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Good article!

Disagree a tiny bit. Even experienced communicators can leave something out inadvertently especially with a tough question. It's possible he just screwed up. I don't know about reasonably likely, but reasonably possible.

Agreed. Should have just said, "nobody can be called generational until after 15 years but it definitely could happen!". An extra 5 seconds could have saved him 5 months of grief.

That's the Gate14 podcast. They didn't name or call you out, to be clear.

Bless your heart for putting it on Blue Sky!

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is a Blue Jay for life!!!

Can you please explain the decision of Lovelady over Yarb? Is his name Lovelefty?

Are you dropping a podcast on it soon?

When all the information spoon-fed to Edward supports the image of a rosy enchanted kingdom, it's easy for him to get enthralled. Like some others have said: it may require a concerning sustained revenue drop to break the spell.

Was Vlad asked to be with the group. A lot of fans are wondering.

Does this suggest the narrative of Bo's antagonism towards the Jays' front office (e.g. "he's as good as gone") has been perhaps exaggerated?

The current Rogers reporting structure creates an information bubble around Edward Rogers with respect to the Jays that is unfortunately supplied and maintained exclusively by Mark Shapiro.

Edward Rogers doesn't pay attention to the day to day. Who's going to give him the nitty-gritty to explain why it was such a bad decision?

Don't discount the public's appreciation of honest critical analysis. It's needed. Jay's FO has changed internally since 2022, and that in turn, has led to certain voices gaining influence with Ross, leading to various controversial moves.

Number one baseball podcast in Canada. It's no coincidence the podcast popularity has increased given your willingness to rightfully criticize the shortcomings and "too cute" strategies of this front office. Was it an epiphany or you've just decided to be more open about doubts?

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Why did we dfa a 24-year old guy who throws 95+mph with a 3.15 ERA in AAA in 2024 (Danner)!for a guy with career 6.45 ERA (Walker)?

Help us make sense of this please.

Inside joke. 😆

Can you and Barker at some point do a deep dive and explore why Atkins hired two first-time farm directors in a row and how this might relate, if at all, to the org allegedly shredding its young arms? As well, the factionism within the Jays FO and their fight to influence Ross Atkins?

Your best post in 5 years.

Uninspiring pickup, but this is a win based on Angel Bastardo having the best name in all of baseball!

Atkins cut a healthy starter with a great track record when not injured out of the belief he wasn't worth $7.75M only to see him promptly signed for $8.5M by a team that went to the WS in 2022 and NLCS in 2023.

Three Boras clients who got too much money for their future performance? What a shock!

Would you sign an extension with this feller?

Is Ross Atkins, given the financial resources made available to him, the worst GM in Jays history? It's hard to imagine anyone worse than

Last offseason taught him a lesson.

This is like Paul McCartney and John Lennon getting back together after a long hiatus to make more music. We look forward to many more songs.

Then it speaks to the medical uncertainty of his situation and they should have told him it's a no-go from the outset.

It the Jays were serious about contending, they would fire this guy.