On injuries, trades, retirements, podcasts, projections, the arrival of spring, and a whole hell of a lot more!

This week @nickashbourne.bsky.social and I are looking ahead to the season, drafting teams of Blue Jays based on how we think they’ll over- or under-perform their ZiPS projections by way of FanGraphs’ RosterResource. Plus! A Framber rumour, and (finally!) a proper statue! Have a listen! 👇

Kyle Sucker—heh!—and Blow Bichette—get it?—are much wealthier than they were a week ago. But are Jays fans the suckers for expecting one to sign here? Did Ross Atkins blow it? This week @nickashbourne.bsky.social and I talk all about these monster deals and the fallout from them. Have a listen! 👇

Red Sox podcasters on the other app saying it’s the Jays. Will report back when someone anyone’s ever heard of does.

MLB’s hot stove has finally started simmering again, and this week @nickashbourne.bsky.social and I talk all about the actual movement involving Kyle Tucker, Bo Bichette’s meeting with the Phillies, the state of the Red Sox and Yankees, and more! Have a listen! 👇

Just recorded an episode of Blue Jays Happy Hour with @stoeten.bsky.social, largely on the Kyle Tucker/Bo Bichette market, so if those could remain relatively stable for a bit, that would be excellent. Thanks, baseball (contract) gods.

The Jays' latest signing is a player of great intrigue and great skill: former Yomiuri Giants star 3B Kazuma Okamoto. And this week @nickashbourne.bsky.social and I are talking all about his arrival, and what it means for the Jays—and their other free agent pursuits. Have a listen! 👇

Jays make the Okamoto signing official, per a release. Paxton Schultz DFA.

It might be bad news for those desperate for a Bo reunion, but the Jays' Okamoto signing is a fascinating and fun one, and signals that this offseason could have more moving parts than we expected… My thoughts 👇

It might be bad news for those desperate for a Bo reunion, but the Jays' Okamoto signing is a fascinating and fun one, and signals that this offseason could have more moving parts than we expected… My thoughts 👇

It’s been a hell of a trip around the sun for the Jays, hasn’t it? And this week @nickashbourne.bsky.social and I look back on all of it—from low expectations and an ugly start, to the coalescing of an elite team, to one of the all-time great—and all-time heartbreaking—seasons in sports. 👇

A Holiday Mail Bag! On Tucker, on Bo, on Ernie, and Rogers! On projections, on trade talk, on Varsho, and the Dodgers! 👇

A Holiday Mail Bag! On Tucker, on Bo, on Ernie, and Rogers! On projections, on trade talk, on Varsho, and the Dodgers! 👇

ICYMI

If the Jays aren't going to give us anything interesting to talk about it, we'll just have to talk amongst ourselves. Yes, I’ll be doing a #HolidayBag this week! So check the post below on how to submit your Qs and keep your eyes peeled on Wednesday for it to drop! 👇

If the Jays aren't going to give us anything interesting to talk about it, we'll just have to talk amongst ourselves. Yes, I’ll be doing a #HolidayBag this week! So check the post below on how to submit your Qs and keep your eyes peeled on Wednesday for it to drop! 👇

‘Tis the season for transactions big and small, and this week @nickashbourne.bsky.social and I had several of them to talk about. Have a listen! 👇

Just a quick post on where to check out some recent Jays-related chats I've had with @tallcanaudio.bsky.social and @payaldoshitv.bsky.social!

If a Winter Meetings happens in Orlando, does anybody hear it make a sound? This week @nickashbourne.bsky.social and I are talking all about the Winter Meetings, which have come and gone without having much of an impact on the Jays’ 2026 roster. Have a listen! 👇

ICYMI…

Does THIS change EVERYTHING? No! But in it you’ll find my thoughts on the the likelihood that every single Blue Jays player has of getting traded this winter. It’s my annual-ish Trade Tiers piece! 2026 Edition!

Does THIS change EVERYTHING? No! But in it you’ll find my thoughts on the the likelihood that every single Blue Jays player has of getting traded this winter. It’s my annual-ish Trade Tiers piece! 2026 Edition!

We can deduce a few things from the Yariel move: 1) 29 teams passed on claiming Rodriguez ($17M over next 3 years) 2) Blue Jays would have been OK to see him leave for no return 2) Jays prefer to have Rodriguez off the 40-man, freeing up valuable space for someone else

Writing was on the wall that his spot was going to be in peril as a non-optionable guy who was way down the bullpen pecking order. Velo drop from 96.9 (Jun) to 94.7 (Aug) scary. Not surprised there wasn’t trade interest, but a little surprised they did it now. $11m still owed.

The Jays have found the fountain of youth in their rotation. Well, relative to last season at least. PLUS: The Berríos question, and a visit from Kyle Tucker! Yes, I’ve finally got some Cody Ponce thoughts to share. 👇

The Jays have found the fountain of youth in their rotation. Well, relative to last season at least. PLUS: The Berríos question, and a visit from Kyle Tucker! Yes, I’ve finally got some Cody Ponce thoughts to share. 👇

Outstanding. Was absolutely insane to have a scheduled off-day on the Friday for a team that plays under a dome!

Of course Tucker would visit Dunedin, of course it’s a story, of course we all know it doesn’t mean anything.

Podcast time! In which @nickashbourne.bsky.social and I discuss a fun, surprising, surprisingly fun signing, and ask the question: could José Berríos actually have trade value? Have a listen! 👇

Plenty to chew on here but let’s not lose sight of the fact that the Jays are having the offseason the Orioles should be having—or should have had last year—and that it’s very funny.

I didn't think we'd be having an exciting massive transaction pod less than a month from the end of the World Series... but it's time to talk Dylan Cease.

The puns have yet to cease, and why would they yet? Because we’re living in a world where Jays just handed a $210 million deal to one of the most durable, highest-strikeout starters in the sport. And this week @nickashbourne.bsky.social and I are talking all about it! Have a listen! 👇

The Toronto Blue Jays have blasted out a signal of intent to the other teams in Major League Baseball. Good goddamn lord! 📸 @padres.com

Hearing that Cease has never intentionally crossed up his catcher in a thinly veiled attempt to dumbly throw at him out of rage. Another pleasing development.

The Toronto Blue Jays have blasted out a signal of intent to the other teams in Major League Baseball. Good goddamn lord! 📸 @padres.com

Do people here know yet that Heyman is reporting the Jays have signed Dylan Cease for 7/210?

ICYMI

This week @nickashbourne.bsky.social and I take a look at a Jeff Passan piece that was music to Jays fans' ears. Plus!: Qualifying offers, Nick Sandlin (and Andres Gimenez), Ricky Tiedemann, the team we’d least like to see Bo end up with, and a whole lot more! Have a listen! 👇

The rumours are flying out there. Here’s my latest: On Tiedemann, Pinango, Brock, the 40-man puzzle, Bo, Breslow, Imai, Bieber, that O's trade, Blake Smell, Iglesias, Passan, Polanco, Manfred, Swanson, and more! 📸 DunedinBlueJays

This week @nickashbourne.bsky.social and I take a look at a Jeff Passan piece that was music to Jays fans' ears. Plus!: Qualifying offers, Nick Sandlin (and Andres Gimenez), Ricky Tiedemann, the team we’d least like to see Bo end up with, and a whole lot more! Have a listen! 👇

The rumours are flying out there. Here’s my latest: On Tiedemann, Pinango, Brock, the 40-man puzzle, Bo, Breslow, Imai, Bieber, that O's trade, Blake Smell, Iglesias, Passan, Polanco, Manfred, Swanson, and more! 📸 DunedinBlueJays

Slowly but surely we’re gaining some clarity on the Blue Jays as we move toward 2026. My latest: On "Diamond" Don, Manager of the Year, Bieber, Sandlin, Iglesias, Díaz, Tucker, Straw, Imai, Ross, Naylor, Bo, Clase, Loperfido, Mense, Vlad, and a whole lot more!

Slowly but surely we’re gaining some clarity on the Blue Jays as we move toward 2026. My latest: On "Diamond" Don, Manager of the Year, Bieber, Sandlin, Iglesias, Díaz, Tucker, Straw, Imai, Ross, Naylor, Bo, Clase, Loperfido, Mense, Vlad, and a whole lot more!

Jays announce that Nick Sandlin has cleared waivers and elected free agency.

This week it was time to turn the page and look to the future, so you'll find @nickashbourne.bsky.social and I talking about Shane Bieber's surprise return, Bo Bichette's free agency, other names of intrigue, and a whole lot more! Have a listen! 👇

The Bo-nanza has Begun. On Tucker, Bichette, Trolololosi, Simmons, Schneider, Straw, Bieber, Berríos, Yesavage, Vlad, Teo, bat speed, and more! 📸 @bluejays.com

The Bo-nanza has Begun. On Tucker, Bichette, Trolololosi, Simmons, Schneider, Straw, Bieber, Berríos, Yesavage, Vlad, Teo, bat speed, and more! 📸 @bluejays.com

ICYMI, Atkins Speaks!…

ICYMI, Atkins Speaks!…

Ross Atkins spoke to the media this week, and as always his words were as impenetrable as they were integral to understanding how the Blue Jays plan to move forward into the offseason. So I transcribed them all and then added my own dumb thoughts!👇