Locked On Blue Jays

The show rolls on with the cream in this Oreo of podcasts today! A.J. Andrews discusses her selections for the top-three pitchers in the Blue Jays' 2019 first half. There were some tougher choices to make and sadly, Luke Maile was not one of the three chosen for awards. Also, we name Toronto's LVP of the first half, and much like with the batters, it is a name that will live in infamy among the Toronto faithful!Follow the podcast on Twitter @LockedOnJays and follow the host @NeoAC18!Subscribe on Himalaya, Google Play, Spotify, and iTunes!This episode is sponsored by Jays From the Couch and Hotels.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Triple header action kicks off with the first of a couple lists for the fans of the podcast! A.J. Andrews breaks down her top-three MVPs of the Blue Jays' 2019 first half from a batting perspective! She also includes her LVP, and its a name that Blue Jays fans will never forget!Follow the podcast on Twitter @LockedOnJays and follow the host @NeoAC18!Subscribe on Himalaya, Google Play, Spotify, and iTunes!This episode is sponsored by Jays From the Couch and Hotels.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are you recovered from watching all those swings last night? We are, and we've got a new episode!A.J. Andrews gushes over the performance of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the Home Run Derby. She goes on and on about the spectacle, much like Vlad's home runs, and tries to put into context what this means for the Blue Jays and for MLB moving forward.Follow the podcast on Twitter @LockedOnJays and follow the host @NeoAC18!Subscribe on Himalaya, Google Play, Spotify, and iTunes!This episode is sponsored by Jays From the Couch and Hotels.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An episode on a Monday? How did this happen? Relax and enjoy this episode of the podcast!A.J. Andrews battles through sunburn to recap her thoughts from the Blue Jays' Saturday and Sunday games. She notices how the Blue Jays fell back into some bad habits against the Orioles, but righted themselves against an old friend on Sunday.The second half is devoted to the rotation. Be it Clayton Richard's rough fourth inning, Trent Thornton's vital bounce-back start or discussing the trade packages floated for Marcus Stroman, we talk about it all here on today's episode!Follow the podcast on Twitter @LockedOnJays and follow the host @NeoAC18!Subscribe on Himalaya, Google Play, Spotify, and iTunes!This episode is sponsored by Jays From the Couch and Hotels.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Better late than never, it's a Fan... Sunday edition of the podcast!A.J. Andrews takes time from her weekend of piercings and kayaking to moan about a couple things, as aided by the fans! She discusses MLB's and Alex Cora's decision to not bring Ken Giles to the All-Star Game in favor of the likes of Liam Hendriks and Masahiro Tanaka and how it doesn't make sense. Even Tanaka agreed!In the second half, she discusses another disappointing start for Aaron Sanchez and how the Blue Jays missed a trick by not optioning him on Saturday. At the very least, he isn't a lock for the Blue Jays rotation anymore, with the emergence of other options.Thanks to @MarcScottEmery, @CasablancaRic, @TheRealTayls17, @Orchid2424, @callmechris316, @aalyssacohen, @hallamaniac07 and @rjstacey13 for their contributions!Follow the podcast on Twitter @LockedOnJays and follow the host @NeoAC18!Subscribe on Himalaya, Google Play, Spotify, and iTunes!This episode is sponsored by Jays From the Couch, @LockedOnNBANet and Hotels.com. Learn mor

Trading those pineapples in for glasses, it's another podcast episode!A.J. Andrews begins the late-night recording by talking about the remarkable run that Danny Jansen is on for the Blue Jays. The catcher had been swinging better last month and it seems to be coming together now to the delight of fans everywhere. Andrews also mentions Brandon Drury, but less so.The second half was supposed to be devoted to the performances that Jacob Waguespack and Thomas Pannone put in as bulk pitchers in the past two games, and while Andrews does praise them for battling as they did, her dark side gets the best of her, and she discusses Aaron Sanchez still having an option left according to Ken Rosenthal and whether or not the Blue Jays should use it. One guess what her answer is.Follow the podcast on Twitter @LockedOnJays and follow the host @NeoAC18!Subscribe on Himalaya, Google Play, Spotify, and iTunes!This episode is sponsored by Jays From the Couch, @LockedOnNBANet and Hotels.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi

We tipped our hand earlier today, but here is the second episode of our doubleheader!A.J. Andrews discusses last night's 10-6 Blue Jays loss to the Red Sox and how Trent Thornton was tipping his pitches to Red Sox batters. Andrews wonders if Thornton couldn't use the All-Star break to recalibrate his windup, or maybe if he should be doing so in Buffalo.She also discusses the turnaround that Sean Reid-Foley has made in recent outings, and how his trends could point to a rotation spot for the rest of the season. Plus a preview of tonight's game with Chris Sale facing Jacob Waguespack on the mound.Follow the podcast on Twitter @LockedOnJays and follow the host @NeoAC18!Subscribe on Himalaya, Google Play, Spotify, and iTunes!This episode is sponsored by Jays From the Couch, @LockedOnNBANet and Hotels.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Finally recovered from an overdose of maple pie, the podcast returns!A.J. Andrews tries her best to condense all the good things from the Kansas City series into one episode and she does her best to give out all the kudos, save for one person who she is sick of talking about and everyone else is already talking about, so he can be ignored. The offense is praised for showing some positive tendencies when it comes to taking advantage of bad teams, and the gamut is run when it comes to pitchers, with Marcus Stroman, Nick Kingham and Clayton Richard all on the discussion docket.Follow the podcast on Twitter @LockedOnJays and follow the host @NeoAC18!Subscribe on Himalaya, Google Play, Spotify, and iTunes!This episode is sponsored by Jays From the Couch, @LockedOnNBANet and Hotels.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Get ready for that sweet, sweet long weekend with a Fan Friday edition of the podcast!A.J. Andrews begins by previewing the Blue Jays' upcoming series against the Royals. She likes their chances to earn a split and she details the plan of attack for halting a three-year Canada Day slide.The second half sees her discussing who the Blue Jays' All-Stars will be, as prompted by a poll from @BluejaysAlways earlier this week. Marcus Stroman and Ken Giles are the obvious choices, but the host stumps for the everyman candidate, Eric Sogard and why he should be considered for a spot.Thanks to @hallamaniac07, @WarrenMacaulay, @Jabronirob and @LTbj4 for their contributions to today's show!Follow the podcast on Twitter @LockedOnJays and follow the host @NeoAC18!Subscribe on Himalaya, Google Play, Spotify, and iTunes!This episode is sponsored by Jays From the Couch, @LockedOnNBANet and Hotels.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Told you it would happen! A double dose of Blue Jays talk is coming at you today! And it's supersized!A.J. Andrews begins by discussing the Toronto Sun's Rob Longley's report on the attendance problems facing the Blue Jays this season. While not as dire as it looks, Andrews offers solutions based on her own experience and what Rogers can do to make sure the cash continues to flow.The second half begins with the help of @KarenSoutar1, who listed nine Blue Jays and asked how many would remain when the team contends again. Signs are good for most, but there is a direct clash on the horizon between two members of Karen's list.Finally, A.J. blasts one of the top trending articles in Blue Jays land, an attempt to construct the 2020 Toronto roster that makes absolutely no sense. Tim Mayza is traded. Brett Cecil, Corey Dickerson, Collin McHugh and Shelby Miller are all added. Spelling errors abound. It is mind-boggling. She read it so you don't have to.Follow the podcast on Twitter @LockedOnJays and follow the host @

Third times a charm getting this doubleheader in, so here we go!A.J. Andrews starts by continuing her thoughts on the Blue Jays' series with the Yankees and how that sweep felt different from losses to the Twins and Padres and Diamondbacks and Rockies and Rays earlier in the year. There is hope now! Even still after blowing a 5-0 lead! Still hope!The second half sees the host discussing Marcus Stroman's comments to the media and how some outlets are twisting them to make people believe he WANTS out as opposed to what he was saying. Andrews notices troubling parallels that she does not want to really talk about.Follow the podcast on Twitter @LockedOnJays and follow the host @NeoAC18!Subscribe on Himalaya, Google Play, Spotify, and iTunes!This episode is sponsored by Jays From the Couch, @LockedOnNBANet and Hotels.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Coming in quick like a Clayton Richard pickoff, it's attempt number two at a doubleheader!A.J. Andrews uses her first episode of the day to discuss the positive things that could be taken away from the Blue Jays' first two games of the series against the Yankees. Aaron Sanchez is not one of them, but Clayton Richard is on that list, as is Sean Reid-Foley, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Randal Grichuk!Follow the podcast on Twitter @LockedOnJays and follow the host @NeoAC18!Subscribe on Himalaya, Google Play, Spotify, and iTunes!This episode is sponsored by Jays From the Couch, @LockedOnNBANet and Hotels.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fully recovered from being a cyborg for all of five minutes, we kick off a doubleheader on the podcast!A.J. Andrews uses the first half to focus on the weekend baseball the Blue Jays played in Boston. It's hard not to praise the team for a pair of wins, and the host sees no reason not to, as she gushes about the maturity levels shown by the team in its comeback win against the Red Sox bullpen, the continued progress of Lourdes Gurriel Jr and Rowdy Tellez, and another great performance by Marcus Stroman.Follow the podcast on Twitter @LockedOnJays and follow the host @NeoAC18!Subscribe on Himalaya, Google Play, Spotify, and iTunes!This episode is sponsored by Jays From the Couch, @LockedOnNBANet and Hotels.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A jam packed second half of the doubleheader, just in time for tonight's game! OK, slightly late, but still! Commercial listening!A.J. Andrews opens with discussion of Vlad Jr. in the Home Run Derby. She is all for it, as long as he is healthy enough to do so.Then she turns her attention to the Blue Jays' series against the Red Sox. A.J. feels for Trent Thornton, having to go up against Chris Sale tonight, but thinks the Jays could surprise the Sox in Fenway yet again.The second half is devoted to today's fan question, where A.J. shows her non-existent skills at oddsmaking. A lot of familiar faces are set to go out the door, and the host talks about everyone mentioned, including a couple of surprises, as well as what the Jays can do if Ken Giles departs.Thanks to @KarenSoutar1, @ctrain_nl, @mybackhurtz, @MikeStatement, @myleshiggins, @Tammy_Beth, @shanna_shi, @hallamaniac07, @stancato_brian, @LeafsJaysFan, @shawnsJays, @x24rocks, @biggles14, @swailes_robert, @ssalacup, @WarrenMacaulay, @rochellestrauss, and @

Here comes the rain again, raining down on one parade in particular in this episode!A.J. Andrews outlines the frustration with Aaron Sanchez that she is sure is not confined to her own thoughts. Sanchez is not the 2016 pitcher, and it's time the Blue Jays stopped treating him as such. Andrews thinks that Sanchez could be headed for the bullpen in the near future and she spent way too much time talking about him today.The host also discusses a couple more options for a starting spot with the Blue Jays since they need someone to do it. She goes into details on Jacob Waguespack and Julian Merryweather, the latter of whom will be making a rehab start on Monday.Follow the podcast on Twitter @LockedOnJays and follow the host @NeoAC18!Subscribe on Himalaya, Google Play, Spotify, and iTunes!This episode is sponsored by Jays From the Couch, Locked On NBA Draft and Hotels.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Put those brooms away! It's time for another episode!A.J. Andrews celebrates a sweep-avoiding win over the Angels. Praise goes up and down the lineup focusing on Billy "Sniper" McKinney announcing his return in a big way, Lourdes "Pineapple Power" Gurriel Jr. continuing to rake, and continued appreciation for everything that Eric "NerdPower" Sogard does.However, the second half discusses Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and his struggles following the plunking by Gerrit Cole last Friday. Andrews thinks that the Blue Jays are being irresponsible by not letting Guerrero sit and heal, and she thinks that even if the attendance drops in his absence, it's something that needs to be done for the future of the club.Follow the podcast on Twitter @LockedOnJays and follow the host @NeoAC18!Subscribe on Himalaya, Google Play, Spotify, and iTunes!This episode is sponsored by Jays From the Couch, Locked On NBA Draft and Hotels.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The more things change, the more they stay the same on a new episode of the podcast!Host A.J. Andrews begins by offering her sincere thanks to all the fans and Blue Jays dignitaries and everyone who offered their support following the Episode 200 announcement. Seriously, it means a lot. There were tears.But there is work to be done, and A.J. launches into another rant about Marcus Stroman's treatment by the front office. This has been a difficult season, but the host sees no reason that he shouldn't have been signed to an extension already, and the trade rumors are silly.The second half sees A.J. take her best shot at trying to predict what the Jays will do now that Edwin Jackson is on the IL instead of throwing batting practice. Who else are they going to get? Her guess is that a combo of Sam Gaviglio and Nick Kingham will be asked to do the job.Follow the podcast on Twitter @LockedOnJays and follow the host @NeoAC18!Subscribe on Himalaya, Google Play, Spotify, and iTunes!This episode is sponsored by Jays Fr

No jokes, this is serious.So, the 200th episode Locked On Blue Jays marks the last time I will broadcast under the name Ryan Andrews, because I'm no longer Ryan Andrews. My name is A.J. I'm a woman. It's taken a long time to get to this point, but I'm finally comfortable with sharing that info with y'all. This is not the end, it is the beginning of a new era, one that I hope y'all will stick around for, in spite of the Blue Jays being the Blue Jays this season.This episode was made possible by my partner, my family, my friends, Jays From the Couch, Locked On Podcasts, and a few special people on baseball Twitter. Y'all know who you are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's parade day, and we are leading the charge on your Blue Jays coverage!Ryan Andrews starts with the negatives from the Blue Jays' series against the Astros, covering most of what was a disappointing outing for the pitching staff on Friday and Saturday. They focus squarely on Aaron Sanchez and discuss the questions of whether or not he should be removed from the rotation, or what is value is anymore. The dreaded Ricky Romero comparison is made.The second half is much happier, as Andrews praises the team for breaking out all over Cionel Perez in the finale. They shower Trent Thornton with adoration following his stellar start against his former team, and cement his strong chances to clinch a role as a permanent 3-4 starter for this team. Extra praise goes to Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Jordan Romano.Follow the podcast on Twitter @LockedOnJays and follow the host @NeoAC18!Subscribe on Himalaya, Google Play, Spotify, and iTunes!This episode is sponsored by Jays From the Couch, Locked On NBA Draft and Hotels.com. L

Still can't get over the fact that Toronto has a title again? Neither can the host of this podcast!Ryan Andrews starts with the teeing up of the Blue Jays' road series against the Astros, a special homecoming for Cavan Biggio and for Trent Thornton as well. Aaron Sanchez is singled out yet again, and urged to go out and prove a point about his value.The second half is devoted to the fan question of who the Blue Jays could acquire that would have a Kawhi-like effect on the team. No surprise who the winner was, but how about the top-two choices both being Angels? Andrews breaks down the trends the fan choices revealed and who they would choose to come to Toronto.Special thanks to @SisterwBolter, @hallamaniac07, @Panikkar37, @Sascha919, @Jabronirob, @bluejaysbatboy, @StefanieTiels, @JaysTrain2Reign, @kerry_a23, @mikesburke, @LittleLostPixie, @s_win_smith, @jlparizeau, @grahamallcott, @gsnap_abk6, @radio_scouts, @yeahiroy, @oldskoolbluejay, @Blue_Jays_Goose, @goprotrucker, @Topherjackson81, @shawnsJays, @Jaysrall