Sho Alli and Nick Ashbourne break down the Blue Jays' 10-7 loss to the Tigers in Spring Training action down in Dunedin. They take your texts, and get to an uneven performance from Yusei Kikuchi - is it fair to be worried about his spring outings despite a limited sample size? They discuss the bullpen showings from Nate Pearson and Zach Pop, and also ask the question: if Jordan Romano is forced to be out for any length of time, who gets the closing job? Plus, they get into Kevin Kiermaier escaping serious injury, the backup catcher situation being sorted, and George Springer looking ready for the regular season.

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How Will the Starting Rotation Shake Out?

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Blake Murphy is joined by Joe Siddall to diagnose why the Blue Jays struggled to hit Garrett Crochet last night. Afterwards, Leo Morgenstern comes by (27:02) to discuss the Phillies and his piece on why pickoff attempts by catchers are down. In the final hour, Chris Black pops in-studio (49:47) to expand on the Blue Jays’ hitting issues (1:17:11).

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JTP: Hitting Woes + Why Pickoff Attempts Are Down

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 5-0 shutout loss to the White Sox to even the series at Rogers Centre. They take your calls, and get right to the offence no-showing vs. Garrett Crochet - how many times can you 'tip your cap' to the opposing team? They discuss the bats only mustering two hits against Crochet and the White Sox bullpen, the uneven outing from Yusei Kikuchi, and how the Ross Atkins availability from the weekend has not satisfied fans who want change.

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Jays Get Blanked by Worst Team in Baseball

Blake Murphy is joined by Kaitlyn McGrath to discuss Danny Jansen’s big day, Ross Atkins and the upcoming schedule. Afterwards, James Fegan comes on to provide the state of the White Sox, who’ve won a league-low 14 games (28:03). 

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JTP: Batting Order Fun & the State of White Sox

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 9-3 win over the White Sox to kick off the series at Rogers Centre on Victoria Day! They take your calls and texts, and get right to Danny Jansen getting the call to bat second in the lineup - he turned in five RBI, including a two-run bomb. Does the new-look lineup need to stick? They discuss the six innings of three-run ball from José Berríos, Daulton Varsho slamming another home run, and get to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette - with their production trending upwards, does the team still need more power from them both?

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Jansen Bats Second, Drives in Five

Blake Murphy is joined by Sportsnet's Shi Davidi to give their thoughts on Ross Atkins’ availability on Saturday, George Springer getting moved down in the order and Alek Manoah’s seven scoreless innings in Sunday's series finale against the Rays. Afterwards, Dan Szymborski of FanGraphs discusses how his ZIPS projection system views the Blue Jays, before diving deeper into Toronto's early season hitting (27:40). 

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How Will the Starting Rotation Shake Out?

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