Climbing the Standings + Vlad Jr.'s Adjustment with John Schneider
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Blair and Barker discuss the Toronto Blue Jays' current standings and player adjustments with manager John Schneider and ESPN's Jeff Passan.
Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider (1:12) joins Blair and Barker to chat about the injury statuses for Anthony Santander and Trey Yesavage, if either of them are close to returning to the team, if there has been any adjustments to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s swing after making contact during the Cleveland Guardians series, Brett Bateman moving up and down in the batter's box, if the coaching staff have unlocked the version of José Soriano they wanted on the mound, expectations for Jameson Taillon starting against the Kansas City Royals, the order running up an opposing pitcher's pitch count recently, Ernie Clement's performance in August, and Brandon Valenzuela's catching workload. Then, ESPN's Jeff Passan joins the guys (30:25) to chat about why the Blue Jays should be everyone's pick to make the Wild Card, if Julio Rodríguez or Cal Raleigh will have a comeback year in 2027, why he has Cam Schlittler as the AL Cy Young front runner, why Shohei Ohtani is dictating his career trajectory, and which NL team could overthrow the aging Dodgers. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers…
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Hosts: Blair, Barker
Guests: John Schneider, Jeff Passan
Topics covered
- Toronto Blue Jays
- baseball injuries
- player adjustments
- Wild Card predictions
- AL Cy Young
- pitching strategies
Keywords
- Toronto Blue Jays
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
- injury updates
- Wild Card
- AL Cy Young
- Jeff Passan
- baseball analysis
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Organizations: ESPN, Blue Jays, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Royals, Dodgers
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