So long, Rowdy Tellez; the Alejandro Kirk conundrum & Wild Card projections w/ Jonah Birenbaum

With the same battery-energy as Whitey Ford and Yogi Berra, Drew
and Jonah Birenbaum pitch and catch Blue Jays musings with such
panache, you'd think they were on the diamond. The guys bid
farewell to Rowdy Tellez, who was traded to Milwaukee in exchange
for pitcher Trevor Richards. Will Tellez's departure affect the
team negatively? Is Richards' addition a boon to the bullpen?
Finally, Drew can fully unleash his outer (yes, outer, not inner)
Shohei Ohtani fanboy with Jonah around. Who will win the AL MVP,
Shohei or Vlad? Trade machine time! Is Alejandro Kirk next out the
door, or should Toronto start him as a valued offensive producer?
Nate Pearson is a goner at this point, right? Could Toronto nab
either Berrios or Castillos to fortify their rotation? What about
Jose Ramirez? To close, the teammates flick through who's in the
mix for the AL Wild Card and compare the Blue Jays to those
clubs.  Follow Drew on Twitter: @DrewGROF Follow Jonah on
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