Matz's market; can Robbie Ray replicate '21 performance & award watch
10/12/21 • 68 min
Drew and Kaitlyn check the tread on your tires and oil level before taking off in this Blue Jays off-season primer vehicle. The podcasting pair bring attention to key dates this off-season; one such date being MLB Free Agency and the "quiet period", where the most recent team a free agent suited up for has exclusive negotiating rights with that player. Could Toronto ink Steven Matz before he hits the open market? Speaking of markets, what does Matz's look like? The duo's conversation keeps with starters, as Robbie Ray is a free agent, too. Will the AL Cy Young candidate stay in Toronto? Drew and Kaitlyn also kibbitz about other Jays who could be retained, including Corey Dickerson. To wrap, Spin Rate names its winners for MLB awards.
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Drew and Kaitlyn check the tread on your tires and oil level before taking off in this Blue Jays off-season primer vehicle. The podcasting pair bring attention to key dates this off-season; one such date being MLB Free Agency and the "quiet period", where the most recent team a free agent suited up for has exclusive negotiating rights with that player. Could Toronto ink Steven Matz before he hits the open market? Speaking of markets, what does Matz's look like? The duo's conversation keeps with starters, as Robbie Ray is a free agent, too. Will the AL Cy Young candidate stay in Toronto? Drew and Kaitlyn also kibbitz about other Jays who could be retained, including Corey Dickerson. To wrap, Spin Rate names its winners for MLB awards.
Follow Drew on Twitter: @DrewGROF
Follow Kaitlyn on Twitter: @kaitlyncmcgrath
Save 50% on a subscription to The Athletic by visiting: theathletic.com/spinrate
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2021 Toronto Blue Jays season wrap-up
Drew and Kaitlyn put to rest the 2021 Blue Jays season by recounting the run-up to the team's elimination on Sunday. The duo also take a glance back at the Wild Card race, and how Toronto was one win away from a postseason berth. The (Blue) birds of a feather cogitate if next year's squad will be better or worse than this season's team. Plus, the podcasting pair share their thoughts on the season as a whole.
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Off-season risk vs reward moves & Vlad Jr. and the $300M+ question w/ Jonah Birenbaum
Drew is joined by Jonah Birenbaum, baseball hurler extraordinaire, to cogitate over the Blue Jays' off-season to-dos. Contractually, we can't publish a podcast without deliberating who should get the bag, Marcus Semien or Robbie Ray...and why is it obviously Marcus Semien? Drew and Jonah pitch some names back and forth for who could step into a starting pitching role for Toronto next season. What should the Jays brain trust do with Nate Pearson, and what will be the bullpen's complexion in '22? The guys engage in a jaunty convo about contract extensions for position players that includes a $300M+ question about retaining Vlad Jr.
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