Alejandro Kirk Returns + How John Schneider Balances Workloads
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What roster moves did the Blue Jays make recently?
All right, welcome to Blair and Barker for Friday, June 12th. Jeff Blair, Kevin Barker. New York Yankees are in town for the first of three games tonight against the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Center. The Jays making some roster moves earlier today. I'll run through them quickly before the skipper joins us. Alejandro Kirk has been reinstated from the 60-day IL. He will be active for tonight's game. Tyler Heinemann has been designated for assignment, and Dalton Varshal has been placed on the IAL with left wrist inflammation. Davis Schneider has been recalled from AAA Buffalo. He will be active for tonight's game.
How does John Schneider plan to manage Alejandro Kirk's workload?
A reminder, tonight is a 7-37 first pitch at the Rogers Center because, of course, the World Cup game is going on. It'll be Ryan Weathers on the mound for the Yankees. And Trey Savage for the Blue Jays. Again, 737 right here on Sportsnet 590. The fan and Sportsnet. Shai Davidi will join us in a few minutes. Tim Kirchhen is ESPN's MLB analyst. He's co-host of Is This a Great Game or What? He is in Toronto. to help call the Yankees-Jays game for ESPN Radio.
What are the implications of moving George Springer back to the outfield?
He will join us later on in the show, and we've got tickets to see the Jays and Astros. So, Kevin, before we bring John Schneider on, are you surprised by – leaving aside Dalton Varshow and Davis Schneider, I mean, I think John kind of indicated there was a chance Dalton would go –
uh on the il that is by the way retroactive to june 12th any surprise at all that tyler heineman was designated for assignment i don't think so i think they took the best player i think when you're three games under 500 there's 93 games left you got to take the best 26 that you can take on an everyday basis right now tyler heineman's not one of them so not really
Any concerns about Brandon Valenzuela's playing time?
Absolutely not. I'm sure John will do a tremendous job. You know, I would think this is more about Kirky, you know, how they're going to handle Kirky, how many games he wants to catch, how many dead days he wants to DH. What's that do to George? I'm interested to hear what John has to say about George. Yeah, there's some things there I'm sure John's had to think his way through.
How is Vladimir Guerrero Jr. performing against breaking balls?
But, no, I'm sure that John will play the hot hand when he needs to play the hot hand.
What would your expectations be for LA? Oh, we have John. There it is. Let's bring him on. The manager. There he is. The manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, John Schneider. John, thanks for joining us, man. Yeah, yeah, of course.
What is the status of Shane Bieber's rehab and next steps?
Good talking to you guys. Can you tell us what went into the, we'll leave aside the Schneider and Varshow for a minute, but could you tell us what went into the decision to DFA Tyler and to stick with Brandon Valenzuela?
Yeah, I mean, I think performance and kind of just how we're going to use Kirk. I mean, Kirk, for one, great to have him back. You know what I mean? Such a big part of our team. And I think, you know, we're not going to run him into the ground initially. You know, he's not going to be catching every single day. And you look at what Heine and Valley were doing and, you know, kind of the performance, the comfort level that Valley has kind of gotten to on both sides of the ball.
What are the expectations for Brandon Valenzuela's playing time?
And it's tough. You know, it's tough when you're, you know, you're designating a guy, not optioning a guy, and you risk losing him and you risk losing depth, a guy that we know and a guy that we like. a lot uh everyone in the clubhouse and a guy that performed really well for us last year so it's it's tough um but i think uh you know you got to kind of move forward and and try to put your best your best team out there every night uh john let's do a little housekeeping just before we jump into kind of what's going on with your team maybe shane beaver pitched last night 62 pitches five innings uh what's next for him He's back here in Toronto. He's going to throw a pen here, and then we'll kind of figure it out.
It's probably looking like one more to kind of get stretched out a little bit in terms of pitch count, but he was efficient with the 62 and the five ups, and he's feeling better with every outing.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What roster moves did the Blue Jays make recently?
0:07–0:47
2
How does John Schneider plan to manage Alejandro Kirk's workload?
0:47–1:23
3
What are the implications of moving George Springer back to the outfield?
1:23–2:17
4
How is Vladimir Guerrero Jr. performing against breaking balls?
2:17–2:32
5
What is the status of Shane Bieber's rehab and next steps?
2:32–3:14
6
What are the expectations for Brandon Valenzuela's playing time?
3:14–4:11
7
How does John Schneider balance the lineup amid player struggles?
4:11–4:57
8
What challenges does Ryan Weathers present to the Blue Jays?
4:57–49:19
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