The 8th Day Engine ranks Toronto in the bottom half of MLB because the club owns a negative run differential (-58), an offence that struggles to score and one of the weakest defensive profiles in baseball. A dependable bullpen is what stops the overall grade falling further. Their staff ERA of 3.99 ranks 11th in MLB, and they score 3.93 runs per game (29th).
Blue Jays: the engine ranks their offence 29th in MLB at 3.93 runs per game, and their staff sits 11th on earned run average (3.99), while the bullpen grades strong on save conversion.
| # | Pitcher | GS | W-L | ERA | WHIP | Next projected start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Gausman | 23 | 5-10 | 4.38 | 1.29 | — |
| 2 | Dylan Cease | 21 | 7-5 | 2.28 | 1.04 | Tue, Aug 11 vs Boston Red Sox |
| Player | Pos | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Addison Barger | RF | Injured 60-Day |
| Anthony Santander | RF | Injured 60-Day |
| Bowden Francis | P | Injured 60-Day |
| CJ Van Eyk | P | Reassigned to Minors |
| Chad Dallas | P | Reassigned to Minors |
| Chase Lee | P | Reassigned to Minors |
| Cody Ponce | P | Injured 60-Day |
| Davis Schneider | LF | Reassigned to Minors |
| Jake Bloss | P | Reassigned to Minors |
| Joe Mantiply | P | Injured 60-Day |
| John Klein | P | Reassigned to Minors |
| Jonatan Clase | LF | Injured 10-Day |
| José Berríos | P | Injured 60-Day |
| Lazaro Estrada | P | Reassigned to Minors |
| Lenyn Sosa | 2B | Injured 60-Day |
| Luis Urías | 2B | Injured 10-Day |
| Patrick Corbin | P | Injured 60-Day |
| Ricky Tiedemann | P | Reassigned to Minors |
| Sean Keys | DH | Reassigned to Minors |
| Spencer Arrighetti | P | Injured 15-Day |
| Trey Yesavage | P | Injured 15-Day |
| Yimi García | P | Injured 60-Day |
| Yohendrick Piñango | LF | Reassigned to Minors |
Status is taken from the official 40-man roster feed. Expected return dates are not published in that feed, so none are shown.
Measured as the distance between clubs across all six engine strength ratings — so these are teams built like Blue Jays, which is not the same as teams with a similar record.
Deterministic engine · every pick published before first pitch · scored in public, every miss counted
Ratings are live percentiles against all 30 clubs · player and roster data from the official MLB feed