The 8th Day Engine ranks Toronto in the bottom half of MLB because the club owns a negative run differential (-46), 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 3.90 ranks 9th in MLB, and they score 4.00 runs per game (30th).
Blue Jays: the engine ranks their offence 30th in MLB at 4.00 runs per game, and their staff sits 9th on earned run average (3.90), while the bullpen grades elite on save conversion.
| # | Pitcher | GS | W-L | ERA | WHIP | Next projected start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Cease | 29 | 11-6 | 2.40 | 1.10 | — |
| Player | Pos | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Addison Barger | RF | Injured 60-Day |
| Anthony Santander | RF | Injured 60-Day |
| Bowden Francis | P | Injured 60-Day |
| Cody Ponce | P | Injured 60-Day |
| Jake Bloss | P | Injured 60-Day |
| Jonatan Clase | LF | Injured 60-Day |
| José Berríos | P | Injured 60-Day |
| Patrick Corbin | P | Injured 60-Day |
| Yimi García | P | Injured 60-Day |
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