Blue Jays Happy Hour

Blue Jays Happy Hour

Andrew Stoeten

Independent coverage of Toronto Blue Jays baseball stoeten.substack.com

52 minutes 47 seconds

The Desperation Offseason

It's Juan Soto's world, we're just living in it. But probably not for a whole lot longer! So, for this week's episode, we checked in on a "reeking of desperation" pursuit of the league's top available free agent that is once again being undertaken by the Toronto Blue Jays. Plus: Making the pitch for Roki Sasaki, Blue Jays trade chips, some actually realistic free agent targets, and more!

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14 November 2024, 9:19 pm
47 minutes 35 seconds

Scott Bores Us

The "uber-agent," Scott Boras, was in his element this week in San Antonio, Texas. That's where the MLB world met for the league's annual GM Meetings. And, though not before rounding up all the latest Jays-related chatter—Ross Atkins' "easy no" on Bo, experimenting with Vlad at third base, dabbling in the high-end pitching market, questions about the finances—in this episode we grade the puns Boras spouted as he touted his huge stable of high-end clientele.

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7 November 2024, 10:54 pm
45 minutes 24 seconds

Revisiting Our Pre-Season Thoughts

Did the Blue Jays have a good-enough offseason? Which players were getting too much hype, and which weren't getting enough? How well would the team do this season? These were all questions that we discussed back in the spring, before the Jays embarked on what ultimately became their most disappointing season in years. Come join us as we revisit our thoughts—some prescient, most not so much.

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15 October 2024, 7:33 pm
49 minutes 41 seconds

The Season Debrief Debrief

Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins have met the media to wrap-up another disappointing Blue Jays season, and this week Nick and Stoeten discuss the highlights and lowlights of what they said, and whether fans are ready to swallow another helping of what it feels to many has been sold to them for the last nine straight years.

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8 October 2024, 10:57 pm
49 minutes 21 seconds

A conversation about the 2024 Blue Jays

The Blue Jays' season has mercifully over. But as a crucial offseason begins, fans seem to have little interest in showing mercy to those responsible for putting the team together—especially as it seems increasingly clear that President Mark Shapiro and GM Ross Atkins will continue to lead the club into 2025.

This week Nick and Stoeten have a wide-ranging talk about the season that was, the vibes here in the aftermath, and what comes next.

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1 October 2024, 7:14 pm
56 minutes 53 seconds

Buns, Bandages, Bullpens, and Bo

Bo Bichette tries to play baseball in 2024. No-show Bichette.

It's been a tough year for the Blue Jays' star shortstop, who had his season end last week after returning for just a single game following a two-month layoff. But it's been tough for a whole lot of people, hasn't it? Daulton Varsho just had surgery, several relievers are not going to return, Jonatan Clase appears to need more minor league seasoning, and Jays fans have eaten a stunning amount of meat—all subjects that we discuss in this week's episode!

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24 September 2024, 7:06 pm
46 minutes 47 seconds

Bowden Franchise

Bowden Francis continues to pitch his way into the Jays' 2025 rotation, but what will happen to him now that his "personal catcher" is off the roster? PLUS: Davis Schneider's resurgence, Yariel Rodríguez's season, Addison Barger's tools, Chris Bassitt's comments, Heyman-Schneider nonsense, and more!

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17 September 2024, 9:59 pm
47 minutes 46 seconds

There's Bo Place Like Home

Bo Bichette has declared his desire to stay in Toronto long-term, and to win a championship with teammate Vladimir Guerrero Jr. It's a bold and surprising statement for a player long considered to be more willing than most to test free agency, but how important is it? Does it change anything? What does it really mean?

Plus: Was keeping Chad Green a mistake? Can Spencer Horwitz continue to produce? (Because he'll need to if he's a first baseman long-term). Are we finally over the Votto thing? And more!

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10 September 2024, 9:43 pm
51 minutes 34 seconds

Are You Experienced?

The Blue Jays stuck with MLB's least experienced lineup of the season on Sunday, even when down one run in the ninth with a bench full of veterans. Does a team owe fans better, even in a lost season like this one? Nick and Stoeten talked all about it this week—but not before checking in on Bowden Francis, assessing the young hitters currently getting a long look, joking about Bo Bichette being traded (obligatory), and a whole lot more.
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4 September 2024, 2:11 am
45 minutes 38 seconds

A New Hope

The Blue Jays have been MLB's sixth-best team by wRC+ in August. They're tied for seventh in home runs, and if you counted the four runs they scored when completing their June 26th game against the Red Sox on Monday they'd rank ninth. Suddenly they're... watchable? But what, if anything, does all that mean? PLUS: Bo's imminent return, Votto's departure, and a whole lot more.
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29 August 2024, 12:07 am
46 minutes 17 seconds

The Hound is Barking

Jays RHP Chris Bassitt stirred up controversy this week with some fairly benign—but, admittedly, fascinating—comments about the Blue Jays, their pursuit of Shohei Ohtani, and the failures of their offseason and 2024 as a whole during an appearance on the Chris Rose Rotation, before clarifying in a hasty seeming follow-up interview that his intention was never to validate every frothing weirdo's incoherent hatred of the front office. Nick and Stoeten talk all about it in this week's episode, plus Bob Nightengale, Bo Bichette, Bowden Francis, Joey Loperfido, and more!
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20 August 2024, 6:20 pm
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