Locked On Blue Jays - Daily Podcast On The Toronto Blue Jays

The Blue Jays are in a difficult spot. They have not played good baseball all season long as they have failed to do the little things right. However, even with all the shortcomings, they sit only 2.5 games out of a wildcard spot. The front office wants this team to be good, the fans want this team to be good and most of all, the players want to play good baseball. This doesn’t happen with a snap of the fingers, a lot of thing...

The trade deadline is approaching quickly, and nobody knows whether the Blue Jays should be buyers or sellers this season. So much has gone wrong up to this point, but somehow, someway the Blue Jays still have an opportunity to turn this season around. These next two weeks will dictate what the Blue Jays will try to make of this season: whether they go on a crazy run to pull us back in or if this is one of those seasons that should...

The Blue Jays season has not played out the way they would have wanted. Mental mistakes, uncompetitive at bats and pitching blow ups have put them in a rough spot, but which players have put them in this position? In this episode, we discuss players who have overachieved for the Blue Jays, underachieved, and who is responsible for the Jays lack of success this season. We then break down the performances by Blue Jays players in this...

The Blue Jays are not playing baseball this week, but there is still so much to talk about. MLB hosted its draft over this weekend, with the Blue Jays looking to maximize their draft picks and load up with talent for the future. The all star game is taking place on Tuesday, as the lineup and starting pitchers have been confirmed, which will allow us to see a few Blue Jays’ players in action. In this episode, we recap the Blue...

The Blue Jays have lost the series to the San Diego Padres as they go into the all-star break on the wrong foot. This was a very winnable series, as the Blue Jays continue to beat themselves in the big moments. The first half of the season has been a huge disappointment on multiple fronts, as fans continue to wonder if this team is going to buy or sell at the trade deadline. They have not been playing good baseball, but when you on...

The Blue Jays have a huge weekend ahead of them. It is their last series before the all star break, where they hope to gain ground in the standings after a horrible ten game stretch. The MLB draft will take place starting Saturday and work throughout the weekend, as the Blue Jays look to bolster their prospect pool to continue to build for the future. This weekend can do two things for the Blue Jays: it can set them up for success ...

The Blue Jays have won the rubber match against the San Francisco Giants 10-0. What an outing from Dylan Cease. He tried his best to secure the no hitter, but after 118 pitches and 8 innings of work, the giants were able to end the no hit bid in the bottom of the 9th inning. The offense was also firing on all cylinders, scoring five runs in the first inning and never looking back. This was one of the most entertaining games of the ...

The Blue Jays have beaten the San Francisco Giants 9-3. It was a crazy game to watch, because the Blue Jays actually scored runs! Jonatan Clase led the charge with a three run home run, with Sean Keys, Ernie Clement and Brandon Valenzuela having big contributions to the hit parade off Trevor McDonald. The Blue Jays needed a game like this desperately, as things were spiralling out of control quickly over the last few games. The Blu...

The Blue Jays get pumped by the San Francisco Giants as they lose the first game of the series 10-1. It just keeps getting worse for the Blue Jays, as they are playing some of their worst baseball of this decade. The lineup was not good once again, only mustering three hits throughout the ballgame. We’re reaching a breaking point with this ball club, as they fall farther and farther out of the wildcard race. In this episode, ...

The Blue Jays have lost another series, this one against the Seattle Mariners. The offense was non-existent once again, as the Blue Jays scored two runs over the three game series. It was a frustrating series, as the same things that have been dragging this ball club down were displayed once again: uncompetitive bat bats, blow ups from the starting pitching, and mental mistakes that ultimately cost the Blue Jays the series. In this...

The Blue Jays are in their most important stretch of the season. These next 25 games will determine the Blue Jays fate: whether they are buyers or sellers and how aggressive they want to be at this trade deadline. The American League is wide open, so even with the Blue Jays recent struggles they still have a good shot of making the playoffs, but things need to change quickly. In this episode, we discuss whether we believe the Blue ...

The Blue Jays have secured the series win against the Mets as they cruise to a 9-3 victory. The Blue Jays offense came to play today as they scored early and often, having some big hits with runners in scoring position. Sean Keys had his first home run as a big leaguer and the Blue Jays executed another perfect bullpen game to get one game closer to .500. This was a good start as the Blue Jays need to start stacking up wins quickly...

The Blue Jays have finally done it: they have snapped their six game losing and beat the New York Mets 2-1. This was the reunion of Bo Bichette returning to the Rogers Centre, as he got a warm welcome from the crowd as they played his tribute. The Blue Jays didn’t play their best brand of baseball, but were able to get back into the win column, something this team needed desperately. There were a few wild plays in this game, ...

The Blue Jays have now lost 6 games in a row as they get swept by the Texas Rangers. This was the most disappointing, frustrating and demoralizing series the Blue Jays have played all season long. This team continues to find new ways to lose, whether it’s because of the starting pitching, lack of offense, on the base paths or just a bone headed mistake. There are a lot of things going wrong, and the Blue Jays are running out ...

The Blue Jays have lost their third game in a row, starting the series off against the Texas Rangers with a 6-5 loss. Kevin Gausman was not good in this game, as his command was all over the place and was unable to execute pitches, putting the jays behind the 8-ball early on in this game. It has been the same story for the Blue Jays offense, as the top of the order was unable to generate any runs once again. In this episode, Carter...

The Blue Jays continue to find news ways to lose baseball games. The offense got their doors blown off against Mike Burrows, who has statistically been one of the worst pitches in baseball this season. The at bats were horrendous, the results were even worse as the Blue Jays threw away a series they had a chance at sweeping. In this episode, we discuss what went wrong for the Blue Jays as they continue to make bonehead plays on the...

The Blue Jays lose a tough game to the Astros in extras innings by a score of 9-7. This game was an emotional roller coaster  as the Blue Jays were down early, but were able to storm back just to blow the lead in the ninth inning. The Blue Jays had so many chances to take control of this game which makes the loss that much more frustrating. You could point the blame in a lot of directions for this loss, as we break down all of...

The Blue Jays have done it, they have officially gotten back to .500 after a 4-2 victory over the Houston Astros. The offense did just enough to win this ball game, but once again was frustrating as they were abysmal with runners on base and with runners in scoring position. However, it was enough to get them the win after a great outing from Dylan Cease, followed up by consistent zeroes out of the bullpen. In this episode, we disc...