Time for a Roster Shake-Up?
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How worried should Blue Jays fans be after the weekend series loss to the White Sox?
Just when you think things couldn't get any worse, here come the Tampa Bay Rays into Toronto for four games against the Blue Jays. Starting tonight at the Rogers Center. Barker's Jays, 46-53. And... How do you feel about your 11-5 prediction coming out of the All-Star break? I've got to go 10-3 now, so I guess sweeping the Rays would be a good way to start.
That would be a real good way to start, right? It's not happening. No, probably not. Then they got three against the Red Sox, three against the Nationals, three against the Cardinals before the deadline. It's going to be some heavy lifting, but hey. Heavy lifting. Some heavy lifting, but hey. Some heavy lifting. Yeah, I mean, tonight would be a good night to start.
Oh, yeah. Tonight would have, well, of course, this weekend would have been a good time to start, too, but we already saw what happened there. I mean, let me just do the math here. Yeah, okay. So, well, I thought maybe they were outscored by France and England in that third place game in the World Cup. Oh, they did.
Well, four, five, so they're outscored. There it is. Yeah, between that soccer and between that and watching the Jays, boy, that was a heck of a weekend.
That was pretty good.
Oh, really? I mean. I mean, again, it's like a score. Please.
Yeah, they're. Geez. The Jays, folks, newsflash, are not very good. Not right now. 3-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox yesterday. You know, it's funny. Every game seems to have something happen in it. And you go, well, that pretty much sums up 2026. And that was the ninth inning yesterday. Down 3-0. Two on after Nathan Lucas drops a bunt single. Now you got Vlade and Okamoto coming. I mean, the only... Basically... Right guy, right spot.
Basically where they're at. They did everything they could possibly do ahead of those two guys to get the tying run to the plate.
Three pitches later, the game is over. And we're flipping over to watch the Blue Jays' 50th anniversary series. Not flipping over, but we're hanging around to watch it. You know, again... Kevin, it really does... I called this a maple leaf standard. And what I mean by this is, listen, and I understand it's hard. It's hard to have to answer questions every day. From the media. I get that. And, you know, God love John Schneider and the Blues. I wouldn't do it if I was in their position. There's no way. I just, I would refuse. I don't care what the fine is. I would refuse to talk to the media.
Really?
I mean, after, you know, the same thing happened. Don't be sad. But when I talk about the Leafs standard, there is a time in a season where it all sounds the same. After every Leafs game, it's... You know, we got to pick it up. You know, we got to gel better. You know, boy, there's a sense of urgency. I mean, we're getting that. I understand John can't say anything else. But, I mean, every day we keep hearing about a sense of urgency. We hear all the players saying we know we have to turn it around. And, yeah, they have to say that. And the questions have to be asked. But, man, listen. As a fan, it gets awfully frustrating. It gets awfully frustrating.
Yeah, I think that's what happens when you're not hitting, right? I mean, we've been used to seeing certain guys in this lineup be consistent, be predictable. We haven't really seen that all year other than Okamoto, right? I mean, just in those three games, Vladdy, Kirk, Okamoto, Varshow didn't have an RBI in three games. In a three-game series against the White Sox at home, did not have an RBI between the four of them.
That's hard.
I mean, that's a little silly. So, yeah, just to say that, you know, John searched and the coaching staff searched. You know, they had a couple good starts. Bieber was really good. Trey was really good. Trey was really good. Absolutely. Great fastball. Absolutely. He's really good, right? The velocity was good. He maintained that just like Bieber did. I mean, the lanes with Bieber's never been better as a J, right? The 13 whiffs, that's the season high. The strike, 193, 73% for Bieber.
That was really good. I would have traded his ass Sunday morning because it ain't going to get any better than that.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
How worried should Blue Jays fans be after the weekend series loss to the White Sox?
0:15–6:28
2
What happened in the ninth inning that symbolizes the Jays' 2026 struggles?
6:28–17:03
3
Is it realistic for the Blue Jays to make a playoff push with 63 games left?
17:03–23:10
4
What are the Blue Jays' trade-deadline options and who might be moved?
23:10–36:47
5
Which core Blue Jays players have regressed from 2025 to 2026 using WAR comparisons?
36:47–49:38
Speakers
3 identifiedMore from Blair & Barker
Season's End, Questions Ahead
Closing Out a Disappointing Season + Chris Welsh
Vladdy Addresses the Controversy + John Schneider Joins the Show!
Will Max Scherzer Return Next Season? + Dissecting Vladdy's Comments
All Eyes on Vladdy + What’s Next for the Blue Jays
Vladdy's Controversial Contract Comments