Jeff Quattrociocchi
January 16, 2019
Examining the Blue Jays’ pitching logjam
The Toronto Blue Jays have been collecting pitching depth, but what are they going to do with it all? Over the last couple of seasons, a primary…
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
January 16, 2019
Jeff Quattrociocchi
January 15, 2019
JFtC Blue Jays 2019 Top Prospects-Honourable Mentions: Noda and Waguespack
JFtC Blue Jays 2019 Top Prospects continues with two more Honourable Mentions: Ryan Noda & Jacob Waguespack Ryan Noda and Jacob Waguespack are two very different prospects.…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
January 11, 2019
David Phelps: Blue Jays make an interesting buy-low relief signing
The Toronto Blue Jays buy low on a reliever that could prove to be a rather nice bit of business Thursday night, Shi Davidi reported that the…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
January 9, 2019
Jacob Waguespack: Another weak contact machine in the Blue Jays system
Jacob Waguespack might be an underrated arm in the Blue Jays system, but his ability to see weak contact is encouraging Jacob Waguespack came to the Blue…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
January 9, 2019
Patrick Murphy: The Blue Jays’ ground ball wizard
Patrick Murphy might be the Toronto Blue Jays organization’s best at limiting home runs thanks to some nice weak contact rates At this point, many Jays fans…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
December 31, 2018
A look at the Blue Jays prospects who hit long homers in 2018
JFtC writer, Professor Jeff is back to apply his formula for estimating MiLB home run distances to the Blue Jays Note: This post has been modified. Due…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
December 31, 2018
Using Statcast data to estimate minor league home run distance
JFtC writer, Jeff Quattrociocchi presents a way to estimate home runs at the MiLB level! Note: This post has been modified. Tom Tango, Senior Database Architect of Stats…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
December 22, 2018
A deep dive into the potential of Blue Jays prospect Ryan Noda
JFtC looks into the rather hefty numbers Blue Jays prospect, Ryan Noda has put up Ryan Noda is one the most interesting prospects in the Blue Jays…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
December 20, 2018
David Paulino could become a very good reliever for the Blue Jays
With a roster currently in transition, the Blue Jays could find themselves with a quality reliever in David Paulino A couple of weeks ago, a regular reader…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
December 18, 2018
Thoughts on Trading Veterans and the Blue Jays’ rebuild
The idea of a Blue Jays rebuild keeps coming up. Here are some thoughts in response. This post started out as a thread. Once that started pushing…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
November 27, 2018
Blue Jays’ Zach Jackson has potential as MLB reliever
If the Blue Jays are looking to build a bullpen from within, they may want to look to Zach Jackson, who’s got serious potential The 2016 MLB…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
November 21, 2018
Blue Jays 40-man Roster Thoughts: Don’t Sleep on Jacob Waguespack
Jays From the Couch breaks down the Blue Jays recent 40 man roster decisions and says that Waguespack shouldn’t really be a surprise Tuesday night, the Blue…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
November 14, 2018
Borucki, Pannone and Reid-Foley can be proud of their Blue Jays debuts
2018 wasn’t a great season for the Blue Jays, but a trio of young starters made positive strides In late June, with Ryan Borucki’s MLB debut,…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
November 12, 2018
Nate Pearson is one of many overperformers among recent Blue Jays draft picks
The Toronto Blue Jays have made some very nice draft picks recently, one of whom is shining: Nate Pearson On Sunday afternoon, I came across a tweet…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
November 5, 2018
Santiago Espinal is yet another solid infielder in the Blue Jays system
With all the infield talent in the Blue Jays system, we shine a light on Santiago Espinal A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post that…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
October 30, 2018
Blue Jays’ Vlad Guerrero Jr: much better at third base
Blue Jays top prospect, Vlad Jr, is making great defensive strides, which only adds to his incredibly high ceiling On Monday afternoon, I was scrolling through my…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
October 29, 2018
Cal Stevenson: Under-the-radar Blue Jays prospect with intriguing potential
Jays From the Couch look at another under the radar Blue Jays prospect that has some interesting potential- Cal Stevenson Cal Stevenson was drafted by the Toronto…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
October 26, 2018
Charlie Montoyo: right character to manage the Blue Jays
The Blue Jays have chosen their new manager and they went with someone who has the right mix to lead this team moving forward Embed from Getty Images On…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
October 19, 2018
Visualizing the position player depth in the Blue Jays system
For the first time in a long time, the Blue Jays system is flush with potentially impactful position players Embed from Getty Images The Blue Jays’ system is a…
Jeff Quattrociocchi
October 15, 2018
The Blue Jays are developing well-rounded humans (who are good at baseball)
The Toronto Blue Jays are prioritizing the intangible makeup of players as they build up their organization Embed from Getty Images The Blue Jays are on a journey…