This is our Toronto Blue Jays end-of-season awards show for 2024. As a whole, this season was one to forget. Some individuals on the Toronto Blue Jays had good stretches, made highlight-caliber plays, and gave Blue Jays fans a reason to tune in to watch the baseball games. With all the negatives from this season, we present to you some positive awards, negative awards, and less serious awards, bringing a little more fun to a Blue Jays season that has left us with immense amounts of...

This is a critical off-season for the Toronto Blue Jays. With all the success Blue Jays fans were promised throughout the last five seasons, the fans' patience with this team is running thin. The off-season is important for every team as it is their opportunity to add and let go of players to restructure their roster for the better, but this off-season feels different. Considering the Blue Jays free agents at the end of 2025, the Blue Jays are running out of time to make a World Series run....

Over this past season, Blue Jays fans have heard the words “Retooling” and “Rebuilding” at a rate we never thought would be imaginable at the start of the 2024 season. In the last episode we focused on the retooling, and what that would look like for the Blue Jays organization. Today, we explore the possibility of a rebuild, who should be moved, and what a lineup could look like in the short and long term. In this episode, we focus on rebuilding and the positives and negatives a rebuild would...

Over this past season, Blue Jays fans have heard the words “Retooling” and “Rebuilding” at a rate we never thought would be imaginable at the start of the 2024 season. Due to the performance of the players on the Blue Jays & the decisions of the front office, there have been ongoing debates about what direction the Blue Jays should take this offseason. Should they move on from Vladdy and Bo? Should they commit to a full-on rebuild? Does Ross Atkin’s role change your opinion on the team's...

During his press conference, Ross Atkins declared John Schneider would return as manager for the 2025 baseball season. With a season where many things did not go well for the Blue Jays, many fans were expecting Schneider and Atkins to be fired at the end of the season. Should John Schneider have been fired? How much of this season’s disappointment can be blamed on Schneider? We break down John Schneider’s role with the Blue Jays and his impact on the Blue Jays success. Atkins went on to...

Today we dive into the Ross Atkins portion of the interview. Ross addressed many components of this organization, talking about Vladimir Guerrero Jr/Bo Bichette extensions, a free agency plan, views on roster construction, and what he viewed as the positives and negatives of this organization. In this episode, we will give our reactions to statements made by Ross Atkins, breaking down what this means for the future of the Blue Jays, and whether Atkins’ plans can set this organization up for...

Today was a huge day for Blue Jays media and Blue Jays fans. Ross Atkins and Mark Shapiro took the stand to answer questions about the underwhelming 2024 baseball season. Reporters asked questions about many facets of the Blue Jays management team and were eager to gather answers about the pair's thoughts and feelings about this season, and their plans for the future and beyond. In this episode, we focus on two main ideas from these interviews, breaking down the responses from Mark Shapiro...

Toronto Blue Jays ace Kevin Gausman spoke to the media about the underwhelming performance of the organization this season. Kevin Gausman has been one of the most open Blue Jays about how he has felt this season, as this is not the first time the ace has talked to Blue Jays media about the team's struggles. Being a veteran in the league, Kevin Gausman has a good feel for what it takes to be a successful team in the MLB. In this episode, we analyze the quotes from Gausman in this interview and...

The Toronto Blue Jays decided to start their first day of the offseason with a BANG. Long-time hitting coach Guillermo Martinez was fired after six seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays. It is no secret that the Toronto Blue Jays offense was not good enough this season, so this decision did not surprise Blue Jays fans. Well, give our thoughts on this transaction and analyze what went wrong in a Toronto Blue Jays season with major playoff aspirations, ending with the Blue Jays finishing last in...

It is finally over. The Toronto Blue Jays played their last game this weekend, losing 3-1 and ending the season with a series sweep against the Miami Marlins. Not a lot went right for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2024. With all the playoff aspirations and team build-up during the offseason, it would be impossible to say that fans are not disappointed with the result after 162 games. In this episode, we break down our favorite moments from this season, analyzing players from the first game of the...

The Toronto Blue Jays had their last off day of 2024. With only three games left in the season, the Blue Jays lining looks very different from how it did on opening day. While some of these changes are due to how the Blue Jays performed this season, other decisions can be attributed to the amount of injuries the Blue Jays have had this season. We decided to break down the major Toronto Blue Jays injuries this season, what they were and how the injury could affect the Toronto Blue Jays for the...

The Toronto Blue Jays play spoiler in the American League, defeating the Boston Red Sox in the last game of their series 6-1. Jonatan Clase had the best game of his young MLB career, hitting his first career home run into the right bleachers on the way to his 3/3 day. We get into all this game's noteworthy individual player performances, shedding some light on the Blue Jays players that deserve it. We continue by discussing the Blue Jays' way of overhauling their bullpen, without access to...

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Chris Bassitt was frustrated when speaking to the media about the last game of the season for the Toronto Blue Jays. Bassitt, who has been struggling over the last few weeks, spoke about how he felt about the possibility of the Blue Jays running with a bullpen game to end the season. Chris Bassitt would have five days of rest going into this game. We discuss what exactly was said to the media, Bassitt’s demeanor when talking about the situation, and how the Toronto Blue Jays should handle it....

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The Toronto Blue Jays have lost their fourth straight game to an AL East opponent, this one being to the Boston Red Sox, dropping game one 4-0. Chris Bassitt did not have his best stuff today. He had SEVEN walks in this start over four and a third innings. That is the highest walk total of his career. Considering Chris Bassitt has not had a sharp September, we decided to break down the cause of his struggles, giving our perspectives on the core issue for Bassitt and if we are worried about...

The Toronto Blue Jays get swept by the Tampa Bay Rays in their last road series of the year. The Blue Jays decided to fully commit to tanking, now sitting 10 games back from being .500. Vladimir Guerrero Jr continued to put together one of the best seasons of his career, putting together back-to-back games with three hits gathering seven over the three-game stretch. A huge first was reached this weekend, when Alejandro Kirk hit his first-ever triple, giving Shohei Ohtani a run for his money...

The Toronto Blue Jays win the last game of their series against the Texas Rangers 4-0. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his 29th and 30th home run of the season in this game, making him the only Blue Jay ever to have three years with at least 30 home runs in three seasons while being age 25 or younger. This effort was vital to a Blue Jays win, as the only other offense in the game came from a sacrifice fly from Nathan Lukes and a fielding error by the Rangers. Just when we thought we would be able...

The Toronto Blue Jays lost another game to the Texas Rangers, this game being the complete opposite of what we witnessed on Tuesday. The Blue Jays were only able to muster five hits, as Cody Bradford was able to keep hitters off balance all night long with his fastball-changeup combination. Bowden Francis unfortunately took the loss in a great outing, with his only blemish being a home run given to Adolis Garcia. With all the trades at the trade deadline, there is one that seems to be...

The Toronto Blue Jays had a wild game against the Texas Rangers, as the teams combined for twenty-one runs. Unfortunately, the Blue Jays could not come out on top, dropping the game 13-8 due to a pitching meltdown across the board. Chris Bassitt was not able to locate the ball and made a costly error, while the bullpen did not do much better in their effort, giving up six runs over their five and a third innings of relief. There was a mirage of roster moves before this game, as Bo Bichette...

Kevin Gausman has not had the season that he would have wanted in 2024. With injuries and an abnormal spring training, Gausman struggled to find consistency this season after being in the top five of AL Cy Young voting in 2023. With the Blue Jays having one of their final off days of the season, we decided to break down Kevin Gausman’s season, going over his spring training, the highs and lows of the season, and what exactly went wrong during his 2024 campaign. In this episode, we break down...

The Toronto Blue Jays played excellent baseball this weekend, sweeping the St Louis Cardinals in a 3-game series. The Blue Jays had a good weekend in terms of their performance on the field, but it was not great in terms of their odds for Ethan Holiday. This series sweep makes this the fifth series the Jays have swept so far this season. The Blue Jays were firing on all cylinders this weekend, as their pitching, hitting and defense all showed up as they played well in every facet of the game....

The Toronto Blue Jays bullpen has arguably been worse this season than the Blue Jays bullpen in 2021. That is not a comparison that any baseball team wants to be a part of. With a season riddled with injuries, underperforming players, and simply a lack of addressing needs, the plan for the bullpen failed miserably in 2024. With the bullpen’s inconsistencies, we decided to break down which players currently in the Blue Jays bullpen we would feel confident seeing pitching out of the bullpen for...

The Toronto Blue Jays found a new way to lose another baseball game, as they had a no-hitter going into the 9th inning, but found a way to lose the game 6-2. Bowden Francis took a no-hit bid into the 9th inning for the second time in his last four games, ending with a solo shot to lead off the ninth inning once again. Once he was pulled, Chad Green could not find his command and found a way to lose the lead, with all this being capped off by a first-pitch home run off Genesis Cabrera. With...