Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Alek Manoah will throw a simulated game on Thursday in Dunedin, Florida, and he's aiming to throw around five innings. Manoah will be facing Blue Jays players with the team's rookie Florida Complex League team in what will be a controlled environment. Toronto sent Manoah to the lower minor leagues after he produced a 6.36 ERA, 1.89 WHIP and an MLB-leading 42 walks in 58 innings over his first 13 starts of the year, but he's already showing encouraging signs as ...

Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that starting pitcher Alek Manoah has made encouraging progress in the Florida Complex League just a week after being sent down to the minors. After going 1-7 with a rough 6.36 ERA (6.52 FIP), 1.89 WHIP, a league-leading 42 walks and 48 strikeouts in 58 innings over his first 13 starts, the Blue Jays sent the 2022 All-Star to the rookie league so that he could work on his mechanics. The 25-year-old right-hander has yet to pitch in a game, but he's ...

The Toronto Blue Jays optioned right-hander Alek Manoah to the rookie-level Florida Complex League on Tuesday. In corresponding moves, the team also reinstated right-hander Chris Bassitt from the paternity list, reinstated infielder Santiago Espinal (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list, selected right-hander Bowden Francis' contract from the minors, optioned right-hander Jay Jackson and infielder Ernie Clement to Triple-A Buffalo and designated right-hander Zach Thompson for ...

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Alek Manoah couldn't get through the first inning against the Houston Astros on Monday. The 25-year-old surrendered six runs on seven hits and one walk in one-third of a frame. Manoah took his seventh loss of the year and now displays a disfigured 6.36 ERA and 1.90 WHIP. It's a rock-bottom scenario for the 2022 All-Star, who's almost certainly been fantasy's biggest redraft bust of 2023. Fantasy managers may have a tough time pulling the drop trigger after ...

Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah had another rough outing on Thursday when his team lost 6-3 to the Tampa Bay Rays. The 25-year went just three innings striking out six but walked five and gave up five runs (four earned) on three hits. The outing brought Manoah's ERA to 5.53, and he's also sporting a disastrous 1.79 WHIP, 18.0% strikeout rate and 14.9% walk rate over 53.2 innings. The 2022 Cy Young finalist has been one of the worst starting pitchers in all of baseball, and if he ...

Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Alek Manoah turned in another poor performance in Monday's 7-4 loss to the Yankees. The 25-year-old pitched four innings, allowing five runs on six hits (including two home runs) and seven walks with three strikeouts. He has gotten off to an awful start to the season, going 1-4 with a 5.40 ERA, 7.00 K/9 rate, and 6.40 BB/9 rate in nine starts. His velocity has not been much lower than last season, but his command has been the real issue. While fantasy managers...

Welcome back RotoBallers, Week 4 has arrived, and it's time for another rankings check-in. Below is another edition of Nick Mariano's updated2023 fantasy baseball rankings and tiersfor roto leagues (5x5 mixed leagues) as of April 19, 2023. These rankings are being released in mid-April and are looking at rest-of-season fantasy baseball rankings and player values for the rest of this MLB season from this point forward.Some significant injuries have happened recently, causing a major shakeup in ...

Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah will make his third start of the season Tuesday against the Detroit Tigers. He'll look to improve his numbers while facing a poor offense, as he's posted a 4.35 ERA so far with eight punchouts and six walks across 10.1 innings. Manoah was a Cy Young finalist in 2022, where he pitched to a 2.24 ERA with 16 wins, though his 22.9% strikeout rate and 3.97 xFIP had some fantasy managers avoiding him in drafts over the offseason. The 25-year-old is a decent ...

Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah (1-0) allowed one hit and four walks while striking out five across seven scoreless innings in Wednesday's 3-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals. He bounced back on Wednesday after getting shelled for five runs in his previous start. The 25-year-old walked too many batters but finished the game strong by retiring the last eight hitters he faced. He owns a 4.35 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, and an 8:6 K: BB ratio over two starts. Manoah will look to be more ...

The Toronto Blue Jays have renewed starting pitcher Alek Manoah's contract. He'll earn $745,650 in 2023, according to an industry source. The MLB minimum this year is $720,000. Manoah took a renewal last year as well and made $706,200 rather than accepting the team's scale-based raise. The 25-year-old right-hander finished third in the American League Cy Young voting last year, going 16-7 with a 2.24 ERA (3.35 FIP), 0.99 WHIP and 22.9 percent strikeout rate in 31 starts in just his second ...