Foul Territory

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Fair Territory: Pirates make offer to Kyle Schwarber, Tigers strategy, Jeff Kent elected to HOF, Bonds & Clemens out for good? Dec 08, 2025

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Ken Rosenthal unpacks yesterday’s Baseball Hall of Fame vote that elected Jeff Kent and left Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens on the sidelines. (Top of show)

(5:06) Ken shares his reporting yesterday that the Pirates have a 4-year offer into free agent Kyle Schwarber.

(6:11) Hear from Ken on why the time is now for the Tigers to make a move in the AL Central.

(10:45) Inside Dish reflects Winter Meetings lore.

(18:15) Grillin’ Ken answers your questions, including if the Nationals could trade Mackenzie Gore to the Orioles, Cubs Zac Gallen interest, chances Schwarber signs with the Reds, Braves changes at 2B and if the Padres will dump payroll.

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Buck Showalter unfiltered: Nimmo-Semien swap q’s, Losing Edwin Díaz in ’23, Don Mattingly’s HOF case Dec 08, 2025

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FT resident manager Buck Showalter sizes up where the Mets stand this offseason, the reports on Lindor & McNeil beef, his thoughts on the Nimmo-Semien trade, losing Edwin Díaz in the WBC, and the Hall of Fame cases for Don Mattingly and Dale Murphy.

Hosts: AJ Pierzynski, Erik Kratz, Scott Braun

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Former GM Thad Levine: Winter Meetings thoughts, Conversations w/Framber’s rep, Passive execs problem Dec 08, 2025

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Former MLB GM (most recently with Minnesota) Thad Levine takes us inside the Winter Meetings from a front office perspective.

We dive into details on where the Twins are at, Framber Valdez makeup q's, prospect hugging, and deadline ideas to spice up the week.

Hosts: Todd Frazier, Kevin Pillar, Scott Braun

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New Astros Assistant PC Ethan Katz joins Crush City Territory Dec 07, 2025

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New Astros assistant pitching coach Ethan Katz joins Tyler Stafford and The Athletic's Chandler Rome to discuss his new role in Houston, his initial impressions of the Astros' pitching infrastructure and how he got into coaching high school pitchers Jack Flaherty, Max Fried and Lucas Giolito.

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Cubs starter Matthew Boyd announces WBC Team USA decision on FT + Inside his short-rest NLDS decision Dec 07, 2025

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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Matthew Boyd announced on FT that he will be pitching for Team USA in the 2026 WBC. He tells us about a superstar catcher catching his bullpen sessions this offseason and details the decision to pitch on short rest in the NLDS against the Brewers.

Hosts: Scott Braun, Erik Kratz, AJ Pierzynski

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Ken Rosenthal: Hall of Fame Steroid Era Selig stance + HOF Contemporary Era ballot speculations Dec 06, 2025

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Should Bud Selig be in the Hall of Fame? Alex Rodriguez had pointed thoughts, so Ken brings in his perspective on the steroids era issue.

(3:00) The HOF Contemporary Era Election results will be revealed on Sunday. We explain the voting process and predict whether anyone on the ballot will get in.

Hosts: Todd Frazier, Kevin Pillar, Scott Braun

We'll react to the Hall of Fame vote when we're back LIVE on FT Monday

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Mets offseason to-do list: Keep Pete or Edwin? Chemistry q’s Dec 06, 2025

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Mets’d Up host Marc Luino reveals the offseason to-do list for the Mets and answers if he’d rather keep Pete Alonso or Edwin Díaz. He also shares how they will fill roster holes.

Hosts: Todd Frazier, Kevin Pillar, Scott Braun

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Ken Rosenthal joins FT: Red Sox-Pirates trade, Blue Jays think big + Judge HOF now, Cubs want Bregman Dec 05, 2025

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There’s a new FT lineup combo today. KP and Toddfather collab for the first time!

(02:48) The Password is now a Pirate! Boston and Pittsburgh swap 5 players, so we analyze both sides of the deal. Baseball America's Geoff Pontes scouts some of the players involved.

(14:36) FT Senior Insider Ken Rosenthal talks on the Pirates-Red Sox trade and if Kyle Tucker’s Blue Jays visit affects Bo Bichette. Ken details how the Winter Meetings are for him as an insider.

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(28:35) Aaron Judge has very good odds to win AL MVP next year. He's already a Hall of Fame lock, right?

(39:41) Alex Bregman has renewed interest from the Chicago Cubs. Will the Cubs be the winning bidder?

(45:03) We reveal some of the lineup for our show at the Winter Meetings next week!

Hosts: Todd Frazier, Kevin Pillar, Scott Braun

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Fair Territory: Kyle Tucker visits Blue Jays, HOF vote Sunday, Dodgers shopping Teoscar Hernández? Dec 05, 2025

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Ken Rosenthal and Scott Braun react to news that free agent slugger Kyle Tucker visited the Blue Jays facility in Dunedin. (Top of show)

(4:06) Ken unpacks a note from his latest column that the Dodgers could trade Teoscar Hernández.

(9:08) The hosts preview the Contemporary Baseball Era Hall of Fame vote announced Sunday.

(14:21) Ken and Scott crown their Dudes and Dorks of the Week.

(21:28) Ken takes your live Grillin’ Ken questions, including if the Twins could package Buxton with Ryan, Fernando-mania, Blue Jays payroll, Edwin Diaz market & Tatsuya Imai frontrunners.

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Josh Reddick: Viral Yamamoto comments, 2017 scandal list, Buzzer theory debunked, Astros to-do list Dec 05, 2025

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Former Astros outfielder Josh Reddick joins FT to offer some new details about the 2017 sign-stealing scandal. Plus, he addresses the Jose Altuve buzzer conspiracy theory and his broken relationship with Mike Fiers. We also ask him about his viral Yamamoto comments.

We begin with Josh listing the offseason to-do list for Houston.

Hosts: AJ Pierzynski, Erik Kratz, Scott Braun

Reddick is part of the crew that covers the Astros in-depth at Crush City Territory, part of the FT Network.

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