Artificial Turf Wars

Greg and Josh discuss the latest news and notes surrounding the Blue Jays. They talk about Kevin Gausman's incredible start and a change that could be fueling a potentially second breakout, Manoah's attack patterns, Ross Stripling's fine 5th starter performance, the offensive struggles, Julian Merryweather's fastball issues and the minor league addition of Derek Holland.

They also answer listener questions and give out a shared Do Over and a Gold Star .

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Greg and Josh discuss the news and notes from a successful road trip to Boston and Houston. They go over the strong performance up and down the bullpen, the early returns from Alek Manoah and Kevin Gausman, Santiago Espinal's profile change, Bo Bichette's struggles and the surprising Zack Collins.

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

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Greg and Josh go over the first week of games and the stories around the team. They look at the injury situation and how the recent trades look with the depth being tested, they discuss the ridiculous opening day, the strong performances of Alek Manoah, Kevin Gausman and Vlad Guerrero Jr., as well as the slightly missing fastball from Julian Merryweather and Bo Bichette's very aggressive approach.

They also answer listener questions and give out a couple of Do Overs.

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Greg and Josh break down the entire opening day roster for the team at 2:00 per player. They also discuss the two players still in the mix for the final spot.

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Greg and Josh discuss the latest news and notes from Blue Jays land including the Charlie Montoyo extension, the "better late than never" pickup of Dexter Fowler, Santiago Espinal showing more power, David Phelps officially making the roster, some minor ills in the bullpen and why Greg Bird is not on the roster yet.

They also give out a couple of Do Overs and answer listener questions.

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Greg and Josh discuss the latest week of Blue Jays news and games. They start by going over the Randal Grichuk for Raimel Tapia and Adrian Pinto, including the change to Toronto's lineup, the overall talent change and a scouting report on Pinto. They also talk about Nate Pearson's renewed use of his curveball, some hints about the probably opening day lineup, Orelvis Martinez opening eyes at camp, Matt Chapman's early defensive prowess and the announcement of stadium renovations.

They also answer listener questions, give a Gold Star to Nathan Lukes and enter Shapiro's Ranting Corner.

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Greg, Josh and Nick break down a very productive week for the Blue Jays. They start with the biggest news, the acquisition of Matt Chapman in trade from the Oakland A's. They discuss the deal itself, the things Chapman can bring to the table that specifically help the Blue Jays on both the offensive and defensive side and the issues Chapman had offensively in 2021. The also talk about the pickups of Yusei Kikuchi and Andrew Vasquez, the swirling trade rumours about what will happen next and the ideal role for Nate Pearson.

Finally, they answer a bunch of listener questions and give out a Do Over.

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Greg, Josh and Nick discuss the end of the owners' lockout of the players and the new collective bargaining agreement. They go over some of the new features of the CBA such as the change in the CBT, the new pay for younger players and the expanded postseason, then some of the changes they couldn't make.

They also answer listener questions, give a Gold Star to a pitcher who REALLY cares about baseball being back and talk about some rule changes and how they will affect the Blue Jays.

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Because of a lack of baseball news during the lockout, Greg and Josh take a look back at a couple of key players from the first successful era of the Blue Jays Franchise. They go in depth on Jimmy Key and Fred McGriff and what made them special to the Blue Jays and their fans, both during and after their tenures in Toronto.

They also answer listener questions, give a lockout update and give out a Do Over to the Rays owner.

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Greg and Josh go over a busy week in Blue Jays land. They go in depth on the signing of Kevin Gausman including the contract he signed, what he brings to the table, how he has changed his approach to pitching in recent years to gain success and why the contract valuation isn't really representative of what Gausman did in 2021. They also discuss potential reasons why the team signed Gausman over Ray, the pickup of Yimi García and the impact on the back of the pen and the no risk/very high reward minor league deal for David Phelps. Finally, they look at the impact of the soft lockout deadline on free agency and how that can be played with going forward.

They also answer a slew of listener questions and give out a Gold Star on Max Scherzer's behalf.

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