2023 Blue Jays (est. 2016)
 

2016 - 79-83 - (WS - Cubs beat Yankees)
2017 - 91-71 - Lost ALDS to Yankees (WS - Nationals beat Astros)
2018 - 91-71 - Lost ALCS to Astros (WS - Cubs beat Astros)
2019 - 75-87 - (WS - Dodgers beat Red Sox)
2020 - 67-95 - (WS - Cubs beat Red Sox)
2021 - 68-94 - (WS - Dodgers beat Twins)
2022 - 80-82 - (WS - Dodgers beat Astros)

Offseason Additions

Tony Kemp (Trade from Diamondbacks)
Brett Boswell (Trade from Reds)
Wilmer Flores (Free Agent)
Aaron Nola (Trade from Phillies)

Offseason Losses

Yadiel Rivera (Free Agent)
Nick Castellanos (Free Agent)
Yerelmy Garcia (Trade to Reds)
Matt Wieters (Retired)
Liam Scafariello (Trade to Reds)

Initial reports have us slightly worse than last year. We'll see.

March 9th, 2023

Brandon Montgomery went 2 for 2 with a home run as the Jays came on strong in the Spring Opener, beating the White Sox, 9-1.

Mike Trout also homered for Toronto.

WP - Ofelky Peralta (1-0)
LP - Carlos Rodon (0-1)

Spring Record - 1-0

March 10th, 2023

Robbie Ray allowed only one hit in five innings of work as the Jays beat the Tigers, 8-1.

Toronto saw homers from Mike Trout, Reid Long, Dave Hollins Jr., and Zane Evans.

WP - Robbie Ray (1-0)
LP - Ingidayehu Irie (0-1)

Spring Record - 2-0

random disappointing crash. Haven't had one of those in a long time.

March 11th, 2023

The Jays dropped their first Spring game, falling 5-2 to the Rangers.

WP - Beau Burrows (1-0)
Save - Austin Voth (1)
LP - Tucker Baca (0-1)

Spring Record - 2-1

March 12th, 2023

A solid first out9ing for Nick Kingham and a 5-3 Toronto win over the Mariners.

Reid Long's second hit of the spring was his second home run of the spring.

WP - Nick Kingham (1-0)
Save - Ryan Kellogg (1)
LP - Jesis Garcia (0-1)

Spring Record - 3-1

March 13th, 2023

Luis Cessa had a solid start, but nobody else did very well.

The Yankees beat the Blue Jays, 4-1.

WP - David Granados (1-0)
Save - Alvaro Seijas (1)
LP - Luis Cessa (0-1)

Spring Record - 3-2

March 14th, 2023

Tony Kemp went 2 for 3, including a home run, as the Jays beat the A's, 3-1.

WP - Keyvius Sampson (1-0)
Save - Josh Badowski (1)
LP - Jake Woodford (0-1)

Spring Record - 4-2

March 15th, 2023

The Rays beat the Jays, 6-1, but more importantly, Ofelky Peralta left the game with an unknown ailment.

Peralta is being stretched out as a starter this spring and is considered an important piece of the rotation. An extended absence would be troubling.

WP - Yun-Wen Chen (1-0)
LP - Gustavo Vega (0-1)

Spring Record - 4-3

March 16th, 2023

Keith Grieshaber went 2 for 3 with a home run not he first pitch of the game. Yasohito Uchida also homered but the Jays lost, 5-4, to the Red Sox in 12 innings.

WP - Min-ho Lee (1-0)
LP - Jun-seok Hahn (0-1)

Spring Record - 4-4

another crash. Why are these suddenly happening?

March 17th, 2023

The Angels beat the Blue Jays, 4-3.

WP - Thomas Szapucki (1-0)
Save - Luken Baker (1)
LP - Tucker Baca (0-2)

Spring Record - 4-5

Bad news. Ofelky Peralta has an arthritic elbow and will miss at least half of the season.

The plan was for him to pitch on Opening Day.

March 18th, 2023

The Royals downed the Blue Jays, 7-4, in Spring action.

Mike Trout hit his 3rd homer of the Spring.

WP - Corey Black (1-0)
Save - Tyler Danish (1)
LP - Josh Badwoski (0-1)

Spring Record - 4-6

First Round of Spring Cuts

Sent to the Minor League Camp

Jun-seok Hahn
Gustavo Vega
Tony Pina
Anthony Gonnella
Doug Angeli, Jr.
Jake Miknis
Jonathan Rodriguez
Kyle Jacobsen

TRADE

(A STEAL!)

To BRAVES

David Peterson
Keston Jiura
Edgar Avalos
Jose Vilera

To BLUE JAYS

Jeimer Candelario
Raul Ayala
Sen Albers
Alejandro Espinoza
Teddy Sabato


Candelario joins the Major League Camp.


TRADE

(Another great one!)

To NATIONALS

Matt Davidson (TOR retains 25% of contract)
Enter Morlaes
Dylan Haslett
Alex Barraza

To BLUE JAYS

A.J. Vanegas
Esteban Sanchez
Ernesto Alferes
Austin Parson
Phil McLaughlin

(Neither than fans or players are happy about losing Davidson, but this was a very good trade)

Vanegas and Sanchez join the big league camp.

TRADE

To ROYALS

Yusuke Akitoshi
Lorenzo Lopez
Jose Bracamonte

To BLUE JAYS

Dylan Baker (KC retains full contract)
Fernando de Leon
Antonio Zepeda
Bernard Gilot
Billy Sumpter

Baker joins the Big League camp.

March 19th, 2023

Luis Cessa allowed only one hit in five shutout innings as the Jays beat the Orioles, 5-1.

Keith Grieshaber hit his 2nd homer of the spring.

WP - Luis Cessa (1-1)
LP - Kodi Medeiros (0-2)

Spring Record - 5-6

March 20th, 2023

Keyvius Sampson was roughed up early but the Jays came roaring back, only to los the game in the bottom of the 9th to an Aaron Nola wild pitch, giving the win to the Spiders by a score of 7-6.

Kevin Dowell and Brett Boswell homered for Toronto.

WP - Akeel Morris (1-1)
LP - Aaron Nola (0-1)

Spring Record - 5-7

March 22nd, 2023

It was a generally rough day, despite being the Manager's birthday. Not only did the Twins blank the Blue Jays, 7-0, but Ryan Kellogg left the game with pain in his elbow.

WP - Ryan Moseley (1-0)
LP - Ryan Kellogg (0-1)

Spring Record - 5-8

March 24th, 2023

The Jays lost a close one, falling 3-2 to the Astros.

WP - Yovani Gallardo (1-1)
Save - Joan Gregorio (1)
LP - Robbie Ray (1-1)

Spring Record - 5-9

Ryan Kellogg has a bone spur in his elbow. It is hoped he will be ready to pitch in late May.

March 25th, 2023

The White Sox beat the Blue Jays, 7-5, in 10 innings.

George Springer homered for Toronto.

Keith Grieshaber left the game with an unknown injury. We await word as to its severity.

WP - Dan Jennings (1-0)
Save - Justin Middleton (2)
LP - Zachary DeLoach (0-1)

Spring Record - 5-10

March 26th, 2023

A good start by Nick Kingham was pretty much forgotten by the time the Tigers walked off the Blue Jays, beating them 4-3 in 17 innings.

WP - George Keilers (2-0)
LP - David Kaplan (0-1)

Spring Record - 5-11

Keith Grieshaber is dealing with Post-concussion syndrome.

He will be out for quite some time. We hope to get him back sometime in August.

March 27th, 2023

The Rangers beat the Blue Jays, 5-3.

Brandon Montgomery hit his second homer un of the Spring.

WP - Jose Morales (1-1)
Save - Scott Snodgress (1)
LP - Luis Cessa (1-2)

Spring Record - 5-12

March 28th, 2023

Today it was the Mariners beating the Blue Jays, 6-3.

Mike Trout hammered two home runs in three at bats.

Josh Badowski left the game with pain in his shoulder. He was not likely to make the Opening Day Roster but putting him back a couple of weeks puts a stop to even that small chance.

WP - Francisco Lopez (1-0)
Save - Jose Urena (1)
LP - Keyvius Sampson (1-1)

Spring Record - 5-13

March 29th, 2023

Dylan Baker had a good outing but it took Dave Hollins Jr. hitting an RBI single in the 11th to give the Jays a 2-1, walk-off win over the Yankees.

Kevin Dowdell hit his 2nd home run of the Spring.

WP - Al Alburquerque (1-0)
LP - Simon De La Rosa (0-1)

Spring Record - 6-13

March 30th, 2023

It was a solid start for Robbie Ray as the Blue Jays beat the A's, 3-2 in Spring action.

WP - Robbie Ray (2-1)
Save - Andy Salazar (1)
LP - Jake Woodford (1-2)

Spring Record - 7-13

Second Round of Spring Cuts

Sent to the Minor League Camp

David Kaplan
Josh Badowski
Josh Hernandez
Westhers Magdaleno
Griffin Bernardo
Carlos Carreno
Brian Serven


TRADE

To METS

Keyvius Sampson
Felix Lozada
Omar Saavedra

To BLUE JAYS

Marcos Molina
Gerardo Davila
Juan Mejia
Jeremy Smith
Manny Garcia

Joining the big Camp: Molina


TRADE

To MARLINS

Drew Dosch
Brett Boswell
Justin Fox
Johnny Morales

To BLUE JAYS

Kevin Newman
John Stone
Justin Abel
Josh McCoy
Blake Paugh

Joining the Big Camp: Newman, Abel, Stone

random crash. :(

March 31st, 2023

The Jays left the bases loaded in the 9th and lost, 6-3, to the Rays.

Mike Trout hit his 6th home run of the Spring.

WP - Shaun Little (1-1)
Save - Dion Henderson (1)
LP - Justin Abel (0-1)

Spring Record - 7-14

April 1st, 2023

The Blue Jays beat the Red Sox, 7-3. No foolin'!

John Stone left the game with pain in his elbow.

Tony Kemp homered for Toronto.

WP - Justin Abel (1-1)
LP - Kyle Finnegan (0-2)

Spring Record - 8-14

April 2nd, 2023

Ninth inning home runs by Brandon Montgomery and Wilmer Flores sent the Jays to a 4-2 win over the Angels.

WP - Zachary DeLoach (1-1)
LP - Drake Fellows (0-1)

Spring Record - 9-14

Switching to OOTP25

April 4th, 2023

The Royals beat the Blue Jays, 2-1, in Spring action.

Luis Alvarado homered for Toronto.

WP - Omarlin Lopez (1-1)
Save - Ariel Jurado (1)
LP - Dylan Baker (0-2)

Spring Record - 9-15

John Stone has ruptured his UCL and requires surgery. He will be out for nearly a year.

April 5th, 2023

The Toronto bullpen struggled today as the Orioles beat the Jays, 7-4.

WP - Luis Amaya (1-0)
Save - Kodi Medeiros (1)
LP - Luke Yelverton (0-1)

Spring Record - 9-16

April 6th, 2023

Nick Kingham may have hurt his chances of staying up with the team as he walked NINE in 3 innings in his final Spring start.

The Spiders beat the Blue Jays, 7-3.

Yeiler Peguero homered for Toronto.

WP - Jarred Cosart (3-0)
LP - Nick Kingham (1-1)

Spring Record - 9-17

April 7th, 2023

The Twins beat the Blue Jays, 4-2.

WP - Huascar Ynoa (2-1)
Save - Danny Diaz (1)
LP - Tucker Baca (0-3)

Spring Record - 9-18

April 9th, 2023

Zane Evans went 2 for 3 with a pair of home runs and five RBI as the Jays ended their spring schedule with a 9-5 win over the Astros.

Kevin Newman also homered for Toronto.

WP - Evan Abramson (1-0)
LP - Simon Mercedes (1-2)

FINAL SPRING RECORD - 10-18

TRADE

To ROYALS

Brian Ellington
Ron Klein
Teddy Sabato

To BLUE JAYS

Raul Mondesi (KC retains most of contract)
Ted Maroney
Dave Buffington
Mike DiNapoli
Carlos Quiroz


TRADE

To RAYS

Dylan Baker
Emilio Ramirez
Carlos Muniz
Jeff Petty

To BLUE JAYS

Troy Tulowitzki (TB retains 85 % of contract)
Justin Lent
Leslie Linfoot
Malik Morris
Raider Brito

(Both the fans and the locker room are happy about getting Tulo.)

TRADE

To REDS

Yasuhito Uchida
Nick Irvin
Brandon Chinea

To BLUE JAYS

Christian Hicks
Al Angel
Luke Bandy


TRADE

To NATIONALS

Jeimer Candelario
Jacob Blas

To BLUE JAYS

Austin Brice
George Williams
Stephen Hanshaw



FINAL ROUND OF SPRING CUTS

SENT TO THE MINOR LEAGUE CAMP

Justin Abel
Tucker Baca
Zachary DeLoach
Luke Yelverton
Evan Abramson
Zach Emerson
Zach Martin
Dave Hollins Jr.
Esteban Sanchez
L.T. Tolbert
Yeiler Peguero
Kevin Newman
Luis Alvarado
Jack Schaaf
Reid Long
Justin Bellinger

Designated for Assignment

Aaron Nola

Minor League Contracts Signed

Luis Bellorin
Juan Arias
Josh Ockimey
Juan Corniel
Jacob Turner
Jorge Alcala
Tyson Ross
Chris Carter
Luis Castro
Joseph Colon
Jose De Paula
Jake Brigham
Chris Davis
Junior Arias
Marco Camarena
Alberto Baldonado
Matt Crouse
Christopher De Leon
Barrett Barnes
Edison Frias
Jayson Aquino
Tim Flight
Felix Carvallo
Yomelbin Almonte
Danny Hayes
Daniel Ayers
Albert Allay
Angher Cespedes
Raisel Iglesias
Steiner Carmona
Joel Belboder
Nicco Blank
Jake Mackenzie
Jack Carey
Boomer Biegalski
Ryan Brown

More Minor League signings

David Price
Logan Ashworth
Devin Mesoraco
Kellin Deglan

OPENING DAY ROSTER

ROTATION

Carlos Martinez
Marcos Molina
Robbie Ray
Luis Cessa
Nick Kingham

BULLPEN

Gillian Wernet
Carlos Perez
Anthony Molina
Will Crowe
A.J. Vanegas
Andy Salazar
Al Alburquerque

LINEUP

Kevin Dowdell - LF
Michael Brantley - 1B (new position!)
Mike Trout - CF
Wilmer Flores - SS
Tony Kemp - DH
Andrew Knapp - C
Troy Tulowitzki - 3B
Raul Mondesi - 2B
George Springer - RF

BENCH

Zane Evans - C
Brandon Montgomery - IF
Dave Quintero - OF

The boss wants us to play .500 ball.

That's it.

But that is tough enough.

The writers have us going 67-95 for last in the AL East.

Predicted AL Division winners: Yankees, White Sox, Athletics
Wild Cards: Astros, Angels

Predicted NL Division Winners: Phillies, Cubs, Padres
Wild Cards: Brewers, Rockies

Top AL Hitter - MIKE TROUT, BLUE JAYS
Top AL Pitcher - Jose Quintana, Mariners

Top NL Hitter - Elio Costa, Phillies
Top NL Pitcher - Gerrit Cole, Cubs

TRADE

To YANKEES

Aaron Nola (TOR retains 45% of contract)

To BLUE JAYS

Rafael Lara

April 14th, 2023

Carlos Martinez got the Opening Day start and he pitched the Jays to a 6-4 win over the Rangers in front of the Toronto crowd.

The Jays got homers from George Springer, Kevin Dowdell, and Mike Trout.

WP - Carlos Martinez (1-0)
Save - Gillian Wernet (1)
LP - Miguel de Labra (0-1)

Record - 1-0

Minor League contracts signed:

Dan Altavilla
Thomas Eshelman
James Needy

April 15th, 2023

Marcos Molina pitched well in his first start but the bullpen was not quite as tight and the Jays lost, 5-4, to the Rangers.

Even worse, Rougned Odor homered twice.


WP - Jon Niese (1-0)
Save - Danny Pedroza (1)
LP - Anthony Molina (0-1)

Record - 1-1

April 16th, 2023

Wilmer Flores went 3 for 5 with a home run and a double. Raul Mondesi homered as well but it was Kevin Dowdell's 8th inning Grand Slam that cemented Toronto's 9-3 win over the Rangers.

WP - Will Crowe (1-0)
LP - Jon Niese (1-1)

Record - 2-1