https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/page/32/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/jays-centre-year-in-review-the-top-five-blue-jays-stories-of-2025-r5196/2025 will go down as one of the most historic seasons in Toronto Blue Jays franchise history, from having the best record in the Grapefruit League, to signing Vladimir Guerrero Jr.to the largest contract in franchise history, to making it all the way to Game 7 of the World Series. It was a seaso...5196Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:53:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/report-george-springer-will-not-play-for-puerto-rico-in-wbc-r5194/Blue Jays star George Springer was among the MLB players included on Team Puerto Rico's 35-man preliminary roster for the upcoming World Baseball Classic. However, Antolín Maldonado Ríos of Puerto Rican newspaper El Nuevo Día reports that Springer will not play in the tournament after all....5194Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:05:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/what-is-a-reasonable-contract-extension-for-daulton-varsho-r5185/Starting in 2022, Daulton Varsho began to establish himself as an elite defensive outfielder. Of his 3,836 innings in the outfield, Varsho has played center (2,063), left (1,222) and right (551). Among the 51 center fielders with a minimum of 1,000 innings under their center field belts in that...5185Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:48:58 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/every-active-blue-jays-trade-string-r5171/My DiamondCentric colleague Greggory Masterson has written some excellent articles about trade trees over at Twins Daily. Most recently, he drew a line linking Michael Cuddyer, Minnesota’s first-round pick in 1997, to a couple of current Twins, Austin Martin and Simeon Woods Richardson. Ins...5171Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:54:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/the-first-look-at-team-canadas-world-baseball-classic-roster-r5164/This may be the biggest and most star-studded World Baseball Classic yet. The 2023 tournament was a massive success, punctuated by Shohei Ohtani striking out his at-the-time teammate Mike Trout to clinch Japan's third WBC championship in six tournaments. Fast forward to 2026, and the event...5164Sun, 28 Dec 2025 14:31:05 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/blue-jays-have-shown-interest-in-yo%C3%A1n-moncada-r5159/Add another name to the list of infielders the Toronto Blue Jays have checked in on this winter: Yoán Moncada. According to reporter Francys Romero, the Blue Jays have shown "early interest" in the 30-year-old third baseman, as have the Angels, Pirates, and White Sox. Moncada briefly debute...5159Sun, 28 Dec 2025 11:01:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/bridge-year-to-big-dreams-how-2026-will-shape-the-blue-jays-future-r5155/As the calendar turns to 2026, the Jays are about to embark on a season they hope will play out similarly to last season… but with a different outcome. This offseason has been a busy one for Toronto’s front office as they try to maintain some consistency in the roster while strengthening areas t...5155Sat, 27 Dec 2025 16:15:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/are-the-angels-following-the-blue-jays-blueprint-r5136/The 2025 Blue Jays had a magical season that brought them within an inch or two of a World Series title. Teams around the league absolutely took notice, and while Toronto didn’t do it with the lightest payroll, they still came in about $100 million back of the winning Dodgers. The other Los Ange...5136Thu, 25 Dec 2025 13:55:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/edwin-encarnaci%C3%B3n-helped-revive-the-jays-but-it-wont-be-near-enough-for-cooperstown-r5121/Edwin Encarnación had maybe the most famous parrot outside of a pirate’s when he played for the Blue Jays. He was also pivotal to returning the franchise to October relevance. A three-time All-Star, an American League RBI leader, and the author of one of the most important home runs in Jays’ his...5121Wed, 24 Dec 2025 13:57:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/the-2025-postseason-was-a-financial-win-for-the-toronto-blue-jays-r5100/The Toronto Blue Jays fell short of winning the 2025 World Series, but their lengthy postseason run yielded financial benefits to the players, other personnel, and the team/owner. As Jay Centre’s Leo Morgenstern noted in his article, Details on Blue Jays' Share of Postseason Revenue Pool, Toront...5100Tue, 23 Dec 2025 11:58:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/john-schneider-number-two-in-the-voting-number-one-in-our-hearts-r5083/In speaking with reporters at the Winter Meetings last week, including Diamond Centric's own John Bonnes, Blue Jays manager John Schneider was asked about the Manager of the Year award. He offered a very typical Schneider response (quoted below) that was equal parts self-deprecating, boastful of...5083Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:53:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/blue-jays-are-pursuing-free-agent-third-baseman-alex-bregman-r5071/During the Winter Meetings, it was speculated that third baseman Alex Bregman could be a fallback option if the Blue Jays fail to sign Bo Bichette. Now, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Bregman could be a primary target for Toronto. Toronto’s winter to date has largely centered o...5071Sun, 21 Dec 2025 14:36:41 +0000