Blue Jays Talk

On your Monday edition of Jays Talk Plus, Blake Murphy revisits the Blue Jays' weekend series with the Twins, Kevin Gausman's rough start yesterday, and George Springer's record setting season from the lead off spot (00:55). Ben Nicholson-Smith then joins to establish the Toronto Blue Jays Concern and Confidence Index, including Hyun-Jin Ryu's injury, the rotation going forward, Alejandro Kirk's All-Star case, and the need for an additional lefty bat (21:36). Later on, Senior writer from FanGraphs Dan Szymborski chats about the Royals' falloff since their World Series victory in 2012, the ongoing issues in the organization's re-building process, and the FanGraphs projections for this upcoming series (50:43). Finally, former Blue Jays catcher Caleb Joseph joins to talk break down Gausman's latest outing, before sharing his expectations for Ross Stripling on the mound tonight and thoughts on the Bo-Vladdy infield cross-up Sunday (01:14:46). Finally, Blake gets you set for tonight's game with the lineups and not