Kevin Pillar Placed on the DL, Aaron Sanchez, Minor League Update and More

In this episode of the ToT-cast, Chris Okrainetz and Jake Middleton discuss the Toronto Blue Jays and their recent news. They discuss Kevin Pillar being placed on the 15-day disabled list, Aaron Sanchez and how the Blue Jays should manage him, five stats from the week that was, a minor league update, the American League East, and their upcoming games against Tampa Bay and Houston. Here’s a rundown of what was discussed on the podcast: - We discuss Kevin Pillar heading to the disabled list (1:42) - The Aaron Sanchez conundrum; we share our thoughts on what the team should do with him, how many more starts he could make, his average velocity, and his innings (3:00) - Chris goes through five Blue Jays stats from the week that was (12:58) - Jake goes through the Blue Jays minor league system and provides a prospect update on: Richard Urena, Rowdy Tellez, Sean Reid-Foley, Jon Harris, T.J. Zeuch, Bo Bichette, and Connor Greene. - We sink our teeth into the American League East to discuss Manny Machado and how the pennant race might play out by using Fangraphs projected standings (28:32) - We preview the Jays upcoming series against the Tampa Bay Rays and Houston Astros (34:33) * * * You can listen to every episode of the ToT-cast on iTunes, SoundCloud, or stream it from our website. Make sure you not only subscribe to the show so you don’t miss any new episodes, but leave us a nice review — if you think we’ve earned it! Thanks for listening and be sure to follow us on Twitter @TipoftheTower, and like our Facebook page @Tip of the Tower.