Locked On Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays have a very obvious need going into this offseason: they desperately need a power bat. As we know, Ross Atkins is not in favor of power bats, but many analysts have Anthony Santander signing with the Blue Jays this offseason. Anthony Santander is coming off the best season of his career, with 44 home runs on the season which was good for 3rd best in all of baseball. The Blue Jays have money to spend this offseason and would be able to compete in the open market to bring Anthony Santander to Toronto. Is this the right fit for the Blue Jays? In this episode, we discuss our thoughts on Anthony Santander and what we believe a contract will look like for the upcoming seasons. To end things off, we have another question of the day from one of our listeners. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Manoah, Yariel Rodriguez, George Springer, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt, Justin Turner, Daulton Varsho, Alejandro Kirk, Joey Votto

We decided to dive into our player reviews, ranking 31 of the players within the Toronto Blue Jays organization. Today, we started with four players: Ryan Burr, Jonatan Clase, Tyler Heineman and Dillon Tate. These players are projected to serve different purposes on the Blue Jays, and this player may be impacted by different signings throughout this season. In this episode, we break down our thoughts on their performances in 2024 and how their roles may change with the organization in 2025. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Manoah, Yariel Rodriguez, George Springer, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt, Justin Turner, Daulton Varsho, Alejandro Kirk, Joey Votto, Erik Swanson, Leo Jimenez, Davis Schneider, Ernie Clement, Spencer Horwitz, Chad Green, Jake Bloss, Genesis Cabrera, Bowden Francis, Joey Loperfido, Orelvis Martinez, Ricky Tiedemann, Zach Pop, Addison Barger, Nathan Lukes, Aaron Sanchez, Cutter Coffey, Will Wagner, Dillon Tate, Tomm

Free Agency is rapidly approaching for the 2025 MLB season. With an extremely disappointing season, the fans expect Ross Atkins and the rest of the front office to be active in retooling this team for more success in the future. This is the biggest offseason in Blue Jays history with all that is up in the air with the organization. The result of the 2025 Blue Jays season will resolve any unanswered questions surrounding the direction of the Toronto Blue Jays, whether that is to compete for the World Series or to blow up this core and try to rebuild for the future. In this episode, we break down the Blue Jays budget based on previous seasons, going over how much the Blue Jays will spend, where they will spend their budget, and how they should spend this budget to maximize this team's growth over the offseason. We’ll give you our takes on the most important positions to address on this episode of Locked On Blue Jays. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jord

The World Series is upon us. There are three former Blue Jays that will be playing in this series that we will be keeping a close eye on, looking for them to make an impact on the most important series in baseball. In this episode, we talk about the former Blue Jays in The World Series, which players we would like to see win a championship, and our predictions for the 2024 World Series. We then continue with our season reviews on players who were traded from the Toronto Blue Jays at this year's trade deadline. In this episode, we focus on Kevin Keirmaier and Danny Jansen. Kevin Keirmaier had a great 2023 with the Blue Jays, as he was an above-average hitter while still playing some of the best outfield defense in the league. This season was not the same. As many predicted, Keirmaier regressed substantially and was under the hot seat in Toronto, as subpar hitting was a common theme in Toronto before the trade deadline. To end the week, we analyze Danny Jansen’s career with the Toronto Blue Jays, giving our pe

The MLB has come out with its major award nominations for the 2024 season. Unsurprisingly, the Toronto Blue Jays do not have anyone nominated for the AL MVP or AL Cy Young Awards, but we do have a nominee for AL Comeback Player Of The Year, Chad Green. Chad Green had a very underrated season in Toronto in 2024. With injuries to Erik Swanson and Jordan Romano, Green had to step up this season and was an effective Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher in the many roles he was thrown into. Does Chad Green deserve to win AL Comeback Player Of The Year? Were there any Blue Jays that should have been nominated for an award? In this episode, we give our thoughts on the Chad Green nomination and whether we believe there should have been more Blue Jays nominated. We also dive into the All MLB Team Awards and their nominations, giving our thoughts on their picks for the awards. We end today's episode by talking about the new hitting coach in Toronto and what his impact will be on the 2025 Blue Jays lineup, as well as answer

We continue our season reviews of the players traded from the Toronto Blue Jays at this year's trade deadline. In this episode, we analyze Justin Turner and Trevor Richards and their tenures with the Toronto Blue Jays. Justin Turner was the Toronto Blue Jays biggest signing of the offseason. With an offense that struggled immensely in 2023, it was very surprising that this was the biggest acquisition of the Blue Jays batting order, as this was an area of need going into the offseason. Trevor Richards joined the Blue Jays in 2021 and has had a very up-and-down career as a part of the club, fulfilling many different roles in his time with the organization. In this episode, we break down the 2024 seasons of Justin Turner and Trevor Richards, analyzing how important they were to this roster, their impacts on the Blue Jays, and the overall productivity of their career with the Toronto Blue Jays. To end the episode, we break down another great question from our listeners regarding a problem the Blue Jays will run i

The 2024 Toronto Blue Jays season was an overall disappointment. With the 8th highest payroll in baseball, the expectation was that the Blue Jays would make the playoffs. As we know, this did not happen. Every MLB team has expectations at the start of every season, whether that’s to make the World Series, make the playoffs, or even finish the season above .500. Fortunately for Blue Jays fans, many teams fail to meet expectations in a given season, and a few teams will overachieve in their expectations and shock the league with their performance. In this episode, we break down the expectations for all teams in the MLB, analyzing the perspective of each team going into the season and whether they would win their division, be in the hunt in the wildcard race, or miss the playoffs entirely. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Manoah, Yariel Rodriguez, George Springer, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt, Justin Turner, Daulton Varsho, Alejandro Ki

We continue our season reviews of the players traded from the Blue Jays at this year's trade deadline. In this episode, we dive into IKF and Yimi Garcia, and their tenures with the Toronto Blue Jays. When IKF signed with the Toronto Blue Jays, we were not huge fans of the signing, but he proved us wrong and had a very successful season with the Blue Jays. Yimi Garcia needed to step up this season with a ton of bullpen injuries, and he was effective in doing so. In this episode, we break down the 2024 seasons of Yimi Garcia and Isiah Kiner Falefa, analyzing how important they were to this roster, their impacts on the Blue Jays, and the overall productivity of their career with the Toronto Blue Jays. To end things off, we answer a listener question and give our takes on the best way to resolve issues that arise throughout the MLB season. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Manoah, Yariel Rodriguez, George Springer, Jose Berrios, Chris Ba

Projected arbitration contracts have been released for all MLB teams. Considering the Blue Jays have 10 eligible players in arbitration, this will be an extremely important period for the organization. With a team that has gotten considerably younger since the trade deadline, the Blue Jays front office must be cautious of how they approach and plan for these arbitration hearings. In this episode, we analyze the projected salaries of these players, giving our thoughts on the value of the player on the Blue Jays compared to the projected salary they will receive. Are these good arbitration projections? How should the Blue Jays approach their arbitration hearings? What would we change? For our final segment, we will give our thoughts on the wild game that took place in Cleveland. We give you all of the most up to date Blue Jays news and storylines on this episode of Locked On Blue Jays Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Manoah, Yariel Ro

Today is the start of our 2024 player reviews. There are a lot of players to review from this season, so we decided to start with the players that were moved at the trade deadline from the Blue Jays to opposing organizations. Today, we decided to start with Yusei Kikuchi and Nate Pearson, two pitchers who had many ups and downs throughout their Blue Jays career. In this episode, we analyze the transactions these players were involved in, mainly focusing on the player's performance with the Toronto Blue Jays organization. How would you grade Yusei Kikuchi’s tenure with the Blue Jays? Should the Blue Jays have moved on from Nate Pearson? We break down these two players' Blue Jays careers and present them with letter grades for their performance in this episode of Locked On Blue Jays. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Manoah, Yariel Rodriguez, George Springer, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt, Justin Turner, Daulton Varsho, Alejandro Kirk, J

The MLB has announced its nominees for the Golden Gloves Awards at every position. The Blue Jays had two of their players nominated in this year's awards, Daulton Varsho and Ernie Clement. When Ross Atkins built this roster, the goal was to build up the defense behind good pitching, so Blue Jays fans should expect a few nominations for these awards. In this episode, we break down Varsho and Clement's seasons at their respective positions, analyzing their stats and comparing them to the other nominees for their awards. We also give our perspectives on possible Blue Jays snubs for this award, giving our takes on how many Gold Glove Award winners there should have been. Will Ernie Clement and Daulton Varsho win their gold glove awards? Who else should have been nominated? How much merit do you hold in these awards? We will answer all of these questions and more on this episode of Locked On Blue Jays. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Ma

In an interview with Hazel Mae, Teoscar Hernandez spoke about his feelings towards Toronto, taking us back to Blue Jays fans' memories with Teo as a part of the ball club. Teoscar reflects positively about his time in Toronto and the fans feel the same way. Since Hernandez was traded to the Mariners in 2022, things have changed for the worse in Toronto as the offense has been subpar, with an overwhelming need for a power bat in the batting order. In this episode, we break down exactly what was said between Hazel Mae and Teoscar Hernandez, outlining how this could impact the Blue Jays offseason and what we can take away from Teo’s attitude and words towards the Blue Jays. Will Teoscar Hernandez return to the Toronto Blue Jays? Would he fit into this lineup? Would you prioritize Hernandez over other free agents? We'll dive into this and more, providing you with all the important topics surrounding your Toronto Blue Jays. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman,

Here we go again. We have not even hit the free agency period, and the rumors about Juan Soto heading to the Toronto Blue Jays are already circulating. Multiple articles have surfaced stating the Blue Jays are prepared to make an offer for the young star. Juan Soto is the biggest free agent of the offseason, and would automatically vault the Blue Jays into the conversation of World Series Contenders once again. In this episode, we break down all the rumors that have surfaced related to Juan Soto and the Blue Jays, diving into contract talks, the validity of reports, and how realistic a Juan Soto signing could be in Toronto. This topic stirred up some interesting conversations you will not want to miss. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Manoah, Yariel Rodriguez, George Springer, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt, Justin Turner, Daulton Varsho, Alejandro Kirk, Joey Votto, Erik Swanson, Leo Jimenez, Davis Schneider, Ernie Clement, Spencer Ho

This is our Toronto Blue Jays end-of-season awards show for 2024. As a whole, this season was one to forget. Some individuals on the Toronto Blue Jays had good stretches, made highlight-caliber plays, and gave Blue Jays fans a reason to tune in to watch the baseball games. With all the negatives from this season, we present to you some positive awards, negative awards, and less serious awards, bringing a little more fun to a Blue Jays season that has left us with immense amounts of disappointment. In this episode, we have created 10 awards to present at this year's award show, shining light on the good, bad, and ugly moments of a Toronto Blue Jays season. What other awards should we have included? Did we pick the right winners for each award? Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Manoah, Yariel Rodriguez, George Springer, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt, Justin Turner, Daulton Varsho, Alejandro Kirk, Joey Votto, Erik Swanson, Leo Jimenez, D

This is a critical off-season for the Toronto Blue Jays. With all the success Blue Jays fans were promised throughout the last five seasons, the fans' patience with this team is running thin. The off-season is important for every team as it is their opportunity to add and let go of players to restructure their roster for the better, but this off-season feels different. Considering the Blue Jays free agents at the end of 2025, the Blue Jays are running out of time to make a World Series run. In this episode, we discuss how important this off-season is to the Toronto Blue Jays organization, and what can be gained or lost as a result of how the season goes. Is this the most important off-season in Blue Jays history? How does it feel this off-season compared to others? We’ll present our takes as well as discuss what needs to change for the Blue Jays to flip the script and even talk about the chaos the MLB playoffs bring on this episode of Locked On Blue Jays. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerr

Over this past season, Blue Jays fans have heard the words “Retooling” and “Rebuilding” at a rate we never thought would be imaginable at the start of the 2024 season. In the last episode we focused on the retooling, and what that would look like for the Blue Jays organization. Today, we explore the possibility of a rebuild, who should be moved, and what a lineup could look like in the short and long term. In this episode, we focus on rebuilding and the positives and negatives a rebuild would have on the Toronto Blue Jays organization for 2025 and beyond. There are a lot of moving parts in a rebuild and a ton of things to consider. We break down all the perspectives and viewpoints on rebuilding and what that would look like for Toronto in this episode of Locked On Blue Jays. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Manoah, Yariel Rodriguez, George Springer, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt, Justin Turner, Daulton Varsho, Alejandro Kirk, Joey Vot

Over this past season, Blue Jays fans have heard the words “Retooling” and “Rebuilding” at a rate we never thought would be imaginable at the start of the 2024 season. Due to the performance of the players on the Blue Jays & the decisions of the front office, there have been ongoing debates about what direction the Blue Jays should take this offseason. Should they move on from Vladdy and Bo? Should they commit to a full-on rebuild? Does Ross Atkin’s role change your opinion on the team's direction? In this episode, we focus on the retooling side and the positives and negatives a retooling would have on the Toronto Blue Jays organization for 2025 and beyond. There are a lot of moving parts in retooling and a ton of things to consider. We break down all the perspectives and viewpoints on what retooling would look like in this episode of Locked On Blue Jays. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Manoah, Yariel Rodriguez, George Springer

During his press conference, Ross Atkins declared John Schneider would return as manager for the 2025 baseball season. With a season where many things did not go well for the Blue Jays, many fans were expecting Schneider and Atkins to be fired at the end of the season. Should John Schneider have been fired? How much of this season’s disappointment can be blamed on Schneider? We break down John Schneider’s role with the Blue Jays and his impact on the Blue Jays success. Atkins went on to announce Don Mattingly would also return to the team for 2025, stating that his role would be slightly different from the previous year. What is this role change? Should Don Mattingly have been brought back to the organization? We will cover all this and more on this episode of Locked On Blue Jays. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Manoah, Yariel Rodriguez, George Springer, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt, Justin Turner, Daulton Varsho, Alejandro Kirk, Jo

Today we dive into the Ross Atkins portion of the interview. Ross addressed many components of this organization, talking about Vladimir Guerrero Jr/Bo Bichette extensions, a free agency plan, views on roster construction, and what he viewed as the positives and negatives of this organization. In this episode, we will give our reactions to statements made by Ross Atkins, breaking down what this means for the future of the Blue Jays, and whether Atkins’ plans can set this organization up for success in 2025. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Manoah, Yariel Rodriguez, George Springer, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt, Justin Turner, Daulton Varsho, Alejandro Kirk, Joey Votto, Erik Swanson, Leo Jimenez, Davis Schneider, Ernie Clement, Spencer Horwitz, Chad Green, Jake Bloss, Genesis Cabrera, Bowden Francis, Joey Loperfido, Orelvis Martinez, Ricky Tiedemann, Zach Pop, Addison Barger, Nathan Lukes, Aaron Sanchez, Cutter Coffey, Will Wagner,

Today was a huge day for Blue Jays media and Blue Jays fans. Ross Atkins and Mark Shapiro took the stand to answer questions about the underwhelming 2024 baseball season. Reporters asked questions about many facets of the Blue Jays management team and were eager to gather answers about the pair's thoughts and feelings about this season, and their plans for the future and beyond. In this episode, we focus on two main ideas from these interviews, breaking down the responses from Mark Shapiro and how his insights set up the team for the retooling that is supposed to take place this offseason. To end things off, we talk about the upsets in the AL and answer a question about who the biggest frauds in the AL East truly are. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Manoah, Yariel Rodriguez, George Springer, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt, Justin Turner, Daulton Varsho, Alejandro Kirk, Joey Votto, Erik Swanson, Leo Jimenez, Davis Schneider, Ernie Cle