Trade Targets on the Blue Jays Roster + Behind the Red Sox's Streak
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
All right. Welcome back to... Yeah, there you go. Write it down. Welcome back to Flaherty and Parker. It supports that 590 fan. It supports that.
Hey, we got some breaking news. Not a good one.
No. Courtesy of... Well, the only person in that family that's going to break news. I shouldn't say that. That's mean. It's fair, though. I take it back. I apologize.
How did Addison Barger's elbow surgery announcement affect the Blue Jays' season outlook?
That's beneath me. Well, I can break down a swing. That's beneath me. That's beneath me. This from Hazel May, who is with the Jays in Boston. Addison Barger is going to have surgery Monday on his elbow. He will be out for the year. That's no surprise. I think all of us thought that he's probably out for the year. He's surprising you?
No, I want to ask why they didn't do it.
Oh, just hang on. John Schneider is not sure yet if it's a full Tommy John or the internal brace. TJ would put him out nine months. A brace would put him out five months. Actually, sorry, Hazel says it should be six months for the brace. So I think you know why they're not doing that is they're probably trying to wait and assess the severity of it. before they announced it. Listen, I mean, I get fessed up. I was told he wasn't coming back this year two weeks ago. And I think most people around the team actually kind of – I wasn't told why, but I just assumed it was elbow – some sort of elbow surgery.
So – It would have been nice for you to break that on our show two weeks ago.
Oh, it was nobody – it was nobody with the team. It was somebody who – anyhow, at new –
Yeah, I just wonder why they didn't do it a month ago. You didn't have Tommy John a month ago? He obviously heard it when he threw the ball home.
He ain't had Tommy John since then? I mean, it's the same thing. We see this happen a lot of times with guys. Surgery is a last option for a lot of guys. Again, this is medical stuff. I'm not going to get in. It's medical stuff. We don't know. I guarantee if there was a reason for him to have surgery a month ago, they would have had surgery a month ago. I just wonder if he had Tommy John a month ago or not. Pardon me?
Did he have Tommy John a month ago? I mean, I would assume he did the injury when he threw the ball home. That's been a while ago. What do I know?
I'm not a doctor either.
No.
Anyhow, so no Addison Barger. Again, I don't think too many people expected to see Addison Barger back. I mean, you know what? When he isn't even – When he isn't even really mentioned as part of the manager's injury update.
I know we've got to get to Morosi here, but Jeff, that just gives the GM more to do in the offseason. Because I'm sure they were counting on him to do some things at the beginning of the season next year. And now he ain't going to be there.
Yeah, boy. Add that to the list. There you go. It's bringing John Morosi in the MLB Network. joining us on Blair and Barker. Marosa, you're on the phone today. You're not doing your local Zoom thing. Yeah, thanks for that. And I'm a little... And I like your Zoom thing, first of all, because I like the art that your kids have up there. Thank you, thank you. I also like figuring out which writer you like based on their books behind you, and it changes every now and then. And I mean sports writer.
So I need to make sure. So, Jeff, I have to make sure that I cycle your amazing books back behind me on a more regular basis. That's a nice little, Kevin. That's book singular, not plural. Go ahead. So I've read the one about the history of the Blue Jays. I've read that one. So I've got that. So I'm going to get that in there.
Yeah, my World War II history book is coming out shortly.
Very good. Before we go further, I wanted to say, and I appreciate you acknowledging that I'm calling in. I don't have my usual Zoom setup. There are two very good reasons for this. Number one, I am driving to Cooperstown for our coverage this weekend of former Blue Jay Jeff Kent. and Andrew Jones and Carlos Beltran. So I'll be there for that. So that's why I have pulled off the road to be able to have this conversation with you. But there is an even more significant story behind my location.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:02–0:28
2
How did Addison Barger's elbow surgery announcement affect the Blue Jays' season outlook?
0:28–21:31
3
How might a sweep of the Red Sox change the Blue Jays' trade-deadline strategy?
21:31–27:58
4
Which Blue Jays pitchers are most likely to be shopped and what returns could they fetch?
27:58–31:40
5
Is Jeff Hoffman a realistic trade target for the Phillies and why?
31:40–38:29
6
Could Alejandro Kirk be traded this summer given his offense and contract situation?
38:29–44:38
7
Which teams are frontrunners to acquire Tarik Skubal and how likely is a trade?
44:38–49:06
Speakers
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