Artificial Turf Wars

Greg and Josh discuss the first significant acquisitions of the offseason since the trade of Teoscar Hernández to Seattle. The go over the strengths and risks that come with Kevin Kiermaier and how his signing ties works in with new pitcher Chris Bassitt and the team's overall desire to improve their run prevention. They also say goodbye to Ross Stripling and look ahead to the rest of the offseason.

Finally, they answer questions and give a Do Over to a division-rival's team president.

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Greg and Josh discuss the lack of action for the Blue Jays at the Winter Meetings and what the moves they didn't make and the ones their opponents did make mean for the rest of the offseason, Don Mattingly's hiring, Alek Manoah's first team MLB selection and Fred McGriff making the MLB Hall of Fame.

They also answer listener questions and give out a Do Over to MLB.

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Greg and Nick discuss Alejandro Kirk's silver slugger win, the surprising trade of Teoscar Hernández to the Mariners for Erik Swanson and Adam Macko, the impact of the trade on the Jays roster and their upcoming needs, the adds to the 40-man roster and subsequent DFAs of Raimel Tapia and Bradley Zimmer and the rumours surrounding Brandon Nimmo and Cody Bellinger.

They finish the show by answering some listener questions.

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Greg, Josh and Nick give out their annual end of the year awards to the Blue Jays including topics like Best Hitter, MVP, Favourite Moment and less obvious, more random categories such as "The Bon Voyage," "Most Surreal Moment" and "The Meltdowningest Relief Pitcher."

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Greg and Josh discuss the unfortunate 2-game sweep at the hands of the Seattle Mariners in the Wild Card round. They go over Luis Castillo's dominance, the questionable decisions in game 2, the bad luck bloops, the bullpen issues and what it could all mean for fan interest going into the offseason.

They also answer listener questions and briefly look ahead to the offseason.

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Greg, Josh and Nick run down the excellent play at the end of the season that led to home field in the wild card round. They go over the hot streaks from Merrifield, Jansen and Teoscar, the up and down nature of the team that may bely the actual true talent level and Alek Manoah's Cy caliber finish to the season. Then they preview the upcoming series with the Mariners, looking at the various strengths and weaknesses of the Seattle club.

Finally, they answer listener questions and give out a Gold Star and Do Over.

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Greg and Josh discuss the issues with the play to start Alek Manoah in a potential home field clinching game 162, changes to the batting order that coincides with Vlad's hidden hot streak, the missing Anthony Bass and some recent true bullpen meltdowns, Espinal to the IL and what it means for the lineup going forward, and the fun, chaotic energy brought by Raimel Tapia.

Finally, they answer a couple of listener questions and give a Gold Star to Alek Manoah.

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Greg and Josh discuss the latest, strong week of play from the Blue Jays. They go over examples of the important changes that have led to Bo Bichette's recent success, Alek Manoah's "flu game" and what helps him get through games with diminished stuff, Vlad becoming a "100/100" player, Romano's high leverage usage and John Schneider's deployment of the bullpen ace, Mitch White's rebound, the shaky Blue Jays defence, the dependable rotation and the missing Gabriel Moreno.

They also answer listener questions and give a Gold Star to MLB/The MLBPA.

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Greg and Josh discuss the latest news and notes around the Blue Jays. They cover the changes Bo Bichette has made to improve his performance of late, the improvement to the bench with the addition of Gabriel Moreno at the same time Teoscar and Lourdes are away from the team, the fifth starter problem with Mitch White's struggles, the incredible performance of the rest of the pitching staff, Vlad's offensive struggles and the great defensive work from the corner infielders.

They also answer listener questions and give out two Do Overs and a Tungsten Star.

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Greg and Josh discuss a weird week in Blue Jays land that started with a sweep of Boston and finished by getting swept by the lowly Angels. They discuss the offensive struggles with a closer focus on Vlad's odd disappearing patience, the fundamental issues the team has been having, the strong back of the bullpen performance and the very homogenous bench options.

They also answer listener questions, give out two Gold Stars and a fun Do Over.

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