The Blue Jays went 3-3 last week as they were outscored 29-27 by their opponents. The Jays just had a little bit of bad luck or they could have won more games. The Blue Jays entered this week with a 22-27 record which had them in 3rd place in the American League East, 12 games behind the Red Sox.

22 year old lefty starter Ricky Romero will be brought along slowly by the Blue Jays. Baseball America has ranked Romero as the Blue Jays #3 prospect in their organization. in 4 starts in AA ball, Romero is 0-1 with a 4.42 ERA and a 1.58 WHIP. In 18.1 innings, he has allowed 21 hits and walked 8 batters while whiffing 18.Â

Casey Janssen has been outstanding in relief for the Blue Jays so far this season. Janssen had a hard time as a starter for the Jays last season so they converted him into a reliever in Spring Training and he’s pitched well. In fact, due to the injury to B.J. Ryan….Janssen is now the setup man for the Jays. In 18 games this season, Janssen is 1-0 with 1 save, a 0.81 ERA and a 0.99 WHIP so far. In 22.1 innings, he has allowed 19 hits and only has walked 3 batters. Look for Janssen to continue pitching well for the Blue Jays.

Tomo Ohka has been pitching batting practice so far for the Jays. In 8 starts, he is 2-4 with a 5.52 ERA and a 1.51 WHIP so far this season. In 45.2 innings, he has allowed 50 hits, 10 homers and he’s walked 19 batters while only whiffing 16. If Ohka keeps pitching like this he will wind up in the Jays bullpen.

The Blue Jays were 4-2 last week as they outscored their opponents 28-17. The Jays got surprisingly good pitching and made it stand up with some timely hitting. The Blue Jays entered the week with a 19-24 record which had them in 4th place in the American League East, 11 games behind the Red Sox.