Jan B
@jbjb2.bsky.social
Retired educator, absolutely and unreasonably obsessed with the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Weekend plans vs. weekend reality.
November 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Weekend plans vs. weekend reality.
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Everyone with a platform — even a microscopic one like mine — should use their megaphone to promote other people’s great work. Particularly the work that’s not already big or popular or successful.
Always promote great work when you see it.
Always promote great work when you see it.
Sometimes I see a very famous person plug a book or movie or other creative project that they're not involved in or benefiting from and I am SHOCKED in a good way. More of that would be... good. Bizarre how rare it is.
November 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Everyone with a platform — even a microscopic one like mine — should use their megaphone to promote other people’s great work. Particularly the work that’s not already big or popular or successful.
Always promote great work when you see it.
Always promote great work when you see it.
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I didn't think we'd be having an exciting massive transaction pod less than a month from the end of the World Series... but it's time to talk Dylan Cease.
The puns have yet to cease, and why would they yet? Because we’re living in a world where Jays just handed a $210 million deal to one of the most durable, highest-strikeout starters in the sport.
And this week @nickashbourne.bsky.social and I are talking all about it!
Have a listen! 👇
And this week @nickashbourne.bsky.social and I are talking all about it!
Have a listen! 👇
🎧BJHH: 205 - Cease the Day!
The puns have yet to cease, and why would they just yet?
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November 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I didn't think we'd be having an exciting massive transaction pod less than a month from the end of the World Series... but it's time to talk Dylan Cease.
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Our full coverage of the #BlueJays' Dylan Cease signing:
The news: mlb.com/bluejays/new...
What's next: mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Big picture: mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Bichette?: mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Cease pitcher profile: www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
The news: mlb.com/bluejays/new...
What's next: mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Big picture: mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Bichette?: mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Cease pitcher profile: www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Who is the real Dylan Cease? Examining the enigmatic ace
This article was originally published on Nov. 23, three days before Cease agreed to a seven-year, $210 million contract with the Blue Jays. More >
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November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Our full coverage of the #BlueJays' Dylan Cease signing:
The news: mlb.com/bluejays/new...
What's next: mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Big picture: mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Bichette?: mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Cease pitcher profile: www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
The news: mlb.com/bluejays/new...
What's next: mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Big picture: mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Bichette?: mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Cease pitcher profile: www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
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For the Blue Jays, the Dylan Cease deal is both extremely on-brand and a meaningful departure from the recent past
www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/...
www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/...
November 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
For the Blue Jays, the Dylan Cease deal is both extremely on-brand and a meaningful departure from the recent past
www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/...
www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/...
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That Ingram dude’s a killer
Totally calm buzzer-beating dagger as Raptors win
Totally calm buzzer-beating dagger as Raptors win
November 27, 2025 at 3:10 AM
That Ingram dude’s a killer
Totally calm buzzer-beating dagger as Raptors win
Totally calm buzzer-beating dagger as Raptors win
Great newsletter as always, but also interesting insight on Alek Manoah:
futurebluejays-newsletter-5b7293.beehiiv.com/p/future-blu...
futurebluejays-newsletter-5b7293.beehiiv.com/p/future-blu...
Future Blue Jays Newsletter
Post 40-man Deadline/Prospects 11-20
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November 27, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Great newsletter as always, but also interesting insight on Alek Manoah:
futurebluejays-newsletter-5b7293.beehiiv.com/p/future-blu...
futurebluejays-newsletter-5b7293.beehiiv.com/p/future-blu...
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What next?
More on the #BlueJays' offseason following their big, bold move to sign Dylan Cease:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
More on the #BlueJays' offseason following their big, bold move to sign Dylan Cease:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
After Cease signing, what's next for Blue Jays?
TORONTO -- What next?
Those words were once groaned in Toronto, but now they’re spoken with wide-eyed excitement. The Blue Jays, fresh off a dream season that fell just inches short in Game 7 of the W...
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November 27, 2025 at 2:21 AM
What next?
More on the #BlueJays' offseason following their big, bold move to sign Dylan Cease:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
More on the #BlueJays' offseason following their big, bold move to sign Dylan Cease:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
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The #BlueJays just jolted the MLB offseason to life.
Early thoughts on the 7-year, $210 million deal for Dylan Cease with much more to come:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Early thoughts on the 7-year, $210 million deal for Dylan Cease with much more to come:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Cease headed to Blue Jays on 7-year deal (source)
TORONTO -- The Blue Jays just jolted the MLB offseason to life with a major statement, agreeing to terms on a seven-year, $210 million deal with right-hander Dylan Cease, a source told MLB.com.
This d...
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November 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The #BlueJays just jolted the MLB offseason to life.
Early thoughts on the 7-year, $210 million deal for Dylan Cease with much more to come:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Early thoughts on the 7-year, $210 million deal for Dylan Cease with much more to come:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
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The Toronto Blue Jays have blasted out a signal of intent to the other teams in Major League Baseball. Good goddamn lord!
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Hail Ceaser!
Cease to resist givin' my goodbye, drive my car into the ocean, you think I'm dead but I sail away...
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November 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The Toronto Blue Jays have blasted out a signal of intent to the other teams in Major League Baseball. Good goddamn lord!
📸 @padres.com
📸 @padres.com
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I sat in Mark Shapiro’s office in the fall of 2017, and talked about the organization’s future. He said when the time was right, Eddie Rogers would make sure the money was there.
He’s more than been proven right in that.
He’s more than been proven right in that.
November 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I sat in Mark Shapiro’s office in the fall of 2017, and talked about the organization’s future. He said when the time was right, Eddie Rogers would make sure the money was there.
He’s more than been proven right in that.
He’s more than been proven right in that.
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Dylan Cease and the Blue Jays are in agreement on a 7-year, $210 million contract pending physical, source confirms to me & Shi
Biggest pitching contract in Blue Jays history leads to projected rotation of Cease/Gausman/Bieber/Berrios/Yesavage
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Biggest pitching contract in Blue Jays history leads to projected rotation of Cease/Gausman/Bieber/Berrios/Yesavage
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November 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Dylan Cease and the Blue Jays are in agreement on a 7-year, $210 million contract pending physical, source confirms to me & Shi
Biggest pitching contract in Blue Jays history leads to projected rotation of Cease/Gausman/Bieber/Berrios/Yesavage
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Biggest pitching contract in Blue Jays history leads to projected rotation of Cease/Gausman/Bieber/Berrios/Yesavage
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#Bluejays are getting an awfully good one. And along with this - Cease has never missed a start since debuting in July, 2019.
Highest swing and miss rate induced, 2025 qualified pitchers:
Dylan Cease: 33.4%
Tarik Skubal: 32.5%
Jesús Luzardo: 30.8%
Cristopher Sánchez: 30.4%
Dylan Cease: 33.4%
Tarik Skubal: 32.5%
Jesús Luzardo: 30.8%
Cristopher Sánchez: 30.4%
November 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
#Bluejays are getting an awfully good one. And along with this - Cease has never missed a start since debuting in July, 2019.
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This is the exact type of deal the #BlueJays needed in their rotation.
Kevin Gausman and Shane Bieber are free agents after 2026 while José Berríos has a player option.
Now, in Cease and Trey Yesavage, two new long-term cornerstones. A massive statement by Toronto.
Kevin Gausman and Shane Bieber are free agents after 2026 while José Berríos has a player option.
Now, in Cease and Trey Yesavage, two new long-term cornerstones. A massive statement by Toronto.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This is the exact type of deal the #BlueJays needed in their rotation.
Kevin Gausman and Shane Bieber are free agents after 2026 while José Berríos has a player option.
Now, in Cease and Trey Yesavage, two new long-term cornerstones. A massive statement by Toronto.
Kevin Gausman and Shane Bieber are free agents after 2026 while José Berríos has a player option.
Now, in Cease and Trey Yesavage, two new long-term cornerstones. A massive statement by Toronto.
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Working on a post about my 11-20 Top Blue Jays prospects, including some final thoughts on Alek Manoah’s time in the organization.
November 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Working on a post about my 11-20 Top Blue Jays prospects, including some final thoughts on Alek Manoah’s time in the organization.
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Blue Jays are tendering contracts to all four of their arb-eligible players, as expected.
Their 2026 arb class will consist of Varsho, Lauer, Clement & Heineman.
Their 2026 arb class will consist of Varsho, Lauer, Clement & Heineman.
November 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Blue Jays are tendering contracts to all four of their arb-eligible players, as expected.
Their 2026 arb class will consist of Varsho, Lauer, Clement & Heineman.
Their 2026 arb class will consist of Varsho, Lauer, Clement & Heineman.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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MLB's annual non-tender deadline is today at 5pm ET.
Many players will be non-tendered across MLB, but all four arb eligible Blue Jays (Varsho, Lauer, Clement, Heineman) are expected back in 2026. Jays already created 40-man space by parting ways with Sandlin, Tate & Burr.
Many players will be non-tendered across MLB, but all four arb eligible Blue Jays (Varsho, Lauer, Clement, Heineman) are expected back in 2026. Jays already created 40-man space by parting ways with Sandlin, Tate & Burr.
November 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
MLB's annual non-tender deadline is today at 5pm ET.
Many players will be non-tendered across MLB, but all four arb eligible Blue Jays (Varsho, Lauer, Clement, Heineman) are expected back in 2026. Jays already created 40-man space by parting ways with Sandlin, Tate & Burr.
Many players will be non-tendered across MLB, but all four arb eligible Blue Jays (Varsho, Lauer, Clement, Heineman) are expected back in 2026. Jays already created 40-man space by parting ways with Sandlin, Tate & Burr.
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The #BlueJays need to make another big addition to their rotation... for 2026 but especially beyond.
Story:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Story:
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Taking stock of Blue Jays' 2026 rotation ... and who they could add
TORONTO -- The Blue Jays’ rotation, long the concrete foundation of this organization, is due for a refresh.
This is about 2026, but also well beyond. This is also about the excellent moves the Blue J...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The #BlueJays need to make another big addition to their rotation... for 2026 but especially beyond.
Story:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Story:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
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You are blaming the federal government for provincial responsibilities. Learn the difference. There has been a decade + of Con governments in the majority of the country at the provincial level. They have gutted rent controls, refused increases in minimum wage, eroded public housing & healthcare etc
October 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
You are blaming the federal government for provincial responsibilities. Learn the difference. There has been a decade + of Con governments in the majority of the country at the provincial level. They have gutted rent controls, refused increases in minimum wage, eroded public housing & healthcare etc
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I wrote a piece about game 7, kind of. Read “Swing & Miss Stuff“ by Justin G. White on Medium: medium.com/@jbanal/swin...
Swing & Miss Stuff
The Standard of Perfection It is June, 20th, 2015. I am in my 30s. I am a Nationals fan. I am only a Nationals fan because I had been an Expos fan, and the Expos went away, and sometimes you don’t …
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November 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I wrote a piece about game 7, kind of. Read “Swing & Miss Stuff“ by Justin G. White on Medium: medium.com/@jbanal/swin...
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#BlueJays add talented left-hander Ricky Tiedemann to 40-man roster, leave others exposed to Rule 5 Draft.
Story:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Story:
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Blue Jays add top lefty prospect Tiedemann to 40-man roster
TORONTO -- The Blue Jays have added left-hander Ricky Tiedemann to their 40-man roster, protecting the talented 23-year-old from this December’s Rule 5 Draft.
Tiedemann, the Blue Jays’ No. 4 prospect ...
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November 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
#BlueJays add talented left-hander Ricky Tiedemann to 40-man roster, leave others exposed to Rule 5 Draft.
Story:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
Story:
www.mlb.com/bluejays/new...
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This post from the Blue Jays subreddit is actually a really solid guide of who to trust in the MLB offseason
www.reddit.com/r/Torontoblu...
www.reddit.com/r/Torontoblu...
November 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This post from the Blue Jays subreddit is actually a really solid guide of who to trust in the MLB offseason
www.reddit.com/r/Torontoblu...
www.reddit.com/r/Torontoblu...