The Blue Jays All-Star Edition
Vlad Jr, and Kirk are in, but what about Springer and Scherzer
The Blue Jays are arriving at the All-Star break with an unexpected lead in the once-again powerful AL East. How did their once-ridiculed farm system create a lineup with this much significant length from unexpected sources? What do the Jays need to do at the trade deadline to maintain a 95-win pace? Was George Springer the biggest All-Star snub and what about max Scherzer as a legacy selection? The MLB Draft is at hand and the Jays have had only 5 major-leaguers thus far from the last five drafts. And is it a PR disaster for ownership to jack the price of streaming Jays games by 30% in Sept. (story by Rob Longley). Then there’s the Niagara Ironbacks, building a culture and winning 16-6 on Saturday vs. Geneva Red Birds.