2020 Toronto Blue Jays (est 2020)

rpriske · 03-18-2020, 10:31 AM

New OOTP equals new Blue Jays Dynasty!

There may be no baseball (or other, more important things), but there is still OOTP.

rpriske · 03-18-2020, 10:49 AM

The Blue Jays signed Denard Span to a minor league deal.

First there is the World Baseball Classic.

Canada beat the Dominican Republic 2-0 behind a great pitching performance by Elijah Swinson from Oshawa, ON.

They then lost 5-3 to the USA.

Walter Starrett from Abbotsford, BC walked three times and came around to score twice as Canada beat Colombia 3-2 to finish the group stage 2-1, behind only the US, to move on to the next stage.

The Dominican being eliminated was not the only surprise as Japan is also not moving on.

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rpriske · 03-18-2020, 10:59 AM

OPENING DAY ROSTER

ROTATION

Hyun-jin Ryu
Nate Pearson
Shun Yamaguchi
Matt Shoemaker
Tanner Roark

BULLPEN

Ken Giles (C)
Rafael Dolis
Justin Miller
Wilmer Font
Chase Anderson
Jacob Waguespack
Trent Thornton
Julian Merryweather

LINE-UP

2B - Cavan Biggio
SS - Bo Bichette
3B - Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
LF - Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
1B - Travis Shaw
RF - Randal Grichuk
DH - Rowdy Tellez
CF - Teoscar Hernandez
C - Danny Jansen

BENCH

Reese McGuire - C
Joe Panik - 2B
Derek Fisher - OF
Anthony Alford - OF

rpriske · 03-18-2020, 11:15 AM

March 26th, 2020

The Blue Jays had two chances with the bases loaded on the 9th but Josh Taylor struck out both Lourdes Gurriel and Randal Grichuk to cement the 8-6 win for the Red Sox.

Travis Shaw hit the first homer of the season for Toronto.

WP - Darwinzon Hernandez (1-0)
Save - Josh Taylor (1)
LP - Justin Miller (0-1)

Record - 0-1

rpriske · 03-20-2020, 08:55 AM

March 27th, 2020

Nate Pearson't major league debut was overshadowed by an INCREDIBLE performance by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. He went 5 for 5 including two home runs - one of which was a Grand Slam - and NINE RBI!

The Jays beat the Red Sox 12-3.

WP - Nate Pearson (1-0)
LP - Mike Kickham (0-1)

Record - 1-1

rpriske · 03-20-2020, 09:09 AM

March 28th, 2020

Shun Yamaguchi struck out nine, leading the Blue Jays to a 6-1 win over the Red Sox.

Toronto saw homers from Danny Jansen, Travis Shaw, and Randal Grichuk

WP - Shun Yamaguchi (1-0)
LP - Nate Eovaldi (0-1)

Record - 2-1

rpriske · 03-20-2020, 09:22 AM

March 29th, 2020

Red Sox reliever Martin Perez came in after the Boston Opener and proceeded to shut out the Blue Jays, 5-0.

WP - Martin Perez (1-0)
LP - Matt Shoemaker (0-1)

Record - 2-2

rpriske · 03-20-2020, 09:38 AM

March 30th, 2020

The Reds destroyed the Blue Jays, beating them 14-2. Mike Moustakas even hit for the cycle.

WP - Tyler Mahle (1-0)
LP - Tanner Roark (0-1)

Record - 2-3

rpriske · 03-21-2020, 09:58 PM

March 31st, 2020

It took 10 innings but the Reds defeated the Blue Jays again, nipping them 5-4.

Travis Shaw hit his 3rd homer as a Jay.

WP - Pedro Strop (1-0)
Save - Cody Reed (2)
LP - Justin Miller (0-2)

Record - 2-4

rpriske · 03-21-2020, 09:59 PM

Justin Upton of the Angels notched career home run #300!

rpriske · 03-23-2020, 09:02 PM

April 1st, 2020

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had another big day, going 3 for 4 with a home run, as the Jays beat the Reds 8-1.

Teoscar Hernandez and Travis Shaw also homered for Toronto.

No fooling.

WP - Chase Anderson (1-0)
LP - Sonny Gray (1-1)

Record - 3-4

rpriske · 03-25-2020, 09:20 PM

April 2nd, 2020

The Yankees took full advantage of the long ball to beat the Jays 6-1.

WP - Masahiro Tanaka (1-1)
LP - Nate Pearson (1-1)

Record - 3-5

Bluejays · 03-27-2020, 12:23 AM

Thank you for doing this, I’m intrigued to see how your save compares to mine. In my beta test sim I did one season and the jays totally underperformed, gonna start my long term jays save tomorrow.

rpriske · 03-27-2020, 12:56 PM

Cool, but be aware that our teams will diverge quite a lot.

I tend to over-tinker.

rpriske · 03-27-2020, 02:22 PM

April 4th, 2020

We had a lot of good today! Lourdes Gurriel had been struggling a bit and he broke out with a 2 for 4 day, including a big home run as the Jays beat the Yankees 5-2!

Bo Bichette also homered for Toronto.

However, there was also bad. Shun Yamaguchi left the game with a strained oblique and it looks like he is heading to the IL for the next two weeks.

WP - Trent Thornton (1-0)
Save - Ken Giles (1)
LP - Jonathan Loaisiga (1-1)

Record - 4-5

rpriske · 03-27-2020, 02:24 PM

Shun Yamaguchi was placed on the 15-day IL.

T.J. Zeuch was called up from Buffalo.

rpriske · 03-29-2020, 03:12 PM

April 5th, 2020

J.A. Happ struck out 12 and allowed only one hit as the Yankees downed the Blue Jays, 6-0.

WP - J.A. Happ (1-0)
LP - Matt Shoemaker (0-2)

Record - 4-6

rpriske · 03-30-2020, 10:38 PM

April 6th, 2020

Both Hyun-jin Ryu and T.J. Zeuch were battered around by the Phillies batters while the Blue Jays were kept hitless until the 7th. The Toronto bats came alive then, but it was far too late as they fell 15-7 in their first interleague game.

Travis Shaw and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. both homered for the Jays.

WP - Aaron Nola (2-1)
LP - Hyun-jin Ryu (0-1)

Record - 4-7

rpriske · 03-30-2020, 10:39 PM

Players of the Week: Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox & Mike Moustakas, Reds

The Blue Jays are at #20 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

Matt Harvey signed a minor league contract, with a major league option.

rpriske · 04-02-2020, 11:26 PM

April 7th, 2020

Zach Wheeler was unstoppable today as he led the Phillies to a 3-0 shut out of the Blue Jays.

WP - Zach Wheeler (1-1)
Save - Hector Neris (5)
LP - Nate Pearson (1-2)

Record - 4-8

03-18-2020, 10:31 AM	#1
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	2020 Toronto Blue Jays (est 2020) New OOTP equals new Blue Jays Dynasty! There may be no baseball (or other, more important things), but there is still OOTP. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-18-2020, 11:15 AM	#4
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	March 26th, 2020 The Blue Jays had two chances with the bases loaded on the 9th but Josh Taylor struck out both Lourdes Gurriel and Randal Grichuk to cement the 8-6 win for the Red Sox. Travis Shaw hit the first homer of the season for Toronto. WP - Darwinzon Hernandez (1-0) Save - Josh Taylor (1) LP - Justin Miller (0-1) Record - 0-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-20-2020, 08:55 AM	#5
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	March 27th, 2020 Nate Pearson't major league debut was overshadowed by an INCREDIBLE performance by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. He went 5 for 5 including two home runs - one of which was a Grand Slam - and NINE RBI! The Jays beat the Red Sox 12-3. WP - Nate Pearson (1-0) LP - Mike Kickham (0-1) Record - 1-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-20-2020, 09:09 AM	#6
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	March 28th, 2020 Shun Yamaguchi struck out nine, leading the Blue Jays to a 6-1 win over the Red Sox. Toronto saw homers from Danny Jansen, Travis Shaw, and Randal Grichuk WP - Shun Yamaguchi (1-0) LP - Nate Eovaldi (0-1) Record - 2-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-20-2020, 09:22 AM	#7
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	March 29th, 2020 Red Sox reliever Martin Perez came in after the Boston Opener and proceeded to shut out the Blue Jays, 5-0. WP - Martin Perez (1-0) LP - Matt Shoemaker (0-1) Record - 2-2 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-18-2020, 10:49 AM	#2
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	The Blue Jays signed Denard Span to a minor league deal. First there is the World Baseball Classic. Canada beat the Dominican Republic 2-0 behind a great pitching performance by Elijah Swinson from Oshawa, ON. They then lost 5-3 to the USA. Walter Starrett from Abbotsford, BC walked three times and came around to score twice as Canada beat Colombia 3-2 to finish the group stage 2-1, behind only the US, to move on to the next stage. The Dominican being eliminated was not the only surprise as Japan is also not moving on. ``````````````````````````````` __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-18-2020, 10:59 AM	#3
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	OPENING DAY ROSTER ROTATION Hyun-jin Ryu Nate Pearson Shun Yamaguchi Matt Shoemaker Tanner Roark BULLPEN Ken Giles (C) Rafael Dolis Justin Miller Wilmer Font Chase Anderson Jacob Waguespack Trent Thornton Julian Merryweather LINE-UP 2B - Cavan Biggio SS - Bo Bichette 3B - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. LF - Lourdes Gurriel Jr. 1B - Travis Shaw RF - Randal Grichuk DH - Rowdy Tellez CF - Teoscar Hernandez C - Danny Jansen BENCH Reese McGuire - C Joe Panik - 2B Derek Fisher - OF Anthony Alford - OF __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-20-2020, 09:38 AM	#8
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	March 30th, 2020 The Reds destroyed the Blue Jays, beating them 14-2. Mike Moustakas even hit for the cycle. WP - Tyler Mahle (1-0) LP - Tanner Roark (0-1) Record - 2-3 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-21-2020, 09:58 PM	#9
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	March 31st, 2020 It took 10 innings but the Reds defeated the Blue Jays again, nipping them 5-4. Travis Shaw hit his 3rd homer as a Jay. WP - Pedro Strop (1-0) Save - Cody Reed (2) LP - Justin Miller (0-2) Record - 2-4 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-21-2020, 09:59 PM	#10
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	Justin Upton of the Angels notched career home run #300! __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-23-2020, 09:02 PM	#11
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	April 1st, 2020 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had another big day, going 3 for 4 with a home run, as the Jays beat the Reds 8-1. Teoscar Hernandez and Travis Shaw also homered for Toronto. No fooling. WP - Chase Anderson (1-0) LP - Sonny Gray (1-1) Record - 3-4 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-25-2020, 09:20 PM	#12
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	April 2nd, 2020 The Yankees took full advantage of the long ball to beat the Jays 6-1. WP - Masahiro Tanaka (1-1) LP - Nate Pearson (1-1) Record - 3-5 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-27-2020, 12:23 AM	#13
Bluejays Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 56	Thank you for doing this, I’m intrigued to see how your save compares to mine. In my beta test sim I did one season and the jays totally underperformed, gonna start my long term jays save tomorrow.

03-27-2020, 12:56 PM	#14
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	Cool, but be aware that our teams will diverge quite a lot. I tend to over-tinker. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-27-2020, 02:22 PM	#15
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	April 4th, 2020 We had a lot of good today! Lourdes Gurriel had been struggling a bit and he broke out with a 2 for 4 day, including a big home run as the Jays beat the Yankees 5-2! Bo Bichette also homered for Toronto. However, there was also bad. Shun Yamaguchi left the game with a strained oblique and it looks like he is heading to the IL for the next two weeks. WP - Trent Thornton (1-0) Save - Ken Giles (1) LP - Jonathan Loaisiga (1-1) Record - 4-5 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 03-29-2020 at 03:00 PM.

03-27-2020, 02:24 PM	#16
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	Shun Yamaguchi was placed on the 15-day IL. T.J. Zeuch was called up from Buffalo. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-29-2020, 03:12 PM	#17
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	April 5th, 2020 J.A. Happ struck out 12 and allowed only one hit as the Yankees downed the Blue Jays, 6-0. WP - J.A. Happ (1-0) LP - Matt Shoemaker (0-2) Record - 4-6 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-30-2020, 10:38 PM	#18
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	April 6th, 2020 Both Hyun-jin Ryu and T.J. Zeuch were battered around by the Phillies batters while the Blue Jays were kept hitless until the 7th. The Toronto bats came alive then, but it was far too late as they fell 15-7 in their first interleague game. Travis Shaw and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. both homered for the Jays. WP - Aaron Nola (2-1) LP - Hyun-jin Ryu (0-1) Record - 4-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-30-2020, 10:39 PM	#19
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	Players of the Week: Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox & Mike Moustakas, Reds The Blue Jays are at #20 on the Weekly Power Rankings. Matt Harvey signed a minor league contract, with a major league option. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 03-30-2020 at 10:41 PM.

04-02-2020, 11:26 PM	#20
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,971 Blog Entries: 1	April 7th, 2020 Zach Wheeler was unstoppable today as he led the Phillies to a 3-0 shut out of the Blue Jays. WP - Zach Wheeler (1-1) Save - Hector Neris (5) LP - Nate Pearson (1-2) Record - 4-8 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````