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The 2025 MLB season—as well as my return to written posts, I swear!—is nearly upon us, and the Blue Jays have a fighting chance in an ultra-tight American League in which every team currently has the same record. But merely meeting their projections won't be good enough, and succeeding will rely on getting some good stories out of a group of untested position player prospects practically the same age Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and health from a starting rotation with an average age of 34.
This week we talk about what it would take for the Jays to have a successful season and how an unsuccessful one might play out, why the team chose Roden over Barger and parted ways with Ryan Yarbrough, the reasons to really like Alejandro Kirk’s contract, a curious coaching comment from José BerrÃos, plus predictions for the season and more!
That's right, it's our season preview episode!
Have a listen below, or by finding Blue Jays Happy Hour on your podcast app of choice—Apple, Spotify, etc.—and be sure to like, subscribe, rate, review, etc.
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