At The Letters

Shi Davidi joins Ben in Las Vegas to discuss Troy Tulowitzki’s legacy in Toronto and the Blue Jays’ options on the pitching front.

“They (Blue Jays) went from a team that always had a lot of pitching prospects that didn’t have any position player prospects, to the complete opposite. Their prospect base is largely in position players.” – Shi Davidi

This episode was produced by Amil Delic.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

Tim Leiper joins Arden, Ben and Shi Davidi to tell some stories from his five years as Blue Jays first base coach and describe life behind the scenes of a big-league coaching staff.

“You asked me how the off season was. It’s kind of relaxing now because you realize you don’t stop. Because you wake up in the morning you’re looking at Baseball Prospectus, you’re reading the other teams beat writers, you’re reading articles. You are looking for anything. You know? You are looking for any type of advantage. How guys are doing? Are they hot? You’re studying. I mean, we’re baseball rats. So we study everything.” – Tim Leiper

This episode was produced by Amil Delic.

Audio Credits: Fox Sports, Sportsnet and The Fan 590.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

Canadian left-hander Andrew Albers joins Arden and Ben to discuss his life in professional baseball from the grind of the minors to success in the majors and Japan.

“I can’t say I wouldn’t have rather maybe had a little bit of an easier road. But at the same time, I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Its allowed me to grow and its allowed me to mature into the person and the player that I have become today.” – Andrew Albers

This episode was produced by Amil Delic.

Audio Credits: Fox Sports, MLB Network and Root Sports.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

Arden and Ben discuss the hiring of Charlie Montoyo and the ways that the 53-year-old will differ from John Gibbons before looking ahead at what’s next for the Blue Jays.

“Can we also just let him be Charlie Montoyo. Do we have to compare every new manager to the old manager?”- Arden Zwelling

This episode was produced by Amil Delic and Ryan Walsh.

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

Ben and Arden discuss the Blue Jays’ managerial search before reviewing their over under predictions from before the 2018 season.

Arden and Ben wonder which Blue Jays are non-tender candidates before discussing the impressive Arizona Fall League debut of Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Arden and Ben discuss the latest on the Blue Jays’ managerial search before looking ahead to their options on the off-season trade market.

Shi Davidi joins Ben and Arden to discuss the end of John Gibbons’ tenure as Blue Jays manager, preview the club’s next hire and compare notes on the final days of the season. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Media Inc. or any affiliate.

Arden and Ben look ahead at the Blue Jays’ potential 2019 rotation and preview the final homestand of the year before talking with Blue Jays pitching prospect Jordan Romano.

Ben calls in from Boston to discuss all things Blue Jays. Then Nate Pearson joins Arden to talk about his challenging season and where he’ll be pitching this fall.