2024 Blue Jays (est. 2013)

rpriske · 09-21-2021, 11:50 PM

Previous Seasons

2013 - 75-87 (Atlanta Braves beat Boston Red Sox in World Series)

2014 - 83-79 (Los Angeles Angels beat the Colorado Rockies in World Series)

2015 - 85-77 (Texas Rangers beat Atlanta Braves in World Series)

2016 - 91-71 Won the AL East, Made it to the ALCS, swept by the Mariners (Dodgers beat Mariners in World Series)

2017 - 92-70 Won the AL East, lost the ALDS to Cleveland 3-1 (Dodgers beat Mariners in World Series)

2018 - 100-62 Won the AL East, lost the ALDS to Kansas City 3-1 (Cubs beat Royals in World Series)

2019 - 73-89 (Mariners beat Rockies in World Series)

2020 - 84-78 (Astros beat Dodgers in World Series)

2021 - 73-89 (White Sox beat Cubs in World Series)

2022 - 64-98 (Yankees beat Reds in World Series)

2023 - 77-85 (Diamondbacks beat Tigers in World Series)

rpriske · 09-21-2021, 11:52 PM

Major Offseason Losses

Ruben Herrera (Trade to DET)
Gabriel Ynoa (Trade to SF)
Joe Washington (Trade to TEX)
Leonard Dryden (Trade to DET)
Jacob Felts (FA)

Major Offseason Additions

Patrick Norwood (Trade from DET)
Feng Khu (Trade from SF)
Brenny Paulino (Trade from TEX)
Brian Cavazos-Galvez (FA)

rpriske · 09-24-2021, 09:07 AM

February 17th, 2024

The Blue Jays opened their Spring Training schedule with a 5-3 loss to the Angels.

D.J. Hicks went 3 for 3 and scored twice.

WP - Madison Bumgarner (1-0)
Save - Dirk Thomas (1)
LP - Patrick Norwood (0-1)

Spring Record - 0-1

rpriske · 09-26-2021, 10:12 AM

February 18th, 2024

The Blue Jays lost again today, falling 4-3 to the Astros.

Jack Rutledge hit the first Toronto home run of the Spring.

Garry Perez pitched three nearly perfect innings in relief.

WP - Foster Douglas (1-0)
Save - Kyle Hansen (1)
LP - Chris Reid (0-1)

Spring Record - 0-2

rpriske · 09-27-2021, 02:39 PM

February 19th, 2024

Steve Lombardozzi went 2 for 3 with a home run, leading the Jays to their first Spring Training win, beating the A's, 8-3.

Eugene Silver also homered for Toronto.

WP - Michael Wacha (1-0)
LP - Bill Harrison (0-1)

Spring Record - 1-2

rpriske · 09-30-2021, 03:01 PM

February 20th, 2024

Alex Burgos pitched well, leading the Jays to a 4-2 win over the Rangers.

Mark Martinez, Brian Cavazos-Galvez, and Jake Bernard all homered for Toronto.

WP - Alex Burgos (1-0)
Save - Nate Jones (1)
LP - Jesus Bueno (0-1)

Spring Record - 2-2

rpriske · 10-04-2021, 09:13 AM

February 21st, 2024

Today was about the hurlers as Devin Williams pitched five innings of two hit ball and Tony Henderson followed with four innings of NO hit ball!

The Blue Jays beat the Red Sox, 3-1.

Jeimer Candelario homered for Toronto.

WP - Tony Henderson (1-0)
LP - Francisco Molina (0-1)

Spring Record - 3-2

rpriske · 10-07-2021, 04:14 PM

February 22nd, 2024

The Tigers beat the Blue Jays, 5-1.

Tom Flynn was sent to the trainer's room after his inning. We haven't heard how bad it is.

WP - Russ King (1-0)
Save - Pedro Carrillo (1)
LP - Santiago Gomez (0-1)

Spring Record - 3-3

rpriske · 10-07-2021, 04:41 PM

February 23rd, 2024

The Blue Jays fell 6-1 to the Mariners today.

That is two bad outings for the Toronto would-be Ace.

WP - Taijuan Walker (1-1)
LP - Patrick Norwood (0-2)

Spring Record - 3-4

rpriske · 10-10-2021, 02:27 PM

February 24th, 2024

D.J. Hicks homered but the Jays still lost, 4-3, to the Twins.

WP - Andy Wynn (1-0)
Save - Leonard Dale (3)
LP - Andin Diaz (0-1)

Spring Record - 3-5

rpriske · 10-10-2021, 02:28 PM

Bad news for Tom Flynn. He will miss an entire year of development as he has a torn labrum.

rpriske · 10-12-2021, 09:38 AM

February 25th, 2024

The Jays got out to strong start but a couple of the minor league pitchers, in camp just for a look, couldn't handle the pressure and the Jays fell, 10-6, to the White Sox.

Ricardo Gallardo homered for Toronto.

WP - Gary Peters (1-0)
LP - David Campbell (0-1)

Spring Record - 3-6

rpriske · 10-15-2021, 04:04 PM

February 26th, 2024

Behind a good start by Alex Burgos, the Blue Jays beat the Yankees, 2-1.

Brian Cavazos-Galvez homered for Toronto.

WP - Lou Blanchard (1-0)
Save - Victor Andrada (1)
LP - Rex Brothers (0-1)

Spring Record - 4-6

rpriske · 10-15-2021, 04:18 PM

First Round of Spring Cuts

Sent to the Minor League Camp

David Campbell
Michael Pena
Santiago Gomez
Toby Olson
Chris Reid
Johnny Wilson
Miguel Arellano

TRADE

To RAYS

Andin Diaz
Juan Martinez

To BLUE JAYS

Jesus Alberto Arredondo (TB retains a small amount of his contract)
Bill Kendall
Montes Calzaghe
Dave Strickland
Mark Davis

Arredondo joins the Big League Camp.

rpriske · 10-15-2021, 05:36 PM

February 27th, 2024

The Toronto offense was great but Devin Williams was roughed up and the Jays ended up losing 13-11 to the Racers when Dominic Smith hit a walk-off homer in the 9th.

D.J. Hicks hit a Grand Slam. Leonard O'Neill, Jeimer Candelario, and Steve Lombardozzi also homered for the Blue Jays.

WP - MAtt Boyd (2-0)
LP - Jon MacNamara (0-1)

Spring Record - 4-7

rpriske · 10-18-2021, 10:10 AM

February 28th, 2024

It took 12 innings but the Blue Jays lost 11-9 to the Orioles.

D.J. Hicks homered for Toronto.

WP - Luis Nieves (1-0)
Save - Helmuth Grun (1)
LP - Randy Copeland (0-1)

Spring Record - 4-8

rpriske · 10-21-2021, 09:22 AM

March 1st, 2024

Patrick Norwood was brought in to be the #1 starter for the Jays. In three Spring starts he has been wretched and today we may have found out why. He left the game with pain in his shoulder. We await word on its severity.

The Royals thumped Toronto, 13-3.

Jake Bernard homered for the Blue Jays.

WP - Bill O'Brian (1-1)
LP - Patrick Norwood (0-3)

Spring Record - 4-9

rpriske · 10-25-2021, 09:26 AM

March 2nd, 2024

The Jays fell, 4-2, to the Rays.

Of bigger concern was Orlando Cabral. leaving the game with a 'tired arm'. We are told that he will sit out the next couple of weeks.

Brian Cavazos-Galvez homered for Toronto.

WP - Fillip Johansen (3-0)
Save - Juan Sanchez (5)
LP - Brenny Paulino (0-1)

Spring Record - 4-10

rpriske · 10-25-2021, 09:28 AM

Patrick Norwood has been diagnosed with shoulder sublaxation. That is very good news. Other than missing a Spring start, he should be fine.

rpriske · 10-28-2021, 02:44 PM

March 3rd, 2024

The Spiders walked off the Blue Jays on an 11th inning wild pitch to win, 7-6.

Leonard O'Neill hit a big home run to force extras in the 9th.

WP - Jordan Cote (1-1)
LP - Will LaMarch (0-1)

Spring Record - 4-11

09-21-2021, 11:52 PM	#2
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,627	Major Offseason Losses Ruben Herrera (Trade to DET) Gabriel Ynoa (Trade to SF) Joe Washington (Trade to TEX) Leonard Dryden (Trade to DET) Jacob Felts (FA) Major Offseason Additions Patrick Norwood (Trade from DET) Feng Khu (Trade from SF) Brenny Paulino (Trade from TEX) Brian Cavazos-Galvez (FA) __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-24-2021, 09:07 AM	#3
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,627	February 17th, 2024 The Blue Jays opened their Spring Training schedule with a 5-3 loss to the Angels. D.J. Hicks went 3 for 3 and scored twice. WP - Madison Bumgarner (1-0) Save - Dirk Thomas (1) LP - Patrick Norwood (0-1) Spring Record - 0-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-26-2021, 10:12 AM	#4
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,627	February 18th, 2024 The Blue Jays lost again today, falling 4-3 to the Astros. Jack Rutledge hit the first Toronto home run of the Spring. Garry Perez pitched three nearly perfect innings in relief. WP - Foster Douglas (1-0) Save - Kyle Hansen (1) LP - Chris Reid (0-1) Spring Record - 0-2 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 09-27-2021 at 02:12 PM.

09-27-2021, 02:39 PM	#5
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,627	February 19th, 2024 Steve Lombardozzi went 2 for 3 with a home run, leading the Jays to their first Spring Training win, beating the A's, 8-3. Eugene Silver also homered for Toronto. WP - Michael Wacha (1-0) LP - Bill Harrison (0-1) Spring Record - 1-2 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-30-2021, 03:01 PM	#6
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,627	February 20th, 2024 Alex Burgos pitched well, leading the Jays to a 4-2 win over the Rangers. Mark Martinez, Brian Cavazos-Galvez, and Jake Bernard all homered for Toronto. WP - Alex Burgos (1-0) Save - Nate Jones (1) LP - Jesus Bueno (0-1) Spring Record - 2-2 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

09-21-2021, 11:50 PM	#1
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,627	2024 Blue Jays (est. 2013) Previous Seasons 2013 - 75-87 (Atlanta Braves beat Boston Red Sox in World Series) 2014 - 83-79 (Los Angeles Angels beat the Colorado Rockies in World Series) 2015 - 85-77 (Texas Rangers beat Atlanta Braves in World Series) 2016 - 91-71 Won the AL East, Made it to the ALCS, swept by the Mariners (Dodgers beat Mariners in World Series) 2017 - 92-70 Won the AL East, lost the ALDS to Cleveland 3-1 (Dodgers beat Mariners in World Series) 2018 - 100-62 Won the AL East, lost the ALDS to Kansas City 3-1 (Cubs beat Royals in World Series) 2019 - 73-89 (Mariners beat Rockies in World Series) 2020 - 84-78 (Astros beat Dodgers in World Series) 2021 - 73-89 (White Sox beat Cubs in World Series) 2022 - 64-98 (Yankees beat Reds in World Series) 2023 - 77-85 (Diamondbacks beat Tigers in World Series) __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-04-2021, 09:13 AM	#7
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,627	February 21st, 2024 Today was about the hurlers as Devin Williams pitched five innings of two hit ball and Tony Henderson followed with four innings of NO hit ball! The Blue Jays beat the Red Sox, 3-1. Jeimer Candelario homered for Toronto. WP - Tony Henderson (1-0) LP - Francisco Molina (0-1) Spring Record - 3-2 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 10-10-2021 at 02:05 PM.

10-07-2021, 04:14 PM	#8
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,627	February 22nd, 2024 The Tigers beat the Blue Jays, 5-1. Tom Flynn was sent to the trainer's room after his inning. We haven't heard how bad it is. WP - Russ King (1-0) Save - Pedro Carrillo (1) LP - Santiago Gomez (0-1) Spring Record - 3-3 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-07-2021, 04:41 PM	#9
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,627	February 23rd, 2024 The Blue Jays fell 6-1 to the Mariners today. That is two bad outings for the Toronto would-be Ace. WP - Taijuan Walker (1-1) LP - Patrick Norwood (0-2) Spring Record - 3-4 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-10-2021, 02:27 PM	#10
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,627	February 24th, 2024 D.J. Hicks homered but the Jays still lost, 4-3, to the Twins. WP - Andy Wynn (1-0) Save - Leonard Dale (3) LP - Andin Diaz (0-1) Spring Record - 3-5 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-10-2021, 02:28 PM	#11
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,627	Bad news for Tom Flynn. He will miss an entire year of development as he has a torn labrum. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 10-12-2021 at 08:46 AM.

10-12-2021, 09:38 AM	#12
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,627	February 25th, 2024 The Jays got out to strong start but a couple of the minor league pitchers, in camp just for a look, couldn't handle the pressure and the Jays fell, 10-6, to the White Sox. Ricardo Gallardo homered for Toronto. WP - Gary Peters (1-0) LP - David Campbell (0-1) Spring Record - 3-6 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-15-2021, 04:04 PM	#13
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,627	February 26th, 2024 Behind a good start by Alex Burgos, the Blue Jays beat the Yankees, 2-1. Brian Cavazos-Galvez homered for Toronto. WP - Lou Blanchard (1-0) Save - Victor Andrada (1) LP - Rex Brothers (0-1) Spring Record - 4-6 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-15-2021, 04:18 PM	#14
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,627	First Round of Spring Cuts Sent to the Minor League Camp David Campbell Michael Pena Santiago Gomez Toby Olson Chris Reid Johnny Wilson Miguel Arellano TRADE To RAYS Andin Diaz Juan Martinez To BLUE JAYS Jesus Alberto Arredondo (TB retains a small amount of his contract) Bill Kendall Montes Calzaghe Dave Strickland Mark Davis Arredondo joins the Big League Camp. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-15-2021, 05:36 PM	#15
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,627	February 27th, 2024 The Toronto offense was great but Devin Williams was roughed up and the Jays ended up losing 13-11 to the Racers when Dominic Smith hit a walk-off homer in the 9th. D.J. Hicks hit a Grand Slam. Leonard O'Neill, Jeimer Candelario, and Steve Lombardozzi also homered for the Blue Jays. WP - MAtt Boyd (2-0) LP - Jon MacNamara (0-1) Spring Record - 4-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 10-16-2021 at 09:54 AM.

10-18-2021, 10:10 AM	#16
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,627	February 28th, 2024 It took 12 innings but the Blue Jays lost 11-9 to the Orioles. D.J. Hicks homered for Toronto. WP - Luis Nieves (1-0) Save - Helmuth Grun (1) LP - Randy Copeland (0-1) Spring Record - 4-8 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-21-2021, 09:22 AM	#17
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,627	March 1st, 2024 Patrick Norwood was brought in to be the #1 starter for the Jays. In three Spring starts he has been wretched and today we may have found out why. He left the game with pain in his shoulder. We await word on its severity. The Royals thumped Toronto, 13-3. Jake Bernard homered for the Blue Jays. WP - Bill O'Brian (1-1) LP - Patrick Norwood (0-3) Spring Record - 4-9 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-25-2021, 09:26 AM	#18
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,627	March 2nd, 2024 The Jays fell, 4-2, to the Rays. Of bigger concern was Orlando Cabral. leaving the game with a 'tired arm'. We are told that he will sit out the next couple of weeks. Brian Cavazos-Galvez homered for Toronto. WP - Fillip Johansen (3-0) Save - Juan Sanchez (5) LP - Brenny Paulino (0-1) Spring Record - 4-10 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-25-2021, 09:28 AM	#19
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,627	Patrick Norwood has been diagnosed with shoulder sublaxation. That is very good news. Other than missing a Spring start, he should be fine. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

10-28-2021, 02:44 PM	#20
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,627	March 3rd, 2024 The Spiders walked off the Blue Jays on an 11th inning wild pitch to win, 7-6. Leonard O'Neill hit a big home run to force extras in the 9th. WP - Jordan Cote (1-1) LP - Will LaMarch (0-1) Spring Record - 4-11 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````