In a recent thread I dug into the fun way Collins (and Hernandez) ended up here - started with a 15th round pick in 2009. But what about the rest of the roster? We always talk about how important the draft is but how did we get this lineup?

So we know the Jays roster now (depending on last second trades of course). Past time for a new general thread and this is as good an excuse for one as any.

Well, it seems the Jays have settled everything on the payroll front...for now with all arbitration eligible players settled.

So how will our lineup do this year vs last? Lets dig into ZiPS (publicly available) projections to get an idea.

Do we need a new thread?

Oh, I think we do.

Just announced that an agreement has been reached. Hooray!

Opening Day will be April 7, the 45th anniversary of the Blue Jays first-ever game.

Well, it is official - no first week of baseball in April - the first 2 series are cancelled now.

This is a big question with Bo & Vlad, and the possibility of trading for Jose Ramirez among others. Lets look at history to get an idea on this.

Things are very quiet with labor issues  hanging over MLB.  So lets start a new area for covering any oddball topics as they are bleeding into the prospects.

The new class is getting closer and closer now. Lets look back at Jays who have gotten votes for it.

Rogers has announced they are going to reno the Dome instead of building new at a cost of roughly $250 million.

When I was younger I used to make 'best ever seasons' for the Jays by position (a lot easier in the 80's as there weren't many years to cover).  So what about this year?

What's going on? Funny you should ask.

Well, the first big free agent signing by the Jays has happened. Five-years, $110 million.

Way back in August 2010, I posted the initial version of Bringing Up Babies. At that moment, we were all a little worried that Travis Snider hadn't yet taken the league by storm. Like he was supposed to.