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Appreciating the Success of Devon Travis

Aug 29, 2016

American League, Features, Toronto Blue Jays

Despite working with one of baseball's most talked-about lineups, Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis is quietly piecing together a very solid season. The 25-year-old Travis made his major-league d...

Devon Travis Means Everything to the Toronto Blue Jays

Raza Malik

May 26, 2016

American League, Headlines, Injuries, Opinions & Predictions, Toronto Blue Jays

May 5, 2015, the Toronto Blue Jays sat at 13-16, 3 games under .500 and everyone had given up hope on their playoff aspirations. On that same day the Blue Jays called up Chris Colabello, who was just named Inte...

Who leads off for the Blue Jays in 2016?

Joshua Sadlock

Jan 10, 2016

American League, American League East, Features, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions, Toronto Blue Jays

Credit: Jamie Squire / Getty Images North America Last season, the Toronto Blue Jays racked up 891 runs, often scoring in bunches. They did so without a real, consistent presence in the leadoff spot. That's...

Toronto Blue Jays Offseason Wish List

Dustin Saracini

Nov 12, 2015

American League, American League East, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions, Rumors, Toronto Blue Jays

Credit: Harry How / Getty Images North America If the early 2015 Toronto Blue Jays and the post trade deadline Blue Jays both showed up at a family dinner, they would hardly recognize each other. New acquis...

Halfway Point Hardware: Picking The Cy Youngs, Top Rookies And MVPs

Gabriel Bogart

Jul 9, 2015

Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

Hey folks! I’m here to do a totally original thing that Jayson Stark has never done for like the last 20 years and pick the mid-season award winners. I’m sure you’re all thrilled. One caveat, though. I’m going ...

Blue Jays: The Good and the Bad From April

Dustin Saracini

May 1, 2015

American League, American League East, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Toronto Blue Jays

What a month of baseball, and an interesting one for the Toronto Blue Jays. There was a great deal of build up in this city during the offseason; Toronto was hungry for the Jays to not only compete, but end the...

Fantasy Baseball: Rules to live by

Kyle Head

May 1, 2015

Fantasy, Major League Baseball

The first few weeks of the baseball season are now behind us and the fantasy baseball studs and duds are rising and sinking. When is the best time to trade or hold onto a player? What do you do when you have a ...

Daily Fantasy Advice April 18th

Paul Mammino

Apr 18, 2015

Fantasy, Features

Seeing as it's a Saturday, the games are spread out rather evenly so both the early and late slate are pretty full. The only game where weather could be a factor is the Oakland/Kansas City game. It is all-in-al...

Five Bold Predictions for the 2015 Toronto Blue Jays

Mark Hoffberg

Apr 5, 2015

Features, Headlines, Toronto Blue Jays

For a team with eyes on the postseason, there are some doubts about certain elements of this Blue Jays team. The American League East isn’t the division of death it once was but the Jays are carrying a lot of y...

Have Blue Jays Finally Found A Legit Second Baseman?

Dustin Saracini

Apr 3, 2015

American League, American League East, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Toronto Blue Jays

"This is the greatest day of my life," Devon Travis told reporters after hearing the news of him becoming the Blue Jays starting second baseman. It's a lot to take in for a 24-year-old, who was acquired last ye...

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