June 9th, 2024

Yusei Kikuchi and Erik Swanson combined to shut out the A's. The Jays won, 5-0.

WP - Yusei Kikuchi (3-4)
LP - Mason Miller (6-3)

Record - 30-35

No change in the All Star Voting.

Seth Brown leads voting at LF.

Vladimir Guerrero trails Josh Naylor at 1B.

June 10th, 2024

The Jays lost a close one, falling 2-1 to the A's.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered for Toronto.

WP - Joe Boyle (2-2)
Save - Trevor Gott (14)
LP - Tim Mayza (0-2)

Record - 30-36

Players of the Week: Jose Abreu, Astros & Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres

The Jays slipped a spot to #21 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

June 11th, 2024

Another close loss. The Brewers beat the Blue Jays, 3-2.

Danny Jansen left the game with a sore hamstring. No IL time needed, but Daulton Varsho will take more catching time over the next week.

WP - Andy Ashby (5-4)
Save - Devin Williams (17)
LP - Jose Berrios (6-3)

Record - 30-37

June 12th, 2024

Another start by Chad Green, but this time it went great as he led the Jays to a 4-1 win over the Brewers.

The bad news is that Bo Bichette left the game with a foot injury. We are hearing he will likely miss the next two weeks.

WP - Chad Green (4-2)
Save - Yimi Garcia (15)
LP - Wade Miley (4-7)

Record - 31-37

Bo Bichette is placed on the IL.

Josh Rojas is called up from Buffalo.

June 13th, 2024

Kevin Gausman pitched six shutout innings as the Blue Jays beat the Brewers, 8-1.

Joey Votto and Daulton Varsho homered for Toronto.

Josh Rojas left the game with a calf strain. We are told it is not serious.

WP - Kevin Gausman (4-7)
Save - Mitch White (1)
LP - Jakob Junis (3-5)

Record - 32-37

Erik Swanson is sent to Buffalo.

Alek Manoah is called back up.

June 15th, 2024

The Jays had lots of problems against Gavin Williams and the Guardians beat them, 5-1.

WP - Gavin Williams (8-4)
LP - Yusei Kikuchi (3-5)

Record - 32-38

Jared Albir signed a minor league deal.

June 16th, 2024

Shane Bieber held the Jays off for a long time, but in the end, a pair of homers by Daniel Vogelbach and Lane Thomas gave the Jays a 3-2 win over the Guardians.

WP - Adam Ottavino (1-0)
Save - Yimi Garcia (16)
LP - Shane Bieber (7-5)

Record - 33-38

No change in the All Star Voting.

Seth Brown leads voting at LF.

Vladimir Guerrero trails Josh Naylor at 1B.

June 17th, 2024

With Bowden Francis leading the way, the Jays shut out the Guardians for eight innings, only for Yimi Garcia to blow the save and Toronto lost, 2-1.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered.

WP - Sam Hentges (4-0)
Save - Emmanuel Clase (14)
LP - Yimi Garcia (0-4)

Record - 33-39

June 18th, 2024

For the second game in a row, the Toronto starter - today that was Kevin Gasuman - put in a strong performance only for the save to be blown in the 9th - by Adam Ottavino today.

The Red Sox beat the Blue Jays, 5-4 in 11 innings.

WP - Kenley Jansen (8-2)
Save - Abner Abreu (1)
LP - Adam Ottavino (1-1)

Record - 33-40

June 19th, 2024

Another late loss for the Blue Jays as the Red Sox scored twice in the 8th to beat them, 5-3.

Daniel Vogelbach and Lane Thomas homered for Toronto.

WP - Joely Rodriguez (1-0)
Save - Abner Uribe (2)
LP - Chad Green (4-3)

Record - 33-41

TRADE

To CARDINALS

Yimi Garcia
Geison Urbaez
Rikelbin De Castro
Adrian Hernandez
Hunter Breault

To BLUE JAYS

Brandon Crawford (StL pays remaining contract)
Nathan Church
Dominic Hamel
Alex Iadisernia
Chris Rotondo

Crawford joins the Jays.

Josh Rojas and Bowden Francis are sent to Buffalo.

Nate Pearson is activated from the IL.

Ricky Tiedemann is called up.

June 20th, 2024

Danny Jansen went 4 for 4 with a pair of doubles, leading the Jays to a 4-3 win over the Red Sox.

Daniel Vogelbach homered for Toronto.

WP - Nate Pearson (1-2)
Save - Tim Mayza (2)
LP - Tanner Houck (2-8)

Record - 34-41

June 22nd, 2024

Jose Berrios was great but the pitching duel with Shane Bieber was too close for them to decide it.
It took until the 10th when Justin Turner hit an RBI double to give the Jays a 2-1 win over the Guardians.

Turner had also homered for the run that pushed the game to extra innings.

WP - Alek Manoah (1-3)
Save - Adam Ottavino (2)
LP - Emmanuel Clase (3-3)

Record - 35-41

June 23rd, 2023

George Springer was on fire today, going 3 for 4 with two home runs and four RBI.
Meanwhile, Kevin Gausman took a one hit shutout in to the 8th as the Jays beat the Guardians, 5-2.

Brandon Crawford got his first homer as a Jay!

WP - Kevin Gausman (5-7)
Save - Tim Mayza (3)
LP - Xzavion Curry (0-1)

Record - 36-41

No change in the All Star Voting.

Seth Brown leads voting at LF.

Vladimir Guerrero trails Josh Naylor at 1B. (Though Naylor is now out for the season with a torn PCL.)

June 24th, 2024

Yusei Kikuchi went six scoreless as the Jays shut out the Guardians, 4-0.

George Springer homered for Toronto.

WP - Yusei Kikuchi (4-5)
LP - Tanner Bible (7-7)

Record - 37-41

Players of the Week: Kyle Tucker, Astros & Mookie Betts, Dodgers

The Blue Jays have climbed to #15 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

The Top Prospects Report has been updated and Ricky Tiedemann is at #8.

The Blue Jays have the #15 Minor League System.

June 25th, 2024

The Red Sox first two batters both homered and that set the stage for a 6-1 Boston win over the Blue Jays.

Seth Brown homered for the only Toronto run.

WP - Garrett Whitlock (4-4)
LP - Ricky Tiedemann (0-3)

Record - 37-42

June 26th, 2024

It was another tough day in Fenway as the Red Sox beat the Blue Jays, 11-6.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Daniel Dogelbach, Brandon Crawford, and Seth Brown all homered for Toronto.

WP - Tanner Houck (3-8)
LP - Mitch White (3-1)

Record - 37-43

TRADE

To PADRES

Justin Turner
Pat Gallagher
Dahian Santos
Jhailyn Ortiz
Jackson Hornung

To BLUE JAYS

Robert Suarez
Homer Bush Jr.
Jose Cordero
Jorge Ramirez
Kai Murphy

Suarez joins the Jays.

Brendon Little is sent to Buffalo.

Will Robertson is called up.

June 27th, 2024

It was a much closer game, but the Red Sox still came out ahead, beating the Blue Jays, 3-1.

Addison Barger homered for Toronto.

WP - Abner Uribe (2-1)
Save - Kenley Jansen (16)
LP - Nate Pearson (1-3)

Record - 37-44

Bo Bichette is activated from the IL.

Lane Thomas is sent to Buffalo.

June 28th, 2024

Davis Schneider went 2 for 3 with a home run, leading the Jays to a 7-6, comeback win over the Yankees.

George Springer and Danny Jansen also homered for Toronto.

WP - Robert Suarez (1-0)
Save - Adam Ottavino (3)
LP - Nestor Cortes 91-3)

Record - 38-44

Minor League Contracts Signed:

Mike Adams
Fernando Abad
Pedro Fernandez

June 29th, 2024

The good news: Daniel Vogelbach's RBI double in the 9th gave the Jays a walk-off, 8-7 win over the Yankees.

The bad news: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left the game after two back injuries. We are unclear on the severity.

Brandon Crawford homered for Toronto.

WP - Connor Cooke (1-0)
LP - Clay Holmes (1-6)

Record - 39-44

The news isn't that bad. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has a strained back and will be day-to-day for about a week.

Could have been much worse.

Meanwhile, Kyle Adkins signed a minor league contract.

June 30th, 2024

Spencer Horwitz went 3 for 5 with a home run, leading the Jays to a 6-2 win over the Yankees.

WP - Ricky Tiedemann (1-3)
LP - Cody Morris (0-3)

Record - 40-44

All Star Voting Update

Seth Brown leads voting at LF.

Vladimir Guerrero trails Josh Naylor at 1B. (Though Naylor is now out for the season with a torn PCL.)

Danny Jansen now runs 3rd at Catcher (behind Alley Rutschman, Orioles & Jonah Heim, Rangers)

JUNE AWARDS

PITCHER - Kenley Jansen, Red Sox & Yoshonobu Yamamoto, Dodgers

HITTER - Logan O'Hoppe, Angels & Mookie Betts, Dodgers

ROOKIE - Kyle Manzardo, Guardians & Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dodgers

The Trading Season opens with a BIG deal!

TRADE

To CARDINALS

Daulton Varsho
Jace Bohrofen
Paxton Schultz

To BLUE JAYS

Nolan Arenado (STL retains 30% of contract)
Benito Garcia
Brody Moore

The fans are happy. The players are happy. I am happy.

Arenado joins the Jays.


TRADE

To TWINS

George Springer (TOR retains 30% of contract)
Alejandro Kirk
Benito Garcia
Hayden Juenger

To BLUE JAYS

Carlos Santana
Daiber De Los Santos
Byron Chourio
Austin Martin
Kala'i Rosario

Santana joins the Jays.

Spencer Horwitz is sent to Buffalo.

Blake Hunt is called up.

TRADE

To ATHLETICS

Daniel Vogelbach
Naswell Paulino
Ryan Chasse

To BLUE JAYS

Wil Myers (OAK pays remaining salary)
Clark Elliott
Jeisson Rosario
Will Childers

Myers joins the Jays.

July 1st, 2024

Gerrit Cole was too much for the Jays today and the Yankees won, 2-0.

WP - Gerrit Cole (9-8)
Save - Clay Holmes (16)
LP - Mitch White (3-2)

Record - 40-45

Players of the Week: Andrew Vaughn, White Sox & Matt Olson, Braves

The Jays have edged up to #13 on the Weekly Power Rankings.

Sometimes you need to put your personal feelings aside and just do the deal.

This one is big. Changes the complexion of the team and sends us towards the playoffs.

TRADE

To ORIOLES

Bo Bichette
Arjun Nimmala
Jacob Young
Jammer Hernandez
Winder Garcia

To BLUE JAYS

Anthony Santander
Max Wagner
Silas Ardoin
Jean Pinto
Luis Valdez

Santander joins the Jays.

July 2nd, 2024

The Astros scored in the top of the 9th to beat the Blue Jays, 4-3.

Danny Jansen homered for Toronto.

WP - Ryan Pressly (5-2)
Save - Josh Hader (17)
LP - Nate Pearson (1-4)

Record - 40-46

New Minor League Contracts signed:

Jake Woodford
Cole Aker
Emailin Montilla


Then another Major Trade!

TRADE

To WHITE SOX

Davis Schneider
Devonte Brown
Alan Roden
Nathan Church

To BLUE JAYS

Eloy Jimenez
Eduardo Herrera
Luis Briceno
Ryan McCarthy

Jimenez joins the Jays.

Will Robertson is sent to Buffalo.

Cavan Biggio is called up.

July 3rd, 2024

Eloy Jimenez homered in his first game as a Jay, but Kevin Gausman left the game early with an oblique strain.

Reports are that he will likely miss the next two weeks.

The Astro beat the Blue Jays, 5-4.

WP - Jose Urquidy (2-2)
Save - Josh Hader (18)
LP - Alek Manoah (1-4)

Record - 40-47

Sometimes you need to pull the trigger rather than lose a guy and get nothing.

Danny Jansen was asking for over $20m/year for six years. We just aren't going to do that.

TRADE

To RAYS

Danny Jansen
Alex De Jesus
Bryce Arnold

To BLUE JAYS

Brandon Lowe
Adrian Santana
Chris Newell
Keyshawn Askew
Noah Myers

Lowe joins the Jays.

Sent to Buffalo: Cavan Biggio

Called Up: Payton Henry, Alemao Hernandez

Placed on the IL: Kevin Gausman

July 4th, 2024

A strong start by Yusei Kikuchi and a home run win Brandon Lowe's first plate appearance as a Jay set the stage for a 3-2 Toronto win over the Astros.

WP - Connor Cooke (2-0)
Save - T.J. Brock (1)
LP - Lance McCullers Jr. (3-5)

Record - 41-47

We expected Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to be back on the field in a couple of days.

Now he has had a setback and it will be at least a week.

He has been placed on the 10-day IL.

Lane Thomas is called up.

We found our replacement for Danny Jansen

TRADE

To YANKEES

Addison Barger
Nicholas Deschamps
Adrian Meza

To BLUE JAYS

Jose Trevino
Grant Richardson
Geoffrey Gilbert
Cole Gabrielson

Trevino joins the Jays.

Blake Hunt is sent to Buffalo.

Josh Rojas is called up.

July 5th, 2024

Ricky Tiedemann had a very good start - giving up only one run while striking out ten in six innings. Unfortunately neither the bullpen or the hitters were nearly as sharp and the Astros shut out the Jays, 4-0.

WP - Justin Verlander (5-7)
Save - Bryan Abreu (4)
LP - Ricky Tiedemann (1-4)

Record - 41-48

TRADE

To GUARDIANS

Lane Thomas
Clark Elliott
Kendra Rojas

To BLUE JAYS

Danny Santana (CLE retains 75% of contract)
Jesus Barcia
Luis Romero
Christian Cairo
Pres Cavanaugh

Santana joins the Jays.