Locked On Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays win the first game of the series against the Baltimore Orioles 5-2. This was a Blue Jays game that we expected to see a lot more consistently in the year 2024. Chris Bassitt had a very good day, pitching into the eighth inning, having no hitter through over four innings, and only giving up two hits and two runs. Daulton Varsho continues to be one of the best outfielders in all of baseball, robbing Gunnar Henderson of an extra base hit. Joey Loperfido joined in on the fun, making a diving catch in the first play of the game, grabbing momentum for the Blue Jays early on. It has been over two weeks since the all-star break, so we decided to analyze who is hot and who is not on the Toronto Blue Jays, going over who will be important players to watch as this 2024 season gets closer and closer to coming to a close. 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

The Toronto Blue Jays had an off day once again on Monday, which gave us another opportunity to do a deep dive into a promising prospect the Blue Jays acquired at the trade deadline. This player is advertised as a power bat, and is expected to either play third base or a corner outfield position at the big league level. Charles McAdoo was acquired in the trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates, as the Jays sent IKF the other way in the deal. Was this a fair trade? How will McAdoo perform at the major league level? We also break down other Blue Jays news, from who is hot, who is not, to the farm system, all the way to ex-Blue Jays managers getting another shot at managing another team. We break down all of your most up-to-date Toronto 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 Rodriguez, George Springer, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt, Justin Turner, Daulton Varsho, Al

Ben Nicholson-Smith came out with a bombshell earlier this week, stating that Bo Bichette and the Blue Jays are very far off in contract talks and that he sees it as a likely scenario that he will be traded in the offseason. Our comments gave us a ton of different perspectives on how the fanbase views Bo Bichette and what they believe the next course of action should be with Bo, so we decided to break down what each direction would look like and where those specific moves would leave this organization. The Blue Jays had a weekend series against the New York Yankees, losing two out of three in the Bronx. In this episode, we analyze the directions this team can go in with Bo Bichette, whether it is a trade, extension, or waiting to see how he will perform in 2025, as well as bring you all the newest and most up-to-date storylines regarding Toronto Blue Jays baseball. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Manoah, Yariel Rodriguez, George Sp

Ben Nicholson-Smith came out with a bombshell earlier this week, stating that Bo Bichette and the Blue Jays are very far off in contract talks and that he sees it as a likely scenario that he will be traded in the offseason. This would be a huge blow for the Toronto Blue Jays, as Bo Bichette has been a key piece to the Blue Jays offense over the past 5 years. We discuss our thoughts on the Bo Bichette extension situation. With all the trades at this deadline, the Blue Jays roster is looking a whole lot different than it did on opening day. We discuss what led us to this point, giving our perspective on what went wrong this season, how we feel about the future, and look at all the changes this roster has undertaken in the last four months. The Toronto Blue Jays will take on the New York Yankees over the weekend after the Yankees come off a series where they swept the Philadelphia Phillies. We break down all this and much more in this episode of Locked On Blue Jays. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vlad

The Toronto Blue Jays made eight trades at the trade deadline, and we decided to break down our favorite trade: The Yusei Kikuchi trade. Joey Loperfido has already played a game for the Toronto Blue Jays, and it is rumored that Jake Bloss and Will Wagner could see some playing time at the Rogers Centre before the season comes to a close. In this episode, we go over our thoughts on this move at the deadline, breaking down the three prospects the Blue Jays acquired, Yusei Kikuchi’s perspective on the trade deadline, and analyze the highlights from this weekday four-game set against the Baltimore Orioles. How will these prospects develop? Did we win the trade with the Houston Astros? Who will be the best player out of trade? We 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 K

The MLB Trade Deadline has officially come to an end. The Toronto Blue Jays traded EIGHT players at this year's trade deadline, receiving 13 prospects and Ryan Yarborough back in return for four wild days of trades. This was a huge trade deadline for the Blue Jays, as the goal was to replenish the farm system by selling players on expiring contracts, and the Blue Jays did just that by adding loads of young talent, especially from the Yusei Kikuchi trade. In this episode, we break down the flurry of trades that were made on the last day of the trade deadline and analyze which trades we liked the best for the Toronto Blue Jays. We also discuss what the future of this Blue Jays team will look like for the rest of the season and the future, breaking down the roster and the assets that are remaining on this team. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Manoah, Yariel Rodriguez, George Springer, Yusei Kikuchi, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt, Cavan

The Toronto Blue Jays have had their wildest four-day stretch of the entire season, sweeping the Texas Rangers, Vladdy launching baseballs, non-stop trades and so much more. The highlight of the season occurred Monday afternoon when Yusei Kikuchi was traded to the Houston Astros in exchange for Jake Bloss (#2 prospect), Joey Loperfido (#3 prospect) and Will Wagner (#26 prospect). Overall, it looks like a huge victory for the Blue Jays, however, prospects are prospects, and they are not sure things. In this episode, we break down the wild weekend of baseball, from games, and trades, to what we believe the next move for the Toronto Blue Jays might be. There is SO much to talk about. We give you the most up-to-date news, analysis and hot Blue Jays takes right here, on 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, Yusei Kikuchi, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt, Cavan Biggio, Justin Turner,

The Trade Deadline Episode is here. Unfortunately for the Toronto Blue Jays, this is not the situation many thought they would be in. At the time of making this podcast, the Blue Jays sit 9 games below .500. In this episode, we are joined by Dallon Wilton to discuss what direction the Toronto Blue Jays should go at this deadline, whether buying, selling or holding is the best move for the future of this franchise. We also discuss possible trade targets/players to trade away, going over who is the most likely to be moved and/or what a return may look like. This is part two of a two part episode on the trade deadline. Buckle up, this will be the Toronto Blue Jays World Series in 2024. In this episode, we break down our perspective on how to handle the Vladimir Guerrero Jr and Bo Bichette extension talks, whether they should be traded, and what the Blue Jays should be looking for in return for their assets moved at this deadline. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gau

Johnny Giunta from the Gate 14 podcast joins us to talk about the season as a whole. We also go over how the Toronto Blue Jays got to the point they are at, from the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes to having to trade some major pieces heading to the trade deadline on Tuesday. Who will be moved at the deadline and who will stick around... we go over all of that on today's episode of The Locked On Blue Jays Podcast. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Manoah, Yariel Rodriguez, George Springer, Yusei Kikuchi, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt, Cavan Biggio, Justin Turner, Daulton Varsho, Danny Jansen, Alejandro Kirk, Joey Votto, Erik Swanson, Kevin Kiermaier, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Davis Schneider, Ernie Clement, Spencer Horwitz, Chad Green, Trevor Richards, Genesis Cabrera, Yimi Garcia, Bowden Francis, Leo Jiminez, Orelvis Martinez, Ricky Tiedemann, Zach Pop, Addison Barger, Nate Pearson, Nathan Lukes, Aaron Sanchez. Follow & Subscribe on all Podca

The Trade Deadline Episode is here. Unfortunately for the Toronto Blue Jays, this is not the situation many thought they would be in. At the time of making this podcast, the Blue Jays sit 9 games below .500. In this episode, we are joined by Dallon Wilton to discuss what direction the Toronto Blue Jays should go at this deadline, whether buying, selling or holding is the best move for the future of this franchise. We also discuss possible trade targets/players to trade away, going over who is the most likely to be moved and/or what a return may look like. This is part one of a two part episode on the trade deadline. Buckle up, this will be the Toronto Blue Jays World Series in 2024. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Manoah, Yariel Rodriguez, George Springer, Yusei Kikuchi, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt, Cavan Biggio, Justin Turner, Daulton Varsho, Danny Jansen, Alejandro Kirk, Joey Votto, Erik Swanson, Kevin Kiermaier, Isiah Kiner-Fale

The Toronto Blue Jays lose another game, this one being to the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2. Vladimir Guerrero Jr stays hot with another home run, making it four home runs in 5 games. The only fun thing that came out of the first game of this series, was that there was back-to-back home runs from Vladdy and Justin Turner. With Vladdy’s success, we review his career with the Blue Jays, and whether we think the Jays should give him a contract extension. Jose Berrios struggled with command, walking four batters but was still able to battle it out to give the Blue Jays a decent start. In this episode, we talk about the trade deadline as we are just under a week away, as well as breaking down the highlights and storylines from the first game of the Rays series. We have a jam-packed week coming your way, with a special guest making an appearance on the podcast later this week. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Manoah, Yariel Rodriguez, George Spring

The Toronto Blue Jays had an off day on Monday. With no game to recap, we decided to go over the Bo Bichette trade news and rumors from the past couple of weeks. We discuss Bo Bichette’s career, his mentality, and many other notions that we believe are relevant to his current state with the Toronto Blue Jays. Will Bo Bichette be traded? How will Bichette’s injury impact his trade stock? We also discuss Erik Swanson’s roller coaster of a season, starting from the injury troubles, to the underwhelming performances all the way back to his current status with the major league team. In this episode, we break down the current Bo Bichette news and storylines, where we think he will end up after the trade deadline, and Erik Swanson and his struggles in the 2024 baseball season. To wrap it up, we preview the Blue Jays series against the Tampa Bay Rays at the Rogers Centre. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Manoah, Yariel Rodriguez, George Spr

The Toronto Blue Jays lose a series to the Detroit Tigers over the weekend. George Springer and Vladimir Guererro Jr. had unbelievable weekends, each hitting multiple home runs and driving in almost all of the Blue Jay's runs over the weekend. After this weekend, the Toronto Blue Jays are 2-5 against the Tigers this season, summing up the way this entire Blue Jays season has gone this year: underwhelming. Bo Bichette was hurt once again in the first game of the series, re-aggravating his calf injury once again, forcing him to miss the next couple of weeks. The trade rumors are heating up as the Blue Jays are inching closer and closer to the Trade Deadline. In this episode, we break down every game of the weekend series against the Detroit Tigers, analyzing individual player performances, trade rumors, highlights from the weekend as well as all the Toronto Blue Jays' newest news and storylines. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Manoah

The Toronto Blue Jays kick their second half of the season off against the Detroit Tigers for a weekend series. Up to this point, the Blue Jays have been very disappointing, as they are 8 games under .500 and sit 9.5 games back of a playoff spot. The Jays do not have a lot of time to figure out their struggles, considering the trade deadline is less than two weeks away. We decided to give our opinions and predictions on how we think the rest of the season is going to play out, analyzing the Blue Jays strengths and weaknesses, as well as where they are going to finish at the end of the season. In this episode, we break down the entirety of the Blue Jays season, getting into current blue jays news and trade rumors, as well as previewing the first series back from the all-star break against the Detroit Tigers. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Manoah, Yariel Rodriguez, George Springer, Yusei Kikuchi, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt, Justin

Today we have the player evaluations, what were our expectations going into the season compared to how it turned out. Will any of these players be the key to Toronto Blue Jays success moving forward? Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Manoah, Yariel Rodriguez, George Springer, Yusei Kikuchi, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt, Justin Turner, Daulton Varsho, Danny Jansen, Alejandro Kirk, Joey Votto, Erik Swanson, Kevin Kiermaier, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Davis Schneider, Ernie Clement, Spencer Horwitz, Chad Green, Tim Mayza, Trevor Richards, Genesis Cabrera, Yimi Garcia, Bowden Francis, Ryan Burr, Orelvis Martinez, Ricky Tiedemann, Zach Pop, Addison Barger, Nate Pearson, Nathan Lukes, Aaron Sanchez. Twitter: @Brayden5Ewasko @Carterfuerst2 Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dialedinjays Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

The Toronto Blue Jays are still in the middle of their all-star weekend, so we decided to continue our mid-season rankings and draft analysis during this episode. The Blue Jays went pitcher-heavy this draft, taking four pitchers in the first six rounds of the draft. Johnny King was a pick we liked for the Toronto Blue Jays on day two, as well as grabbing catcher Aaron Parker for a middle-round power-bat for this prospect system. It was a good idea for this team draft a lot of pitchers, as this bullpen has debatable been the worst bullpen in all of baseball this season. With underperforming players, injuries, and unforeseen circumstances, this bullpen has been a mess since the start of the season. In this episode, we break down day 2 of the MLB draft and its implications on the future of the Toronto Blue Jays, as well as some updates from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the all-star game. In the second half, we go over the struggles of the bullpen, analyzing what went wrong, and giving out letter grades for their pe

The Toronto Blue Jays are in the middle of the all-star week and do not play another regular season game until Friday. With this break during the week, we decided to go through the Blue Jays starting rotation and give them letter grades based on their performance this season. We graded these players based on their expectations, meaning we expect more from players like Kevin Gausman who received Cy Young votes throughout his career. In contrast, we did not expect as much from a player like Yariel Rodriguez, as he had not thrown in the MLB until this season. In this episode, we analyze the first half of the season from Kevin Gausman, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt, Yusei Kikuchi and Yariel Rodiguez, going over both the eye test and the analytic side of their games, giving a letter grade out to each specific player. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Manoah, Yariel Rodriguez, George Springer, Yusei Kikuchi, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt, Just

It was a big weekend for Toronto Blue Jays baseball. The MLB draft took place on Sunday, July 14th as the Toronto Blue Jays selected two pitchers with their first and second round picks. Trey Yesavage, is a 20-year-old right-handed pitcher out of East Carolina. With their second pick, the Blue Jays selected 21-year-old right-handed pitcher Khal Stephen out of Mississippi State. Trey Yesavage was the 11th ranked prospect in the draft, while Khal Stephen was the 88th ranked prospect, according to MLB Pipeline. Were these the right picks for the future of the Toronto Blue Jays? The Blue Jays had a series over the weekend against the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Blue Jays looked to win their third series in a row. Unfortunately, they lost two out of three games, heading into the all-star break eight games under .500. In this episode, we break down the first two rounds of the draft analyzing the Toronto Blue Jays draft picks, as well as going over the weekend series game by game, going over the good, the bad and t

The Toronto Blue Jays have won their second series in a row on this road trip, beating the San Francisco Giants 5-3 in the third game of the series. Kevin Gausman looked like prime Gausman in this game, eating up seven innings while only giving up 2 earned runs. He threw a ton of fastballs today, which seemed to keep Giants hitters off-balance. Spencer Horwitz and George Springer continue to be hot at the plate, as they started the first inning rally, with Spencer Horwitz adding a long solo home run in the fifth inning. Some big news came out today about Kevin Kiermaier as he was placed on revocable waivers. As we all know, Kevin Kiermaier has struggled immensely at the plate this season, which has not helped this Toronto Blue Jays offense that has struggled to produce runs. In this episode, we break down the third game of the Blue Jays and Giants series, who’s hot and who’s not, what revocable waivers mean and what Kevin Kiermaier’s future with the Toronto Blue Jays. Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: V

The Toronto Blue Jays bounced back, winning the second game of the series against the San Francisco Giants 10-6. Chris Bassitt struggled within the first two innings of his day, throwing over 60 pitches in two innings and struggling with command early on. He did fight back to give the Blue Jays a serviceable start by pitching five innings of three-run ball. Ernie Clement did it again, he hit another three-run home run to the exact same spot of the ballpark, on another breaking pitch low and in. One problem for the Blue Jays today was the injury bug struck three players with Kevin Kiermaier, Bo Bichette, and Daulton Varsho all looking uncomfortable after their respective plays. On a positive note, the offense came to play. 14 hits and 10 runs, 7 of them being off Logan Webb who is leading the NL in innings pitched. In this episode, we recap the second game of the Blue Jays and Giants series, cover all the injuries from this game, the trade deadline direction, and analyze Blue Jays legend Tim Mayza. Your curre