The Jays Centre Podcast

Owen Hill and Jesse Burrill are back to break down another series loss against the Tampa Bay Rays, but are encouraged by their series salvaging win powered by Daulton Varsho's walk-off grand slam. They compare the Rays to the Jays as a team and talk about Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s career-worst slump before getting into the rest of the offense including Yohendrick Pinango's continued hot start to his big league career. The guys touch on Kevin Gausman's lack of striekouts and Dylan Cease's gem in the finale before previewing the upcoming series in Detroit against the Tigers.

Owen and Jesse get it all out on the table, and rant about all of the things that have been going wrong for the Blue Jays. They talk about Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s bad week, George Springer playing injured, and the lack of production throughout the lineup. They finish by previewing the upcoming must-win series against the Angels.

Owen Hill and Jesse Burrill go live to recap the Blue Jays' third straight series win. They get into frustrations with Dylan Cease before welcoming back Trey Yesavage, George Springer, and singing Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s praises. The guys also talk about Eric Lauer's start in game three, Brandon Valenzuela's breakout, Yohendrick Pinango's first big league hits, and Kazuma Okamoto settling in before previewing the upcoming four game set against the Minnesota Twins.

Owen and Jesse are elated to break down the Jays' first series win since Opening Weekend, as they take two of three from the Angels. They start by taking a broad look at where the Jays are at on the season and look for reasons to be optimistic going forward. They then get into Dylan Cease's hot start, but look for areas of improvement to get him deeper into games, talk about Vladimir Guerrero Jr's hitting streak, which included a homer in the series, and give credit to Patrick Corbin for his start on Saturday. The guys get into Jeff Hoffman's continued struggles and frustrations with Eric Lauer before previewing the upcoming series against the Cleveland Guardians.

Owen and Jesse are back with even worse news than last episode: the Blue Jays have lost 5 straight series and fallen four games below .500. The guys rant about the poor offense and defense before going over the bright spot that included strong starts from Kevin Gausman, Dylan Cease and Patrick Corbin, and breaking down the struggles of relievers like Jeff Hoffman and Tyler Rogers. They then talk about Lenyn Sosa's first impression with the Jays, then give injury updates on Trey Yesavage, José Berríos, George Springer, and Addison Barger before previewing the weekend series against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Owen and Jesse recap the Blue Jays' series loss to the Dodgers, including Josh Fleming's role in the game one blowout, Max Scherzer's forearm tendinitis in game two of the series, and the breath of life in game three from George Springer and Davis Schneider. The guys talk about the drama surrounding Shohei Ohtani and finish by previewing the next series against the Twins.

Owen and Jesse are live to break down the first homestead of the season. They'll talk about what they liked and didn't like from Cody Ponce's first start as a Blue Jay, Max Scherzer's first start of the season, and recap the storylines from the first six games. The guys will be taking questions and comments from the chat and discussing trends to keep an eye on going forward.

Owen and Jesse debate what success looks like for the Blue Jays coming into a season with high expectations but a crowded American League East before breaking down the extensions of General Manager Ross Atkins and Manager John Schneider. The guys then talk about Trey Yesavage's Injury that will have him starting the season on the injured list. The second half of the pod is when Owen and Jesse pick over/ under for players like Vladimir Guerrero Jr., George Springer, and Addison Barger, and get some bold predictions about the upcoming season off their chests.

Owen and Jesse debate whether or not it's time to be concerned that we haven't seen Trey Yesavage yet in spring training, before breaking down Cody Ponce and Max Scherzer's hot starts. They then get into Addison Barger's hot spring, particularly his success against left-handed pitching. Next, Owen and Jesse talk about Canada's struggles in their first two WBC games, before praising the Dominican Republic's loaded roster. They finish with a spring training statistic leaders game.

The first half of the interview is spent interviewing Simon Li, one of Jays Centre's prospects writers. Simon helps the guys break down top prospects like Trey Yesavage, Arjun Nimmala, and JoJo Parker, and dig into some of the system's pitching depth like Johnny King and Gage Stanifer. The second half addresses the news of Anthony Santander's shoulder surgery, which will result in him missing at least half of the season, and Shane Bieber's forearm fatigue, which will cause him to miss opening day. The guys also break down who on the roster has the most to gain or lose from spring training, especially Davis Schneider, Yimi García, and Tommy Nance. They finish with some fond memories of Buck Martinez.

Owen and Jesse start the show by breaking down the latest in the Kyle Tucker sweepstakes, including the Mets' reported offer of $50 million AAV, and the guys debate the pros and cons of different contract structures for Tucker. The guys take a look around the league and break down the Red Sox' reported deal with Ranger Suárez and the Cubs' deal with Alex Bregman, before digging into the Blue Jays, who will be playing in the World Baseball Classic, including Ernie Clement, Kazuma Okamoto, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The second half of the episode is spent recapping the offseason acquisitions of Dylan Cease, Cody Ponce, Tyler Rogers, and Okamoto, analyzing ZIPS projections, and setting up the current roster for when pitchers and catchers report on February 11th.

Owen and Jesse break down the Tyler Rogers signing before digging into the slow-moving free agent position player market, analyzing Alex Bregman's potential fit with the Jays, as well as digging into Bo Bichette and Kyle Tucker's markets. They also look at the Jays' AL East rivals and discuss the Baltimore Orioles' additions of Pete Alonso and Shane Baz, as well as the New York Yankees' missing out on Tatsuya Imai. The guys finish up by listing New Year's resolutions for Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Daulton Varsho, Addison Barger, Dylan Cease, and Anthony Santander.

Owen and Jesse break down the shocking signing of Dylan Cease to a seven-year contract. This alters the shape of the rotation considerably, especially with the late-season emergence of Trey Yesavage.