From contenders to eliminated: what went wrong with the Blue Jays

Guest: Toronto Star baseball columnist Gregor Chisholm

This week in Deep Left Field, the Blue Jays playoff dreams have been extinguished.

What looked only a couple of weeks ago like a team that had another playoff run in it has limped to the finish line, with 11 losses in 16 games through Wednesday's doubleheader sweep in Baltimore in which the Jays were mathematically eliminated after the first game.

My Toronto Star Blue Jays beat partner Gregor Chisholm joins me to dissect what went wrong in the Jays' quest to defend their American League pennant, from injuries and underperformance to poor roster construction that led to overreliance on certain players.

We also get into Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s viral comments about his contract.

All that, plus your thoughts in the mailbag at deepleftfield@thestar.ca!