https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/page/12/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/blue-jays-acquire-josh-smith-for-adam-macko-r11890/The Blue Jays and Rangers have agreed on a trade that will send utility player Josh Smith and minor league right-hander Josh Stephan to Toronto in exchange for left-hander Adam Macko. Evan Grant (The Dallas Morning News) and Ken Rosenthal (The Athletic) had the scoop.    ...11890Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:02:46 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/meet-brett-bateman-and-ty-southisene-the-blue-jays-newest-prospects-r11882/On Sunday, the Toronto Blue Jays made their first major trade before the MLB trade deadline, sending Kevin Gausman to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for two prospects. The move followed a trade to acquire Jameson Taillon earlier that day, after the Cubs designated him for assignment last week. It...11882Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:06:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/breaking-blue-jays-acquire-jos%C3%A9-soriano-from-angels-r11865/José Soriano is a Blue Jay. Hours after trading long-time ace Kevin Gausman to the Cubs, the Blue Jays dealt for Soriano of the Angels (per Jeff Passan of ESPN). In return, Toronto is sending prospects Arjun Nimmala, Eddie Micheletti, and Angel Rivero back to L.A. More to come... Vie...11865Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:49:49 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/breaking-kevin-gausman-traded-to-chicago-cubs-r11842/The Toronto Blue Jays have made their first major deadline move, sending veteran starter Kevin Gausman to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for outfielder Brett Bateman and infielder Ty Southisene. The move gives the Cubs additional rotation help for their stretch run, and for the Blue Jays,...11842Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:18:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/the-blue-jays-acquire-jameson-taillon-from-the-chicago-cubs-r11832/The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired Jameson Taillon from the Chicago Cubs for cash considerations on Sunday, August 2. He was designated for assignment on July 27, but the move adds depth to a pitching staff that has been plagued by injuries all season. However, it may also be a precursor to a m...11832Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:30:14 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/toronto-blue-jays-minor-league-hitters-of-the-month-july-2026-r11807/The MLB Draft has come and gone, as has the Futures Game, and while the MLB trade deadline is the biggest talking point this time of year, there are some notable prospects that have found themselves making noise across the Blue Jays system. The Blue Jays seem likely to add to their farm sys...11807Sun, 02 Aug 2026 10:56:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/blue-jays-minor-league-recap-doubleheaders-for-buffalo-and-new-hampshire-r11802/Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (July 30-31) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs (Philadelphia Phillies): 2-2 Season Record: 51-55 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats  Series vs Hartford Yard Goats (Colorado Rockies): 1-3 Season Record: 47-51 High-A Vanco...11802Sun, 02 Aug 2026 02:48:03 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/cubs-could-make-a-move-for-blue-jays-jeff-hoffman-r11795/While interleague play has knocked down a lot of the walls of a player being a better fit for one league over the other, sometimes a player just feels more comfortable in either the AL or NL. Could that be the case for Toronto Blue Jays right-handed reliever Jeff Hoffman? According to...11795Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:51:34 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/shane-bieber-trade-destinations-yankees-red-sox-rangers-braves-r11782/Earlier this week, I wrote about some possible landing spots for Kevin Gausman. His teammate Shane Bieber is a whole different beast of a trade chip. Both pitchers can lead a rotation when they're at their best. Gausman, however, is as low-risk as they come. Whichever team trades for him (a...11782Sat, 01 Aug 2026 17:45:52 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/shape-of-the-blue-jays-bieber-springer-gausman-r11708/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. All stats entering July 30, 2026....11708Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:54:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/blue-jays-minor-league-recap-parker-and-maciver-both-put-on-a-power-show-r11702/Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (July 28-29) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs (Philadelphia Phillies): 1-0 Season Record: 50-53 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats  Series vs Hartford Yard Goats (Colorado Rockies): 0-1 Season Record: 46-49 High-A Vanco...11702Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:54:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/phillies-show-interest-in-blue-jays-daulton-varsho-r11691/  With the Toronto Blue Jays in sell mode after a disappointing first four months of the season, the players on expiring contracts are more likely than not to be wearing another uniform next week. Center fielder Daulton Varsho is one of those and he is drawing a good bit of interest, b...11691Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:53:57 +0000