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Episode 302: JV, Meet SF Jan 15, 2025

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On this week's episode, we begin by looking at the finalists of the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes, and make our final picks where the ace will end up. From there, we discuss the public HOF ballots with a week to go until announcement day, future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander heading to the Giants, Jeff Hoffman heading up north to the Blue Jays, free agents willing to take shorter deals as the offseason drags on, early arbitration figures, and the best player at each position throughout the entirety of the 2000s.

Episode 301: Top-Five! Jan 08, 2025

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On this week's episode, we begin by looking at the Baseball Hall of Fame tracker, and the public votes so far. From there, we discuss Hyesong Kim signing with the Dodgers, and their resulting trade of Gavin Lux to the Reds, Brent Rooker's extension with the Athletics, Charlie Morton landing with the Orioles, Michael Lorezen heading back to the Royals, Drew Rasmussen re-upping with the Rays, and the list of our top-five players at each position heading into 2025, and our best player at each spot over the last five seasons.

Episode 300: The Latest D-Back Ace Jan 01, 2025

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On this week's episode, we celebrate our 300th recording, and discuss Corbin Burnes shocking the baseball world by heading to the Diamondbacks, the Red Sox adding Walker Buehler, Teoscar Hernandez and Sean Manea re-upping with the Dodgers and Mets, Joc Pederson heading to Texas, Gleyber Torres heading to the Tigers, Andrew McCutchen remaining in Pittsburgh, and the Nationals bringing back Trevor Williams and Josh Bell. To wrap up, we discuss some of our favorite players of all-time at each position.

Episode 299: Ricky Says We're Gonna Miss You Man of Steel Dec 23, 2024

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On this week's episode, we begin by discussing the passing of baseball stolen base and runs scored king, the Man of Steel, Rickey Henderson, at the age of 65. From there, we discuss the first baseman carousel that landed Christian Walker in Houston, Josh Naylor in Arizona, Paul Goldschmidt in New York, Carlos Santana back in Cleveland, and Nate Lowe in DC. We also discuss Jesus Luzardo and Max Kepler heading to Philly, Patrick Sandoval heading to Boston, and Sammy Sosa making amends with the Cubs.

Episode 298: Soto Slides to Citi Dec 16, 2024

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On this week's episode, we begin by discussing Juan Soto's record-setting fifteen-year, $765 million dollar contract to move across New York as a member of the Mets. From there, we discuss the Yankees adding Max Fried, Devin Williams, and Cody Bellinger, the Cubs trading for Kyle Tucker, the Red Sox adding Garret Crochet, Dick Allen and Dave Parker reaching Cooperstown, Andres Gimenez being traded to the Blue Jays, Jordan Romano heading to the Phillies, and Nathan Eovaldi heading back to the Rangers.

Episode 297: Adames Gets A Giant Deal Dec 09, 2024

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On this week's episode, we begin by discussing the Giants landing their shortstop of the future by signing Willy Adames to a seven-year, $182 million contract, the largest in franchise history. From there, we discuss Luis Severino landing the largest contract in A's history, Clay Holmes signing with the Mets as a starter, Tyler O'Neill and Gary Sanchez heading to the Orioles, Shane Bieber heading back to Cleveland, and Aroldis Chapman signing with the Red Sox. To wrap up, we talk about the absurdity of the newly proposed Golden Bat rule,

Episode 296: Hall of Fame Special! Dec 04, 2024

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On this week's episode, we take a look at the 2024 BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot, and discuss each candidate's case before making our ten selections. We discuss who we deem to be the favorites for election this year, including Billy Wagner, Ichiro Suzuki, Carlos Beltran, CC Sabathia, and Andurw Jones, as well as others players we'd consider for induction, including but not limited to, Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, Tori Hunter, Andy Pettitte, Francisco Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez, Alex Rodriguez, and Dustin Pedroia.

Episode 295: Snell Makes Up for Lost Time Dec 03, 2024

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On this week's episode, we begin by discussing Blake Snell becoming the first major free agent to find a new home (a season after waiting until spring training to sign) agreeing to a five-year, $182 million deal with the World Series champion Dodgers. From there, we discuss Tommy Edman re-upping with the Dodgers, Matt Boyd heading to the Cubs, Yusei Kikuchi heading to the Angels, Frankie Montas heading to the Mets, and a good old-fashioned baseball trade between the Royals and Reds that saw Jonathan India and Brady Singer get moved.

Episode 294: Free Agent Fiesta Nov 19, 2024

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On this week's episode, we begin with our free agent fiesta, where we discuss our predictions for the landing spots, and contracts for the top fifty free agents this offseason, including Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes, Alex Bregman, and Blake Snell. From there, we discuss the MLB Award finalists, and the selections for the Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, Silver Slugger Awards, and All-MLB selections. To wrap up, we discuss the Rays stadium plans for 2025, and Diamond Sports emerging from bankruptcy.

Episode 293: Stateside Sasaki Nov 12, 2024

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On this week's episode, we begin by discussing Rori Sasaki's posting by the Chiba Lotte Mariners, favorites to sign him, and how it will effect the free agent pitching market. From there, we discuss Clayton McCullough being named manager of the Miami Marlins, an extension for Mike Shildt, Aaron Boone's 2025 team option being picked up, Shohei Ohtani undergoing shoulder surgery, the Phillies front office remake, and which players we think will be elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the Classic Era Ballot.

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