Last week in Toronto, John Schneider walked into the Blue Jays’ facility and found Chris Bassitt sitting at pitching coach Pete Walker’s desk, scheming. Bassitt, the veteran with a mind for pitching that never stops,

It happens all too often that MLB teams sign a player in their mid-thirties to a multi-year contract and eventually come to regret at least the final season of that deal.

Last night the Jays won their tenth in a row. In a game shortened due to rain, Chris Bassitt went six innings allowing just one run and four hits to pick up his ninth win of the season, 6-1 over the ChiSox. Toronto's offense pounded three Chicago pitchers for 12 hits over the course of 6.2 innings before the game was halted due to the weather.

So, a day after blanking the Bosox 9-0, the home side turned the tables with a 15-1 blowout, handing the Jays their most lopsided defeat, not just of the season but since the New York Yankees beat them by the same margin on Sept. 20, 2020. It was pretty much as ugly as it sounded, too, especially early on for the veteran right-hander Bassitt.

The streaking Toronto Blue Jays have moved to the top of the American League East, but adding a starting pitcher would help their chances

The Toronto Blue Jays are on an exceptional streak of strong performances, and one of their pitchers has made it clear he is ready to compete as much as needed.

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