2023 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 2023)

rpriske · 03-25-2023, 03:53 PM

New OOTP means new Blue Jays Dynasty!

The only real big difference between me and the real Jays is that I called up Rob Brantly over Otto Lopez so that I could DH Alejandro Kirk more.

Bad news for Brandon Belt, but, oh well.

rpriske · 03-25-2023, 04:14 PM

March 30th, 2023

Unlike what is going to happen in real life (ahem), the Blue Jays started their season off with a loss. In fact, they were shut out, 2-0, by the Cardinals.

WP - Miles Mikolas (1-0)
Save - Giovanny Gallegos (1)
LP - Kevin Gausman (0-1)

Record - 0-1

rpriske · 03-29-2023, 02:52 PM

April 1st, 2023

Matt Chapman's homerun led the attack as the Jays downed the Cardinals, 7-2.

WP - Alek Manoah (1-0)
Save - Nate Pearson (1)
LP - Jordan Montgomery (0-1)

Record - 1-1

rpriske · 03-29-2023, 02:53 PM

Elvis Andrus of the White Sox collected career hit #2000.

rpriske · 04-03-2023, 08:50 AM

April 2nd, 2023

Matt Chapman went 3 for 4 with a pair of homers, including a back-to-back performance with Kevin Kiermeier, as the Jays beat the Cardinals, 7-4.

WP - Chris Bassitt (1-0)
Save - Erik Swanson (1)
LP - Jack Flaherty (0-1)

Record - 2-1

rpriske · 04-09-2023, 10:46 AM

April 3rd, 2023

Jose Berrios had a good start and Matt Chapman hit his 4th home run in 4 games, but it was Danny Jansen's Grand Slam that gave the Jays a 6-4 win over the Royals.

WP - Jose Berrios (1-0)
Save - Erik Swanson (2)
LP - Jordan Lyles (0-1)

Record - 3-1

rpriske · 04-13-2023, 09:07 AM

April 4th, 2023

It was an incredibly tight game but MJ Melendez homered in the 9th to give the Royals a 2-1, walk off win over the Blue Jays.

Alejandro Kirk homered for Toronto.

WP - Carlos Hernandez (1-0)
LP - Kevin Gausman (0-2)

Record - 3-2

rpriske · 04-17-2023, 08:31 AM

April 5th, 2023

The Jays were sloppy today, committing three errors, as they lost, 8-2, to the Royals.

WP - Brady Singer (2-0)
LP - Yusei Kikuchi (0-1)

Record - 3-3

rpriske · 04-23-2023, 05:45 PM

April 6th, 2023

Alek Manoah had electric stuff today as he went all nine, shutting out the Royals on only two hits, while striking out eight!

The Jays won 7-0.

WP - Alek Manoah (2-0)
LP - Carlos Hernandez (1-1)

Record - 4-3

rpriske · 04-28-2023, 09:10 AM

April 7th, 2023

George Springer hit his first homer of the year but it was in a losing effort as the Jays fell, 5-2, to the Angels.

WP - Tyler Anderson (2-0)
Save - Carlos Estevez (1)
LP - Chris Bassitt (1-1)

Record - 4-4

rpriske · 05-02-2023, 09:32 AM

April 8th, 2023

Jose Berrios was in top-notch form as he pitched 8 innings in a 3-0 Toronto shutout of the Angels!

WP - Jose Berrios (2-0)
Save - Erik Swanson (3)
LP - Patrick Sandoval (0-1)

Record - 5-4

rpriske · 05-07-2023, 02:19 PM

April 9th, 2023

Today did not go well as the Angels thumped the Blue Jays, 9-2.

Alejandro Kirk homered for Toronto.

WP - Reid Detmers (1-1)
LP - Kevin Gausman (0-3)

Record - 5-5

rpriske · 05-07-2023, 02:29 PM

TRADE

To GIANTS

Rob Brantly
Yosver Zulueta
Paxton Schultz
Gabriel Pence
Chad Dallas

To BLUE JAYS

Mike Yastrzemski (SF retains 55% of contract)
Aeverson Arteaga
Brett Wisely
R.J. Dabovich
Mauricio Pierre

Yaz joins the Jays.

Sent to Buffalo: Adam Cimber

Called Up: Mitch White

rpriske · 05-12-2023, 09:14 AM

April 11th, 2023

Alek Manoah gave up more runs before recording an out than he had in his previous two starts combined.

The Tigers beat the Blue Jays, 5-4.

Alejandro Kirk and George Springer homered for Toronto.

WP - Matt Boyd (1-0)
Save - Beau Brieske (4)
LP - Alek Manoah (2-1)

Record - 5-6

rpriske · 05-17-2023, 11:32 AM

April 12th, 2023

Chris Bassitt pitched the Jays to a 5-3 win over the Tigers.

WP - Chris Bassitt (2-1)
Save - Erik Swanson (4)
LP - Mason Englert (1-1)

Record - 6-6

rpriske · 05-17-2023, 11:33 AM

Nolan Arenado of the Cardinals blasted career home run #300.

rpriske · 05-17-2023, 11:58 AM

April 13th, 2025

Danny Jansen's big homer got them there and George Springer's RBI single in the 10th gave the Jays a 7-6 win over the Tigers.

WP - Yimi Garcia (1-0)
LP - Rony Garcia (0-1)

Record - 7-6

The Jays and the Rays are tied atop the AL East.

rpriske · 05-17-2023, 11:59 AM

Big news. Gerrit Cole is out for the season with a torn rotator cuff.

rpriske · 05-20-2023, 12:45 PM

April 14th, 2023

Kevin Gausman struck out eleven over 7.1 innings, leading the Jays to a 3-2 win over the Rays.

Danny Jansen hit his 3rd home run of the year.

WP - Kevin Gausman (1-3)
Save - Erik Swanson (5)
LP - Zach Eflin (1-1)

Record - 8-6

rpriske · 05-20-2023, 01:05 PM

April 15th, 2023

The Jays left the bases loaded in the 9th, falling 4-3 to the Rays.

Whit Merrifield hit his first dinger of the season.

WP - Jeffrey Springs (2-0)
Save - Jalen Beeks (3)
LP - Yusei Kikuchi (0-2)

Record - 8-7

03-25-2023, 03:53 PM	#1
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,668	2023 Toronto Blue Jays (est. 2023) New OOTP means new Blue Jays Dynasty! The only real big difference between me and the real Jays is that I called up Rob Brantly over Otto Lopez so that I could DH Alejandro Kirk more. Bad news for Brandon Belt, but, oh well. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-29-2023, 02:53 PM	#4
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,668	Elvis Andrus of the White Sox collected career hit #2000. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-03-2023, 08:50 AM	#5
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,668	April 2nd, 2023 Matt Chapman went 3 for 4 with a pair of homers, including a back-to-back performance with Kevin Kiermeier, as the Jays beat the Cardinals, 7-4. WP - Chris Bassitt (1-0) Save - Erik Swanson (1) LP - Jack Flaherty (0-1) Record - 2-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-09-2023, 10:46 AM	#6
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,668	April 3rd, 2023 Jose Berrios had a good start and Matt Chapman hit his 4th home run in 4 games, but it was Danny Jansen's Grand Slam that gave the Jays a 6-4 win over the Royals. WP - Jose Berrios (1-0) Save - Erik Swanson (2) LP - Jordan Lyles (0-1) Record - 3-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 04-13-2023 at 08:48 AM.

04-13-2023, 09:07 AM	#7
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,668	April 4th, 2023 It was an incredibly tight game but MJ Melendez homered in the 9th to give the Royals a 2-1, walk off win over the Blue Jays. Alejandro Kirk homered for Toronto. WP - Carlos Hernandez (1-0) LP - Kevin Gausman (0-2) Record - 3-2 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-25-2023, 04:14 PM	#2
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,668	March 30th, 2023 Unlike what is going to happen in real life (ahem), the Blue Jays started their season off with a loss. In fact, they were shut out, 2-0, by the Cardinals. WP - Miles Mikolas (1-0) Save - Giovanny Gallegos (1) LP - Kevin Gausman (0-1) Record - 0-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

03-29-2023, 02:52 PM	#3
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,668	April 1st, 2023 Matt Chapman's homerun led the attack as the Jays downed the Cardinals, 7-2. WP - Alek Manoah (1-0) Save - Nate Pearson (1) LP - Jordan Montgomery (0-1) Record - 1-1 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-17-2023, 08:31 AM	#8
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,668	April 5th, 2023 The Jays were sloppy today, committing three errors, as they lost, 8-2, to the Royals. WP - Brady Singer (2-0) LP - Yusei Kikuchi (0-1) Record - 3-3 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-23-2023, 05:45 PM	#9
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,668	April 6th, 2023 Alek Manoah had electric stuff today as he went all nine, shutting out the Royals on only two hits, while striking out eight! The Jays won 7-0. WP - Alek Manoah (2-0) LP - Carlos Hernandez (1-1) Record - 4-3 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-28-2023, 09:10 AM	#10
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,668	April 7th, 2023 George Springer hit his first homer of the year but it was in a losing effort as the Jays fell, 5-2, to the Angels. WP - Tyler Anderson (2-0) Save - Carlos Estevez (1) LP - Chris Bassitt (1-1) Record - 4-4 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-02-2023, 09:32 AM	#11
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,668	April 8th, 2023 Jose Berrios was in top-notch form as he pitched 8 innings in a 3-0 Toronto shutout of the Angels! WP - Jose Berrios (2-0) Save - Erik Swanson (3) LP - Patrick Sandoval (0-1) Record - 5-4 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-07-2023, 02:19 PM	#12
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,668	April 9th, 2023 Today did not go well as the Angels thumped the Blue Jays, 9-2. Alejandro Kirk homered for Toronto. WP - Reid Detmers (1-1) LP - Kevin Gausman (0-3) Record - 5-5 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-07-2023, 02:29 PM	#13
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,668	TRADE To GIANTS Rob Brantly Yosver Zulueta Paxton Schultz Gabriel Pence Chad Dallas To BLUE JAYS Mike Yastrzemski (SF retains 55% of contract) Aeverson Arteaga Brett Wisely R.J. Dabovich Mauricio Pierre Yaz joins the Jays. Sent to Buffalo: Adam Cimber Called Up: Mitch White __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-12-2023, 09:14 AM	#14
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,668	April 11th, 2023 Alek Manoah gave up more runs before recording an out than he had in his previous two starts combined. The Tigers beat the Blue Jays, 5-4. Alejandro Kirk and George Springer homered for Toronto. WP - Matt Boyd (1-0) Save - Beau Brieske (4) LP - Alek Manoah (2-1) Record - 5-6 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-17-2023, 11:32 AM	#15
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,668	April 12th, 2023 Chris Bassitt pitched the Jays to a 5-3 win over the Tigers. WP - Chris Bassitt (2-1) Save - Erik Swanson (4) LP - Mason Englert (1-1) Record - 6-6 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-17-2023, 11:33 AM	#16
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,668	Nolan Arenado of the Cardinals blasted career home run #300. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-17-2023, 11:58 AM	#17
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,668	April 13th, 2025 Danny Jansen's big homer got them there and George Springer's RBI single in the 10th gave the Jays a 7-6 win over the Tigers. WP - Yimi Garcia (1-0) LP - Rony Garcia (0-1) Record - 7-6 The Jays and the Rays are tied atop the AL East. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ```````````````````````````````````````` Last edited by rpriske; 05-17-2023 at 12:00 PM.

05-17-2023, 11:59 AM	#18
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,668	Big news. Gerrit Cole is out for the season with a torn rotator cuff. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-20-2023, 12:45 PM	#19
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,668	April 14th, 2023 Kevin Gausman struck out eleven over 7.1 innings, leading the Jays to a 3-2 win over the Rays. Danny Jansen hit his 3rd home run of the year. WP - Kevin Gausman (1-3) Save - Erik Swanson (5) LP - Zach Eflin (1-1) Record - 8-6 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

05-20-2023, 01:05 PM	#20
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,668	April 15th, 2023 The Jays left the bases loaded in the 9th, falling 4-3 to the Rays. Whit Merrifield hit his first dinger of the season. WP - Jeffrey Springs (2-0) Save - Jalen Beeks (3) LP - Yusei Kikuchi (0-2) Record - 8-7 __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````