Blue Jays limp into showdown with Dodgers
Injuries, bullpen, baserunning and scoring, but other than that ...
Off to a disappointing start to the ‘26 season, including a three-game sweep by the rebuilding White Sox, in Chicago, the Blue Jays try to turn it around starting with a rematch of last year’s World Series vs. the Dodgers. Mal and Griff discuss on Exit Philosophy the struggles of the offence, including five key position players yet to hit their stride, while the bullpen has spiralled through nine games largely on a three-game implosion of LH Brendon Little, who was finally demoted to AAA-Buffalo. But it may be the loss to injury of C Alejandro Kirk that is of most concern. Can Tyler Heineman be the starter behind the plate after two disastrous games that ended in losses at Rate Field. Is it Brandon Valenzuela’s turn to take the catching lead? Evaluating Vlad and the contributions of the newcomers plus far more.