Around the Nest

Chad Spanberger – Doug Maurer, Asheville

0:52 – First impressions

3:45 – The reaction in the Asheville clubhouse

5:36 – The Greensboro home run

Drury and McKinney – Adam Marco, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

7:50 – Brandon Drury

9:09 – Adam believes the Yankees overpaid for J.A. Happ

10:37 – Billy McKinney

Forrest Wall – Jeff Dooley, Hartford

12:35 – The Blue Jays got a pretty good one, in Jeff’s opinion

13:49 – Forrest Wall’s mother had to change sections

14:52 – The latest word on Sean Nolin and Jesus Tinoco

Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats – Bob Lipman

17:22 – Vladdy Jr. looks the same as before the injury

18:49 – Adjustments are paying off for Jon Harris, Jordan Romano

20:24 – Bo Bichette is becoming more patient

21:33 – Bob has not been surprised by Cavan Biggio

22:17 – The hottest Fisher Cat of all has been Harold Ramirez

A-Advanced Dunedin Blue Jays – Jim Tarabocchia

24:38 – Is Kevin Smith one of the best prospects in the system?

26:22 – Casey Candaele is talking about nothing but defense

A Lansing Lugnuts – Dante De Caria

31:10 – Jordan Barrett’s slider is nasty

32:16 – Graham Spraker’s fastball command is the key

32:57 – Ryan Gold is a mini-Danny Jansen

Short-Season A Vancouver Canadians – Rob Fai

35:30 – Mc Gregory Contreras has surreal plate coverage

36:33 – Tanner Kirwer is Mr. Excitement

37:44 – Griffin Conine’s throwing arm is a plus

38:40 – The best make-up guys

39:44 – Highest ceiling: Otto Lopez

Advanced Rookie Bluefield Blue Jays – Zach Helton

41:36 – Team defense is led by a strong outfield

43:22 – Current team outlook

AAA Buffalo Bisons – Dave Wilson

45:40 – The Bisons are filled with center fielders

46:51 – Anthony Alford’s big performance

48:30 – Rowdy Tellez’s stolen base

AAA Buffalo Bisons – Pat Malacaro

49:44 – Live on tape!

Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats – Tyler Murray

1:34 – Favorite Promo: Portland’s Field of Dreams

2:32 – Reaction to Vladdy Jr.’s return

3:20 – Bo Bichette’s Futures Game experience

4:02 – Highest ceiling: Biggio and Bo

4:59 – Highest floor: Harold Ramirez

5:54 – Will Cavan be promoted?

7:14 – Biggio’s amazing walk rate

8:19 – Half system, for better or worse

Advanced Rookie Bluefield Blue Jays – Zach Helton

11:02 – Favorite Promo: Military Night

11:35 – Highest ceiling: Dom Abbadessa, Rafael Lantigua

13:00 – Dom Abbadessa is breaking out

14:14 – Rafael Lantigua has found a home at second base

15:37 – The Bluefield/Princeton division race

Short-Season A Vancouver Canadians – Rob Fai

19:06 – Live on tape!

A Lansing Lugnuts – Dante De Caria

21:56 – Favorite Promotion: Game of Thrones Night

22:44 – Highest ceiling: Chavez Young

23:05 – Highest floor: Ryan Noda

23:42 – Dante’s thoughts on Brampton’s own Zach Pop

24:47 – Half system opinions

26:22 – Thoughts on a recent losing streak

28:50 – Noda is trying to carry the Lugnuts on his back.

30:30 – The infamous power-outage loss in Burlington

Advanced Rookie Bluefield Blue Jays – Zach Helton

0:28 – A rough patch against the best of the best

2:06 – Mercer Cup outlook

3:08 –Claudio Galva and Nathanael Perez

4:54 – Sean Rackoski’s heavy ball

5:54 – Josh Almonte is a bulldog

Short-Season A Vancouver Canadians – Rob Fai

7:13 – A 6-1 stretch for the C’S

7:30 – Spotlight on MGR Dallas McPherson

9:03 – Otto Lopez is high energy and high intensity

9:43 – Yorman Rodriguez and Griffin Conine

11:07 – Josh Winckowski never gets behind

13:22 – Joey Murray has a tremendous changeup

A Lansing Lugnuts – Dante De Caria

15:43 – The Lugnuts’ recent play

17:00 – Chavez Young is playing with less pressure

18:17 – Matt Gunter’s two straight gems

19:27 – Reggie Pruitt’s pure speed

A-Advanced Dunedin Blue Jays – Jim Tarabocchia

21:17 – Pitching 35 of 36 innings scorelessly

22:22 – The eight-game winning streak

24:32 – Brock Lundquist is relaxed and the D-Jays are playing D

25:33 – On Maverik Buffo’s eight-inning gem of a debut

Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats – Tyler Zickel

28:30 – Zick checks in with the Fisher Cats’ Double-A All-Stars

29:18 – Jonathan Davis has been Triple-A ready for a while

30:13 – Dalton Pompey is a great guy to slot in

30:57 – Harold Ramirez is en fuego

31:45 – The All-Stars’ experience in Trenton

Triple-A Buffalo Bisons – Pat Malacaro

33:43 – It’s been a little crazy in Buffalo

34:19 – Pat checks in with the Bisons’ Triple-A All-Stars

35:18 – Dwight Smith, Jr., has been up and down

36:45 – Anthony Alford is still trying to find his way in Triple-A

37:52 – Richard Ureña has been a valuable part of the Bisons

38:54 – Thomas Pannone is as advertised

40:22 – Dino Day is coming up!

42:58 – A story about Tyler Warmoth, coaching in Burlington

Triple-A Buffalo Bisons – Pat Malacaro

0:57 – Pat’s 4th of July

2:07 – Pat Hentgen raved about Sean Reid-Foley’s changeup

3:45 – Danny Jansen’s busy schedule coming up

4:35 – Conehead Day!

Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats – Tyler Murray

6:42 – Canada Day with the Fisher Cats’ Canadians!

7:30 – Bo Bichette, making his second Futures Game

9:10 – Connor Panas finally feels locked in

11:08 – The Cats’ six Eastern League All-Stars

A-Advanced Dunedin Blue Jays – Jim Tarabocchia

13:12 – Jim’s Canada Day and 4th of July

14:32 – Patrick Murphy outduels Ervin Santana

16:45 – Kacy Clemens receives B.P. from The Rocket

17:27 – Yennsy Diaz is a three-pitch pitcher

A Lansing Lugnuts – Dante De Caria

19:08 – Dante’s Canada Day and 4th of July

21:22 – Jesus Navarro is playing superb baseball

22:33 – Chavez Young’s leaping catch at the wall

Short-Season A Vancouver Canadians – Rob Fai

24:33 – The fates have turned in the C’s favour

25:20 – Will McAffer has been dynamite

26:33 – Giving love to Jim Czajkowski

27:54 – Cobi Johnson comes right at you

29:00 – Tanner Kirwer plays 100 miles-per-hour

30:07 – Behind the scenes, a thumbs up to the Blue Jays

Advanced Rookie Bluefield Blue Jays – Zach Helton

32:25 – Why Otto Lopez was promoted to Vancouver

33:06 – Davis Schneider asks, “Where can I play today?”

33:48 – The latest on Eric Pardinho

34:50 – The fascinating story of Andy McGuire

36:08 – Alejandro Kirk is a ball of fire

36:57 – Luis De Los Santos is so smooth defensively

37:48 – Craig Calcaterra drops by Bluefield

39:55 – Any chance of a D.J. Neal promotion?

40:34 – In seven games, Cal Stevenson has 13 walks and 13 runs

Around the Nest, Week 12 – Trade Talk

A-Advanced Salem Red Sox – Ben Gellman

0:43 – Who is Santiago Espinal, acquired for Steve Pearce

2:00 – The reaction in Salem to Espinal getting traded

3:22 – Ben’s Major League comps for Espinal

4:03 – Ben’s first impression of Espinal

A Lansing Lugnuts – Dante De Caria

5:50 – Overcoming adversity on the way to 50 wins

6:28 – Maximo Castillo’s keys to 16 consecutive scoreless innings

7:22 – What stands out recently? The bullpen and rotation

9:15 – The starting rotation is a true strength

Short-Season A Vancouver Canadians – Rob Fai

11:31 – The 2018 draft’s impact on Vancouver

11:50 – Griffin Conine has one of the best arms Rob’s ever seen

12:10 – Chris Bec is the millennial catcher

12:41 – Nick Podkul wears pitchers out

13:31 – Sean Wymer has been lost in the shuffle

14:19 – Rob’s Alex Anthopoulos Trade Story

16:00 – Jesse Goldberg-Strassler tells a few trade stories

Triple-A Buffalo Bisons – Pat Malacaro

17:15 – Pat’s NHL trade story

18:47 – On All-Stars Jason Leblebijian and Danny Jansen

20:48 – Following along with ex-Bison Ryan Borucki’s MLB debut

21:41 – Jon Harris’s sparkling Triple-A debut

22:33 – The word on Darnell Sweeney, called up to the Majors

A-Advanced Dunedin Blue Jays – Dan Venn

24:00 – Dan’s call of Kacy Clemens’s home run

25:12 – A Lane Thomas trade story

26:11 – Eduard Pinto, Alberto Mineo and Ivan Castillo:

three players acquired last year who’ve impacted the D-Jays

28:23 – Rodrigo Orozco has been huge, Joshua Palacios is clutch

29:04 – Jake Fishman has tremendous in the Dunedin bullpen

30:08 – Promo Night parade with the D-Jays!

Advanced Rookie Bluefield Blue Jays – Zach Helton

31:34 – It’s been a full couple of weeks in Bluefield

33:14 – Eric Pardinho is the only pitcher not getting run support

34:16 – D.J. Daniels has been strong defensively

34:56 – Hagen Danner is going to be a prospect for years to come

36:22 – The near no-hitter

Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats – Tyler Murray

37:47 – Jonathan Davis hits for the first cycle in franchise history

39:26 – The Fisher Cats are feeling good about themselves

40:54 – Cavan Biggio makes his third All-Star team in three years

42:15 – Super Team

45:20 – Playing without Vlad

47:40 – One last trade story to end the podcast

Adv. Rookie Bluefield Blue Jays – Zach Helton

0:32 – An introduction to Zach

1:01 – 2017 playoff run in retrospect

1:45 – Eric Pardinho’s professional debut

3:05 – Offense has not lacked for Bluefield

4:08 – Patrick Morris is a ballhawk

4:58 – D.J. Neal is off to a hot start

5:53 – Dominic Abbadessa is in the right spot at the right time

Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats – Tyler Zickel

7:25 – T.J. Zeuch, Eastern League Pitcher of the Week

8:34 – The key to a sweep at Erie

10:29 – How did the Fisher Cats react to Vladdy Jr.’s injury?

A Lansing Lugnuts – Dante De Caria

13:16 – The All-Star Game hosting experience

14:20 – Yeltsin Gudiño’s progression has been impressive

15:21 – Ryan Noda has turned it on

16:00 – Dante’s big prediction

Short-Season A Vancouver Canadians – Niall O'Donohoe

18:27 – Joey Murray’s Invisi-ball

19:20 – Positive signs after a slow start

20:31 – Spotlight on Connor Law, Cobi Johnson, Orlando Pascual

21:45 – Pascual’s return to the Canadians

22:58 – The personality of the 2018 C’s

A-Advanced Dunedin Blue Jays – Dan Venn

25:13 – Dan’s play-by-play radio debut

26:41 – Kevin Smith has caught fire

27:45 – On the jump to the FSL

28:32 – Dunedin’s strong pitching

29:33 – Patrick Murphy is sitting 96-97… and throwing less heat

30:37 – Tayler Saucedo, taking the next step

Short-Season A Vancouver Canadians – Rob Fai

0:49 – Looking back on the Canadians’ 2017 championship

1:56 – The Opening Day roster

2:37 – Rob’s most interesting players entering the year

3:51 – Integrating the draft picks into the team

5:35 – Looking ahead to the home opener

A Lansing Lugnuts – Dante De Caria

9:52 – On the Lugnuts clinching a first-half playoff berth

11:05 – A draining 14-day road trip

12:02 – Ryan Noda’s power binge

13:05 – Infielder turned pitcher Emerson Jimenez is standing out

14:55 – The Lugnuts’ deadly back-end relief trio

A-Advanced Dunedin Blue Jays – Jim Tarabocchia

16:35 – Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. throws out the first pitch

18:25 – Logan Warmoth returns from the DL

19:23 – Marcus Stroman’s rehab appearance

20:19 – Jim’s worst road trips

Interview

23:31 – Lansing Lugnuts outfielder Brock Lundquist

On this week's Around the Nest, Jay-talking around the Blue Jays' organization, we talk Hawaiian Shirt Sundays, Danny Jansen, Riley Adams, Kevin Smith adjusting to the A-Advanced level, Ryan Noda's power surge, and our thoughts on the draft!

This week on Around the Nest, we're talking comebacks from around the system, plus our take on the new extra-inning rule, and naming the top pitcher and position player for each affiliate for the month of May! Plus: Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., Roemon Fields, Jordan Romano, and the best of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats' social media hijinks.

Around the Nest, Week 7

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AAA Buffalo Bisons – Pat Malacaro

0:32 – The latest with The Herd

2:24 – Ian Parmley and Darnell Sweeney… on the mound

2:55 – An interesting Parmley note

3:40 – The doubleheaders mount for Buffalo

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Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats – Tyler Zickel

5:22 – Vladdy Jr.’s latest walk-off

6:05 – Those Comeback Fisher Cats

7:20 – Cavan Biggio remains the surprise of the year

8:14 – What Sean Reid-Foley had to work through

9:52 – Besides Vladdy, who’s ready for the next call-up?

11:15 – All those New Hampshire doubleheaders

12:12 – Observations of T.J. Zeuch

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A-Advanced Dunedin Blue Jays – Jim Tarabocchia

14:14 – Unusual moments for Dunedin this season

¬15:15 – Jake Fishman finishes Fishing Night

16:35 – Randy Pondler’s unexpectedly strong A-Adv. debut

18:15 – Fishman’s strong stretch of relief outings

20:12 – Report on Matt Gunter, transferred to Lansing

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Single-A Lansing Lugnuts – Dante De Caria

21:49 – Reports on Yennsy Diaz and Zach Logue, up to Dunedin

23:44 – Highlights from a dramatic series at South Bend

27:25 – Nine innings in 116 minutes