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Author, watcher of MiLB, the Dean of Blue Jays prospect writers. Always thinking double out of the box.

Ontario, Canada
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Looking for a great gift idea for Dad? How about the re-creation of the season Ontario baseball broke the colour barrier? On Account of Darkness: The Summer Ontario Baseball Broke the Colour Barrier
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Doug Ford looks into the camera and says, “you’ll pay for your healthcare with your OHIP card, not your credit card,” much the same way he said, “we heard you loud and clear - we will not touch the Greenbelt.” #onpoli
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Shulman and Siddall really should be the Jays broadcast duo..
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3 years
AA giving Andrew Tinnish the go-ahead 6 yrs ago to go over-slot to sign Vladdy Jr and incur a bonus limitation penalty the following year is one of the best front office moves in Blue Jays history.
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Doug says, “show me anywhere in the world where socialism works,” coming from a country with a comprehensive free healthcare program.
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Premier Doug Ford once again stated he is a "businessman first, an elected official second". Here are some other frightening clips from his interview today including endorsing the "literal right" to win America's election and how "scary" Bernie Sanders is. #onpoli
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2 years
If Juan Soto is indeed going to dealt, I would respectfully say that absolutely no one in the Blue Jays system is untouchable.
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2 years
You will come to love Gabriel Moreno as much as you do Santiago Espinal. I promise.
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@adamv_23 I’ve never wished for an opposing player to go oppo so badly…….
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2 years
Here’s hoping Merrifield is a shot in the arm for the Jays.
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2 years
@KenTremendous As the great, late Jim Bouton once wrote, “if the players don’t deserve all that money, the owners deserve it even less.”
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At 21.1 years of age, Bo Bichette is the youngest player in all of AAA. Let's remember that and his brief struggles last year before we comment on his current batting average.
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@ItsSamG My dog associates daylight with a meal, so I’ll know the eclipse is over by the long stares she’ll be giving me.
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2 years
Orelvis hit his 3rd HR for New Hampshire in the first game of their double header today. He sports a 1.116 OPS.
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2 years
The time will probably never be better than it is right now to deal Alejandro Kirk.
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2 years
Ricky Tiedemann will be making his AA debut when New Hampshire returns home next week.
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3 years
Austin Martin will not chase. His strike zone judgment is Vladdian.
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2 years
Julian Merryweather threw a scoreless inning in a FCL rehab stint today, so there’s that.
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2 years
Too bad they couldn’t bring Joe Carter out in Derek Bell’s SUV.
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3 years
Blue Jays Arizona Fall League update: Gabriel Moreno slashing .370/.471/.593 in 33 PAs. In 6 outings, reliever Graham Spraker has allowed all of 3 base runners, along with 10Ks covering 6.1 IP.
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The Buffalo Bisons are keeping the Jays in the playoff race.
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3 years
Austin Martin is heating up; slashing .364/.588/.455 over his last 7 games entering tonight. Just hit his first pro HR.
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1 year
@walsha @AirCanada Don’t know if you’ve noticed, but Canadians are tiring of the privilege surrounding the national WJC team.
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2 years
Gabriel Moreno has a 1.173 OPS over the last two weeks, in case anyone was wondering.
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2 years
A scoreless/hitless inning for Nate Pearson in Buffalo. Hit 99, curve had great movement to it. Big Nate was popping the mitt today.
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3 years
He’s the real deal, Jays fans.
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Gabriel Moreno - I am becoming a truther, hit tool is very impressive. Deep HR to dead center, just easy power. @BlueJays @longenhagen @gabriel_mo13 @thejaysnation #BlueJays @BlueJaysFansUK @TodayJays @FG_Prospects @milb
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2 years
Jays must have plans for Samad Taylor, currently playing a fabulous all around game for Buffalo.
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2 years
My fam could use your thoughts and prayers right now, Twitter friends.
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2 years
Tiedemann Zulueta Castillo Santos Frasso Dallas Palmer Robberse Juenger Kloffenstein Quiñones A. Hernandez It’s been a long time since there was this much pitching prospect depth in the Blue Jays organization.
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2 years
4 scouts, by my unofficial count, watching Tiedemann tonight. You can’t have him, guys.
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2 years
Julian Merryweather 98 down in the zone for a whiff. Using his FB and CH in the strike zone, and his SL off the plate for chases. Opponents have a .077 BA against him in AAA.
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2 years
To the casual observer…….Gaby Moreno is ready, or reasonably close to it.
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2 years
Am I a bad person for wanting the Astros to sweep the M’s? It doesn’t quite feel right, but here I am.
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3 years
Blue Jays Minor League Player of the Year: Orelvis Martinez
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2 years
Shulman and Siddall is a combination I would look forward to. Caleb Joseph did a fine job in a limited role last year, I’d be ok with more work for him.
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2 years
Perhaps I’m rushing the timetable slightly, but it’s worth contemplating what kind of boost having Gabriel Moreno and Samad Taylor (on a PT basis) in the Blue Jays lineup would create.
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2 years
You could do a lot worse than having John Schneider manage your team.
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2 years
It’s impressive how many high quality outings Blue Jays MiLB pitchers have turned in over the past week. Tiedemann, Robberse, and Palmer were all lights out in their starts.
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2 years
I had some concerns about Vancouver in full season ball, given their past history. But the C’s were far and away the NWL attendance leaders, drawing 313K fans to The Nat - 70K more than the next team. Congrats to the C’s & their fans on a very successful return of baseball to YVR
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2 years
And just like that, Orelvis hits his 28th of the season, setting a @FisherCats record.
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9 months
@ETreuden I’m all but certain this possible scenario was explained to Jackson and his agent. Toronto will certainly offer him a contract in the offseason that will be hard to turn down.
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3 years
Hands up. Who would like to see Orelvis go really deep with his league-leading 19th HR?
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3 years
Blue Jays Minor League Pitcher of the Year: Trent Palmer
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2 years
We’re not even at the end of May, and Samad Taylor has 18 stolen bases already.
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7 months
@dubsndoo Sorry, I must have missed your rant when David Johnston wore the traditional Governor General’s attire.
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1 year
@jackhauen Doug Ford was born on 3rd Base, and can’t understand why everyone else can’t hit a triple like he did.
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2 years
Big news, faithful readers. Moments ago, I hit send on an email of the final version of my first book to a publisher. It was the culmination of 3+ years of researching/writing/revising/repeating. This is both an intimidating and exciting moment. More news in a few weeks….
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2 years
I’d say Big Nate’s got his velo mostly back.
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2 years
“Tiedemann utilized his premium stuff to strike out 117 batters over 78.2 innings, posting an ERA of 2.17 and a WHIP of 0.86. Tiedemann has the look of a front-of-the-rotation anchor for years to come.” Agreed. Hitters looked very uncomfortable against him.
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Geoff Pontes
2 years
Today I breakdown a dozen pitching prospects that broke out during the 2022 season. Including: Ricky Tiedemann, Tanner Bibee, Griff McGarry and many more.
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2 years
Blue Jays will follow a development plan for Brandon Barriera similar to that of Ricky Tiedemann: get him ready to pitch in Instructs next month. He should get 3-4 outings.
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2 years
Gabriel Moreno’s August: .370/.408/.457. Yes, we’d like to see more pop, but there have been a number of hard hit balls in his totals.
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D.M. Fox
5 years
Nate Pearson pitching into the 6th for only the second time this year. Just hit 102 on the stadium gun.
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2 years
@SNKenReid And I don’t care what your batting average is, because it assumes all hits have the same value.
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2 years
This is the Max Castillo I saw numerous times this spring.
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11 months
Addison Barger would give the Blue Jays offence a boost. End of story.
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D.M. Fox
6 years
Lugnuts’ Goldberg-Strassler the Man for Blue Jays Radio Job
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3 years
I’ve watched Rowdy with interest since 2013, when tales of his power were coming out of the complex league. It’s never easy to see these guys go, but sometimes a guy can only go so far in an organization.
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"Excited to be a Brewer, excited to be over in Milwaukee, but there’s always a big chunk of my heart that will be left with Toronto." ❤️ @RowdyTellez reflects on being traded from the #BlueJays to the #Brewers w/ @SNJeffBlair & Kevin Barker. Full chat 🎧
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2 years
Wow. Tiedemann strikes out the side in the 1st. That was as dominant an inning as I’ve seen him work this season. And there’s a huge body of work to choose from.
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2 years
Yosver Zulueta, in his High A debut, touching 100 with his FB, showing good command. Gets underneath his Curve at times, flashed a potential plus change…and good luck when he follows his FB with this wipeout SL.
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D.M. Fox
2 years
Hayden Juenger started the season opening games to build up his arm. He’s now in the back of the bullpen, used in leverage situations. He moves the ball around, and gets plenty of whiffs on his mid 90s FB as a result.
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3 years
Jordan Groshans’ line over the past fifteen days: .333/.412/.600
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3 years
@BlueJayHunter You’ll notice he didn’t go yell at Lance Lynn for throwing a cookie. He also just could’ve called for an intentional pass.
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3 years
2003 - 2011 were truly dark years.
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The @BlueJays have had a lot of great logos through the years but which one is your favourite? 🤔
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2 years
Nate Pearson update: threw a live BP yesterday, looked really good, and will pitch a rehab outing for Dunedin this weekend. From there….we’ll see.
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9 months
It’s hard to put into words what the Vancouver Canadians mean to baseball fans in the Lower Mainland. They support their team like no other city in MiLB. I’m thrilled to see them bring home a title.
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2 years
As a listener to FAN 590 since day one, callers have come and gone, but man - Allen from Toronto has stood the test of time.
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2 years
Irv Carter has been electric over his last two outings in the CPX: 10 IP 2 H 1 BB 11 K
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3 years
Gaby Moreno 3-3 with a walk in Arizona Fall League play today. Spencer Horwitz 1-2 with a pair of RBI.
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2 years
Would you like to start your Saturday morning with a look at Adrian Hernandez’ screwball? Of course you would.
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2 years
Guys, you don’t give up on an arm like Nate Pearson, End of story.
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1 year
@fordnation Name one decision you’ve made this year that has been in the best interests of the majority of Ontarians. I’ll wait.
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2 years
Orelvis just went yard (his 26th). Showed great patience - fell behind 1-2, fouled off a couple of borderlines, then hit one over the LF wall.
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2 years
Jays favoured to land the 5th highest (in terms of expected bonus) IFA:
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3 years
It’s like giving a guy regular playing time helps or something.
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Jason (Hanshin) Lee
3 years
We need to start talking about Reese McGuire. Month of June: .333 AVG, .912 OPS, 147 wRC+ Season: .315 AVG, .811 OPS, 123 wRC+ I'll take that from the catcher's spot any day of the week. #BlueJays
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2 years
Irv Carter delivery hitch slider.
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5 years
According to a source, Alek Manoah will make his pro debut for Vancouver on the road in Spokane on Saturday.
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3 years
Yeah, Manoah has been good today, but how will he do against an actual MLB lineup?
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10 months
Spencer Horwitz’ line for July and August: .394/.503/.706 In case anyone was wondering.
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4 years
You’ve got to give some credit to the Jays analytics department for finding guys like Bass and Dolis.
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3 years
This would be as good a time as any to change to the Atlanta Hammers from the Braves, is it not?
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3 years
Jordan Groshans just made a big league play from the hole.
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3 years
Something nice to reflect on today….BA’s quote from a scout on Gaby Moreno, the 5th ranked AA Northeast prospect:
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11 months
Davis Schneider is perhaps one of the first big leaguers to be produced by the Jays’ improvements in accommodation, pay, and nutrition. For guys who signed for minimal bonuses, taking those stresses away has allowed them to focus on training.
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3 years
108.7 mph exit velo on Orelvis Martinez’ 2nd HR of the season tonight.
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3 years
Sleeper candidate for the Blue Jays from the 2021 draft. @BaseballAmerica ’s take on Ricky Tiedemann:
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2 years
@Minor_Leaguer He certainly gave the team a shot in the arm right there.
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1 year
Guys trending up in the Jays system, in no particular order: Davis Schneider Jimmy Burnette Kendry Rojas Chad Dallas Adam Kloffenstein Rafael Lantigua Spencer Horwitz Riley Tirotta Rainer Nuñez Peyton Williams Rafael Sanchez
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2 years
Red-hot Leo Jimenez’ July line: .406/.475/.781.
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2 years
I’m a bit late on this, but Eric Pardinho has been promoted to Vancouver.
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2 years
I’ve written so much about Gaby Moreno over the past year that I sometimes feel like I have little left to say. All the signs point to him being a foundational part of the Blue Jays lineup one day. He’s a legitimate future All Star.
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2 years
Toronto Blue Jays Top Ten Prospects: #1 Gabriel Moreno
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2 years
@iamdavidmiller @TO_Resident Let’s see if Doug tells here to stay in her lane, too.
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2 years
Orelvis isn’t necessarily facing big league pitching at this point, but this spring training experience will help accelerate his development. There is some risk, but tremendous upside with that bat.
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@TO_Resident This would be so much better with the Benny Hill theme music.
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2 years
Nate Pearson nastiness.
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2 years
Blue Jays Top 10 Prospects: Mid-Season Edition
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3 years
Orelvis Martinez is absolutely on fire. 1.347 OPS over the last 15 days.
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3 months
@DavidHamer_1951 @globeandmail @PierrePoilievre A thousand times yes to this paragraph.
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@JMeddings A real leader gathers facts and listens, rather than point fingers and blaming others.
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@TheFrankDomenic The judge found it unreasonable, not illegal.
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2 years
As the calendar gets set to roll over into August and the trade deadline is imminent, it’s interesting to see that both Hayden Juenger at AAA and Yosver Zulueta at AA have been moved into bullpen roles.
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2 years
Would you like to see Nick Frasso’s top velos tonight? Of course you would.
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1 year
@cmasisak22 “Jesus asks me to love everyone, and I almost do.”.
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