Keegan Matheson

The American League is just a mess right now.

Every team in the American League, outside of those top two in the AL, are just kind of in this messy middle ground.

The Blue Jays have got to separate themselves, guys.

I don't care about the injuries or what's happened so far.

This is when it needs to happen because their schedule later in May and through June, guys, like pop up that schedule.

It's not going to make you more optimistic.

OK, it's a really rough schedule of playoff caliber teams who are also going to be getting healthier.

The Blue Jays need to get this back over that 500 mark.

You know, that's the tricky spot where we can start talking about momentum.

Now it just feels like you're aggressively treading water.

You know, every win is just that one extra thrash into the water to keep your head above it for one more day.

It doesn't feel like momentum is being built, and that series down at the top did not help.

It matters to me, Noodles, the type of team Vladdy is on.

Now, if you show me a guy with a 330 average and a couple of home runs in early May, number one, I'm going to expect we're talking about like a 150-pound outfielder who's trying to slap the ball and run down the line as fast as he can.

Not big Vladdy, right?

When you look at this guy, when we know everything about him, you're looking for power.

You're expecting power.

And it matters Vladdy's fit on this roster as well.

If the rest of the Blue Jays lineup was hitting for power, it's okay that Vladdy's doing that.

And Kazuma Okamoto playing like he has, which is just incredible, has helped this.