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Ben Ennis and Kevin Barker begin the second hour discussing what Brett Bateman has brought to the lineup, Charles McAdoo's hard-hitting abilities, José Soriano's third start with the Blue Jays before bringing on Tampa Bay Times' Marc Topkin (20:25) to chat about the leading the AL East team, what Junior Caminero's ceiling could be, the roster relishing in bunt opportunities, and their running game. Then, Blue Jays reporter Arden Zwelling (31:17) joins the guys to chat about Ricky Tiedemann's major league debut, what has gone right for Brendon Little, how John Schneider and Pete Walker approaches their open spot in the rotation, Kazuma Okamoto trying to find consistency at the plate, Max Scherzer's approach for the rest of the season, and how David Popkins has navigated an up and down offensive season.
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"The Open Spot in the Rotation + Rays Preview" is an episode of Blair & Barker. Runtime 49 min. Published August 17, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.