Blue Jays Talk

Blake Murphy is joined by Sportsnet's Kevin Barker (1:40) to discuss what the Blue Jays need to do in the final stretch of the season to make the playoffs, the pitching staff decisions with injuries still diminishing the rotation, and how the front office should react if the team doesn't make the playoffs. Later, Sportsnet's Shi Davidi joins (51:40) to chat about the Jays' weekend series in Arlington, the team's plan for the rotation to finish the season, and how the starters look heading into 2027. Finally, Kennedi Landry (1:16:21) from MLB.com breaks down the weekend series from the Rangers perspective, and Canadian Cal Quantrill's consistent season for the Rangers, before looking at the Rangers' injuries ahead of the pivotal weekend in the playoff push. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Blake is joined by Sportsnet's Ben Nicholson-Smith to discuss the Blue Jays salvaging their series against the Tigers as they continue to chase the final Wild Card spot in the American League, the changing landscape with the Guardians passing the White Sox in the standings, and the emerging AL MVP race, before chatting about the injury progression of Trey Yesavage and Shane Bieber (40:20). Later, MLB on TBS analyst Curtis Granderson (51:22) joins to break down the upcoming White Sox-Tigers series this weekend, which could have an impact on the Blue Jays' playoff chances, before chatting about what his thoughts from the Jays side lately. Finally, Kyle Glaser (1:11:15) from Foul Territory sets up the National League Wild Card race between the Padres and the Diamondbacks, and gives his thoughts on when Shohei Ohtani will be back on the mound for the Dodgers.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 5-1 win vs. the Tigers to wrap up the three-game series in Toronto! They take your calls and texts, and get right to the team taking advantage of a number of errors on the Tigers' end - can they carry that forward vs. the Rangers later in the week? They chat Brandon Valenzuela's usage of ABS challenges, both good and bad, Myles Straw providing the game-winning RBI single, and get into Max Scherzer allowing one run over five innings - how much can they rely on Scherzer down the stretch of the season? Plus, we hear from John Schneider and Max Scherzer via their post-game availabilities.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Blake is joined by Blue Jays producer Chris Black to discuss the Blue Jays second consecutive loss to the Tigers at home, and the pitching conundrum the team finds itself in amongst all the injuries, before getting into the regression from key players this season. Then, Doyoung-Tom Kim (32:00) discusses working on his Open Command metric, which uses an old-school framework to better capture the ability of pitchers to command their pitches. Later, Ben Clemens (51:16)  from FanGraphs breaks down how the Blue Jays front office must be feeling in the midst of the Wild Card race, the Jays production given their injuries this season, and the expectations the team should have in 2027. Finally, Davy Andrews (1:20:08), also from FanGraphs, joins to discuss the relation between player height and position performance, the lack of competitive teams in the American League Central, as well as the AL MVP race heating up. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 10-1 loss vs. the Tigers to lose the series in Toronto. They take your calls and texts, and discuss the team now being two games back with ten games remaining in the season - is there still time to turn things around? They get into the bullpen outing in this game, the offence going missing vs. Detroit, and John Schneider shuffling the rotation to get Dylan Cease and José Soriano the first two games vs. the Rangers in Texas - is that a move made out of desperation? Plus, they discuss Trey Yesavage's outing for the Bisons, and hear from the Jays starter following his start in Buffalo.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.