Blair & Barker

Listeners answer the question: How confident are you in the Blue Jays' front office?

Rowdy Tellez makes an impact in his big league debut, Billy McKinney making his case to be a regular outfielder, Blue Jays pitchers don't have much when it comes to velocity (2:42); Los Angeles Times' Mike DiGiovanna on the plan for Shohei Ohtani after Tommy John surgery, the plan for Mike Trout, who will lead the Angels from the bench next season (27:13).

The train is coming off the tracks in Seattle (2:19); Fisher Cats manager John Schneider on Max Pentecost, Cavan Biggio, going to the postseason (18:23); Ryan Borucki, Sean Reid-Foley & Marcus Stroman don't throw in the high 90s. Is that concerning (29:24)?

Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins discusses the circumstances surrounding Josh Donaldson's trade to Cleveland, the misconceptions about the high performance department, their willingness to let players be in charge of their own conditiong processes, whether the team is considering shutting Marcus Stroman down for the year, and the club's different approach to Spetember call-ups this season (5:50); What now for Blue Jays with Donaldson no longer on the Jays (28:28)?

George Rusic and Chris Leroux hosting: The guys give their thoughts on the news that Josh Donaldson will be placed on the DL, and Sean Reid-Foley's fantastic start, (1:04);The Athletic Cleveland's Zack Meisel on the status of Josh Donaldson's calf, how fits into the Indians' roster, the rumoured player going back to the Blue Jays, (16:29); Sportsnet.ca's Ben Nicholson-Smith on how nothing clicked for the Blue Jays this season, how this is a "win" for Josh Donaldson, Vlad Jr.'s MLB readiness, why he won't be up until April of next year, whether it's a smart or selfish decision by Blue Jays management, and where Shohei Ohtani stacks up in the AL Rookie of the Year race (31:45).

Elliott Price & Kevin Barker host: We look ahead to a pivotal day for the Blue Jays on the Josh Donaldson front (0:56); Legendary Expos & Marlins voice Dave Van Horne discusses this weekend's Blue Jays' opposition (15:24); We discuss possible landing spots for Josh Donaldson and Curtis Granderson ahead of tonight's deadline, and take a look at the pennant races (25:03).

Jeff & Kevin continue to discuss what's going on with Josh Donaldson, and delve into Ryan Borucki's struggles in Wednesday's loss in Baltimore (1:21); The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Derrick Goold discusses the Cardinals' remarkable turnaround into the thick of the Postseason race (29:53); A day earlier than normal, we get Barker's Bundesliga Picks (40:44)!

Jeff & Kevin discuss what the Blue Jays should do with Josh Donaldson, and how exactly they expect the offence to line up around Vladimir Guerrero Jr. for most of 2019 (9:24); Kevin discusses his experience in rookie ball (28:17); Bluefield Blue Jays manager Dennis Holmberg discusses the organization's approach to working with rookie ball players, and the organization's Brazilian teenage pitching phenom, Eric Pardinho (35:06).

Jeff & Kevin discuss Sam Gaviglio's struggles and the end of Kendrys Morales' home run streak in Monday's Blue Jays loss in Baltimore (0:59); MLB.com's Richard Justice discusses this week's big Astros-A's series in Houston (27:18).

Jeff & Kevin delve into the Blue Jays' weekend, and get heated in regards to Kendrys Morales' hot streak (0:37); Blue Jays SP Aaron Sanchez discusses his return to the team on Saturday, and his hopes going forward this season (32:56).