Flippin' Bats with Ben Verlander

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SHOHEI OHTANI & ROKI SASAKI TEAM UP ON THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS, FREE AGENT UPDATES & MORE Jan 21, 2025

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Ben Verlander breaks down the latest MLB news including phenom Roki Sasaki deciding to sign with the World Series defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The signing of Sasaki gives the Dodgers arguably the greatest team ever assembled on paper. Ben dives into what this means for the Dodgers, baseball this season & beyond. Ben also dives into Anthony Santander signing with the Toronto Blue Jays, the latest updates on Pete Alonso & Alex Bregman and more.

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SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS SIGN JUSTIN VERLANDER, SAN DIEGO PADRES' DRAMA, & MORE Jan 09, 2025

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Ben Verlander breaks down the big news of MLB with Justin Verlander signing with the San Francisco Giants. Ben also discusses the recent drama with the San Diego Padres' ownership group. Then, he hits on updates around free agency regarding Roki Sakai and Pete Alonso, as well as Gavin Lux being traded to the Cincinnati Reds.

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FIVE BOLD PREDICTIONS FOR 2025, SHOHEI OHTANI REPEAT & MOST FRUSTRATING TEAMS THIS OFFSEASON Jan 04, 2025

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Ben Verlander brings in the New Year with some baseball fun. Ben talks about his five bold predictions for the 2025 MLB season including the Boston Red Sox winning the AL East. Ben also gives updates on free agents Roki Sasaki, Pete Alonso and Justin Verlander. Finally, Ben gives his Top 5 most frustrating teams this offseason including the Atlanta Braves.

CHAPTERS:

02:18 BOLD PREDICTIONS

17:30 FREE AGENT UPDATES

31:35 TOP 5 MOST FRUSTRATING TEAMS

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HOUSTON ASTROS TRADED KYLE TUCKER TO THE CHICAGO CUBS: WHO WON THE TRADE? Dec 13, 2024

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Ben Verlander hops on an emergency podcast to discuss the monster trade between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs. The Astros have traded Kyle Tucker to the Cubs for Isaac Paredes, Hayden Wesneski and Cam Smith (Cubs No. 7 prospect). Who won the trade?

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HOUSTON ASTROS & KYLE TUCKER RUMORS, RED SOX COUNTER YANKEES' BIG MOVE & ORIOLES' IDLE Dec 12, 2024

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Ben Verlander wraps up MLB's Winter Meetings after the Boston Red Sox trade for Garrett Crochet eight years after they landed Chris Sale from the White Sox. The New York Yankees have begun their back up plan to missing out on Juan Soto by signing Max Fried to a $218M/8 year deal. The Baltimore Orioles are sitting idle except for moving their left field wall in again. Ben also talks about the Houston Astros and the rumors with Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker. Then, he finally gives updates on Roki Sasaki.

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NEW YORK METS SIGN JUAN SOTO TO LARGEST DEAL IN MLB HISTORY, ROKI SASAKI OFFICIALLY POSTED & MORE Dec 09, 2024

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Ben Verlander breaks down the biggest news of the MLB offseason with the New York Mets landing Juan Soto to the sum of $765 million over 15 years. With Soto signing the largest contract in MLB history, what does this mean for the Mets and what does this mean for the New York Yankees moving forward? Ben also talks about Roki Sasaki officially being posted and then he answers some fan questions!

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LOS ANGELES DODGERS SIGN BLAKE SNELL TO START THEIR WORLD SERIES DEFENSE & MORE Nov 27, 2024

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Ben Verlander jumps into the biggest MLB offseason news so far with the World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers signing 2-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell to a 5 year, $182M contract. What does Snell heading to the Dodgers mean for the rest of the pitching market, free agency, the Dodgers and MLB. Ben also updates news on Roki Sasaki and Juan Soto and so much more.

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SHOHEI OHTANI & AARON JUDGE WIN MVP, MLB AWARDS RECAP & FREE AGENCY UPDATES Nov 22, 2024

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Ben Verlander recaps all of the winners from MLB Awards including Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani and New York Yankees' Aaron Judge taking home MVP honors. Ben also discusses updates in Free Agency & more!

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ROKI SASAKI'S MLB POSTING, 5 BIG FREE AGENT PREDICTIONS & MORE Nov 13, 2024

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Ben Verlander talks about Roki Sasaki being posted to MLB and why every team should be trying to get the 23 year old right-hander. Ben gives his predictions on 5 of the biggest free agents this year - Roki Sasaki, Alex Bregman, Corbin Burnes & more. Ben answers fan questions and much more.

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SHOHEI OHTANI OR AARON JUDGE: MLB'S MVP, TOP 5 OFFSEASON STORYLINES & ASTROS' DYNASTY OVER? Nov 06, 2024

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Ben Verlander dives into the his 1st episode of the MLB offseason talking about Gerrit Cole's interesting opt out situation with the New York Yankees. He then gets into his Top 5 Offseason Storylines including Roki Sakaki, Juan Soto, Shohei Ohtani's arms, Houston Astros & more. Ben then talks about if MLB has an MVP for the entire league, who would win? Shohei Ohtani or Aaron Judge?

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