OverDrive - August 4, 2026 - Hour 2 - Ross Atkins
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Hour 2. Overdrive continues. Powered by FanDuel. Bringing you more ways to play your game your way. Brian Hayes, Jonas Siegel, Frankie Corrado. Frankie, you got a list for us a little bit later in the hour. Got a list for you whenever you want it.
No problem. We also should acknowledge something. Rest in peace. Vincent Pastore. You know who that is, of course.
From the Sopranos.
Can't say his name on the show. You should be able to say his name. It's a great nickname. For obvious reasons, we can't say it. Absolutely. But rest in peace to him.
And unfortunately, he died out in the Sopranos before it really blew up. And they were making big money. I've read some stuff from him where there was some bitterness.
He was season two, maybe, right?
Yeah, the first couple years, he was a big player. And obviously, he was a rat in the end. And Tony found out. Hey, spoiler alert. Disappointing. I've seen it, but come on. You think a spoiler alert applies to the Sopranos 20 years later?
25 years later. Some people might just be getting around to it.
Well, I hate to break it to you. When you figure out what we're figuring out here.
Didn't they drive him somewhere? Yeah, it was on a boat. It was on Tony's new boat.
And he goes to Stugatz. Hey, Tony. Just not in the face. Yeah, which I think they respected that request. They did respect it. Which I think is important. Tony was always a really good guy when it came to requests on how he was going to kill somebody. Tony and Paulie, they were men of honor, those guys. Always men of honor.
Salvatore, Bump, and Sierra. There you go. That's how we'll say it. Perfect. You think Ross Atkins watched The Sopranos?
I guarantee you. I guarantee you he did. I'd be shocked if he didn't. I'm shocked when anyone says that they haven't. Let's cut to the chase and get to it right now. Let's ask him. He's the GM of the Blue Jays, Ross Atkins. Go ahead, Ross. Have you seen The Sopranos? I was actually busy watching curling, mostly.
That's reasonable, too.
Reasonable, too. I got bored of The Sopranos. It's all sports all day.
Okay. Well, we don't want to spoil anything for you, then.
No, I love The Sopranos, but I couldn't keep up with that recall.
That was impressive. I know. That was pretty good. I don't know if we're wasting people's time or not. Thank you. I appreciate that. He's a thoroughbred. He knows what he's doing over there. It's natural for me. Well, thanks for coming on. We appreciate it. Obviously, you've been busy, and we have been kind of debating ourselves. Did you buy? Did you sell? Like, how would you define your trade deadline?
Yeah, I mean, any time that you're taking away from a team that we were all in, that would put us in the sell category, we were just fortunate to be able to acquire players that impact us now and beyond. So, yeah. Adding Arrigetti and Soriano and others that are near Bateman and Klein that could impact us this year, we were fortunate. That was certainly our goal and not always able to do that, but feel good about that return given the circumstance.
So you say you're all in. You're in Game 7 of the World Series last year. How difficult was it for you to come to that conclusion that that's the right play that you've got to sell?
Yeah, it's absolutely brutal. You know, it's been very, very difficult. It's been as challenging of a year as I've had. Just the... the emotional swing of that is so far from our expectations, and I'm very disappointed in myself and, you know, where we are. So it's hard. No matter, you know, I'm sure all of you are, obviously you have been very competitive throughout your careers, and no matter where you are in your career, no matter what you just accomplished, not meeting expectations, and especially when they're as high as they were for us, is about as gut-wrenching as it gets.
How hard was it to come to the conclusion on Kevin Gosman, a guy who's been a really good soldier for you guys, beloved in the market? How tough is that one specifically?
Yeah, I mean, they're always difficult. That one especially, it is all the things I just said.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–6:28
2
What was Ross Atkins' assessment of the Blue Jays' trade-deadline strategy — did they buy or sell?
6:28–15:14
3
Why did the Blue Jays decide to trade Kevin Gausman and how was that conversation handled?
15:14–23:28
4
Why did Toronto keep veterans like George Springer and Shane Bieber instead of trading them?
23:28–30:40
5
What made the Jose Soriano acquisition attractive for this year and beyond?
30:40–36:31
6
How are the Blue Jays communicating with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. about his struggles this season?
36:31–46:36
7
What does Ross Atkins say went wrong this season and what could he have done differently?
46:36–47:22
Speakers
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