After 12 Blue Jays’ games, here’s what should actually worry you (From somebody who knows what to watch)
he 2026 Toronto Blue Jays are still a really good baseball team, even if they haven’t shown it to you yet.
But two things can be true at the same time. They’re also sitting on a handful of trends that, if they continue, are going to cost them games in ways that won’t show up in a box score headline.
Let’s talk about the real concerns.
My Honest John Schneider Assessment After 4 Years
There are two versions of John Schneider in the public imagination.
There’s Schneider the steady hand, the former minor-league catcher who grew up in the Blue Jays system, earned the trust of his clubhouse, and helped guide Toronto through one of its most competitive eras in decades.
And there’s Schneider the lightning rod, the manager whose bullpen decisions get dissected in real time, whose October track record raises uncomfortable questions, and whose calm demeanour is sometimes interpreted as passivity instead of poise.
Four years in, the truth sits somewhere between those two versions and it deserves a more honest, less emotional evaluation than the day-to-day cycle of wins, losses, and Twitter verdicts.
How the Dodgers, Blue Jays, Mariners, and Brewers built contention the same way and what it means for baseball's future
A deep, data-driven look at how the Dodgers, Blue Jays, Mariners, and Brewers built their 2025 contenders using the same roster-construction model. A surprising, nuanced breakdown of modern MLB team-building.