Locked On Blue Jays - Daily Podcast On The Toronto Blue Jays

Alek Manoah is worth staying up for.

The Blue Jays have a chance to take the season series from the Angels, and it's in no small part due to the Herculean effort Alek Manoah put in for Toronto last night. A.J. Andrews breaks down how he continues to be everything Nate Pearson was supposed to be this campaign. She also discusses the impact the Ross Stripling injury has on the Jays' rotation and how different hitters are stepping up while Vladdy Jr. goes through a rough patch.

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I think I was as burnt out by the Olympics as Japan was.

After a week where A.J. Andrews had to put all her energy into covering water polo, she is back to discuss the Blue Jays' 9-2 homestand, their first on Canadian soil since 2019. She focuses on the capper, the 9-8 comeback win over the Sox, how George Springer announced he was back fully and completely, how role players like Breyvic Valera and Reese McGuire are making the Jays' lineup dangerous from top to bottom, and how the bullpen bailed out Hyun-jin Ryu and kept the Jays in it long enough to win that game.

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Now how will you know what color my hair was without watching?

The Blue Jays did things at the deadline, and A.J. Andrews is excited enough to talk about them again! She discusses the Jays' big move for José Berríos and why he was the athlete Toronto needed to land at the deadline, why Austin Martin and Simeon Woods Richardson were expendable enough to be dealt for such a target, and another bullpen addition in Joakim Soria (but really, she wants to talk about Brad Hand some more).

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More fun than a rain delay.

The trade deadline approaches and A.J. Andrews has some idea for what the Blue Jays can spend their product capital on. First, with rumours linking Toronto as a potential player for Texas' Joey Gallo, she examines what that would mean for Cavan Biggio and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and what Gallo would do for the lineup. Then she looks at starting pitching and she really wants to pry José Berríos from Minnesota, but would she give up Nate Pearson to do it? Finally, the bullpen. Yeah, still needs work. With Toronto and Philadelphia in a bidding war for Pittsburgh's Richard Rodríguez, she wonders if it would be worth the price to get him. (This happened before Houston got Kendall Graveman from Seattle for a song)

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Le sigh.

The Blue Jays are in a tailspin. Yes it's against the two division leaders in the East but losing five of six still doesn't feel great. Especially when it's the bullpen again giving up leads. A.J. Andrews discusses Jacob Barnes and Steven Matz not being able to capitalize against the eight former Blue Jays on the Mets, Trevor Richards not having the right stuff against the Red Sox, and why the Blue Jays batters keep having issues with rookie pitchers.

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It's a good thing the host was playing sports instead of watching them on Monday... oh wait...

A well-timed rain delay gave the Blue Jays and host A.J. Andrews some time to think after just what happened on Monday night. She discusses how quickly and aggressively the Red Sox put any thoughts that the Blue Jays' starting pitching behind its big three was fine enough, and hypothesizes what to do with Ross Stripling and Anthony Kay after that performance. Then she talks about Alek Manoah's slip n' slide injury and how Thomas Hatch was spared from being thrust into a situation he may not be ready for. Finally, with the final game in Buffalo on the horizon, she gives thanks for the city's hospitality over the past two years, and how building a strong link to the city in the mid-2010s was crucial in having such a successful tenure in Buffalo given the circumstances.

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I'll be happy with this full vaccine protection, that's for sure. Happy I get to go back to Toronto because of it.

After letting the antibodies course through her system, and fighting through the aches, pains and brain fog in the process, A.J. Andrews is coming back strong like the Blue Jays out of the All-Star break! She discusses Vlad Jr. setting the tone after his All-Star Game MVP showing, George Springer showing signs of life, the starting pitching toying with the Texas lineup, the delight in seeing Hyun-jin Ryu and Steven Matz look like their old selves, Ryan Borucki's return and Tayler Saucedo's continued impressive showing.

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Gotta keep the episodes flowing while the momentum is there!

It's series preview time! A.J. Andrews takes a look at the Blue Jays' upcoming three-game set with the Rays that will take them into the All-Star break. She goes over what the Blue Jays need from their starting pitchers (spoiler, it's more of the same stuff they did last week), goes over the starting lineup for tonight's game, and gets to say Dick Mountain on the podcast!

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She's trying, y'all. She's giving it a go. She's sad the Rowdy puns end here.

A.J. Andrews continues her resurgence by looking at the Tuesday trade the Blue Jays made with the Brewers. As is tradition, when a position player runs out of time in Toronto, he heads to Milwaukee and that was the case for Rowdy Tellez. A.J. looks back on his Toronto tenure and why it was easy to part with someone who the Jays previously saw such promise in. She discusses new bullpen arm Trevor Richards and what he brings back to the AL East following a brief stint in America's Dairyland. Finally, she talks about Bowden Francis and what the prospect offers the Blue Jays in terms of AAA depth and a potential future starter.

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Trying is the key word.

Given the absence over the past week, A.J. Andrews starts by explaining where she's been, both physically and mentally. They are taking wildly different paths at the moment. Then she starts actually talking about the Blue Jays. She discusses the return of Rafael Dolis, and where he should be slotted in now that the Jays have new bullpen arms available. She also discusses George Springer since his return from the IL, and what he has and hasn't been able to do for the team.

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