Toronto Blue Jays - Brent Cardy visits BaseballBiz On Deck - First games of 2023

 Brent Cardy, Analyst of all things Toronto Blue
Jays visits BaseballBiz On Deck and gives us a peek
into the 2023 season for Toronto & the AL East



What does AL East look like – 3 team race – Orioles & Red
Sox not in that mix 


Toronto Blue Jays Pitching

 Alek Manoah, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt, Kevin
Gausman, 

Kikuchi – strong mix with fastball, cutter &
slider 

Ryu –what will pitching rotation look like if and when he
returns. 

Chris Bassitt ditches PitchCom & calls his own unique
8 pitches 

Kevin Gausman generating a lot of hit and miss 

Alek Manoah maybe fighting his mechanics. Not the most
beloved pitcher across the AL East 



Kansas City Royals pitcher, Ryan Yarbrough talked
about
      "getting comfortable with being
uncomfortable" 


Blue Jays lineup – George Springer, Bo Bichette, Vlad
Jr, Alejandro Kirk, Chapman, Kevin Kiermaier, Whit
Merrifield 


Kevin Kiermaier good solid player and fans love
him. 


Dalton Varsho, Gold Glove finalist is a nice addition to
the Jays – Toronto Fans appreciate a player who don’t say so
much & play hard. 


Bo Bichette – Tampa Bay Native – a solid defender, a
strong 2 strike hitter & a 3 year & $33 million
contract. 


Long Road Trip - Jays season began with 10 games on the
road before returning to Rogers Centre where renovations are
being made to the facility 

Do shorter games mean less time to eat & imbibe alcoholic
beverages. 


A drunk Solution: Extend the number of innings when a
fan can drink. More drinks within a shorter period of time =
more drunks per game? Bad math. 


Yankees legend & former Marlins Manager, Don
Mattingly is the new Bench Coach for the Jays 


Balanced Schedule – what happened with Mets &
Marlins fiasco 


Orioles – Rutschman, Urias, Bautista, Mateo,
Mountcastle, Mullins & Hayes – will 2023 or 2024 be the
year that Baltimore steps up 


Boston Red Sox in the basement & suffering, Devers
& Verdugo looking good. Adam Duvall amongst the
injured 


What do the Red Sox, Taylor Swift & The Tampa Bay Rays
have in common? 

Will the Jays build up their bullpen? Everything else looks
great 

Will the pitch clock impact pitcher injuries 






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