https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/page/9/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/blue-jays-trade-tommy-nance-to-twins-r10895/In a surprising move, the Blue Jays are trading right-handed reliever Tommy Nance to the Twins. ESPN's Alden Gonzalez was the first to report the trade. According to Sportsnet's Ben Nicholson-Smith, the Blue Jays will receive catching prospect Ryan Sprock in exchange for Nance....10895Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:24:53 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/why-kazuma-okamoto-is-breaking-out-r10893/Kazuma Okamoto is not only the lone Toronto Blue Jay with at least 10 homers this season, but he’s clear of 20 home runs, and he just ripped his first career grand slam in MLB. Let’s break down the science behind his power and how sustainable his pace is in Toronto. Kazuma Okamoto's Backgro...10893Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:03:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/shape-of-the-blue-jays-cease-varsho-hoffman-r10872/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 9, 2026....10872Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:50:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/top-ranked-starter-targets-for-the-blue-jays-if-theyre-buying-at-the-deadline-r10851/I'm still not ready to entertain the possibility that the Blue Jays will be sellers at the trade deadline. As I write this, the Jays are six games below .500 with a -38 run differential. They're only three games back of a Wild Card spot, but they would have to surpass three teams (and stave...10851Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:08:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/blue-jays-minor-league-recap-nimmala-homers-in-new-hampshire-return-r10843/Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (July 7-8) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (New York Yankees): 0-2 Season Record: 42-47 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats  Series vs Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox): 1-1 Season Record: 42-39 High-A Vancouv...10843Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:07:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/tomorrow-ill-be-perfect%E2%80%A6-dylan-cease-edition-r10835/Any other day, the story would be about Vladimir Guerrero Jr. breaking his home run drought and the Jays offense breaking open for 10 runs. Just the fifth time this season they’ve notched double digits and the first time since May 9. Kazuma Okamoto’s grand slam, George Springer going back-to-bac...10835Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:22:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/why-opposing-pitchers-have-figured-out-the-blue-jays-offense-r10809/The Blue Jays are trying just about everything to get their offense started. They've tried being patient at the plate. They've tried attacking early in counts. They've shuffled the batting order and mixed-and-matched lineups based on matchups. Every team goes through offensive slumps, and f...10809Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:32:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/is-daulton-varsho-a-fit-for-the-houston-astros-r10798/  While the Toronto Blue Jays are not out of the playoff picture by any means, they could look to do a soft sell at the trade deadline and move some expiring contracts to retool for 2027. Daulton Varsho is one of those expiring contracts, and Chandler Rome of The Athletic is reporting...10798Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:43:51 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/could-the-blue-jays-2026-deadline-be-a-teoscar-redux-r10789/Stop me if you’ve heard this one. As the trade deadline approached, the Jays were struggling. They were multiple games under .500, largely due to multiple injuries to key players, and so far behind the AL East leaders that a serious run for the division title was beyond a long shot. But the...10789Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:57:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/blue-jays-minor-league-recap-harry-and-perez-power-wins-nimmala-and-parker-come-up-big-and-guzman-stays-hot-r10769/Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (July 4-6) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs St. Paul Saints (Minnesota Twins): 3-3 Season Record: 42-45 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats  Series vs Reading Fightin Phils (Philadelphia Phillies): 3-3 Season Record: 41-38 High-A Vancouver Cana...10769Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:17:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/ranking-blue-jays-trade-candidates-if-they-sell-at-the-mlb-trade-deadline-r10759/This wasn’t how this story was supposed to go. The Blue Jays entered 2026 with sky-high expectations, but injuries and disappointing performances from many of the players who fueled last year’s World Series run have left them seven games below .500 approaching the All-Star break. Currently,...10759Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:00:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/jays-centre/jays-score-in-just-one-inning-in-seattle-r10754/Owen and Jesse break down the latest excruciating series loss, this time to the Seattle Mariners. They get into an early conversation about the organization's outlook as the trade deadline inches closer and take a quick peek at potential names the Jays might be looking to sell off if things don'...10754Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:21:55 +0000