Let Locked on Blue Jays begin your week with thoughts on a melange of topics!

Host Ryan Andrews begins with some positives to be drawn from the Blue Jays' weekend series with the Yankees, from reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=boruck000rya&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-">Ryan Borucki's stellar Sunday start, to reference.com/players/s/smoakju01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-">Justin Smoak's resurgent series at the plate.

However, all attention comes back to reference.com/players/h/happja01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-">J.A. Happ. Andrews discusses what the lefty's Saturday start means going forward for his trade value.

In the second half, the Nova Scotian also argues against the Blue Jays' continuing practice of batting reference.com/players/p/pillake01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-">Kevin Pillar and reference.com/players/m/martiru01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-">Russell Martin 5th and 6th in the order, and details their preferred batting order, starting with Lourdes Gurriel at the top.

Andrews closes by railing against the All-Star game selections, particularly AL pitchers such as reference.com/players/s/snellbl01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-">Blake Snell, reference.com/players/p/paxtoja01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-">James Paxton and reference.com/search/search.fcgi?pid=mortoch02,mortoch01&search=Charlie+Morton&utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-">Charlie Morton.

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