The JD Bunkis Podcast

Russell Martin, first base coach of Team Canada at the World Baseball Classic and former Blue Jays catcher, hops on the show to chat about his potential interest to become a manager in the big leagues, what he thought of the Blue Jays World Series run, if baseball is becoming more popular in Canada, the important of the WBC for Team Canada and Canada's outlook at the tournament. Russell also gives his opinion on the new automated ball-strike system implemented in Major League Baseball. The show ends with 'What We Missed!' 

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

JD and Ben Ennis, host of The FAN Morning Show, build their trust tree for the Blue Jays bullpen, before debating the intensity of the World Baseball Classic and the sport of baseball in Canada. Next, the duo list their hopeless franchise rankings in North American professional sports. 

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David Pagnotta, Editor in Chief of The Fourth Period,  joins JD to break down what the flow of trades may be during NHL trade deadline week, what the Maple Leafs idea may be for next season, if it's more likely that the Leafs trade Oliver Ekman-Larsson or Brendan Carlo, what scenarios would push the Leafs front office to approach players with no-trade clauses, what return the Leafs could fetch for Scott Laughton, what opportunities may be better served for the Leafs in the offseason, and the job security of Craig Berube and Brad Treliving. 

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JD reacts to another putrid Maple Leafs performance and lays out the turbulent situation the franchise is in. Then, Ben Nicholson-Smith joins JD (12:00) to explain why the Blue Jays and Max Scherzer came to an agreement now, who from the starting rotation will be relied on heavily to start the season, how the Jays are hoping to roll out Trey Yesavage, and what relatively unknown fielders can make an impact this season. JD then touches on the sports-hate directed at the Oklahoma City Thunder. 

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Sportsnet's Arden Zwelling joins the show live from Dunedin, Florida to get into early Blue Jays spring training stories. JD asks Arden about Brendon Little's impressive offseason adjustments, which bullpen arms on the roster bubble he believes in, Eloy Jiménez' chances to make the big league roster, the cautious approach with Trey Yesavage and how the Jays may deploy him, José Berríos and the meritocracy strategy for the overcrowded starting rotation. The show ends with 'What We Missed!' (27:00)

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.