https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/shape-of-the-blue-jays-cease-guerrero-gausman-r8885/Welcome to Shape of the Blue Jays, my column where I dig into Statcast numbers to analyze recent pitch shape and swing shape trends for Toronto Blue Jays players and discuss how they have impacted their performance. Click here to read the last edition. Quick Hits: Prospects When Eri...8885Fri, 15 May 2026 10:56:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/daulton-varshos-walk-off-grand-slam-helps-blue-jays-avoid-sweep-against-rays-r8870/Owen Hill and Jesse Burrill are back to break down another series loss against the Tampa Bay Rays, but are encouraged by their series-salvaging win powered by Daulton Varsho's walk-off grand slam. They compare the Rays to the Jays as a team and talk about Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s career-worst slu...8870Thu, 14 May 2026 16:38:28 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/blue-jays-minor-league-recap-bloss-returns-cook-makes-his-single-a-debut-r8868/Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (May 12-May 13) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Worcester Red Sox (Boston Red Sox): 1-1:  Season Record: 20-21 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats  Series vs Reading Fighting Phils (Philadelphia Phillies): 2-0 Season Record: 21-11 High-A Vanco...8868Thu, 14 May 2026 16:00:03 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/a-proliferation-of-pitcher-errors-r8864/Earlier this week, Jays Centre's Owen Hill wrote about the Blue Jays' defense. He pointed out that the Jays are one of the best teams in the league according to Baseball Savant's Fielding Run Value (FRV), despite ranking as one of the worst in errors and fielding percentage. After reading O...8864Thu, 14 May 2026 15:13:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/kevin-gausmans-biggest-weapon-in-2026-r8854/Kevin Gausman just checked off the 2,000 career strikeouts milestone, and at the age of 36, he's still one of the most reliable arms in Major League Baseball. In this video, we dive into the varying factors that contribute to the right-handed veteran's long-term success. View the full article8854Thu, 14 May 2026 13:41:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/the-angriest-blue-jay-r8848/Fresh out of jail, Mark Lemongello went looking for work. After a year out of baseball, Lemongello called Toronto Blue Jays general manager Pat Gillick and asked for another shot with the organization. He had last pitched in the majors with the Blue Jays in 1979, and it was a disaster. The...8848Thu, 14 May 2026 10:56:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/why-bobby-cox-was-the-most-influential-manager-in-blue-jays-history-r8828/The success of the Toronto Blue Jays as a franchise has a lot to do with its past. If you go back to a time when winning was still theoretical in Toronto, the Blue Jays needed a particular type of manager to help guide them to legitimacy. That was Bobby Cox. He’s the one who convinced a bunch of...8828Wed, 13 May 2026 15:37:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/the-power-of-the-blue-jays-jes%C3%BAs-s%C3%A1nchez-r8809/Before the 2026 season, Jesús Sánchez generated a .181 ISO in his six-year MLB career. That ISO ranks in the 66th percentile among the 382 hitters with at least 1,000 plate appearances during that period. Accordingly, it is easy to understand why the Blue Jays would be interested in Sánchez’s po...8809Wed, 13 May 2026 10:50:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/will-we-get-a-bo-bichette-turnaround-moment-this-season-r8790/The 2025 Blue Jays had a season so magical we’re likely to talk about it for a generation. The home stretch and finish of the season is what will stick the most in our memories, while the start of the season might have been mostly forgotten if not for the team seeming to play the same song again...8790Tue, 12 May 2026 16:00:03 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/blue-jays-minor-league-recap-moon-debuts-fcl-jays-keep-winning-and-schreck-is-on-fire-r8788/Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (May 9-May 11) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Philadelphia Phillies): 4-2 Season Record: 19-20 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats  Series vs Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox): 4-1 Season Record: 19-11 High-A Vancouve...8788Tue, 12 May 2026 15:13:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/are-the-blue-jays-a-bad-or-an-elite-defensive-team-r8784/The Blue Jays have placed an emphasis on defense when it comes to roster building for years now. They’ve gone out of their way to trade for notoriously good defenders like Matt Chapman, Daulton Varsho, Myles Straw, and Andrés Giménez.  They’ve found value in defensive-minded free agents lik...8784Tue, 12 May 2026 14:16:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/milestone-alert-kevin-gausmans-2000th-strikeout-r8772/Facing Hunter Feduccia to lead off the fourth inning and throwing a four-seam fastball on a 2-2 pitch, Kevin Gausman notched the 2000th strikeout of his career. Of those 2000, 510 have come in that count. It also marked the 468th time that Gausman had sat down the leadoff hitter of an inning on...8772Tue, 12 May 2026 10:53:02 +0000