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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 110: Phase 2 – Begin!

Episode 110 Greg, Josh, and Nick look at the state of the Blue Jays as the second half begins play. They discuss Marcus Stroman’s rant, Kevin Pillar’s injury and the impact on the roster going forward, Marco Estrada’s potential return to the trade market, Justin Smoak putting together another very solid season, J.A. Happ’s All-Star […]

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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 109: The Right STUFF

Episode 109 Mike Sonne of The Athletic stops by to discuss the Blue Jays pitchers. He breaks down the Stuff reports for trade candidates, J.A. Happ, John Axford, Seung-hwan Oh, and Tyler Clippard as well as starters Aaron Sanchez and Marcus Stroman, before also discussing how John Gibbon’s bullpen usage has affected the Fatigue Unit […]

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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 108: Bubble Wrap, Please!

Episode 108 Greg and Josh dissect the Pearce trade and its future implications, then discuss Marco Estrada’s injury and the impact on his value, Jose Bautista’s return to Toronto, Roberto Osuna coming back as the closer and the team’s handling of that issue, Kevin Pillar’s incredible catch, Ryan Borucki’s outlier dominance, and Marcus Stroman’s issue […]

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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 107: Falling Off the Trading Block

Episode 107 Greg and Josh go over the last week of news and games. They discuss the differences in Marcus Stroman’s approach from his return, Ryan Borucki’s solid debut outing, Josh Donaldson’s crushing injury setback, Kevin Pillar’s continued struggles, a magical night for Randal Grichuk, Roberto Osuna’s suspension coming down, and the increasing trade stock […]

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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 105: Ups and Downs

Episode 105 Greg and Josh go over a week with nice highs and unpleasant lows. They discuss the very strong performance of the rotation the last two times through with specific looks at the success of J.A. Happ and Marco Estrada, the return of Randal Grichuk and its impact on Teoscar Hernández and the outfield […]

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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 104: It’s Drafty in Here

Episode 104 Jeffrey Paternostro of Baseball Prospectus stops by to talk about the Blue Jays draft. He talks about how the first five picks need to be viewed collectively, instead of individually, reviews some of the players, and then compares Vlad Jr. to the rest of the league. Greg and Nick also discuss the strong […]

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Artificial Turf Wars Ep. 103: May Showers

Episode 103 Greg and Josh discuss the disappointing May for the Blue Jays which includes some nearly historic bad records. They also talk about the ugly defending — which led to utility player Russell Martin — and the pending reinforcements in the form of Diaz and Grichuk, a solid stretch for Kendrys Morales, Pillar turning […]