Toronto Blue Jays - Brent Cardy visits BaseballBiz On Deck - First games of 2023

04/17/23 • 42 min

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Brent Cardy, Analyst of all things Toronto Blue Jays visits BaseballBiz On Deck and gives us a peek into the 2023 season for Toronto & the AL East

What does AL East look like – 3 team race – Orioles & Red Sox not in that mix
Toronto Blue Jays Pitching
- Alek Manoah, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt, Kevin Gausman,
- Kikuchi – strong mix with fastball, cutter & slider
- Ryu –what will pitching rotation look like if and when he returns.
- Chris Bassitt ditches PitchCom & calls his own unique 8 pitches
- Kevin Gausman generating a lot of hit and miss
- Alek Manoah maybe fighting his mechanics. Not the most beloved pitcher across the AL East
Kansas City Royals pitcher, Ryan Yarbrough talked about
"getting comfortable with being uncomfortable"
Blue Jays lineup – George Springer, Bo Bichette, Vlad Jr, Alejandro Kirk, Chapman, Kevin Kiermaier, Whit Merrifield
Kevin Kiermaier good solid player and fans love him.
Dalton Varsho, Gold Glove finalist is a nice addition to the Jays – Toronto Fans appreciate a player who don’t say so much & play hard.
Bo Bichette – Tampa Bay Native – a solid defender, a strong 2 strike hitter & a 3 year & $33 million contract.
Long Road Trip - Jays season began with 10 games on the road before returning to Rogers Centre where renovations are being made to the facility
Do shorter games mean less time to eat & imbibe alcoholic beverages.
A drunk Solution: Extend the number of innings when a fan can drink. More drinks within a shorter period of time = more drunks per game? Bad math.
Yankees legend & former Marlins Manager, Don Mattingly is the new Bench Coach for the Jays
Balanced Schedule – what happened with Mets & Marlins fiasco
Orioles – Rutschman, Urias, Bautista, Mateo, Mountcastle, Mullins & Hayes – will 2023 or 2024 be the year that Baltimore steps up
Boston Red Sox in the basement & suffering, Devers & Verdugo looking good. Adam Duvall amongst the injured
What do the Red Sox, Taylor Swift & The Tampa Bay Rays have in common?
Will the Jays build up their bullpen? Everything else looks great
Will the pitch clock impact pitcher injuries

Special Thanks to Brent Cardy on The Cardy Show
You can listen to Brent at https://thecardyshow.buzzsprout.com/1992683
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Mark can be reached by DM on Twitter @TheBaseballBiz

For information on the Tampa Baseball museum visit https://www.tampabaseballmuseum.org/
For more information on Mental Health you may reach out to the National Alliance of Mental

Brent Cardy, Analyst of all things Toronto Blue Jays visits BaseballBiz On Deck and gives us a peek into the 2023 season for Toronto & the AL East

What does AL East look like – 3 team race – Orioles & Red Sox not in that mix
Toronto Blue Jays Pitching
- Alek Manoah, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt, Kevin Gausman,
- Kikuchi – strong mix with fastball, cutter & slider
- Ryu –what will pitching rotation look like if and when he returns.
- Chris Bassitt ditches PitchCom & calls his own unique 8 pitches
- Kevin Gausman generating a lot of hit and miss
- Alek Manoah maybe fighting his mechanics. Not the most beloved pitcher across the AL East
Kansas City Royals pitcher, Ryan Yarbrough talked about
"getting comfortable with being uncomfortable"
Blue Jays lineup – George Springer, Bo Bichette, Vlad Jr, Alejandro Kirk, Chapman, Kevin Kiermaier, Whit Merrifield
Kevin Kiermaier good solid player and fans love him.
Dalton Varsho, Gold Glove finalist is a nice addition to the Jays – Toronto Fans appreciate a player who don’t say so much & play hard.
Bo Bichette – Tampa Bay Native – a solid defender, a strong 2 strike hitter & a 3 year & $33 million contract.
Long Road Trip - Jays season began with 10 games on the road before returning to Rogers Centre where renovations are being made to the facility
Do shorter games mean less time to eat & imbibe alcoholic beverages.
A drunk Solution: Extend the number of innings when a fan can drink. More drinks within a shorter period of time = more drunks per game? Bad math.
Yankees legend & former Marlins Manager, Don Mattingly is the new Bench Coach for the Jays
Balanced Schedule – what happened with Mets & Marlins fiasco
Orioles – Rutschman, Urias, Bautista, Mateo, Mountcastle, Mullins & Hayes – will 2023 or 2024 be the year that Baltimore steps up
Boston Red Sox in the basement & suffering, Devers & Verdugo looking good. Adam Duvall amongst the injured
What do the Red Sox, Taylor Swift & The Tampa Bay Rays have in common?
Will the Jays build up their bullpen? Everything else looks great
Will the pitch clock impact pitcher injuries

For information on the Tampa Baseball museum visit https://www.tampabaseballmuseum.org/
For more information on Mental Health you may reach out to the National Alliance of Mental

Previous Episode

MLB Opening Week with Mat Germain, plus a special RaysUp review

2 teams undefeated in MLB – Twins & Rays
the Twins rotation is strong
Royals beat the Jays – what happened to Berrios
AL East
- Don’t write off the Red Sox - Rafael Devers
- Toronto has traded off much of their lineup
- Baltimore will their pitching hold up
NL East
- Mets are experiencing what it’s like a 40 year old Cy Young award winner
- Braves & Mets leading NL East
- Marlins acquisition of Luis Arraez will strengthen their team. They need more offense
NL Central
- Mat called it when he saw Brice Turang in AAA is a spark plug Brewers lineup
- Chicago Cubs disappointing start
- Over all Parity between the teams in NL East will be a dogfight
- Highlights – Brian Reynolds w/ Pirates, Reds pitching looking solid
- Brett Taylor Bleacher Nation and Dansby Swanson great debut with the Cubs
NL West
- Dodgers young players stepping up
- Diamondbacks – will MadBum be able to be back to himself
- Rockies – Kris Bryant showing promise
- Diamondbacks, Evan Longoria – Longo can still hit it Long
Mat Germain – fWAR tweet
- Hitters who've already reach 0.5 fWAR:
- 1 Adam Duvall 0.7 #RedSox 2 Wander Franco 0.6 #Rays 3 James Outman 0.5 - fWAR definition - https://bit.ly/3m9GkxO
More on NL West
- Mark asks Oakland A’s really?
  Mat, A’s will be pesky – expect them to be better than Nationals
- Nationals team is only of AAA quality
- Seattle Mariners expectations to be a powerhouse – NASA rocket or backyard homemade missile?
- Will Seattle be better when Robbie Ray returns?
Angels will continue to be a challenge with Trout & Ohtani
Balancing of the new 2023 schedule on Division games in first month of the season
Will Twins hold 1.000 winning percentage
Anthony Rendon – MLB & MLBPA agree on penalty for player behavior. Is this a good sign for a better relationship with union & MLB?
Teams can no longer complain about the toughness of their division

Tampa Bay Rays

Durham Bulls, Rays AAA minor league teams being broadcast on MLBtv & other MiLB games, great way to see the future of the Rays
Rays Minor league – players moving up and down from A to AAA teams
Durham had a tough series with Norfolk
Curtis Mead & Kyle Manzardo they are looking hungry to move upTaj Bradley & Grayson Rodriguez playing in difficult weather
Pitching Arms - Tyler Glasnow how much of him will we see him, Zach Eflin, Jeffrey Springs, Shane McClanahan are looking good. We won’t see Shane Baz until next year
Closer, Pete Fairbanks - No hits on his past 23 innings – a man possessed
Fairbanks & Jason Adam 2 strong arms to depend on in the bullpen
Randy Arozarena came out strong hustling against the Nationals

Mat Germain on Twitter @Mat_Germain_
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Next Episode

Chicago Cubs 2023 - Danny Rockett shares in word & song ala SonRanto style

Danny Rockett, Avid Cubs fan, analyst, SonRanto show host and musician gives us an update on the Chicago Cubs.

Cubs Pandemic Cub-mas song "Nobody is coming to Town"
Divisional Games a Balancing Games act
New Balanced Schedule lessens Fans chance to face NL Central rivals away
Ricketts ripping out the guts of the team (i.e. Yu Darvish)
2023 Cubs roster reset with Dansby Swanson, Cody Bellinger, Seiya Suzuki, Trey Mancini, Hosmer & Torrens
Cubs missing something at First Base - need to look to the farm
AAA opportunities looking at Mat "Mash" Mervis
Fan favorites, Stroman & Ian Happ
Fans that pull for the player instead of the "laundry" a result of analytics, gambling and fangraphs?
Bullpens are fickle
Drew Smyly - a curveball with results that are not being measured. And yet
Pitchers' arm health - not overworking can add longevity to the pitcher's career
Movement in Cubs pitcher rotation - Jameson Taillon, Asaad, Hayden Wesneski, Kyle Hendricks
NL Central outlook
- what about those Pirates
- A lot of .500 teams in Central
- Cardinals - Best Hitters,
- Brewers - Best Pitching,
- Cubs - strong workman approach,
- Pirates emerging,
- Cincinnati - got nothing
Joe Maddon his legacy & future
Willson Contreras - had brought a great bat, he fired up the clubhouse & a fan favorite
Danny Rockett and the Wrigley Field Weather Report
Sports journalism v Entertainer & Influencer
Blending Cub fandom with Rock & Roll
Bleacher Bum Band
RSN - Marquee - "State TV"
WGN as the launching point for Cubs national appeal with Harry Caray
Increase in fans using radio as their primary source during Cubs games
Cubs poet, Sandra Marchetti
Rob Manfred Hates Baseball song

Special thanks to Danny Rockett for the use of songs, "Nobody is Coming to Town" & "Rob Manfred Hates Baseball"
A point of gratitude to the Tampa Bay Baseball Museum - for some historical references - www.tampabaseballmuseum.org
Below is more information on Danny Rockett, the Son Ranto show & the Bleacher Bun Band
Son Ranto Show on Bleacher Bum Network

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bleacher-bunch-network-a-chicago-cubs-podcast/id1462808218?l=ru?l=ru

Website is http://www.sonranto.com

Bleacher Bum Band https://open.spotify.com/artist/5wBhE7HmZNCiXaKrWq8ju9

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BaseballBiz On Deck - Toronto Blue Jays - Brent Cardy visits BaseballBiz On Deck - First games of 2023

Transcript

Toronto Blue Jays - Brent Cardy, April 16, 2023

[00:00:00] Mark Corbett: Welcome to Baseball Biz on Deck at I'm Mark Corbett host. And with me today, I have that perennial guest from Toronto, not from Toronto, from London, up in Ontario. Mr. Brent Cardy. Brent is the purveyor of all things, knowledgeable with the Canada Baseball, and certainly with Toronto Blue Jays. Hey, Brent, how you doing today, man?

[00:00:28] Brent Cardy:

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