Jays in Turmoil as Bo Makes Toronto Return
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What does Bo Bichette's return mean for the Blue Jays?
Well, boy, oh, boy, if this isn't a matter of perfect timing, I don't know what is. Here comes Bo Bichette into Toronto. Barker's Jays have lost, what, six in a row? Enough. I stop counting after five normally. Six in a row. Vladdy's got more stolen bases than home runs, I believe. Whoa. Whoa. I better check that. It sounds good. It sounds too good to be not true. I'm going to go on there. Yeah, this is bleak times for the Mets, obviously. Bleak times for the Blue Jays, obviously.
What are the implications of Vladdy's struggles for the team?
You know, Bo's coming in. I think Bo still hit some home runs at least. But it hasn't been the – 630 slug over his last seven games. Yeah. It's – 10 homers, 46 stakes. It was a rough start to the year for him, but he has – That's not how he starts. He has certainly rebounded from it. So, I mean, let's – you know that people are going to be looking at this and they're going to be asking themselves – Did the Jays make the wrong decision? Oh, really? I'm going right there. That's where you went, right out the gate on Monday. I think most people are looking. This is an opportunity, I think, not an opportunity. But given everything that's going on, the natural focal point of this will be, one, Bo is back, and two, Vlade isn't hitting worth a damn.
How is the Blue Jays' starting rotation performing?
I mean, that's the only story. That's the only story of this series.
Yeah, I don't know about that. I mean, that's a bit stiff. I mean, they're only halfway through the first year of a 14-year deal. It's, you know, the World Series that Vlade came off of. You know, for me, I don't know if that's fair. That's even fair to have a conversation about.
No, no, no. If it's fair, I mean... It's not about fair. It's about what people are thinking and people are going to be talking about it. You know that's what they're going to be talking about.
I mean, you know, Bo's not exactly had the best of years. I just finished saying that.
What did Albert Pujols say about Vladdy's mechanics?
Yeah, so it's not like you can go, wow, he's hitting 300. He's got 25 homers. He's driven in 60 already. Well, wouldn't that look nice? He's probably going to hit 25 homers before he does this year. So, you know, it's... Yeah, I don't want to go there. I mean, again, would you like to see Vladdy get off to a better start? Absolutely. Right now he's going through it. You know, it's – I mean, he's been going through it. They're doing about as much as they can possibly do, the people that I've talked to. You know, we're starting to see him bend at the upper – with his upper half a little bit more trying to get the ball in the air. Like – You know, how they acted in the first inning after he flew out to right.
Should the Blue Jays consider a soft sell at the trade deadline?
I mean, the entire team acted like they just walked off the seventh game of the World Series because of what he's going through off the field to try and figure out how to get the ball in the air more consistently and just give himself a chance to be productive.
By the way, he's got two more stolen bases than he has home runs.
I mean, that's rude the way you started the show off, too. Well, it's a fact. It's a fact.
Yeah. Got six stolen bases. Well, I'm just saying. I'm just saying. I'm the one that defends the guy here, and I just point out a fact, a factoid. You know, you jump down my throat.
Yeah, I just don't know. You know, if you look at the way they got beat by the Rangers, you know, the three of the four one-run losses, the way they didn't hit the starter, what do I think? They didn't score a run in all four games in innings one through four. Nope, they didn't.
What are the latest updates on Addison Barger's injury?
the first four hitters for the Jays were combined five for 30 in those four games with five singles, five, two of those five hits came yesterday. Yep. So the, so really, if you, if you just basically sort of simplified enough to go, well, why aren't they hitting the starter? I, you probably don't have to look too far ahead other than the first four guys in the lineup of just kind of the approaches and, Obviously, you know, Springer hasn't had an RBI in the last seven games. Vladdy's slugging somewhere in the 330s. That's like 120 points lower than last year. That doesn't help. Like, until they really figure out ways to compete a little bit better against the starter, have a little bit better game plan, have one of those two guys that I just mentioned get hot, can they turn this thing around?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What does Bo Bichette's return mean for the Blue Jays?
0:13–0:55
2
What are the implications of Vladdy's struggles for the team?
0:55–1:58
3
How is the Blue Jays' starting rotation performing?
1:58–2:33
4
What did Albert Pujols say about Vladdy's mechanics?
2:33–3:11
5
Should the Blue Jays consider a soft sell at the trade deadline?
3:11–4:06
6
What are the latest updates on Addison Barger's injury?
4:06–5:20
7
How do the Blue Jays plan to improve their performance?
5:20–6:17
8
What insights does Shi Davidi provide about the team's future?
6:17–49:32
Speakers
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