Steve Phillips
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Blue Jays started poorly and never got better (opens the original)
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This year’s postmortem is a far cry from the positivity of the 2025 season. There was no champagne spilling this season for the Blue Jays. No goggles and cigars. Just disappointment and awkward press conferences. The season started poorly and never got better. The Jays went 14-17 in March and April. They went 15-14 in May, 11-15 in June, 11-13 in July, 17-11 in August and 11-14 in September. It all adds up to a 79-83 record and a last-place finish in the tough AL East. Health was certainly a cha
Atkins gets creative in successful trade deadline (opens the original)
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As expected, the Toronto Blue Jays were sellers at the trade deadline, but they did some buying as well. Overall, I like what the team did. Kevin Gausman was traded to the Chicago Cubs for a couple of prospects: Ty Southisene and Brett Bateman. Southisene, 21, was the Cubs’ fourth-round draft pick in 2024. I saw him play as a high-school player at a showcase event. He’s not an imposing physical presence but is light on his feet and speedy. He is listed as 5-foot-7 and 170 pounds, but the 170 pou
How the Blue Jays should approach the trade deadline (opens the original)
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Well, it’s time to declare that the Toronto Blue Jays are officially sellers. It has looked that way for a few weeks and nothing has changed for the team after the all-star break. The Blue Jays currently have the 12th-best record in the American League, or, better said, the fourth-worst record in the A.L. They are 5.5 games out of the third wild-card spot. Of the teams within 5.5 games of the wild-card race, the Jays have the worst (-60) run differential. They have truly performed worse than the
Grading the Blue Jays’ first half (opens the original)
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The All-Star break doesn’t mark the exact halfway point of the baseball season, but it’s a good time for an evaluation and a report card on this year’s Toronto Blue Jays. We’ll grade out each component of the team (offence, starting pitching, bullpen, management/coaching and front office) and then give an overall grade for the club. The offence has underperformed significantly, entering the second half ranked 26th in runs per game. I’ve written and talked extensively about Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Jays facing uncertain path with trade deadline looming (opens the original)
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That is the question every general manager in baseball is asking themselves as their teams approach the All-Star Game with the trade deadline (Aug. 3) just a few weeks away. Even with the amateur draft set to start on Saturday, there are scouts scattered all over the country following major-league players and minor-league players. Teams that are buyers will have scouts looking at major-league talent on other clubs. Teams that are sellers will bear down on minor-league prospects that could come b
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