Today is February 28th and it is also the first day for spring training games. The Jays take on the Yankees at 1pm in a 7 inning game. This year MLB allows shorter games in the first half of spring training. MLB will also allow a team to declare an inning over if the pitcher has throws 20 pitches, irrespective of the number of outs. You can see today's Yankee game on Sportsnet, or on the MLB Network. On Monday and Tuesday the Jays face the Pirates and Phillies.
Today is the first day of spring training. Pitchers and catchers are in camp and they are working out. The Canadian based reporters are not there so we are still relying on zoom updates. And there were some updates today.
Wow, new thread required.
Well, that was unexpected.
For me, he was the toughest out. For everybody else, I had a plan. With Henry, I just never figured out what I was going to do.
-- Sandy Koufax
Henry Aaron was a guy who went to work.
Not 100% official but with the amount of smoke I think we have someone taking the Jays money at last.
5 more years. He signed on through 2025.
OK, just AJ Cole, but hey things are quiet.
Like an early holiday season bonanza and your team has money to spend...
OK, the big one I kept putting off - who are the starting pitchers in 2021 and who could come here?
Part 5 - like the last one, we have a strong incumbent but good free agents exist. Could the Jays force Biggio to go elsewhere on the field?
Part 4 - a position the Jays don't need to upgrade at, but just might anyways and shift Bichette to 3B or 2B depending on an assortment of factors we can't know.
Jays are doing OK so far in the awards season.
Part 3: Now for the position with a premium free agent, maybe the #1 free agent, available for the right price. Jays have kids. Lets see if the Jays should consider blowing a fortune on an upgrade.
Part 2 - the big position for question marks, with not a lot of options out there. Third base.