(Vlog) Minor League Focus w/ Blue Jays on GMG Network
 

This thread is an extension of the original JayBlue 2020 Minor League Focus @ Toronto Blue Jays Franchise Story.

The entire collection of episodes can be found with the following playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...SC7HpLYztYiCGN

"This franchise story takes a deep examination of prospect progression through the minor leagues and ultimately into the professional squad. JayBlue is a seasoned minor league journalist on the Toronto Blue Jays and has created a story to examine player development. While having some fun using the OOTP Baseball Artificial Intelligence and Engine."

Episodes are rendered and posted on Tuesday & Friday on GMG Network. If you enjoy the content, we'd love a subscribe to the YouTube Channel.

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https://gmgames.org/jay-blue

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https://bluejaysfromaway.com/handbook/

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S2 E1: Offseason Begins! @ Blue Jays Minor League Focus OOTP21

"In this campaign sim of the Toronto Blue Jays, we start to set up our team for the future! We look at arbitration eligible players and potential free agents while looking through the minor league system to cut down the number of pitchers and promote players who earned it!"

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Season 2 Episode 2. Awards, Arbitration, Free Agency

"In this episode of the Toronto Blue Jays' simulation on OOTP 21, we see the results of the Awards, bring on some new staff, take care of arbitration and try to sign some free agents to join our run towards the championship!"

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S2 E3: Rule 5 Draft! @ Minor League Focus Blue Jays Let's Play | Episodes Tuesday & Friday on GMG Network

"In this campaign sim of the Toronto Blue Jays, we continue the offseason, and we participate in the Rule 5 draft!"

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https://youtu.be/MMQIFrDXYf4

S2 E4: Spring Training, Minor League Focus @ Blue Jays ⚾️ Let's Play | Episodes Tuesday & Friday on GMG Network

"In this campaign sim of the Toronto Blue Jays, Sim through Spring Training 2021, setting the Opening Day roster and getting ready for the season!"

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S2 E5: Opening Day 2021! @ Minor League Focus Blue Jays | Episodes Tuesday & Friday on GMG Network

"In this campaign sim of the Toronto Blue Jays, we sim the first week and a half of the 2021 season! Will Nate Pearson continue his dominance? Will J.D. Martinez see a resurgence? Will the moves we’ve made in the offseason pay off? We start to find out now!"

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S2 E6: Start of Minor League Season Minor League Focus @ Blue Jays

"In this campaign sim of the Toronto Blue Jays, we continue through the end of April 2021, playing the first 10 days of the minor league season. It is a season of reckoning for some of the Blue Jays’ top prospects! Will Alek Manoah rebound? How will our 2020 first-round draft pick adjust to a full-season in the minors? And will the Blue Jays continue their awful start?"

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Season 2 Episode 7: Ups and Downs

"In this campaign sim of the Toronto Blue Jays, we continue through the beginning of May 2021, seeing the club rally from the horrible start to merely a “bad” one. In the minor leagues, we continue to have our ups and downs with just one of four teams with a record above .500."

I checked this out today.

I really like your rundown of how you're operating your team. Pitter-patter, let’s get at ‘er!

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Season 2 Episode 8: Evening Things Out

"In this campaign sim of the Toronto Blue Jays, we continue through May 17, 2021, going 6-6 over two weeks to stabilize the team. We see some slumps continue while hoping for the occasional hot streak."

Thanks for watching!

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Season 2 Episode 9: On the Rise?

"In this campaign sim of the Toronto Blue Jays, we continue through May 31, 2021, putting together some wins as the bullpen starts to step up, but can the offense produce enough to put us in the running by the end of the season?"

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Season 2 Episode 10: 2021 Draft

"In this campaign sim of the Toronto Blue Jays, we continue through the 2021 draft! Who will the Blue Jays get in the first round? How will the draft turn out for the Jays?"

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Season 2 Episode 11: Sorting Out the Lower Levels

In this campaign sim of the Toronto Blue Jays, we continue to set up our lower minor leagues following the draft, examining our picks and sending them to the team where they’ll start the season! And how does the big club do over this week of simulation?

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Season 2 Episode 12: Short Seasons, GO!

In this campaign sim of the Toronto Blue Jays, sim until the end of June, getting the short-season rosters ready for ball. Some injuries take their toll on the major league team and Nate Pearson gets into the swing of things in Interleague play!

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Season 2 Episode 13: 2021 International Free Agents

In this campaign sim of the Toronto Blue Jays, we sim until early July, getting things underway in the International Free Agent frenzy that begins July 2 while also simming a week of action for the Blue Jays and the minor league clubs!

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Season 2 Episode 14: 2021 All-Star Break

In this campaign sim of the Toronto Blue Jays, we sim until the All-Star Break! We check in with how the players have been doing and try to figure out what needs the team will have in subsequent seasons. We also check in with the minor leagues and see what’s going on in the short-season leagues.

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Season 2 Episode 15: 2021 Post All-Star Break Blues

In this campaign sim of the Toronto Blue Jays, we sim 2 weeks following the All-Star Break and watch as the team struggles with a bit of a hangover. We also look at the Top 30 prospects in our organization and how they’re doing.

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Season 2 Episode 16: Anyone Want My Garbage?

In this campaign sim of the Toronto Blue Jays, we sim just past the trade deadline trying to get rid of some dead weight in terms of both contracts and poor performance. We also do a sum up of the minor leagues seeing where our prospects are and how we’ve acquired them.

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Season 2 Episode 17: Dog Days of August

In this campaign sim of the Toronto Blue Jays, we continue our sim with two more weeks of mediocre crappy baseball. We do make a few moves throughout this sim, getting Hyun Jin Ryu back from the injured list, but otherwise, we just keep plugging through the Dog Days.