<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blue-jays-news-alek-manoah-arm-injections-season-over');   ga('set', 'title', 'The real reason Blue Jays SP Alek Manoah’s season is officially over');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/blue-jays-news-the-real-reason-alek-manoahs-season-is-officially-over.jpeg"></figure><h1>The real reason Blue Jays SP Alek Manoah’s season is officially over</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-21T08:00:45-07:00">September 21st, 8:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-21T08:00:45-07:00">September 21st, 8:00am</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a>Andrew Meyers is an avid sports fan with a fondness for Philadelphia teams that rarely love him back. He has two degrees from Quinnipiac University, including a master's in sports journalism. Outside of ClutchPoints, Meyers does play-by-play broadcasting for various colleges in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Alek Manoah’s tumultuous 2023 season has officially come to an end. The Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day starter received <a href="https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/blue-jays-alek-manoah-receives-right-arm-injections-season-officially-ends/" rel="noopener">several injections</a> to his right arm to reduce inflammation and discomfort, effectively ending his season according to Ben Nicholson-Smith.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blue-jays-alek-manoah-trade-destinations-brutal-campaign" rel="noopener">Manoah last pitched for the Blue Jays</a> on Aug. 10. He was sent down to the minors for the second time this year the next day, but has not thrown a pitch since and was placed on the temporary inactive list on Sept. 4.</p><p>“At the current time, he feels like he’s not ready to compete, so we’re going to respect that and kind of move on from it,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said, via Nicholson-Smith. “But we’ve been working through every decision with him together as a group and respecting his requests along the way.”</p><p>After finishing third in American League Cy Young Award voting last season, Manoah did a complete 180 and was one of the worst starting pitchers in the league this year. He finishes his third MLB season with a 5.87 ERA, winning three of his 19 starts. He allowed one less home run and walked eight more batters than he did in 31 starts a year ago.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rumor-alek-manoahs-camp-not-happy-with-blue-jays-after-triple-a-demotion" rel="noopener">Manoah’s camp was reportedly frustrated</a> with the way the Blue Jays handled the pitcher’s situation this year. Now knowing that he was dealing with an injury, it does slightly give Toronto a bad look for demoting Manoah rather than simply placing him on the injured list.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-blue-jays-absolutely-butchered-alek-manoah-situation" rel="noopener">Alek Manoah’s future with the Blue Jays</a> is unclear, but regardless he’ll continue to rehab his injury and try to return to elite form next season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The real reason Blue Jays SP Alek Manoah’s season is officially over

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/why-blue-jays-absolutely-butchered-alek-manoah-situation');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Blue Jays absolutely butchered Alek Manoah situation');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Alek-Manoah-Blue-Jays-John-Schneider-Alek-Manoah-saga.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Blue Jays absolutely butchered Alek Manoah situation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-15T18:05:47-07:00">September 15th, 6:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-15T18:06:40-07:00">September 15th, 6:06pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor with ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Blue Jays are dead smack in the middle of a fierce AL Wild Card race and didn’t do themselves any favors towards making the playoffs when they lost four in a row to the Texas Rangers. Unfortunately, 2022 Cy Young contender Alek Manoah hasn’t really been a part of the team’s plans this season due to his struggles. And right now, Manoah isn’t even expected to pitch again in 2023. In fact, he’s reportedly not even doing any work off the mound.</p><p>The Manoah saga is well-documented across the MLB world and continues to be a topic of conversation amongst <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blue-jays-news-toronto-players-react-to-being-booed-at-home-rangers" rel="noopener">the Blue Jays</a> and their fans. To be brutally honest, Toronto completely mishandled the situation and as a result, will probably end up trading last year’s ace in the offseason, although his value is at an all-time low.</p><p>Yes, Manoah started off the campaign in horrible fashion, which led to the Jays sending him down to the Minors. Not only did he get demoted, but the franchise shipped their ex-first-round pick to Dunedin, Florida to work on his mechanics and pitch in rookie ball. Yes, you read that correctly.</p><p>When have you EVER heard of a ball club demoting their best pitcher the year before to the lowest level of the minor leagues? It just doesn’t happen. When he got absolutely lit up by a bunch of Yankees farmhands, it wasn’t exactly surprising. I mean, Toronto has absolutely destroyed Manoah’s confidence.</p><p>But, that’s just the start. A month later in early July, the Blue Jays recalled Manoah and he wasn’t all that bad. The Florida native allowed seven earned runs across two starts (10.2 innings in total), striking out 11 and walking five. Not Cy Young numbers like 22′, but not atrocious, either. Instead of giving him more of a chance to improve, Manoah just stopped pitching for nearly a month before they sent him down to Triple-A. When that happened, however, Manoah refused to head to Buffalo and has apparently just stayed in Toronto and now <a href="https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/one-month-after-last-blue-jays-appearance-manoahs-season-likely-over/" rel="noopener">wants to do nothing.</a></p><p>Again, that’s just the report. Nevertheless, the reality is that the Blue Jays didn’t do right by Manoah. He was lights out a year ago and hasn’t just lost his talent. Demoting him to the Minors would’ve been fine. Let Manoah go to Triple-A or perhaps even Double-A New Hampshire, work on some things, gain some confidence, and then come back to the show and hopefully regain his form.</p><p>Instead, Toronto simply slapped the 25-year-old in the face and sent him to a place he never pitched. Manoah started his pro career in Low-A Vancouver at the time in 2019 and then getting promoted to Triple-A before eventually making his big league debut.</p><p>I’m not going to say the Jays won’t make the playoffs because of how they mistreated Manoah. That would be nonsense. Toronto’s staff has actually thrown the ball very well, even without him. Consistency at the plate is the issue.</p><p>At this point, it’s hard to believe Alek Manoah and the Blue Jays can repair their relationship. It almost feels like he needs a fresh start elsewhere. There</p><p>It would be great to see Manoah come back in Spring Training and just dominate. I mean, it’s possible. But, given how the organization has handled him in 2023, I doubt he can find his best again in a Toronto uniform.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Blue Jays absolutely butchered Alek Manoah situation

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/blue-jays-alek-manoah-trade-destinations-brutal-campaign');   ga('set', 'title', '4 best trade destinations for Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah after brutal campaign');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/alek-manoah-4-trade-destinations-for-blue-jays-starter-after-brutal-campaign.jpeg"></figure><h1>4 best trade destinations for Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah after brutal campaign</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-13T10:03:20-07:00">September 13th, 10:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-13T10:04:08-07:00">September 13th, 10:04am</time><address><a>Colin Gallant</a>Colin Gallant has been writing about sports since covering the local high school teams as a freshman in Ontario, Canada over a decade ago. He has a Masters degree in journalism, a passion for all sports, especially hockey, and a laser focus on winning more fantasy championships. He joined ClutchPoints in 2022.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2023 Major League Baseball season has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rumor-alek-manoahs-camp-not-happy-with-blue-jays-after-triple-a-demotion" rel="noopener">nothing short of a nightmare</a> for Toronto Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah. After a scintillating campaign that saw the right-hander finish third in American League Cy Young voting in 2022, the expectations were sky high for the 25-year-old this season.</p><p>But things went off the rails, with Manoah pitching to a stunning 3-9 record with a 5.87 ERA in 2023. His command was a massive issue throughout the season, issuing multiple free passes in uncharacteristic fashion. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blue-jays-make-eye-opening-alek-manoah-decision-amid-struggles" rel="noopener">Manoah was sent down</a> to the Florida Complex league on Jun. 5 and recalled for six more disappointing starts between Jul. 7 and Aug. 10.</p><p>His last start of the season was a loss to the Cleveland Guardians, surrendering four hits and four earned runs in four innings pitched. The Blue Jays have made it clear it’s likely <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blue-jays-news-alek-manoah-placed-on-inactive-list-as-nightmare-season-continues" rel="noopener">Manoah will be shut down</a> for the rest of the season, as he deals with multiple minor ailments and figures out where to go from here. He met with specialists last week who examined his ailing knee, back and right quad. Although there was no structural damage, Manoah is expected to take the rest of the season off to recover.</p><p>It puts Toronto in a difficult spot, and although unlikely, exploring a potential trade might not be the worst move for the front office. The squad could probably still fetch a decent return for the underperforming but high-potential ace. If the team decides to trade Manoah, he will come with an expensive price tag after what he proved he could do in 2022. Here are four potential landing spots.</p><h2><b>4) Pittsburgh Pirates</b></h2><p>The Pittsburgh Pirates are in the midst of a disappointing campaign in the NL Central, with a 67-78 record as of Sept. 13. But the Pirates have a bright future, with No. 1 overall pick Paul Skenes set to make his debut in the big leagues next season. As the team continues to develop him, they could trade for Alek Manoah and try to turn him around in 2024. There is still a ton of potential with the young Blue Jay, and the Pirates are one of the teams that could capitalize.</p><h2><b>3) Miami Marlins</b></h2><p>The Miami Marlins are on this list mainly because Alek Manoah is a native of Homestead, FL. Perhaps pitching closer to home would do Manoah some good in 2024, in a place where it is warm all year round. The Marlins are fighting for a postseason spot in the National League, just 1.5 games back of the Arizona Diamondbacks for the final spot. Although it wouldn’t be cheap, the Marlins could make a pitch to bring Manoah to Florida and insert him into the rotation with Sandy Alcantara and Jesus Luzardo in 2024.</p><h2><b>2) Cleveland Guardians</b></h2><p>Although the Blue Jays are firmly in “win-now” mode, the same can’t be said for the Cleveland Guardians. In the midst of a non-postseason year in 2023, there are some rumblings that the Jays could look to swap an ace for an ace. That would be for Shane Bieber, who remains arbitration-eligible next season, and wouldn’t be just a rental for Toronto.</p><p>With Bieber still on the injured list, it would be intriguing if both franchises decided to give one of their starting pitchers a change of scenery. Shane Bieber is three years older than Alek Manoah, and the latter could fit into the Guardians’ future plans if he can find his game in 2024.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

4 best trade destinations for Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah after brutal campaign

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rumor-alek-manoahs-camp-not-happy-with-blue-jays-after-triple-a-demotion');   ga('set', 'title', 'RUMOR: Alek Manoah’s camp not happy with Blue Jays after Triple-A demotion');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Blue-Jays-Toronto-Blue-Jays.jpeg"></figure><h1>RUMOR: Alek Manoah’s camp not happy with Blue Jays after Triple-A demotion</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-12T09:09:27-07:00">September 12th, 9:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-12T09:09:27-07:00">September 12th, 9:09am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Alek Manoah’s rocky season up and down the Toronto Blue Jays organization appears to be coming to an end. As the Jays compete for a Wild Card berth, the former star pitcher could be out the rest of the way regardless of what level he’s at.</p><p>Manoah had a putrid start to the 2023 season — posting a 6.36 ERA in his 13 starts, totaling just 48 strikeouts and allowing 41 runs — and was sent down all the way <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blue-jays-make-eye-opening-alek-manoah-decision-amid-struggles" rel="noopener">to the Florida Complex League</a>. He made his way back to the Blue Jays in July and posted a 4.91 ERA in six starts. He was again sent down to the Triple-A level with the Buffalo Bisons in August but never pitched there, being <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blue-jays-news-alek-manoah-placed-on-inactive-list-as-nightmare-season-continues" rel="noopener">placed on the inactive list</a>.</p><p>Manoah hasn’t even done any serious practice pitching <a href="https://twitter.com/FAN590/status/1701365339177779416" rel="noopener">since being optioned back</a> to the Bisons, according to Ben Wagner of Sportsnet, who adds that Manoah’s representation was not happy with the performance-related demotion. That dissatisfaction, partnered with injury concerns, points to the end of Manoah on the mound until next season.</p><p>Indeed, according to Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet, Manoah’s 2023 season is <a href="https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/one-month-after-last-blue-jays-appearance-manoahs-season-likely-over/" rel="noopener">likely over</a>. The 25-year-old is prioritizing health amid issues with his back, knee and right quad and now, with over a month separating the present day from his last time on the mound, it’s safe to expect his season to be over. He didn’t report to Buffalo right away after being demoted by the Blue Jays, taking weeks to get there.</p><p>“Manoah didn’t report right away as he was about to undergo testing in Toronto and it wasn’t yet clear whether a stint on the injured list would be required,” Nicholson-Smith wrote. “He would later report to triple-A, but was placed on the temporarily inactive list to free up a roster spot in Buffalo. More testing followed last week, and it’s now becoming likely Manoah’s season will end on the sidelines.”</p><p>The Blue Jays’ pitching staff hasn’t missed Alek Manoah that much, as their starters have the best ERA in MLB even with his collection of clunkers weighing it down. Chris Bassitt, Jose Berrios, Kevin Gausman and Yusei Kikuchi have had promising seasons and Hyun Jin Ryu, who entered the rotation in August, has been pretty good outside of a rough first start, too.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RUMOR: Alek Manoah’s camp not happy with Blue Jays after Triple-A demotion

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/taylor-wards-uplifting-message-for-blue-jays-sp-alek-manoah-after-scary-july-hbp');   ga('set', 'title', 'Taylor Ward’s uplifting message for Blue Jays SP Alek Manoah after scary July HBP');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Blue-Jays-news-Taylor-Ward_s-uplifting-message-for-Alek-Manoah-after-scary-July-HBP.jpeg"></figure><h1>Taylor Ward’s uplifting message for Blue Jays SP Alek Manoah after scary July HBP</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-07T08:57:09-07:00">September 7th, 8:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-07T08:57:09-07:00">September 7th, 8:57am</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a>Andrew Meyers is an avid sports fan with a fondness for Philadelphia teams that rarely love him back. He has two degrees from Quinnipiac University, including a master's in sports journalism. Outside of ClutchPoints, Meyers does play-by-play broadcasting for various colleges in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Angels outfielder Taylor Ward’s season ended on July 29 when he was hit in the face by a pitch from Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/angels-news-taylor-ward-breaks-silence-on-taking-92-mph-sinker-to-the-face-in-july" rel="noopener">The incident gave Ward three fractures</a> in his face/head, requiring surgery and lengthy recovery.</p><p>Though the pitch took away two months out of a prime season for Ward, he’s trying to keep a positive outlook on the situation. He also wants Manoah to know that he has <a href="https://theathletic.com/4840812/2023/09/07/angels-taylor-ward-pitch-face/" rel="noopener">no ill will</a> toward the right-hander whose struggles have been amplified throughout the 2023 season.</p><p>“I don’t know how it will affect him,” Ward said, via Sam Blum. “Everyone is going to have a different way of getting past this. I hope he can, and I wish him the best moving forward.”</p><p>Hitting an opposing batter in the face with a pitch is the last thing Manoah needed this season. A year removed from being an American League Cy Young finalist, the 25-year-old has been a completely different pitcher for the Blue Jays in 2023.</p><p>He has a 5.87 ERA in 19 big league starts and has twice been demoted to the minor leagues by the Blue Jays. Manoah has not thrown a pitch in an organized professional baseball game since Aug. 10 and earlier this week was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/blue-jays-news-alek-manoah-placed-on-inactive-list-as-nightmare-season-continues" rel="noopener">placed on the temporary inactive list.</a></p><p>Manoah was having a bad year before hitting Taylor Ward, but who knows how that impacted the former Blue Jays ace. Getting forgiveness from Ward should help Alek Manoah, but seeing the former get back in the batter’s box would likely ease any sort of clouded thoughts Manoah has.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
73	3.70	26	1.03	1

2024 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
73	3.70	26	1.03	1

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