the Blue Jays’ productive Tuesday
The Toronto Blue Jays made a flurry of moves on Tuesday, including the trade of Kevin Pillar to the Giants The Blue Jays got a lot of…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
April 2, 2019
Blue Jays: Trent Thornton’s MLB debut was a Statcast masterpiece
Toronto Blue Jays rookie, Trent Thornton, made his MLB debut and put on a quality Statcast performance It’s not often that I write two consecutive posts about…