Welcome to Spin Rate, where Drew Fairservice and Kaitlyn McGrath discuss your WILD CARD LEADING BLUE JAYS(!) twice-weekly on The Athletic. Regardless of the caliber of opponent, the Jays still plucked three of four games away from the Orioles, and Drew and Kaitlyn take time to dissect the series. You don't want smoke from Robbie Ray. Jansen and Gurriel have the NBA 2K Hall of Fame Microwave Badge equipped. Can Vlad reach 50 homers? Should we be concerned for Ryu? A Nate Pearson and Julian Merryweather bullpen is an atomic wrecking ball. So, listen, Jays, why don't you just go out and win the divisional already? Is the upcoming Rays series the 'prove it' stretch? Plus, scoreboard watching!

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Can the Jays win the AL East? Vlad's power & Pearson, pen's heat

Weekly discussion of Toronto Blue Jays baseball with Drew Fairservice and The Athletic's Kaitlyn McGrath.

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Drew & Ricky break down the Wild Card series vs Seattle & they look ahead to what the Jays need to do to take the next step. Ricky was in Toronto for the series and talks about how amazing the atmosphere was and how loud the crowd was. They break down what went wrong in Game 1 & 2 and they talk about some of the key moments in the games that could be second guessed. They talk about what's the plan with the coaching staff and what moves should the front office make this offseason to help the Jays make a deep October run.

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Breaking down the Wild Card Series vs Seattle & looking ahead to next season

Drew & Kaitlyn break down the Jays getting eliminated in the Wild Card Round by the Mariners and what's the offseason plan. They talk about if having home field for the series was a negative. There is a lot of second guessing moves/plays in the 2 games and they discuss all the people Monday Morning Quarterbacking all the moves of the series. And they talk about what is the Jays plan for the offseason and do they need to make any major additions to make a deep run next season.

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Lot's of questions for the Blue Jays heading into the offseason

Drew & Ricky preview the Mariners-Blue Jays Wild Card Series with all 3 games in Toronto. The guys break down the biggest matchups in the series and how they expect the Mariners pitching to try to slow down the Jays bats. They talk about if somehow the Jays lose Game 1, should the team change plans for the rest of the series. They talk about who they think should be the starting pitchers for the series and how they need to really just trust the guys that got them there.

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Blue Jays-Mariners Wild Card Series Preview

Drew & Kaitlyn talk about how the Blue Jays hold all the cards with 3 games left in the season to where they will finish in the Wild Card Standings. Coming off a sweep of the Red Sox, the Jays are have their Wild Card slotting in their own hands. They talk about if Vlad heats up, this offense could be unstoppable in the Playoffs. They break down what they think the Playoff starting rotation would look like. And they break down some of the other options that the team will have to make with the Playoff roster.

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3 games left in the regular season and the Jays hold their Wild Card destiny in their own hands

Drew & Ricky talk all about your Blue Jays quest to clinch a Playoff spot & they are joined by former Jays Pitcher Marc Rzepczynski to talk about the haunted hotel in Tampa Bay. The Jays are close to clinching a Playoff spot ( they might clinch shortly if the Orioles lose) and they talk about if the team will have any kind of celebration. They talk about the interesting week had by Vlad and all the talk from people about his hustle on the bases. They break down Aaron Judge hitting HR #61 vs the Jays and how they decided to go after him in the series. And they are joined by former Jays P Marc Rzepczynski to hear his story about the haunted hotel in Tampa Bay and how they hope the Jays don't have to play any Playoff games down there.

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Can the Jays win the AL East? Vlad's power & Pearson, pen's heat

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