At The Letters

Guest host Shi Davidi joins ATL to discuss Troy Tulowitzki’s status (7:38), the Blue Jays’ bench (13:29) and the significance of Marcus Stroman’s shoulder issue (21:46). Then Arden joins over the phone to talk Josh Donaldson (28:54), Danny Jansen (36:43) and Kevin Pillar (46:12).

Guest host David Singh joins the podcast to discuss Marcus Stroman (1:26), the Blue Jays’ batting order (5:50), and the Yankees (16:51). Arden then joins ATL from Florida to discuss all things Blue Jays including Ezequiel Carrera (39:15) and Seung-hwan Oh

Arden and Ben sit down in Dunedin to talk about all the happenings at Blue Jays camp, including the team’s middle infield, Devon Travis’ first game in nine months, Aaron Sanchez’s return to the mound, and much more.

Arden is joined in studio by Ryan Dixon to talk about Josh Donaldson (3:19), Jaime Garcia (12:50), and the Boston Red Sox (21:50). Ben calls in from Dunedin (32:09) to provide his thoughts from Blue Jays spring training.

Mike Wilner joins Arden in studio to talk about Jerry Howarth’s retirement and why he’s optimistic about the Blue Jays in 2018. Then, Ben joins Arden and Mike from Dunedin to discuss Aaron Sanchez’s spring, Troy Tulowitzki’s injury, and the Blue Jays bullpen.

Ben, Arden and Jeff Blair discuss MLB’s ongoing labour tension, including the value of young players (6:53), the impact of the competitive balance tax (17:10), Rob Manfred’s influence on labour agreements (46:44) and what it all means for Josh Donaldson (55:27).

In this edition of At the Letters, Ben and Arden discuss the Lorenzo Cain and Christian Yelich deals (1:48) and the best ways to improve the Blue Jays’ offence (9:46) before asking Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about Randal Grichuk (24:05), Aledmys Diaz (38:32) and Josh Donaldson (45:03).

Arden and Ben discuss the Randal Grichuk trade (3:15), assess the Blue Jays’ pitching staff (17:43), share observations from Winter Fest (35:18) and wonder what to expect from Devon Travis (45:05) before wrapping up with a discussion about the club’s top prospects (55:05).

The guys open up with a conversation on the Jays new signing Curtis Granderson (2:49), then move to the team’s next steps in the outfield (20:05). In the second half of the show, they break down the record-setting Josh Donaldson arbitration case (32:55).

Arden and Ben discuss the Blue Jays’ acquisition of Yangervis Solarte and wonder where the club goes from here. Then they look at Josh Donaldson’s contract status and speculate about a potential extension.