Blue Jays Avenue Podcast

We interviewed Mississauga native Connor O'Halloran talking about his life as a Blue Jays Prospect. We talked about his father being in the Jays system and being a 2nd generation baseball player, his high school years and taking his talents to Michigan, the day he was drafted, aspirations for playing for Team Canada, and more! Where you can find Connor O'Halloran: Instagram: connorohal

We had the play by play analyst of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats Chris Jared who joined us to talk about the Blue Jays AA affiliates. We talked about how he was introduced in the minor league industry being a play by play analyst, talking about the 2025 Fisher Cats Season, most impressive players for the Cats, what he saw from Trey Yesavage, some of the players acquired from the 2024 trade deadlin...

Returning guest Thomas Hall from Blue Jays Nation joins us to talk about the Blue Jays turn around season from 2024 and continue to be consistent. We talked about how surprised the season has gone, how much did they improve after the trade deadline, how important is Shane Bieber to the Blue Jays, the rotational depth, any concerns with Hoffman, how good is the bullpen, the remaining schedule the r...

Matt Betts from the Canadian Baseball Network joins us as a guest to talk about the Blue Jays, the Trade Deadline, and some Canadian Baseball. We dissected on the the trades that went down, the rest of the AL East regarding the trade deadline, how important has the hitting coaches been on an improved offense, the 2025 Draft, how much of an impact the Canadian prospects/players have improved, and m...

We had Nick Ashbourne from Sportnet who joined us to talk about the Jays Season. We discussed was about the season, how big of a deal is the run differential, the rotational depth, the bullpen improved from 2024, how deep is the offense and who's been a pleasant surprise, how important is this defense, how important is Kirk part of this franchise, how important Bichette is in the middle of the...

Ian Hunter from Blue Jays Nations joins us in this episode to talk about current state of the Blue Jays. We talked about the being in 1st place prior to the all star break, the 10 game winning streak, the pitching staff, the offense and depth of the Jays, Vlad's recent struggles, Addison emerging as a core player, John Schneider turning the corner from last year, who the Jays should target at the...

We interview Blue Jays Dad who's been a life long Jays fan. We talked about the moment he became a Jays fan, who were his favorite players growing up, his 1st game at Exhibition Stadium, the Jays winning the division for the 1st time, the 1987 season collapse, Barfield getting traded to the Yankees, and many more! Where you can find Blue Jays Dad: X: @BlueJaysDad

Geoff Pontes from Baseball America joins us to discuss about how improved the farm is and dive deep into the Blue Jays Prospects . We talked about the farm and where it stands, the strengths, elaborating the last couple years in the draft, the top 2 prospects, other pitching prospects , pitchers coming back from Tommy John Surgery, the catcher depth, and many more! Where you can find Geoff Pontes:...

Thomas Nestico joins us to discuss the analytics on where the Jays strengths and weaknesses are. We discussed about any surprise stats for the Jays, the unluckiest hitters, Kirk being a great two-way player and the Jays tandem being top 3, Addison Barger and what has clicked in all cylinders, if Vlad can improve now moving to the third spot, evaluating Bichette as a player long term, and many more...

We interview Blue Jays prospect Colby Martin from the Dunedin Blue Jays. We asked about what got him into baseball, childhood idol growing up, attending to Messiah and transferring to Shenandoah, injuries and overcoming from Tommy John, experiencing through the 2023 draft, going to back to college, being drafted in the 2024 draft, and many more!

Blue Jays Reporter from MLB.com Keegan Matheson joins us to discuss about the Blue Jays. We talked about the Jays start to the season, what has turned to the corner with the offense, Kirk being the MVP, where does Bo Bichette stand with this organization, if Vlad's power a concern, Scherzer's getting closer to his return, Alek Manoah getting back on track, the pitching prospects on the horizon, ot...

Part II we discussed about the farm system finally rising to the occasion, elaborating more into the Jays prospects, prospects that should mentioned more in the system, the next call up in the minors, what do the Jays need to address at the trade deadline, the the ceiling for the Jays this year. Where you can find Brian Crawford: X: @CrawDaddy222 X: @JaysProspects ⁠http://JaysProspects.com

Brian Crawford from JaysProspects.com joins us in a roundtable discussion. Part I we talked about the Jays good start to the season, what are the biggest surprises for the Jays, Bowden Francis's pitching concerns, the BP being steller and we picked a reliever who's been impressive, the catcher tandem being elite, George Springer's rejuvenation year, the offense has picked up in recent...

Mitch Bannon from the Athletic joins us to discuss about the Blue Jays. We talked about the comparison between 2024 & 2025, why Santander didn't go to the IL sooner, where does Bo Bichette stand in the organization, if Addison Barger the long term solution at 3b, pitching being the strength and offense being an issue until recently, Varsho's injury and the other outfielders contributin...

Part II we discussed about in detail about the 2022 and 2023 draft, where Yohehdrick Pinango and RJ Shreck stand in the organization, Single A prospect Edward Duran on a 20 game hitting streak, the catcher depth in minors, the international signings the jays made and track record, and how strategic the Jays can be in this year's draft. Where you can find Tyson Shushkewich: X: @Tyson_MLB X: ⁠@t...

Tyson Shushkewich from Blue Jays Nation/Canadian Baseball Network joins us in a two part episode on the Blue Jays. Part I we recapped the road trip, the series against A's and the upcoming schedule, the offense on what needs to be fixed, the SP and BP depth, players who have been impressive, mediocrity in the AL East, depth in Buffalo, the Jays farm system and where it stands, and the going in...

Returning guest Scott Belford from the Walkoff Podcast joins us in a roundtable discussion to discuss about the Toronto Blue Jays. We talked about the season so far, ups and downs to the season, disappointments and surprises, the rotation, bullpen, bats, Barger playing 3b since his callup, and many more! Where can you find Scott Belford: @TheBelf7 @Walkoffpodcast Instagram: @Walkoffpodcast Youtube...

Voice of the Vancouver Canadians/UBC and Blue Jays Nation writer Chris Georges joins us to talk about the Bluejays A+ affiliate and some UBC Baseball. We talked about the dominance Trey Yesavage has been in Vancouver thus far, Stanifer and Stephen being key factors in the pitching staff, Pat Gallagher being slept on and the rest of the staff, what makes Arjun Nimmala different to the rest of the p...

Vancouver Canadians play by play guy Tyler Zickel joins to about the Blue Jay affiliate the Canadians and other player in the Jays system. We discussed about the trajectory of Arjun Nimmala, Adrian Pinto and his potential, the dynamic of the Canadians lineup, other players who needs to be talked, the pitching rotation and their success, recently promoted Jauron Watts-Brown, success and many more....

Thomas Hall joins us to discuss about the Blue Jays. We discussed about the Vlad Jr. extension, the off-season moves they made, the power outage continuing to be an issue, the starting pitching depth and where does the 5th SP stands, where the rookies in the lineup stand, Varsho's return, the remaining positional players in the minors, the top prospects in the system, John Schneider and Mark S...

Emergency episode on the Vlad extension and how this will impact the Jays long term. We also discussed about the what's next for the Jays, Bo Bichette's status long term, the core of this franchise moving forward, MLB players who are in line for a big payday after Vlad's extension, where does the front office and the managerial positions stand, and players who were here should have bee...

Zach Worden and Jori Negin-Shecter from the Bird's Eye View Podcast joined us to discussed about Jose Berrios being the opening day starter, what to expect from Andres Gimenez, Jays hiring David Popkins as a hitting coach, where Scherzer stands in the rotation, players who've been impressive during Spring Training, Addison Barger not being recognized enough, and the Jays pitching being imp...

Returning guest Doug Fox joins us to discuss about the Jays Office and Manager entering into their final year, the Vlad negotiation fiasco, where the Jays farm stands, Alan Roden's electric start in Spring Training, which prospects could break out for the Jays this year, and the update on the injuries in the minors . Also we discussed about the pitching prospect could get the call to the major...

One half of the Buds N Blue Jays Jesse Burrill joins us to discuss about the Jays Spring Training, Additions in the off-season, what to expect from the bullpen, Bo Bichette for 2025, Vlad's contract negotiations and where do the jays go from there, the Front Office and the young players on the major league roster. We also dived into Gausman's use of pitching, Varsho having a great ST and m...

Brian Frank joins us to discuss 24 Bisons, which batters who impacted the most, players who most likely will get the call to the show, the pitching depth in the Jays organization, talking a bit about Tiedemann and Manoah, players who have power potential, players we don't talk about enough, any many more! Where you can follow Brian Frank: Twitter: @HERDchronicles Instagram: @herdchronicles Blue Sk...