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Lourdes Gurriel Jr: Man on Fire
FromBlair & Barker
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Length:
74 minutes
Released:
May 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker provide their thoughts on Toronto dropping the series opener against the Rays as hitting with runners in scoring position continued to plague the team. Diamondbacks reporter Nick Piecoro re-visits the Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Gabriel Moreno for Daulton Varsho offseason trade as Gurriel finds himself in the midst of a 15-game hit streak (35:11). The guys provide an injury update on Blue Jays pitchers Chad Green and Hyun-jin Ryu before being joined by former Marlins President David Samson who spoke about trading top prospects from a front-office point-of-view, the rumours of a potential Rays sale, and his assessment of Vladimir Guerrero Jr’s season to date (52:48).The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.
Released:
May 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
The Need to Know on Yusei Kikuchi: The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a three-year, $36M deal with free-agent SP Yusei Kikuchi. Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker call-up Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times to discuss Kikuchi’s 2021 season and what to expect from the former Mariner (9:02). Later, Blue Jays radio voice Ben Wagner weighs-in from Dunedin on the Kikuchi signing, what it means for Nate Pearson going forward, and possible trade targets to bolster the lineup (25:01). The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate. by Blair & Barker