Jeff Blair & Kevin Barker look ahead to the Toronto Blue Jays’ three-game series against San Diego with Alek Manaoh taking the mound in the opening game. Padres TV analyst and former Major League Pitcher Mark Grant discusses the sky-high expectations for the team ahead of this season and also shares a scouting report on Joe Musgrove and the rotation (28:10). With the MLB trade deadline fast approaching, Blair & Barker call up Jon Morosi to break down the rumours ahead of August 1st including the interest in Shohei Ohtani’s immediate future (52:10). Blue Jays radio voice Ben Wagner joins the guys ahead of first pitch and comments on prospect Orelvis Martinez’s promotion to AAA (1:16:40).

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