Artificial Turf Wars

Dr. Mike Sonne stops by (27:00) to discuss the state of PitchAI, his company's app-based biomechanics tool. He talks about what the product does to make mechanics data easy to capture, what they've learned and the tweaks they've made in the last year covering beta testing and product launch, the organization's work with the Blue Jays development team, the biomechanics teaching tool they've created, and Mike gives a pitching mechanical assessment of our very own, Josh Howsam.

Greg and Josh also discuss the strong recent play of the club, including the great recent hitting of Marcus Semien and Teoscar Hernandez as well as the stabilizing aspect of the Ray/Ryu (and sometimes Matz) rotation. the promotion/demotion of Nate Pearson and what happened in his bad outing, the minor league dominance of Alek Manoah, give an injury recovery update and do their now-weekly, tongue-in-cheek check-in to see if Danny Jansen is still an automatic out. They also answer listener questions and give Vlad Jr. a Gold Star.

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Greg and Josh go over the latest week of Blue Jays baseball including the recent conga-line to the IL that saw the team lose six more players, the nonetheless successful week, the return or Hyun-jin Ryu, Robbie Ray finding extreme control, Danny Jansen breaking out of his horrible slump, and the continued strong performance of the middle of the lineup and the bullpen. They also give out Do Overs to Sportsnet and the Blue Jays PR team and a Gold Star to an announcer for sticking it out through a very boring moment.

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Jeremy Wolf of More Than Baseball stops by (22:50) to discuss the challenges minor leaguers faced during the canceled 2020 season, the further issues in the Covid-affected 2021 season and how MTB is working to help out. He also discusses the latest MTBKicks initiative and how that is helping on multiple levels.

Greg and Josh also discuss the strong bullpen, Hyun-jin Ryu's injury and how the Jays rotation is being affected, Vlad's epic game and its place in history, the return of George Springer and how that changes the lineup and Danny Jansen's struggles. They also answer listener questions and give out a couple of Gold Stars.

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Greg and Josh discuss the last week of Jays baseball including the ups and downs against the Royals and Red Sox, some tactical managing issues, the surprising performances in the bullpen, Vlad and Bo carrying the offensive load while others struggle to come around, the defensive play and its chances for improvement and the pending return of a bunch of key players from injury. They also also listener questions and give out a Do Over to some tv decision-makers.

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Greg and Josh discuss the wave of injuries/illness afflicting the Blue Jays and the test to their depth, the strong performances from Vlad Guerrero Jr and Bo Bichette, the struggling rest of the offence, the surprisingly effective rotation, Tanner Roark's role on the roster and how the bullpen will cover the remaining innings. They also answer listener questions and give a Gold Star to Zack Greinke.

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Greg and Josh break down the interesting stories from the first week of play. They discuss the strong starts of Ryu and Matz and what they used to get there, the issues that caused struggles for Roark and Stripling, the strong performance of Julian Merryweather and the rest of the bullpen, Vlad, Semien and Grichuk's strong early season hitting and go over the injury updates for George Springer, Robbie Ray and Nate Pearson. They also answer listener questions and give a Do Over to Buck Martinez.

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Greg, Nick and Josh break down the entire 2021 opening day roster, discuss the remaining roster battles and give a quick goodbye to a few pending cuts.

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Kevin Weiss of Locked on Rays stops by to preview the Rays. He discusses how they are making up for the losses of Blake Snell and Charlie Morton with different pitcher usage, the loss of Nick Anderson, and how the playing time could play out among all the versatile position players.

Greg and Josh also discuss the injuries to Kirby Yates, George Springer and Robbie Ray and the impacts on the roster of those various ailments, the good news on Thomas Hatch, Joe Panik officially making the roster, the opposite field power of the Jays' young hitters, and the likelihood of the Jays playing in Toronto.

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Stacey Gostulias of Locked on Yankees stops by to preview the 2021 New York Yankees (21:30). She discusses the losses of Zack Britton and Adam Ottavino and how the club will attempt to fill those holes, what it's like seeing a super rich team treat the luxury tax as a salary cap, the high risk/reward rotation and how the playing time will be doled out in the stacked outfield.

Greg and Josh also talk about the injuries to Nate Pearson and Thomas Hatch, the strong spring performances of Vlad Guerrero and Alejandro Kirk and what those can mean for the regular season and Josh gives his in-person reports on a quartet of pitching prospects. Finally, they answer listener questions and give out a pair of Gold Stars.

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Jake English of Birds Eye View Baltimore stops by to preview the Baltimore Orioles (17:00). He talks about what it was like as an Orioles fan to approach an offseason heading into no contention, the tremendous news of Trey Mancini's return to health, Felix Hernández being the latest former star to join the Orioles and what he'll be looking for in a season where wins and losses won't really matter.

Greg and Josh also discuss the injury to Nate Pearson, the ascension of Ross Stripling into the rotation, the roster shuffle of Joel Payamps and Jacob Waguespack, Steven Matz' incredible start and what we should (and should not) take from that, some spring notes on Anthony Kay and Ryan Borucki and the Jays doing whatever they can to get some eyes on spring training games. Finally they answer listener questions and give out a Gold Star.

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