Bat Flips and Maple Dips - A Toronto Blue Jays Podcast

In the final installment of 2024 grades Justin and Patrick tackled the bullpen. In order to shorten the content the guys focussed on guys who ended the year in the organization AND who met an innings pitched threshold that warranted a grade.

Who was the most reliable? What are the biggest needs for 2025? How many 2024 relievers will be on the roster in 2025?

In the 3rd of 4 grading episodes Justin & Patrick review the rotation.

Surprisingly the guys have a disagreement on Kevin Gausman's season.

What is Yariel Rodriguez's future role going to be?

In part 2 of our offseason grading episodes Justin and Patrick finish up the batters.

Will Patrick finally acknowledge Daulton Varsho?

Where do Ernie Clement and Spencer Horwitz fit going forward?

Is there a place on the roster for Davis Schneider?

How do the guys grade Bo Bichette and can he bounce back in 2025?

We've put if off long enough! After letting the dust settle for a month, Justin and Patrick return to begin the annual tradition of grading the Blue Jays.

In the first episode of what will be a four part series, the guys talk about half of the batters. Backed by statistical analysis, grades that are handed out are 100% accurate and guaranteed to not lead to any disagreements.

Justin and Patrick begin the offseason by looking at the overall performance of the Blue Jays compared to both the league and to the past two Blue Jays teams.

The guys discuss potential free agent aquistions and what the biggest needs are going into the winter.

Justin & Patrick return with the first episode of the offseason. The guys make postseason predictions and discuss their plans for content over the winter.

The Jays made some coaching changes this week, management has media availability coming up, and Pete Rose passed away. Does he deserve to be in the Hall of Fame now that he isn't around to see it?

With only 6 games remaining for the 2024 Blue Jays, Justin & Patrick discuss Vladdy's chances at the batting title, the playoff races in both leagues, and the MVP battle raging in the American League.

Justin and Patrick discuss Spencer Horwitz's chances to win Rookie of the Year. He's up against a couple of Yankees and an Oriole.

The guys also talk Bo Bichette, specifically the article that came out where he explicitly stated that he wants to stay in Toronto and win titles with Vladdy. You love to see it.

This is now a Spencer Horwitz podcast.

Justin and Patrick return to discuss Horwitz's stellar weekend in Atlanta and where he fits going forward.

The guys also dive into the pending free agent market for third basemen and relief pitching to see what external options the Blue Jays have for 2025.

Justin and Patrick discuss the incredible month of August that Bowden Francis had and if he can sustain it long enough to solidify a rotation spot for 2025.

The guys also look into the reasons for the Jays' success in August and the players who contributed, or didn't, to that success.