Jays 2026 Thread

Getting kinda short of runway. We need a 5 game win streak I think at this point..
 
Minor league playoffs, Vancouver hosts the first two games of the Northwest League championship tomorrow and Wednesday vs. Eugene Emeralds (SF).
It's rematch of the 2022 final when Addison Barger and Davis Schneider were on the team.

Florida Complex League Jays lost their single-game semi-final to the Rays in late July.

Buffalo, NH, Dunedin aren't making the playoffs this year.

After a walk-off win in game 2 on Wednesday, the Canadians are looking for a championship sweep tonight in Eugene, OR.

 
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Orioles pitchers serving taters today.


Love Il Albero Piscianti, hate the Leafs.
 
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lol, and why did we trade Teoscar again? Oh yeah, "his defense sucks." I wonder if Sanchez was smiling when he got the news. Sid Sexiero simply calls him "gloves."

Actually, to my surprise, Sanchez hit one of the longest home runs in the Statcast era. He's on a couple of YouTube videos. He was with the Astros at the time. For sure there's power there, but he looks as lost against left-handed pitching as he does in the outfield.

Philip
 
lol, and why did we trade Teoscar again? Oh yeah, "his defense sucks." I wonder if Sanchez was smiling when he got the news. Sid Sexiero simply calls him "gloves."

Actually, to my surprise, Sanchez hit one of the longest home runs in the Statcast era. He's on a couple of YouTube videos. He was with the Astros at the time. For sure there's power there, but he looks as lost against left-handed pitching as he does in the outfield.

Philip

The guy they traded to get Sanchez, Joey Loperfido, is an excellent fielder.

Sanchez' replacement on the Jays' 40 man roster, Rudy Martin, will be 31 years old in January. He made his Major League debut in Friday's game.

Rudy Martin minor league career stats

I know nothing about Martin's fielding abilities, but he's a plus runner. Fielding percentages in minor league stats are often inconclusive because minor league grounds-keeping standards are lower.

There were a lot more errors committed in baseball back in the day. I was a big Montreal Expos fan as a kid in early 1970's. The infield 'dirt' was composed of crushed bricks from demolished buildings, and chunks would cause bad hops in front of infielders on a regular basis. At Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, large portions of the outfield 'grass' was dirt painted green.
 
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There were a lot more errors committed in baseball back in the day. I was a big Montreal Expos fan as a kid in early 1970's. The infield 'dirt' was composed of crushed bricks from demolished buildings, and chunks would cause bad hops in front of infielders on a regular basis. At Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, large portions of the outfield 'grass' was dirt painted green.

Reminds me of this scary incident.
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Does anyone happen to know what the modern MLB record is for a team stranding the bases loaded in a season???
 
Injuries have a lot to do with dismal season: Ponce, Santander, Garcia , Barger, Kirk, Lukes, Bieber, Yesavage ……
 
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I'm disappointed in the Jays, where are they going Chuck?


Shaq dines at the Y.
 
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Unfortunate ending. Have to see how things are going to shake out with the bargaining agreement. A salary cap and floor will really change the game and rosters.
 
Injuries have a lot to do with dismal season: Ponce, Santander, Garcia , Barger, Kirk, Lukes, Bieber, Yesavage ……


Totally, we had more than average number of injuries

It is easy to see why we are not scoring runs

Next year may not even happen with a strike

But, it seems safe to assume Jays will sign FAs but the big questions are how well can Santander and Barger rebound and Vlad? along with Okamoto that could be a powerful middle order

Big bats are supposed to be in the outfield and first base we had none this year except on third
 
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Sid exploded today, Kawhi has an exception after the 2028 season.

Contrast that with Chris Bassitt who was almost in tears when Hazel interviewed him.

 
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Now that the season is 3 games from being over, who do you think the Blue Jay MVP for 2026 is?
My top picks are:
1. Varland
2. Cease
3. Kirk
4. Okamoto