Reinforcements on the Way + Jays Take on Judge-Less Yankees
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All right, welcome back to Blair and Barker, the Sportsnet Radio Network. Sportsnet, Jeff Blair, Kevin Barker. 737 will be the first pitch tonight as the Jays take on the Yankees from the Rogers Center. Ryan Weathers on the mound for the Yankees. Trey Savage for the Jays. The news of the day.
What recent roster moves did the Blue Jays make?
if you were otherwise occupied in the last hour. The news of the day is that Alejandro Kirk has been reinstated from the 60-day IL as expected. Tyler Heinemann has been DFA'd, designated for assignment. There's been another move made as well. Dalton Varshow went in the 10-day I.L. with left wrist inflammation, something John Schneider suggested a couple of days ago might in fact happen. Davis Schneider has been recalled from AAA Buffalo. He's in the lineup tonight. As a matter of fact, why don't we get a chance? Let's throw the lineup up for people. Springer, Clement, Guerrero, Kirk goes right into the cleanup spot. Kazuma, Okamoto. Nathan Lucas, Miles Straw, David Schneider on left field, and Andre Samenez at shortstop.
And as I mentioned, Trey Savage behind the plate. Further news from our session with John Schneider today. Shane Bieber will throw a bullpen in Toronto. More than likely, more than likely, we'll get another start at AAA just to build up his pitch count. before he appears in a major league game here, but no indication that anything is untoward with his recovery. Jimmy Garcia, I think John essentially said, what was his velocity his last outing? 93. I think John essentially said, if it's not more than 93 next outing, then maybe we'll have to reevaluate what we do with Jimmy Garcia, so maybe pump the brakes a little bit on Jimmy Garcia for now. And other than that, George Springer could see some time in the outfield to get Brandon Valenzuela's bat in the lineup, and...
Since we spent two days talking about this, just to clarify, it's pretty obvious the Jays did have a discussion with Max Scherzer in spring training about what an exit rant may look like. So I think I covered just about everything.
I think you got it. It's 100% right. Now it's time to get it down and get it singing.
Now just go and sweep the Yankees.
Now it's time to get it down and get it singing. It is time. Everything will be. Everything will be good to go.
We're going to be joined by Shai Davidi in a few minutes. Tim Kirkson of ESPN joins us as well. But to get us there, let's give away some tickets. Do it, Jeff. Yeah. Let's give away some tickets because we've been giving you the chance to win Blue Jays tickets all season long here on Blair and Barker. All you have to do is text the correct answer to our daily baseball trivia question to 590-590. Standard message and data rates may apply. Our last question and answer was, he made his MLB debut with the Phillies. He played parts of three seasons with the Blue Jays. He's a World Series champion with the Astros. The Jays acquired him via trade and sent a relief pitcher the other way to get the deal done. The answer was Ken Giles.
Yep. Wouldn't have got that. I totally forgot about him. Well, I tried to get this one, but Mark Poffo, our producer, has done an excellent job putting this question together because I just... He did.
There's no way you remember this dude.
No way. Folks, if you get this one without Googling... Today's question is to win tickets to see the Jays and Astros on June 24th at the Rogers Centre. He's an outfielder who played parts of four seasons in Toronto and two seasons in Houston. He was a first-round draft pick and made his MLB debut with an NL Central. That's where it gets complicated. This player joined the Jays in a trade in an eight-player deal that primarily involved pitchers. All right, so let's do this again. He's an outfielder who played parts of four seasons in Toronto. He played for the Astros for two years. A former first-round draft pick, he made his MLB debut with an NL Central team. He joined the Jays via trade in an eight-player deal that primarily involved pitchers.
Name him. You can text the answer to 590-590 for your shot to win.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:12–0:38
2
What recent roster moves did the Blue Jays make?
0:38–5:52
3
What are the expectations for Shane Bieber's return to the mound?
5:52–6:58
4
How is George Springer's return impacting the Blue Jays lineup?
6:58–7:11
5
How does Max Scherzer fit into the Blue Jays' pitching plans?
7:11–8:12
6
What insights does Tim Kurkjian provide on the Blue Jays' season?
8:12–9:26
7
How are the Yankees managing without Aaron Judge?
9:26–10:31
8
What is Ernie Clement's case for the All-Star game?
10:31–49:32
Speakers
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