Buffalo walked it off and the Dominican Jays were also winners. New Hampshire was shut out, Vancouver lost and Dunedin was no-hit.

Clash of the also-rans!

I figure this is what we are all thinking about with the Jays odds at FanGraphs for playoffs down to 1.1% now. (2.7% at Baseball Prospectus). So lets do a thread for just this.

After a no win Saturday it was headed to be a repeat, a no win Sunday. The only hope for a win was Vancouver but they trailed 6-5 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. Cue Brennan Orf who delivered a two run double to turn a 4 loss into a one win Sunday. We treasure these small wins these days.

It was a no win Saturday on the farm. Buffalo and New Hampshire went to extra innings and both lost. Vancouver lost in the ninth inning. The FCL Jays lost twice. Dunedin were rained out.

Buffalo and Scranton combined for six hits through ten innings. Buffalo won in ten innings with a wild pitch. Vancouver scored three runs without a hit but lost in extra innings. New Hampshire won a 3-2 game but Dunedin had all the hits and won comfortably. DBowden Francis, Devereaux Harrison, Kendry Rojas and Nolan Perry all pitched well.

Baseball. It's back.

And you may ask yourself,
"Well, how did I get here?"

Cast your mind back, back, back... to one month ago. The 16th of June, to be precise (also known as Bloomsday to Joyceans like myself.)

The 2024 MLB Draft wraps up today with rounds 11-20 starting at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time from Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas. Draft coverage continues at MLB.com and MLB Network. You can follow the draft right here.

The Blue Jays first pick of the day is the 337th selection.

Day 2 of the MLB Draft continues today with rounds 3-10 at Cotown Coliseum in Fort Worth at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Draft coverage continues on MLB Network and MLB.com. You can follow the draft right here.

The Blue Jays first pick of the day will come in the third round with the 95th overall selection. Their fourth-round selection is at 125 and they get a competitve ballance pick at 156 due to Matt Chapman signing as a free agent with San Francisco.

Dunedin won a couple of games this week with just three hits. Buffalo went one better, winning with just two hits. A Damiano Palmegiani home run was enough in a 1-0 game. Vancouver's bats were working well as they had 16 hits in their win. New Hampshire lost and were swept for the week. Arjun Nimmala homered again but Dunedin also lost.

The 2024 MLB Draft will begin at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time with the first two rounds and will be held at Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas. It can be seen on MLB Network, MLB.TV, MLB.com and the MLB App. You can follow the draft right here.

Day 2 of the draft with rounds 3-10 and Day 3 with rounds 11-20 are set for 2:00 p.m. ET on Monday and Tuesday respectively.

The Toronto Blue Jays have the 20th overall pick for the second straight year and have a second-round selection at 59. Their bonus pool is $8,987,000.

Vancouver were the only winners on Saturday. Robert Brooks hit a three run home run while Rafael Sanchez struck out nine.

Dunedin won on Thursday despite having just three hits in the game. So they decided to do it again on Friday. Three hits is the new guaranteed win night. Unfortunately that was the only positive as the other three teams lost again in a complete repeat of Thursday.

A gardener told me some plants move
But I could not believe it
Til me and Hannah Hunt saw
Crawling vines and weeping willows
As we made our way from Providence to Phoenix

The Blue Jays pay a call on the defending National League champs, and catch up with a few old friends as we head into the All-Star Break.