AP source: Blue Jays' 1st 2 homestands in Dunedin, Florida
The Toronto Blue Jays will begin the season at their spring training facility in Dunedin, FloridaFEBRUARY 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
ROBBIE RAY #23 - PITCHER - SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
3-2 W-L •
1.14 WHIP •
4.70 ERA
3-2 W-L
1.14 WHIP
4.70 ERA
Panik agrees to minor league deal with Blue Jays
The busy Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a minor league contract to keep second baseman Joe Panik, The 30-year-old hitFEBRUARY 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
David Phelps agrees to $1.75M deal with Blue Jays
Right-hander David Phelps and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $1.75 million, one-year contractFEBRUARY 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Semien completes $18M deal with big-spending Blue Jays
Infielder Marcus Semien and the Toronto Blue Jays completed their $18 million, one-year contractJANUARY 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mets trade LHP Steven Matz to Blue Jays for 3 young arms
In a deal between two of baseball’s busiest teams this winter, the New York Mets have traded left-hander Steven Matz to the Toronto Blue Jays for three young pitchersJANUARY 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
AP source: Semien, Blue Jays agree to $18M, 1-year contract
A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that shortstop Marcus Semien has agreed to an $18 million, one-year contract with the Toronto Blue JaysJANUARY 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
How Robbie Ray and Drew Smyly have helped the St. Louis Cardinals Robbie Ray and Drew Smyly did not sign with the St. Louis Cardinals, but that doesn't mean their signings haven't helped in a big way. One o...
NOVEMBER 16, 2020 • REDBIRDRANTS.COM
Blue Jays depth chart 1.0: Robbie Ray is back, how does the bullpen stack up? With Robbie Ray now back in the fold, let's take a look at the Blue Jays depth chart for the rotation, and roster as a whole.
NOVEMBER 13, 2020 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Mutual interest to get contract done quickly led to Ray signing with Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays were eager to shore up their rotation after losing some pitchers to free agency. Robbie Ray was keen to return on a sh...
NOVEMBER 10, 2020 • THESTAR.COM
Robbie Ray: “Don’t be concerned about where we play, just be concerned about the guys in the clubhouse” Robbie Ray was given $8,000,000 by the Blue Jays to be a pitcher, but he’s also doing a little PR work on the side.
NOVEMBER 10, 2020 • BLUEJAYSNATION.COM
Toronto Blue Jays: Robbie Ray signing is just the first move Bringing back Robbie Ray is a good start for the Toronto Blue Jays, but don't expect them to stop there. It didn't take the Toronto Blue Jay...
NOVEMBER 9, 2020 • CALLTOTHEPEN.COM
Analysis | The Blue Jays’ Robbie Ray signing could give the Nationals a template The first free agent signing of a slow winter took one Nationals fit off the market.
NOVEMBER 9, 2020 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM
Lefty Robbie Ray, Blue Jays reach $8M, 1-year deal
Pitcher Robbie Ray and the Toronto Blue Jays have eached agreement on a one-year, $8 million deal, making him the first of 181 free agents to get a new contractNOVEMBER 7, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Remains with Jays on one-year deal Ray signed a one-year, $8 million contract to remain with the Blue Jays on Saturday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
Impact The Blue Jays traded for half a season of Ray at the deadline for quite a cheap return after he opened the campaign with a 7.84 ERA in seven starts for Arizona. He was better with his new team but was still not close to his previous form, finishing the year with a 6.62 ERA. His strikeout rate fell by over four points to a still-strong 27.1 percent, while his walk rate ballooned to an unsustainably high 17.9 percent and his groundball rate collapsed to a similarly poor 24.3 percent. It's hard to call this year's version of Ray a major-league caliber arm, but he's still just 29 years old, so the Blue Jays evidently believe he can get back to being the guy who posted a 3.72 ERA from 2017 through 2019. If he does indeed bounce back, they will have gotten quite a bargain, as will fantasy players who pick him up for a good price in draft season.
NOVEMBER 7, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
D-backs decline options for three pitchers, including Leake
The Arizona Diamondbacks have declined options for the 2021 season for right-handed pitchers Mike Leake, Hector Rondón and Junior GuerraOCTOBER 29, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Taste of playoffs leaves young Blue Jays 'hungry for more'
A brief taste of playoff baseball gave the young Toronto Blue Jays a big appetite for another shot at October gloryOCTOBER 1, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Giolito, White Sox beat A's 4-1 in wild-card round opener
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tellez on Blue Jays' roster against Rays and Roark left off
First baseman Rowdy Tellez is on the Toronto Blue Jays’ roster for their first round playoff series against Tampa Bay after recovering from a strained right knee that had sidelined...SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Blue Jays 'grunters' Robbie Ray, Taijuan Walker getting loud outs on the mound If you think the Toronto Blue Jays rotation has gotten louder in the second half, it’s because it has.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Robbie Ray K's Aaron Judge | 09/24/2020 Robbie Ray strikes out Aaron Judge swinging in the 1st inning
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 • MLB.COM
Controls Yankees Ray allowed three hits over four scoreless innings during the Blue Jays' 14-1 Wednesday night win over the Yankees. He walked four while striking out five.
Impact Wednesday marked Ray's first outing without an earned run since being acquired by Toronto. Through five starts with the Blue Jays, the 28-year-old has logged a 6.62 ERA over 20.2 innings of work.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Robbie Ray K's Aaron Judge | 09/24/2020 Robbie Ray strikes out Aaron Judge swinging in the 1st inning
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 • MLB.COM
New York visits Toronto, looks to build on Cole's solid performance
New York looks to follow up a dominant performance by Tuesday starter Gerrit ColeSEPTEMBER 23, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cole has sharp playoff prep as Yankees rout Blue Jays 12-1
Gerrit Cole limited Toronto to five hits over seven innings in his final preparation for the playoffs, and Aaron Hicks drove in three runs in a 12-1 rout over the Blue JaysSEPTEMBER 23, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Struggles against Phillies Ray (2-5) took the loss in the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the Phillies, coughing up five runs on five hits and four walks over 4.1 innings as the Blue Jays fell 7-...
Impact The southpaw threw only 56 of 92 pitches for strikes as his control was once again an issue. Ray has walked 10 batters through 16.2 innings with Toronto, which is still a big improvement over the 31 free passes he issued in 31 innings before getting dropped by Arizona. He'll take a 7.17 ERA and 1.91 WHIP on the year into his final outing Wednesday against the Yankees in Buffalo.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
