#Vladimir Guerrero Jr

This story was excerpted from Keegan Matheson's Blue Jays Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, . And to get it regularly in your inbox. When Drew Carey was still hosting the show, he'd open by saying: "Welcome to'Whose Line Is It Anyway?', the show where everything is made up and the points don't matter." The same can be said about the…

We are less than two weeks into the 2023 calendar year, but we've got bold predictions of a litany of things that will go down in Major League Baseball over the course of the next 11.5 months. Most of our predictions are about things that will happen during the 2023 MLB season, of course. A breakout rookie. An unlikely MVP. A surprise AL West…

The Chicago Cubs victory in the 2016 World Series gets discussed as if it was yesterday but the fact remains that the Cubs are closer to 2026 than they are to 2016. Starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks is the lone player that remains on the Cubs' roster from the 2016 team and questions have arisen over the course of the next two seasons regarding when…

The next player in our 2023 season preview series is newly-acquired first baseman Brandon Belt. First, here's a refresher on the projection system we're going to be taking a look at. STEAMER: 326 PA, 62 H, 13 HR, 40 RBI, .222/.323/.410, 111 wRC+, 0.6 WAR 2021: 381 PA, 89 H, 29 HR, 59 RBI, .274/.378/.597, 157 wRC+, 3.4 WAR 2022: 298 PA, 54 H, 14 HR,…

The Toronto Blue Jays are betting big on themselves come 2023. Bringing in three new position players into their everyday lineup, Toronto opted for a fairly massive roster overhaul after a disappointing end to the 2022 season that saw them crash out of the playoffs with a Wild Card series sweep loss against the Seattle Mariners. While names like…

It's Kevin Gausman's revenge game day at Rogers Centre, as the Toronto Blue Jays face the Baltimore Orioles to cap a four-game series. The pregame narrative: Gausman, who spent parts of six seasons with Baltimore when he broke into the league, will face his old club for the first time on Thursday. He took a loss in his last start despite allowing…

While the Carlos Correa negotiations remain in a deadlock, the Blue Jays made (some) headlines yesterday by inking Brandon Belt to a one-year deal worth $9.6 million, per multiple. Belt, a longtime fixture of the Giants' offense, is expected to play first base and serve as Toronto's designated hitter. That means he'll be sharing time with Vladimir…

On its own, the Toronto Blue Jays signing a 34-year-old infielder to a one-year deal is not the kind of thing that will cause fans to wonder what brand of ski googles the players will wear in their Champagne-soaked clubhouse. Brandon Belt? Nice hitter, when healthy. Strong beard. Excellent name with many headline-pun possibilities. But also a guy…

TORONTO - Wander Franco is back in the lineup on Tuesday afternoon as the Tampa Bay Rays get ready to tangle twice with the Toronto Blue Jays. It's a day/night doubleheader as the two teams try to make up games lost during the first week of the season before the lockout was settled. Franco, who came off the injured list on Friday, had three hits…

Off the top of your head, see if you can name the teams that won the World Series every year of the last 10 seasons, in order. You ready? No peeking. The answers are, of course: 2013: Red Sox over Cardinals 2014: Giants over Royals 2015: Royals over Mets 2016: Cubs over Indians 2017: Astros over Dodgers 2018: Red Sox over Dodgers 2019: Nationals…

John E. Sokolowski / USA TODAY Sports The Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night thumped the visiting St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 10-3. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his 21st home run of the season, and George Springer broke things open with this sixth-inning grand slam: The win was the Jays' seventh in a row. They're now 11 games over.500 and in…

This is one of baseball's most exciting weekends for those who follow and love the MLB draft process. Later today is the All-Star Futures Game, where two Blue Jays prospects Ricky Tiedemann and Yosver Zulueta made the roster and could potentially pitch an inning or two in the game at some point through the day (start time 4. p.m. PT). On Monday the…

End of year is always a good time to look back, examining top movies or top TV series of the past 12 months. On the sports betting front, what were some of the top betting trends in 2022? According to - and this isn't a surprise - in Ontario the most bet teams in the province's newly regulated market were the Toronto Blue Jays and the Buffalo…

2022 Blue Jays Retrospective: Things go south, Charlie Montoyo takes the fall, and more Over the next few days, we'll be taking a look back at the year that was for the Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto hit the "dog days" of summer in June. Emotionally derailing series' against the Yankees, Brewers, and White Sox triggered a multitude of question marks…

Wednesday's series finale between the Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners features a pair of solid starters, but it's also a nice opportunity for one of Toronto's coldest hitters to shine. The pregame narrative: Matt Chapman has been fade-worthy for most of the season, but he draws a matchup that we know he can exploit. As a long-time member of the…

The Toronto Blue Jays are at home and ready to welcome the Houston Astros. The series will be the first of the season between the two teams. They will meet again this summer for one more series in Houston. The Blue Jays dropped the third game of the series with the Red Sox on Wednesday to go half a game behind the Yankees for the top spot in the…

The Toronto Blue Jays have taken two of the first three games against the New York Yankees and will look to put an exclamation point on this four-game set in the series finale. Toronto hasn't exactly mashed its way to victory but has managed to win twice (as an MLB betting underdog) by keeping the Yankee bats silent, including getting by New York…

With MLB free agency winding down, the league is beginning to take shape. Some teams have drastically improved their chances of competing in 2023 based on swift offseason moves. The New York Mets just pulled off a stunner to land Carlos Correa after the shortstop had previously agreed to a deal with the San Francisco Giants. Other teams such as the…

The Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees will continue their four-game series, as the AL East rivals meet in the Bronx on Friday. It is time to take a look at the MLB odds series and make a Blue Jays-Yankees prediction and pick. The Blue Jays defeated the Yankees 9-2 on Thursday night. First, they led 1-0 when George Spring clipped an RBI…

The Toronto Blue Jays entered Monday's off-day with some significant momentum on their side. After averaging 3.05 runs per game between May 1-23, the Blue Jays have seemingly turned the corner with 35 runs during their current five-game winning streak. The team hasn't lost a series since its May 13-15 trip to Tropicana Field, and the next 16 games…

There's no lineup hotter in baseball than the one Toronto has, and tonight it'll get a look at the veteran Adam Wainwright. Can St. Louis split the series? Find out in our MLB betting picks and predictions for Cardinals vs. Blue Jays. The Toronto Blue Jays post-All-Star game onslaught continued last night, as they blasted the St. Louis Cardinals…

It sounds more like the name of a movie or a book - Waiting for Godot, Waiting for Guffman, Waiting to Begin - but for now, it remains central to this impressive, fascinating and oddly puzzling Blue Jays season. The Jays have found themselves in the standings right about where they were expected to be - among the best teams in baseball. And they've…

The Toronto Blue Jays bats continued to make noise over the weekend, plating 17 runs in their three-game series against the Detroit Tigers. They'll look to keep swinging hot sticks when they open a four-game set with the Baltimore Orioles. The Blue Jays have ridden those bats to wins in 13 of their last 17 games but aren't any closer to tracking…

The 2022 Major League Baseball season continues on Monday, Aug. 8 with several intriguing matchups. One that sticks out among the rest is an AL East showdown between the Toronto Blue Jays (60-48) and Baltimore Orioles (56-52). The Blue Jay shave been one of the hotter teams since the MLB All-Star Break and enter this game after splitting a…

The Toronto Blue Jays and the Oakland A's will wrap up their three-game series at RingCentral Coliseum with some afternoon baseball this Wednesday. The Blue Jays have shockingly dropped the first two games of this series to the worst team in baseball, and have now lost each of their last five contests. Can Toronto recover and avoid the sweep in…

We're a third of the way through the 2022 MLB regular season, and offense has slowly but steadily improved league-wide just in time for summer. We have a decent sample size of games and data with which to work, so now seems like a good time to analyze the futures betting odds for AL pennant, NL pennant, and World Series winners. Let's dive right…

In the last four seasons, Freddie Freeman has led MLB in hits, doubles (twice), runs scored (twice), games and at bats. He won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 2020 and led the Atlanta Braves to a World Series title in 2021 - earning World Series MVP in the process. Now he's a free agent, and there is a possibility he won't be in…

The Toronto Blue Jays head into the new season firmly fixated on building for the future after definitively closing their previous competitive window during a miserable 2018. At the transition's forefront is top prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who tore through Double-A and Triple-A while earning wide acclaim as the best prospect in baseball.…

The Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays will battle it out for the series on Thursday night. It's time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Red Sox-Blue Jays prediction and pick. The series is now split at one game a piece as the Red Sox bounced back from an 8-0 loss on Tuesday night. The 7-3 victory was fueled by an early offensive…

The first batch of MLB all-star voting results was revealed this week, which gives us a perfect opportunity to talk about the Toronto Blue Jays' brightest star. Of course, we mean Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who owns a 1.048 OPS this month. If your mind first drifted to Alejandro Kirk, don't worry - we'll mention him, too. As Toronto enjoys Thursday's…

As Major League Baseball continues its All-Star break, we'll continue updating our looks at the season-long awards by turning our attention to the AL MVP race. Yesterday we looked at AL Cy Young and NL Cy Young races, in the hopes of finding betting values among the top contenders. The AL MVP race is one of the most intriguing awards of the season.…

The Blue Jays have absolutely no value on the moneyline against the pitiful Tigers with Alek Manoah on the mound. So we're getting creative with MLB betting markets, and have found some great picks for Friday night. The Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers will lock horns for Game Two of a four-game series on national television tonight. There…

The Astros have dropped four straight, but we like them to break the losing streak on Sunday in their series finale against Toronto. Find out why a pitching mismatch leads us to backing the home team in our Blue Jays vs. Astros picks. The Toronto Blue Jays tookthe first two games against Houston, squeaking out both wins by just one run. The Blue…

Remember when the Oakland A's were trying to hold up the Cardinals in their trade demands for catcher Sean Murphy? Remember how they wanted Laars Nootbaar and Brendan Donovan and one of the Cardinals' top young pitchers? After the Cardinals took a pass and signed free-agent Willson Contreras instead, the A's worked a three-way trade with Atlanta…

Over the past few seasons, MLB teams from across the league have been starting to lock up their young stars to long-term contracts earlier and earlier into their service time. In doing so, teams are avoiding going to arbitration with their top players and giving them guaranteed money through their prime years. Some players are receiving these deals…

When I read today's ZiPS projections for the Blue Jays, I was struck by one clear weakness: starting pitching depth. The team boasts an impressive lineup across the board, with Lourdes Gurriel Jr. the closest thing to a weak spot. Toronto also has two borderline aces in Alek Manoah and Kevin Gausman. That sounds great, but the fourth and fifth…

The Toronto Blue Jays head west for the first time this season to start a three-game series with the Houston Astros. The pregame narrative: Justin Verlander makes his first start against Toronto since his no-hitter at Rogers Centre in 2019. A lot has changed since then, with substantial roster turnover for the Blue Jays and Tommy John surgery for…

Tonight, the Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins will clash in the 2nd game of their 4-game stint in Minneapolis. The Blue Jays took the first game of the series last night with a score of 9-3 behind a great performance from their pitching staff. The Blue Jays offense has been electric this year, scoring the 3rd most runs per game in the league.…

The Toronto Blue Jays host the 11-27 Cincinnati Reds on May 21 hoping to earn their fourth win in five games behind super sophomore Alek Manoah. The pregame narrative: After winning 20 of Manoah's first 24 MLB starts, the Blue Jays have dropped three straight with the big man on the hill. To reverse that trend they have to beat baseball's hardest…

The Toronto Blue Jays largely have the results you'd expect through the team's first 10 games of the season. Going 6-4 with two home series wins and a road split against a tough divisional opponent sounds about right for the Blue Jays. But it doesn't necessarily reflect where the team is at. The Blue Jays have a minus-three run differential, and…

DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Coming off a rebuild and two seasons as baseball's nomads, the Blue Jays are looking forward to Opening Day 2022 as much as any team in MLB. Toronto's 91-71 record left the club just short of the postseason in 2021, but the Blue Jays have restocked their talent following the departures of Robbie Ray and Marcus Semien, leaving them…

The Toronto Blue Jays try for a fourth consecutive win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night when the teams meet for the second of four games at Rogers Centre. The pregame narrative: Toronto may have had a slight pitching edge in Monday's series opener, but that gap is notably wider in Game 2. Boston's Nick Pivetta was shelled when he faced the…

The Cleveland Guardians head north of the border to take on the Toronto Blue Jays as the teams start a three-game series at Rogers Centre. Let's continue our MLB odds series with a Guardians-Blue Jays prediction and pick. The Guardians are coming off a sweep of the Detroit Tigers. Moreover, Cleveland has gone 7-3 over 10 games. The Guardians are…

Pickswise provides exclusive sports betting content to MLive.com, including picks, analysis, tools, games and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. The Detroit Tigers won two games in a row against the Pittsburgh Pirates and they now head home for a weekend series with the Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto won…

SAN DIEGO - After a 32-homer, 97-RBI season last year, there were plenty of people wondering exactly what happened to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in 2022. The Toronto Blue Jays All-Star certainly wasn't bad, but he didn't live up to his 2021 numbers. The previous season had set the bar high for the 23-year-old Guerrero, after finishing second in the…

The Toronto Blue Jays enter Monday's off-day in the midst of a significant cold streak that's seen them drop nine of their last 10 games. With Yusei Kikuchi on the IL and Kevin Gausman's ankle injury continually pushing back his scheduled starts, the rotation is a mess. The return of Yimi Garcia has helped the bullpen, but it's still an…

With it being a travel day for the MLB we have limited options for tonight's slate of action. WagerTalk content contributor Kyle Kargel provides his daily home run prop picks and predictions for Thursday, August 25 with odds provided by PointsBet. Kutter Crawford is a fly ball pitcher which doesn't work in his favor going up against a team like the…

The Toronto Blue Jays return home after a 2-7 road trip that saw them lose all three series. The pregame narrative: Toronto has dropped 10 of its last 15 contests to fall 7.5 games back of the division-leading New York Yankees. Yusei Kikuchi will get the ball for Monday's series opener against his former team, the Seattle Mariners, and look to…

With all 30 teams in action today, there's no shortage of props to choose from. For today's MLB player prop picks we'll be looking at a pair of pitchers to bring their best stuff to the mound, and a Jays' slugger to keep mashing. It's an absolutely jam-packed day of action on the diamond with all 30 MLB teams taking the diamond, which means there…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Here are the lineups for the first game of Saturday's doubleheader between the Blue Jays and Guardians. Where: Progressive Field, Saturday 2:10 p.m. TV/radio: Bally Sports Great Lakes, WTAM and WMMS will carry the game. Teams: Blue Jays (16-11) vs. Guardians (12-13). Starting pitchers: RHP Kevin Gausman (2-1, 2.27) vs. RHP Shane…