What are the Toronto Blue Jays through first quarter of the season? It's complicated

What are the Toronto Blue Jays through first quarter of the season? It's complicated

With a 20-20 record at the quarter point, the next 40 Blue Jays games will define just what this team is and where it might be headed.

Blue Jays Outright Dillon Tate

The Blue Jays announced this afternoon that reliever Dillon Tate accepted an outright to Triple-A Buffalo. He cleared waivers after being designated for assignment on Friday. Tate, 31, first landed in Toronto last September. The Jays claimed him off waivers from the division-rival Orioles, with whom the former fourth overall pick had pitched parts of five MLB campaigns. Toronto dropped him over the offseason in lieu of a projected $1.9MM arbitra…

Blue Jays Notebook: How rotation accountability paid off

Finally, the Blue Jays got some offence Sunday. A season-high nine runs allowed the Blue Jays to coast to victory instead of stressing over every last out, as has been their norm so far this season.