Spin Rate: A show about the Toronto Blue Jays
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Spin Rate: A show about the Toronto Blue Jays
Weekly discussion of Toronto Blue Jays baseball with Drew Fairservice and The Athletic's Kaitlyn McGrath. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Breaking down the Wild Card Series vs Seattle & looking ahead to next season
Drew & Ricky break down the Wild Card series vs Seattle & they look ahead to what the Jays need to do to take the next step. Ricky was in Toronto for...
Lot's of questions for the Blue Jays heading into the offseason
Drew & Kaitlyn break down the Jays getting eliminated in the Wild Card Round by the Mariners and what's the offseason plan. They talk about if having...
Blue Jays-Mariners Wild Card Series Preview
Drew & Ricky preview the Mariners-Blue Jays Wild Card Series with all 3 games in Toronto. The guys break down the biggest matchups in the series and h...
3 games left in the regular season and the Jays hold their Wild Card destiny in their own hands
Drew & Kaitlyn talk about how the Blue Jays hold all the cards with 3 games left in the season to where they will finish in the Wild Card Standings. C...
Jays are Playoff bound, Vlad's interesting week & Marc Rzepczynski talks about the haunted hotel in Tampa Bay
Drew & Ricky talk all about your Blue Jays quest to clinch a Playoff spot & they are joined by former Jays Pitcher Marc Rzepczynski to talk about the...
Are the Jays built for a long postseason run?
Drew & Kaitlyn are back to talk about your AL Wild Card leading Blue Jays and how they are set-up nicely to make a deep Playoff run. They talk about h...
Playoff rotation plans & roster decisions are coming up for the Blue Jays
Drew & Ricky talk about some upcoming decisions the Jays will have to make about the Playoff rotation and roster. The guys talk about how it would be...
John Schneider is pressing all the right buttons right now
Drew and Ricky talk about the Wild Card leading Blue Jays (as of this recording) and how Manager John Schneider is pressing all the right buttons righ...
Bo Bichette & the starting rotation are leading the way for the Jays in September
Drew & Ricky talk about the Jays continuing to play some good ball and are being led by Bo Bichette & the starting rotation. They sweep the Pirates ov...
Blue Jays head into September and control their own destiny
Drew & Ricky talk about where the Blue Jays stand heading into September and how their destiny is in their hands to make the Playoffs. Jays take 2 of...
Angels sweep streaky Jays, the Ohtani experience & 1992 Jays World Series Anniversary
Drew & Kaitlyn have a lot to talk about from the weekend with the Angels and Shohei Ohtani in town. The Angels swept the Jays and the up and down roll...
Springer raking in Boston, Blue Jays bullpen clicking (minus Kikuchi) & Ohtani, Angels visit
Yimi Garcia, Zach Pop, Jordan Romano, and the bullpen have played a large role in the Blue Jays' recent string of success, including winning at least...
Jays take 3 of 4 from the Yankees & head to Boston with some momentum
The Jays take 3 of 4 from the Yankees and Drew & Kaitlyn are here to break it all down. The offense continues to struggle, but the Jays take 3 of 4 fr...
Is Jose Berrios tipping his pitches? Ross Stripling dominates Orioles & Yankees preview
Ross Stripling tossed a gem versus the Orioles. Where does he fit into a playoff rotation? Is Jose Berrios tipping his pitches? Drew and Ricky discuss...
Unlucky Kevin Gausman, Jays vs. Guardians offense & another shot at Baltimore
Is it bad juju or bad defense that's terrorizing Kevin Gausman? Drew and Kaitlyn chat about Gausman's odd spell, the Blue Jays and Guardians' offenses...
Bo Bichette bounces back in Baltimore, Jackie Bradley Jr. joins Jays & Guardians preview
Toronto's disappointing series in Baltimore had some silver linings. Drew and Ricky discuss Bo Bichette launching homers and a potential upgrade in th...
Merrifield slides Jays over Twins; with Mayza out, who's in & a whole lot of Orioles
Whit Merrifield's controversial slide to score the go-ahead run versus the Twins begs discussion. Was the right call made? Is there another left-hande...
Comparing Rays, Mariners & Wild Card hopefuls to Jays after trade deadline + Pop, Bass deepen bullpen
Mitch White, Zach Pop, and Anthony Bass were dealt to the Blue Jays to help in the short, and long term. Drew and Ricky take a deep dive into the newe...
Blue Jays trade deadline recap: Merrifield question marks, Rays series split & Mitch White the next Ross Stripling?
Kaitlyn McGrath heads the S.S. Spin Rate with Drew out, and welcomes Josh Goldberg, 'Designated for Assignment' podcast co-host and writer for The Sco...
Benintendi is the first domino to fall; Richards, pen at deadline & Wainwright is timeless
Ricky is the campaign manager for 'crafty pitchers'. An archetype, descriptor that suits Adam Wainwright aptly, and who, despite his age, seems ageles...
Historic win vs. Red Sox, trade deadline starting pitchers & Cardinals without Arenado, Goldschmidt vs. Jays
28-5!?! How does that even happen? Drew and Kaitlyn kick off today's show by explaining and recapping Toronto's historic night in Boston. The pair com...
Are Jays in Soto sweepstakes? Manoah's All-Star mic'd up brilliance + Shannon Curley & team culture
Alek Manoah's mic'd up moment at the All-Star Game was magical. Drew and Ricky chat about Manoah, Kirk, and the bevy of Jays in the ASG before revisit...
Blue Jays draft Barriera in 1st round, thoughts on Schneider vs. Royals & Soto Shuffle to Toronto?
Was John Schneider's first series as interim manager of the Jays successful? What is Brandon Barriera's, Toronto's first-round selection in the MLB Dr...
Can Blue Jays & Schneider still make the playoffs? w/ Tao of Stieb
The equanimous and enigmatic Tao of Stieb, yet no less great, joins Drew in the aftermath of Charlie Montoyo's dismissal to ponder and converse about...
Blue Jays fire Charlie Montoyo
Drew and Kaitlyn react to Toronto relieving Charlie Montoyo of his managerial duties. Was the writing on the wall, and if not, then why fire him? Did...
Jays' biggest concern after Seattle slump, first-half report card & Vlad, Kirk earn All-Star starts
Many of the usual suspects that have hamstrung the Jays this season reared their ugly heads in the Seattle series. Drew and Kaitlyn recap the inauspic...
Berrios bounces back vs. A's, how can the Blue Jays help Kikuchi & Chapman makes strides
Drew and Ricky kibbitz about the highlights and low-lights of Toronto's trip to Oakland. On the upside, Matt Chapman crushed the ball at the plate, an...
Gausman's injury underscores Jays' need for pitching at trade deadline & west coast trip preview
The Jays kick off their west coast swing after a miserable three-game stretch against the Rays. Drew and Kaitlyn share cliff notes from the Tampa Bay...
Vladdy called 'game' in win over Red Sox, the Trent Thornton decision & Kirk for Ohtani?
Toronto has scored a pair of critical wins over the Red Sox, and Drew and Ricky breakdown all the action from the couplet of victories. Vladdy called...
Berrios, Kikuchi & pitching double trouble + Jays taking on the Boston Red (Hot) Sox in AL East stretch
What was considered a position of strength at the start of 2022 for the Blue Jays has devolved into a possible weakness. Jose Berrios, Yusei Kikuchi,...
Applauding Guillermo Martínez as Jays rally vs. White Sox & are Kikuchi, Sergio Romo bullpen solutions?
The Jays fall victim to yet another pitching implosion episode; however, hitting coach Guillermo Martínez may have spurred Toronto to a series finale...
Jays dodge Yankees sweep with a crucial comeback win, is Ryu's time in Toronto up & White Sox preview
Is it accurate to say the Blue Jays just aren't up to the Yankees' level of play this season, or is Toronto's current state more nuanced than that? Dr...
What Ryu's injury means for Kikuchi, Stripling, Moreno's presence & stumping for Shohei to Toronto
Toronto will be without Hyun-jin Ryu for quite a while as he undergoes surgery on his elbow. Drew and Ricky explores the ripple effects of Ryu's injur...
Jays top Tigers, Moreno's debut reaction & Stripling remains consistent and impressive
Gabriel Moreno made his major league debut as Toronto took two of three versus Detroit. Drew and Kaitlyn analyze Moreno's first big-league series, inc...
Gabriel Moreno called-up to Blue Jays: inside his skillset, expectations & is a catcher on his way out?
Keegan Matheson, MLB.com's Blue Jays reporter, joins Drew and Kaitlyn to discuss the promotion of Toronto's top prospect, Gabriel Moreno. What can we...
Berrios pumps strikes vs. Twins, Gausman stumbles & Jays pulling ball more
Although the Twins took two versus the Jays, Toronto is still a hot team. Drew, Kaitlyn, and Ricky react to the three-game series in Minnesota, includ...
Vladdy, Danny Jansen & co. keep Jays rolling + is Alejandro Kirk a trade piece?
With seven consecutive wins under their belt, the Blue Jays are rolling. Drew and Ricky chat about the win streak, and Vladdy, Jansen, and others' con...
Jays sweep Angels, Berrios hard-hit hindrance & Merryweather concern?
The Jays earned their first series sweep of the 2022 season. Drew and Kaitlyn, armed with their brooms, react to Toronto's four-game slate versus the...
The Danny Jansen Game, is Kevin Gausman the AL's top pitcher & are the Jays too right-handed?
Will Danny Jansen be remembered as the catalyst for a hot-hitting Jays team if their offense turns the corner and remains consistent? Drew and Ricky d...
The Blue Jays' season isn't sunk despite a disappointing start
Is it time Toronto makes wholesale changes to its roster in an attempt to shed its disappointing start? Drew and Kaitlyn don't think so. The pair reas...