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

There's so many Ryans on today's episode! What are we going to do with all these Ryans?

First of all, host Ryan Andrews will start with high praise for Ryan Borucki in the rookie's 6 1/3 inning outing against the Red Sox. Andrews notes how effectively Borucki was using his slider and dealing with a difficult Boston lineup.

However, in the second segment, Andrews has to discuss another blown save by Ryan Tepera. With the Texan's usage rate up, the Nova Scotian Ryan discusses how Tepera's value seems worse because of the high-profile nature of his blowups, and discusses a point Cliff Floyd made about the mentality on the mound affecting Tepera's performance. Andrews concludes with an assessment of where Tepera goes from here, against the likes of Danny Barnes and Justin Shafer.

The final third is a mixed bag. Andrews shakes their head at the route Kevin Pillar took in creating Steve Pearce's game-changing triple last night and what that error did to multiple Blue Jays on the field. However, Andrews closes with a happy discussion of the double steal that Devon Travis and Jonathan Davis executed in the sixth and what it means for the Blue Jays to have speed that can be used on the basepaths.

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After a medical issue forced the shared observance of an off-day, host Ryan Andrews is back for another week of Blue Jays talk as the season winds towards its conclusion!

Andrews leads a dissertation on the lessons learned from the Cleveland series, starting with everyone's favorite son Rowdy Tellez. Andrews examines where Rowdy's performance has put him on the Blue Jays map moving forward and what the club can do with him in 2019 given Justin Smoak and Kendrys Morales occupy his position.

In the second segment, Andrews turns to the pitching and the starts that the Blue Jays delivered over the weekend. Marco Estrada was solid, but the Nova Scotian believes the Magician will need to put a couple more good shows together if he wants to reappear on the 2019 roster, then wonders if Thomas Pannone hasn't edged ahead of Sean Reid-Foley in the battle for a 2019 rotation slot.

The final third is dedicated to the bullpen and a new strategy that the Blue Jays seem to be adapting from Ross Atkins and Mark Shapiro's Cleveland days. With Taylor Guerrieri and David Paulino both working single innings in the series, Andrews wonders if this isn't a tactic to get longer arms in the Toronto bullpen to combat the durability and length issues that the team has seen sink their starters this year.

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 In honor of Rowdy Tellez and his four doubles in two MLB games, the podcast is hitting a double as well, with two Fan Friday installments!

In this episode, host Ryan Andrews looks forward with the help of Blue Jays fans, predicting the 2019 rotation. Many fans are expressing doubts that Marcus Stroman will be a long-term part of the solution there, and Andrews does their best to explain the many ways Stroman's career can go. However, Ryan Borucki, Aaron Sanchez and Sean Reid-Foley get votes of confidence.

The second and third segments deal with the lineup and @JAYSin2020's projection of what it could look like. A lot of young blood is involved but is it too much to expect all the rookies to take off immediately for the Blue Jays? Fans way in on where Devon Travis and Teoscar Hernandez fit in, as well as what to do with Cavan Biggio.

 Special thanks to @JAYSin2020, @KarenSoutar1, @chronja85, @GayBaseballFan, @DSteciuk, @brightskies99, @Orchid2424, @BigCal1964, @LeafsFan1993, @swillc, @michellehacon, @shawn_w_smith, @LittleLostPixie, and @Flames_Jays_83 !

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In honor of Rowdy Tellez and his four doubles in two MLB games, the podcast is hitting a double as well, with two Fan Friday installments!

Leading off the first edition, host Ryan Andrews talks about Rowdy Tellez's first MLB start and all the feels it activated in Blue Jays fans watching him hug his father. Andrews details how Tellez has re-inserted himself into the conversation for consideration for extended MLB action following a rough 2017 campaign. Praise also goes to Reese McGuire and Lourdes Gurriel Jr., but not so much to the pitching staff spearheaded by Sam Gaviglio and Mark Leiter Jr.

In the second and third segments, Andrews compiles a ranking for the teams that Blue Jays fans will be cheering for in the 2018 postseason. Various reasons are brought up for supporting teams, from watching players like Mookie Betts, Francisco Lindor and Jose Ramirez, to Toronto links like Alex Anthopoulos, to not supporting another team at all, the fans chime in from across the land to root for everyone but the Yankees. Andrews also offers their personal choice for an alternate team to root for.

Special thanks to @Every5thDay, @chronja85, @SisterwBolter, @TheNastyBrave, @CasablancaRic, @bluejaysmemes, @65timnewby, @McGuffieLad, @DSteciuk, @frozenpypes, @TheHeatherEm, @yungwonk, @YourNiagaraHome, @AmeAiden, @mikesburke, @cs8724, @kerry_a23, @stephtweetsx, @mitchel_susan, @IdleIrishMinds, @gsnap_abk6, @J_manFranchise, @frenchielexus2, @AlexLJameson, @brightskies99, @KarenSoutar1, @eh_pahpoose, @GayBaseballFan, @julijays, @KevTO99, @aalyssacohen, @Sher_inTO, @JustMeElc, @PenMighty1, @tyrazafar, @JCattail914, @melsm57, @MrBadGuy70, @Thomas_Howden, @jfridmason and @RobinCohrs!

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It's a good thing the Blue Jays won last night, as it sustains Ryan Andrews before they get to the topics at hand in today's episode!

Andrews highlights all the good things the Blue Jays did in last night's 10-3 win over Tampa Bay. From a 12-batter first inning that featured Billy McKinney's on-base strikeout, Devon Travis' pair of hits and Aledmys Diaz and his big blast, to a good Aaron Sanchez performance, to Rowdy Tellez and his emotional MLB debut, Andrews gets as many happy feelings in the podcast as they can.

The second segment answers a report that John Gibbons is 99.9% gone as manager of the Blue Jays. Andrews accepted this inevitability, but they discuss just how much credit Gibbons deserved for the 2015-16 runs that the team made and where he ranks in the pantheon. The Nova Scotia also discusses Eric Wedge's candidacy for the job and questions how well the former Cleveland and Seattle manager fits in modern baseball. (There is a Scott Elarton reference!)

The final segment discusses the beginning of a four-game series with Cleveland and Josh Donaldson's presumed return to Toronto. Andrews discusses Donaldson's importance in Blue Jays culture and what he means to the team, as well as the proper ovation that the Bringer of Rain deserves should he step onto the field. Julian Merryweather is mentioned.

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Maybe it's an apt comparison, maybe it's because they were hungry, but Ryan Andrews is thinking of donuts on today's episode!

Andrews opens with a lament of another deplorable Blue Jays effort on offense, and the inability to hit this Rays cluster of pitchers. The host examines the appalling production that the team has gotten from the middle of the lineup, particularly the #5 and #6 slots. Blame is placed on Kevin Pillar, Russell Martin and Teoscar Hernandez.

The train of thought continues in the second segment, as Andrews offers an opinion on how the Blue Jays can address this in free agency, and acquire an asset that could be useful in either 2019 situation. The Nova Scotian singles out Arizona's A.J. Pollock as a potential one-year signing that could net a healthy return if Toronto looks to trade at next year's deadline.

In the final segment, Andrews turns to tonight's series finale with Tampa Bay, and specifically Aaron Sanchez. The host is not sure if Sanchez wants to use his effective pitches, and they implore Sanchez to use the rest of the season to rediscover the curveball and not rely on a change-up that doesn't vary enough from his fastball to be effective.

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Back from a Labor Day siesta, Ryan Andrews is put to work on today's Locked on Blue Jays episode!

The host begins with a dissection of Marcus Stroman's blister issues and the reasons the nominal ace of the Blue Jays' staff was limited to 1 2/3 innings in his return from the DL. Andrews highlights the problems that Stroman has had in rushing himself back to action. When combined with Aaron Sanchez and his finger issues, the Nova Scotian paints a picture of a pair of starters who need to think about the future as opposed to just getting back on the mound.

The second segment features another pair of Blue Jays starters trying to put themselves in the 2019 rotation. Andrews dismays at what has become of Marco Estrada and wonders what the change-up specialist has left in his tank going forward. Meanwhile, Sean Reid-Foley was dazzling in his third MLB start, and Andrews believes that this is closer to the real pitcher the Blue Jays have as opposed to his first two starts against Kansas City and New York.

In the final segment, Andrews highlights Jonathan Davis, who appears to be on his way to Toronto to join the team, and picks out a couple more players who could join him. In addition, Andrews offers a prediction for who comes off the 40-man roster for Davis, and it does not look good for Dalton Pompey.

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Some days there are not many things to talk about in Blue Jays land. This is not one of those days.

In a rare weekend appearance due to yesterday's absence, host Ryan Andrews discusses the Josh Donaldson trade and the implication of what it means for all parties involved. Andrews discusses reports that the split of the Bringer of Rain and the Blue Jays was a long time coming, and a report from the Toronto Sun's Rob Longley increases the belief that Donaldson did more than his part to hasten this split.

The second segment sees Andrews addressing the Blue Jays front office and the missteps it has made, ranking it alongside the Kendrys Morales contract and the constant masking and deception used to protect their assets. The Nova Scotian also addresses the fan base that is looking to abandon the club, noting that there have been other instances that would have been worth leaving the club for. In addition, Andrews admits Donaldson was going to be as much as part of the future as Curtis Granderson, and briefly discusses his departure as well.

In the final segment, Andrews discusses the Granderson trade further and does their best to pronounce Demi Orimoloye's last name. The host also praises Justin Smoak and his pinch-hit grand slam that delivered the lone Blue Jays bright spot on a night where the team really needed it. Aaron Sanchez is let off the hook because of Smoak's heroics, and Sanchez is not mentioned in today's show.

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They are still feeling a bit woozy from yesterday's dental emergency, but Ryan Andrews will grit through the pain to discuss the sorrow of watching the Blue Jays get swept by the Orioles!

Andrews begins with some tepid praise for the offensive efforts of Randal Grichuk and Devin Travis but then proceeds into exasperated condemnation of the mental errors plaguing the Blue Jays on the field and how it's something the team needs to work on in the off-season, especially with younger players like Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

The second segment looks at the Blue Jays pitching and again, Andrews questions the mental makeup of the pitchers on the roster, particularly Ryan Borucki, Danny Barnes and Ken Giles. However, Tim Mayza earns praise for the second day in a row! Keep going, Tim!

The third segment is dedicated to the memory of Jaime Garcia's Blue Jays tenure and where the Mexican lefty will slot in the history of Ross Atkins and Mark Shapiro's free-agent signings. Spoiler, it's not great. Andrews muses on what his departure means for the Blue Jays and what mode the team is in heading into the final month of the season.

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Not even the cold grip of the dentist's chair can keep host Ryan Andrews away from the first of the second century off Locked on Blue Jays podcasts!

The host begins with an excoriation of the Blue Jays pitching staff over the previous two days. Sam Gaviglio, Danny Barnes, Thomas Pannone, Joe Biagini, Murphy Smith, no one escapes the Nova Scotia's novocaine-fueled wrath. However, Andrews does say something nice about Tim Mayza.

In the second segment, Andrews turns to the Blue Jays hitting, addressing the end of Kendrys Morales' home-run streak, and necessary rest day. Andrews has good things to say about the performance of Randal Grichuk and a potential role for him in 2019, as well as Billy McKinney. However, Aledmys Diaz does not earn such high praises.

In the final third, Josh Donaldson's rehab stint begins and Andrews is still baffled why the Blue Jays are willing part with the former MVP for nothing, as opposed to even getting the qualifying offer draft pick. Troy Tulowitzki also reasserted himself that he was going to play shortstop next season for the Blue Jays. No, the laughing gas had worn off by that time.

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