Blue Jays Talk

In the second hour of Jays Talk Plus, Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz are joined by Jon Becker to discuss Shane Bieber's trade to the Toronto Blue Jays and the potential for more moves before the 6 PM deadline. They also re-evaluate the Blue Jays’ acquisition of Seranthony Domínguez. Later, Ben Nicholson-Smith (23:24) from Sportsnet joins to explore other trade possibilities for Toronto, focusing on...

Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz kick off Jays Talk Plus with insights on the Blue Jays' recent trade for Shane Bieber. They discuss the associated risks and potential upsides. Jordan Shusterman from Yahoo Sports joins to analyze the trade, potential moves for relievers, and other transactions expected before 6 PM. In the latter half, Shi Davidi (28:08) adds his perspective on the trade and the Blue J...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 9-8 win over the Orioles to salvage the series with a win! They take your calls and texts, and get to the bats waking up in the series finale - what is the role for Nathan Lukes going forward, will he stay atop the order? They get into an abbreviated start for José Berríos, Yariel Rodríguez struggling mid-game, and the bullpen wrapping up the g...

Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz recap a wild Tuesday including two losses, Chad Green getting DFA’d, Seranthony Dominguez’s crazy day and what he adds to the Blue Jays. MLB InsiderJim Bowden (30:05) discusses the addition of Dominguez, the starter and reliever pitching market and how active he’s expecting the deadline to be. Craig Goldstein (50:00) of Baseball Prospectus gives his thought on Domingue...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 3-2 loss vs. the Orioles to drop the series in Baltimore, their fourth straight loss. They take your calls and texts, and discuss the offence struggling in this game - was this just a result of a long doubleheader day in hot weather, or is there something more to worry about? They also get into the decision to send out Jeff Hoffman in the botto...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 16-4 loss vs. the Orioles to kick off the doubleheader in Baltimore. They take your calls and texts, and get right to the starting pitching - is there anything to worry about, or does this matter less because Easton Lucas isn't a regular member of the rotation? They get into the offensive struggles during the three-game losing streak, and discu...

Blake Murphy, and Julia Kreuz discuss Chris Bassitt and the pitching staff struggling in the loss to the Orioles, as well as Bo Bichette’s consecutive hit streak and Addison Barger’s at-bats recently. MLB Network’s Jon Morosi (24:59) comes by to preview the trade deadline and Toronto’s reported interest in Pirates pitchers David Bednar and Dennis Santana. Ben Clemens (49:54) of FanGraphs recaps th...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 11-4 loss vs. the Orioles to open the four-game series in Baltimore. They take your calls and texts, and get right into the injury to George Springer - if he is absent for any amount of time, how does that change the list of needs ahead of the deadline? Plus, they discuss Chris Bassitt allowing six earned runs over 2.1 IP, and chat about how th...

Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz discuss the Blue Jays taking 3 of 4 vs. the Tigers, Max Scherzer’s start, Bo Bichette’s at-bats and more. Afterwards, former Blue Jay Homer Bush (29:52) joins the show to reflect on his career, Toronto’s playing style and his son nearing the big leagues. Sportsnet’s Madison Shipman (49:49) comes in-studio to talk about Toronto’s ability to manufacture runs and the team...

Sho Alli and Julia Kreuz break down the Blue Jays' 10-4 loss vs. the Tigers in the series finale. They take your calls and texts, and get right to the 11 strikeouts over seven innings of work from Max Scherzer - despite the loss, how important was this to see considering the injury issues over the course of the season? They get into Chad Green's struggles late in the game - does that change how mu...

Sho Alli breaks down the Blue Jays' 6-1 win over the Tigers to take the series in Detroit! He takes your calls and texts, and discusses the 'three stars' of the game: Kevin Gausman, Bo Bichette, and George Springer. He gets into Gausman's 10 K outing over six innings of work, Bichette delivering the game-winning two-run single in the top of the eighth inning, and Springer making up for an early ga...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 6-2 win over the Tigers to both ensure a series split in Detroit and to propel the Jays to the best record in MLB at 62-42! They take your calls and texts as they discuss the Jays' big fifth inning and get into how this team finally finding an identity has helped them tremendously. They get into José Berríos allowing just two hits over six inni...

Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz discuss Eric Lauer going 8 innings of one-run ball and Toronto’s balanced attack. Former Blue Jay Frank Catalanotto (30:40) joins to reflect on his MLB career and why he likes Toronto’s offence. Afterwards, Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith (49:52) previews the trade market and where the Blue Jays can improve the team. Lastly, Joe Doyle (1:16:08) of Over-Slot Baseball di...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays’ 11-4 win over the Tigers in Detroit! They take your calls and texts, and discuss the unexpected power surge from Ernie Clement, Joey Loperfido, and Nathan Lukes. They also get into another strong outing from Eric Lauer, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s continually improving form. Plus, the Jays’ climb to the top of the AL, and what the Josh Naylor t...

Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz discuss the Blue Jays' series win over the Yankees, the value of great defensive play, and the raucous Rogers Centre crowd. Dan Szymborski (30:15) of FanGraphs breaks down why Toronto’s front office should consider going all-in on this season ahead of the trade deadline. Cody Stavenhagen (50:40) of The Athletic provides the state of the Tigers, who have lost nine of th...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 8-4 win over the Yankees to take both the three-game series and the season series as well! They take your calls and texts, and get right to the Jays taking advantage of the many Yankees defensive miscues - is that something that can be fixed by the time these two teams play again in New York later in the year? They also discuss Bo Bichette's tw...

Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz open the show recapping the Blue Jays' loss to the Yankees where Max Scherzer got dinged up and Jeff Hoffman conceded a game-winning home run in the ninth. Chris Rose (30:20) of Jomboy Media gives his take on the Jays, Jacob Misiorowski’s role with the Brewers for the rest of the season, and the state of the Cleveland Guardians. Brandon Warne (51:51) of Locked on Twins...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 5-4 loss to the Yankees as this series is evened at one game apiece in Toronto. They take your calls and texts, and discuss Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - despite a three-hit night, does the team need more from the $500 million man? They also get into Max Scherzer giving up four runs over five innings of work, and the decision to throw Jeff Hoffman ou...

Blake Murphy, and Julia Kreuz recap Toronto’s series-opening win over the Yankees, featuring Kevin Gausman throwing seven scintillating innings, the bullpen coming through, and the Blue Jays’ offensive versatility. Afterwards, No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, Tyler Bremner (21:05), joins to talk about getting drafted, his Canadian roots, and desire to honour his late mother. Following tha...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 4-1 win over the Yankees to open the series! They take your calls and texts, and discuss the team's 11th straight home win, a new franchise record - how is the team continually getting contributions from everyone? They discuss Kevin Gausman's seven innings of one-run ball, the bullpen locking it down, and defence proving to be the critical diff...

Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz recap the Blue Jays' weekend sweep of the Giants featuring Will Wagner and Joey Loperfido rising to the occasion, Toronto’s balanced scoring habits, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s rollercoaster weekend. Bob Lorenz (30:00) of the YES Network sets the stage for the Yankees as they travel to Toronto for a three-game showdown. Sportsnet's own Chris Black (50:22) joins in-stud...

Sho Alli breaks down the Blue Jays' 8-6 win over the Giants to complete the three-games sweep at the Rogers Centre! He takes your calls and texts, and discusses the team getting to 58 wins - with the team now just needing to go 32-31 the rest of the way to get to 90 wins, how important is it to bank these wins as the year continues? He gets into Vladimir Guerrero Jr. smoking his 13th home run of t...

Sho Alli and Nick Ashbourne break down the Blue Jays' 6-3 win over the Giants to take the series in Toronto! They take your calls and texts, and get right to Eric Lauer, who notched seven strikeouts over six innings of work - where would this team be without his contributions in 2025? What is he doing to find this level of success? They discuss the bottom of the order remaining the team MVPs, incl...

Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays' 4-0 win over the Giants to open the second half of the season in Toronto! They take your calls and texts, and get right to the offence coming through - what does the future for players like Joey Loperfido and Will Wagner look like? They discuss Chris Bassitt allowing no runs and notching five strikeouts through 6.1 IP as well as the bullpen loc...

Blake Murphy and Julia Kreuz look at major storylines for the second half of the season. Four-time World Series champion Javier Lopez (28:15) joins to discuss winning culture, the Giants and his MLB career. Erik Kratz discusses his All-Star experience and credits John Schneider for the job he’s done as manager (50:40). Lastly, Ben Shulman provides his trade deadline targets and what changes when D...