Trading season has begun.  Shoe #1 fell, Steve Pearce goes to to the team that drafted him in 2004 but couldn't sign him, Boston, along with cash ($1.66 mil) to get Santiago Espinal, an infielder in A+.

With this year not going well it is hard not to look to 2019.  Baring trades, who is lined up for each position?  Just offense here.  We can guess at most of their defense.

The #BlueJays take on the O's in a "clash of the titans" of the AL East.

The Jays play two days games in a three game series in Boston. Today is a 1pm game for Memorial Day and Wednesday is a 1pm getaway day game. The Jays are not in a hurry as Thursday is an off day and Friday they are in Detroit but Boston play in Houston on Thursday.

The limping Blue Jays entertain Oakland for four. The Jays struggling starting pitchers will try to get on track without JA Happ who started on Wednesday. Oakland has a similar record to Toronto.

The two Kevins made sure the #BlueJays affiliates were not shutout in the win column Tuesday.

The #BlueJays head to Target Field for a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins.

The Dunedin Blue Jays were the only winners on the farm Tuesday. Buffalo was snowed out.

The Blue Jays head to the Lone Star State for their first road trip of 2018.

The Pale Hose are in town as the Blue Jays wrap up a seven-game homestand. This will be a rematch of the 1993 American League Championship Series.

As you know, the Premier loves surprises.

Let's get a new one started before we hit 300 comments, OK? And while we're at it, let's think about the roster.

Pitchers and catchers report tomorrow, Wednesday, and with that spring begins and the hope for a good summer renews. The hope level for 2018 will be a little less tomorrow, given the expectations for the Yankees and Red Sox and the low level of activity by the Jays front office.

Things are quiet right now both here in Jay land and in MLB as a whole. Lots of free agents, thus lots of chatter. Very little Jays orientated outside of many here and elsewhere going 'Why is Rogers so cheap, just spend the cash'.

Getting down to the wire for free agents now - will the Jays get any bargains? Roughly $10-20 mil to spend (maybe more if they can make a case to ownership ala Beeston back in the 90's with Clemens).