I figure this is what we are all thinking about with the Jays odds at FanGraphs for playoffs down to 1.1% now. (2.7% at Baseball Prospectus). So lets do a thread for just this.

Baseball. It's back.

And you may ask yourself,
"Well, how did I get here?"

Cast your mind back, back, back... to one month ago. The 16th of June, to be precise (also known as Bloomsday to Joyceans like myself.)

On a boring 'no game day' and with the season looking like a lost one (odds of playoffs at 2.5% as I type), let's look at what the Jays future needs are and when, with who is next in line for each position.

Few things in life are certain, but all my life I'd been pretty sure I knew who was the greatest living baseball player. Now of course, all is confusion.

I'm going to blame Eephus for this. We were shooting the virtual breeze (mostly about how challenging it can be to find something in the Archives here) and he thought an updated Blue Jays entry of the Lobby of Numbers made a bit of sense. You know, when times are hard one can always reflect on the Better Times we've had. Or the times that were even harder.

The homestand continues this afternoon as the not-so-mighty Chicago White Sox providing the opposition.

A six game homestand commences with a visit from the Tampa Bay Rays.

The wounded Jays head into New York for three games. The Yankees are 6-1 with a +7 run differential as they return for their home opener. The Jays are 3-4 with a -14 differential.

Well, time to finally get into the pitchers side of this. Wonder if any of these records (good or bad) will be broken in 2024?

Until I start really paying attention.

Time for a new spring training thread. A spring training that is about to get biz-zay. The Jays play 13 games in the next 11 days. There are split squad games on the next two Sundays.

As we head towards a new season I thought it would be fun to see how good/bad it can get at each position and when we had that.

Let's dig into some projection systems for this team as we near the end of winter. I figure it is about time as the team is unlikely to change much now. I figure this is the best way to cause a trade/free agent signing to happen. Putting this together now when all seems quiet.