{"id":663903,"date":"2026-04-05T03:01:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T03:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/663903\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T03:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T03:01:14","slug":"blue-jays-finding-definition-of-insanity-with-24-55-era-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/663903\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays finding definition of insanity with 24.55 ERA problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One definition of insanity is trying something again and again and expecting different results.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s probably not ideal that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/toronto-blue-jays\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> appear to be approaching that level of decision-making with one of their relief pitchers.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s how Brendon Little has things feeling in the early going, though.<\/p>\n<p>Each time the left-hander takes the mound, he gets shelled. He has a 24.55 ERA, and it&#8217;s getting worse, not better.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"is\">Bullpen numbers:<\/p>\n<p>Fisher- 0.00 ERA, 6.1 IP<br \/>Rogers- 0.00 ERA, 5 IP<br \/>Varland- 0.00 ERA, 4.1 IP<br \/>Estrada- 0.00 ERA, 4 IP<br \/>Hoffman- 1.93 ERA, 4.2 IP<br \/>Nance- 2.25 ERA, 4 IP<br \/>Miles- 10.13 ERA, 2.2 IP<br \/>Fluharty- 10.13 ERA, 2.2 IP<br \/>Heineman- 22.50 ERA, 2 IP<br \/>Little- 24.55 ERA, 3.2 IP<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlueJays?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#BlueJays<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scott BlueJaysAlways (@BluejaysAlways) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BluejaysAlways\/status\/2040577617330381115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">April 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers\/news\/2-mlb-players-named-max-muncy-mind-blowing-things-common-dodgers\/23ff57d286098cef7421893b\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Explaining the absurdity of 2 MLB players named Max Muncy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Little has already pitched in five games this season, and only one outing was scoreless.<\/p>\n<p>He allowed three runs in his first 0.2 innings against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/athletics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Athletics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Then against the Rockies two days after, he gave up four runs in 0.2 innings.<\/p>\n<p>Two days after that, Little gave up another run to the Rockies in one inning.<\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/boston-red-sox\/news\/meet-tyler-uberstine-red-sox-newest-roster-addition-path-mlb-impossible\/7f5fabf8bc017b19785adf15\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">This Red Sox pitcher traveled an impossible path to the major leagues<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He threw a scoreless frame against the White Sox on Friday, but then on Saturday in Chicago, Little gave up three runs and recorded just one out.<\/p>\n<p>This is a guy who had a 3.74 ERA in 49 appearances in 2024 and followed it up with a 3.03 ERA in 79 outings in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>It makes sense that Blue Jays manager John Schneider would enter this season with a lot of trust in Little.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, though, Little can&#8217;t keep getting the baseball in key moments. He&#8217;s not getting the job done at all.<\/p>\n<p>More MLB news:<\/p>\n<p>                            <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One definition of insanity is trying something again and again and expecting different results. 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