The Blue Jays' Trade Market with Jeff Passan and Erik Kratz
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Oh, boy. There you go. It's like we shift gears here from Blue Jays talk to Blair and Barker. It is Blair and Barker on Sportsnet 590, the fan. Don't feel different. Doesn't. It feels like we never left because we haven't left. 5-2, the Blue Jays beat the Washington Nationals. Hey, they've won a series. Hey, all right. They are 50-59 with a day off. And the St. Louis Cardinals are coming into town, and it's all about the trade deadline.
Oh, yeah. It's going to be so disappointing if they don't do anything.
I think that's going to happen. Eric Kratz is host of Foul Territory. He's, of course, a former MLB catcher. And a reminder, Foul Territory will be airing for, is this right, five hours on trade deadline day?
What happened in the Blue Jays' 5-2 win and why does the record matter?
Wow. Five hours, Kratzy?
Blair, why all the negativity? First of all, they won the series. They did. They won the series, and then you immediately go, and they improved to 50 and 59. Like, leave the record out of there. Then you introduced me as former major league catcher. Hello. Played more time in the minor league, so I'm also a minor league catcher. And whatever it was, the last thing, five hours?
Why is the trade deadline such a big deal for the Blue Jays this year?
Five hours is not enough. This is going to be such an exciting trade deadline that we need more than five hours.
Yeah, no, it... I mean, it's one of those things, you know, it seems like it's going to be really crazy, and then... You know, like we're even talking with the Blue Jays here. I mean, they're going to make moves, but it's going to be, I think, for the Blue Jays, one of those deadlines where it's really going to be hard to classify exactly what it all means, right? It's going to be one of those things where you're going to go, well, did they retool or did they... Kind of like what exactly did they do? But I think you're right. I think it's going to be hectic. Hey, before we get to the deadline, I wanted to ask you about what we saw to Shane Bieber last night. And I guess that also kind of factors into the deadline.
But Shane Bieber, six walks in one inning, three with the bases loaded. Eric, he had no answer after. He didn't make excuses. I'll give him credit for that. Sweating too much, he said. Well, his manager said that, and then he said, well, you know, all I have to do is dry my finger off. I mean, he basically shot that down. But he didn't have any idea why the hell it happened. I mean, I know you've caught a lot in the minors, but you've also caught a lot in the majors. What's that like for a catcher to be in that situation where, you know, dude on the mound just doesn't have it, doesn't have his release point, just walking the park?
It's the worst environment imaginable. Like, you're sitting there going... I know what he needs. He just needs to get back to his best pitch. We're going to throw the slider here. That seems like crap. He left it arm side. Okay. All right. We're going to get ahead and nope. Okay. We're not ahead. You just feel like you're constantly, it happens so fast as a catcher. There's two things that I feel like I could not, when they got out of control, I couldn't help it. When I had a sinker ball pitcher on the mound and, And it was eight pitches in a row, six hits. And I haven't thrown anything but a sinker. Because I'm like, this pitch right here, ground ball, double play. Whack, base hit. Okay, this pitch right here, ground ball, double play.
And it's not like Shane Bieber is like a guy that you're like, you know, Shane Bieber, he's above a Chandler from the Pirates. He just really struggles with control. That's not how he is. Like, that's not that type of guy. But six walks in one inning? You wonder what... As a catcher, you wonder what is going to work. To the point where I even had a pitcher... I mean, a pitching coach come out one time during a visit when that was happening. It was a guy that normally had good command and he had three walks in the inning. And he goes, just call whatever you think isn't going to work. Because you're calling everything that you think is going to work. So call the opposite. And sometimes... it's one pitch that gets them back, and it's one location.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–0:52
2
What happened in the Blue Jays' 5-2 win and why does the record matter?
0:52–1:17
3
Why is the trade deadline such a big deal for the Blue Jays this year?
1:17–6:08
4
What caused Shane Bieber's six-walk inning and how can catchers respond?
6:08–15:17
5
How do catchers use a single pitch to fix a pitcher's mechanics?
15:17–27:13
6
Why should the Blue Jays consider selling high on Louis Varland?
27:13–49:26
Speakers
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