Buds N Blue Jays

The Blue Jays returned home from a long 10 game road trip to start the season and get a much needed series win at home. We get some great pitching performances from Berrios, Bassitt and Kikuchi, and have some more notable takes on what else happened in this series. PLUS! Our thoughts on the new back drop at Rogers Center, Injury updates and whats been happening down on the farm and so much more. B...

The Blue Jays end their 10 game road trip to start the season with a 4-6 record after losing 2/3 at the Bronx. In this episode we start by talking about the emergence of Ernie Clement, and how we can get him in the lineup every day, Then we touch on some of the soft hitting the Blue Jays have put on during the course of the season, as its lots of the same problems that this team had last season. A...

Houston we may have a problem, Jays march into Texas and lose the series in Houston only getting 9 hits and 2 runs the whole series including having a no hitter thrown against us. Thankfully we have Davis Schneider who almost singlehandedly won us game 2 off Hader and was rewarded by not being in the lineup the next day. we discuss that plus some of the poor performances from Kirk Varsho and Kierm...

The opening series came and went and we made it out of the Trop with a split against the Tampa Bay Rays. There were alot of interesting storylines coming out of this series, including: George Springers hitting for power, Ernie Clement coming on strong and give some thoughts on the Blue Jays poor defensive plays this series. We also talk about the Genesis Cabrera suspension, The performance from th...

Well we made it! The offseason is over and we are offically one week away from opening day! In this episode Jesse and Riley go over the top storylines to follow for the 2024 season. Ranging from will we see MVP Vlad? Can Springer and Turner slow down the signs of aging for one more year? How will our starting pitching hold up? Plus we give our thoughts on who will be the Blue Jays MVP, Gold Glove,...

Lets get a little wild shall we? In this episode we're joined by friend of the show Isaac Bass and we drop our bold takes for the 2024 Toronto Blue Jays season. Including some thoughts on: Bo Bichettes hits Berrios Cy Young chances Biggio moving up in the lineup The Blue Jays power numbers Danny Jansen having a big year A surprise Blue Jay having a 5 war season? PLUS Riley makes a bet to get a tat...

3 More weeks until opening day and there are a lot of players under the microscope for the 2024 season. Hosts Riley and Jesse pick 3 players each who could make or break the Toronto Blue Jays season. We also go over some of the news coming out of spring training, including are we worried about our pitchers minor injuries? Some stats that might matter and we get into some extention talk. Be sure to...

We promised we wouldnt over-react to Spring training, well we lied. Week one of Spring is in the Books and there are a lot of storylines coming out of it including getting our First look at Alek Manoah in action again, Mitch White throwing 98 and some of the young OF have been impressing. We also give our thoughts on how the position battles are going and wheater or not we should start Davis Schne...

It may be cold and snowy here in southern Ontario, but down in Dunedin Florida its offically spring training! In this episode we give our top storylines to follow this season including what to watch for from Alek Manoah. Who will be the surprise of the spring Rickey Tiedemann hype and so much more. We also bring out some quotes that came from the managers and share a wild story about Eduardo Escob...

Buckle up guys, its officially baseball season! Pitchers and catchers have reported and we have ALOT of news from the first day of camp, including things like How does Alek Manoah look? What is the plan for some of the roster building? What have players been working on this off season? and so much more Plus we give some thoughts on the off field things, like the radio booth, new cupholders at the...

Our annual deep dive of the Blue Jays pitching staff is here! But first we start by giving some thoughts on whether or not the Blue Jays really are done with their off season. Then get into the Blue Jays playoff odds and see where things stand going into the offseason. Then we take a look at the rotation, how elite is Gausman really going to be? Who is the real Jose Berrios? Chris Bassitt stud? Pl...

Episode 158 is live and Now that the Justin Turner news has settled we give a new perspective on it. PLus we take a deep dive on the Blue Jays Catchers and Outfielders. How sure are we that Kirk / Varsho / Springer can bounce back? Will Danny Jansen stay healthy? Is there another gear for these guys? Plus Vladdy is on the cover of MLB the show! Spring training updates, "Best Shape of their lives"...

Blue Jays have made an impactful move! Signing 39 year old DH Justin Turner to a 1 year 13 million dollar deal. In this emergency episode we give our instant reactions and what to expect from Turner as we get into this season.

On episode 156 we're officially into season preview mode. In this episode we're going to do a deep dive into the Blue Jays Infielders. in this episode we'll answer: Can Vlad return to his MVP form? Does Bo have another level to his game? Who is the real Davis Schneider? Is this a make or break season for Cavan Biggio? Can any of the IF in Buffalo be a high impact player this year? PLUS! Thoughts o...

The Blue Jays have FINALLY made a big impact move to their team adding cuban RHP Yariel Rodriguez to the team. In this episode we break down what it means for the team should we use him as a starter or reliver? Just how good can this guy be? How many games will he start for us this season? Plus! we break down minor adds such as Alan Zheng Carter and Brian Serven from the Cubs as well as take a loo...

We are deep into the offseason and still 77 days from opening day, but small things around the team are happening. Arbitration numbers have been filed with the team and 11 of the 12 players signed a deal. the one that didn't? Vladimir Guerrero Jr. What does this mean going forward? Are we going to go to a hearing with him? is there a chance we get a long term extension? PLUS! We talk about some ch...

Ross Atkins met with the media, and said the Blue Jays are only going to add 1 more player to this roster? That cant be right. IN episode 153 we break down Ross's Press conference and try to figure out what it means for the team going forward. We then play a game of Did Ross Say this? Where we give real and fake quotes and try to guess if they were real. We also take a look at what went wrong for...

The Toronto Blue Jays FINALLY did something this off season, Signing Isiah Kiner Falefa to a 2 year 15 Million Dollar deal and we brought back Kevin Kiermaier to a 1 year 10.5 Million Dollar deal. So what does this mean for the team going forward? Are we still interested in Bellinger? How much are these guys going to play? The fit seems awkward how does it all work out? All that and so much more i...

Come on Santa, we've been good we've been patient we want some nice things under the tree this year! With the holidays fast approaching we go out and give our requests for what we want to see under the Christmas tree. From being more clutch, to getting a high power bat, to better improvements at the Rogers Center and so much more. We then ponder why its taking so long to make a transaction and the...

Shohei Ohtani and Juan Soto are offically off the board, but the Blue Jays still have A TON of work to do if they are going to make their team better in 2024. So what exactly are they going to do? Bellinger? Yelich? JD Martinez? Maybe go with a name that may surprise us? There is a path to a world series winning team here. The Blue Jays just need to find it. We also take a look at some of the Blue...

Just like we all thought he would, Ohtani chooses to sign with the LA Dodgers. So now what? In this episode we go through our crazy reaction of what might have been the craziest day on Blue Jays social media. From Articles claiming he was in Toronto, to Kikuchi's sushi dinner plans to Traking Planes, and ultimatley Shohei got what he wanted in the end. We recap that and then touch on what comes ne...

The Winter Meetings came and went and Shohei Ohtani is not a Blue Jay, but He's also not a Dodger! and rumors are that the Jays are very close if not the Favourite to Sign the international superstar, We give our thoughts on weather or not its actually going to happen and Make our sales pitch to get him to Toronto. We then discuss the Juan Soto trade to the Yankees, Our Fall back plan is off the b...

Well well well, Maybe Ohtani to the Toronto Blue Jays has some serious truth to it after all? We touch on the lastest rumors and talk about weather or not we think it will actually happen. PLus we give some thoughts on other names that may be available. Bregman? Jose Ramirez? Do we trade a starter off our current roster? Plus! The Blue Jays did do some minor signings, with invites to spring traini...

There's no way the Blue Jays are actually going to trade Bo Bichette is there? The Rumors seem to keep coming and there is some smoke there. We talk about that and what it might mean for this team going forward. We talk more about Alek Manoah and continue to try and see what the best path forward is with him, PLus Riley and Jesse share their HOF Ballots for the 2024 year and also take our first lo...

Rumors are going around the hot stove about the Blue Jays about how they want to do some big moves this off season. So Riley and Jesse get their hard hats on and take a look at some of the big moves they could make this off season. Including do we sign Shohei ohtani? Trade for Trout Tatis or Soto? How about Luis Robert or Pete Alonso? Maybe look over seas? We cover it all in this episode. Plus tal...