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Early grade on the Luis Arráez trade is a tough sell to Marlins fans on many levels and the Padres might be better than last year now. (02:27)
(18:29) CB Bucknor did the classic dinner reservation strike 3 call after a 3-hour rain delay and Aaron Judge got tossed for using an unknown magic word?
(29:40) How long of a leash should the Blue Jays give Alek Manoah and the A's are kinda good right now? It's REAL LIFE Major League the movie!
(45:09) The Twins finally lost but Jhoan Duran's entrance is always winning. Fierce debate about entertainment in baseball in here.
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World Series winning catchers get special treatment in the free agent market. Veteran Austin Hedges talks about getting extra offseason attention and how Cleveland was the ideal spot for him.
Also covered: Cleveland's big organizational change that sparked the offense, Stephen Vogt's instant success as manager
Hosts: Pierzynski, Kratz, Braun
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Brad Rowland and Scott Coleman discuss an ugly weekend for the Atlanta Braves in Los Angeles. Topics include the team’s continued offensive struggles (Matt Olson, Michael Harris II), positive signs from Austin Riley and Ronald Acuña Jr., the context of a 20-12 record, soft Phillies sched, a (minor) trade, Pierce Johnson‘s injury, and much more.
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MLB's velocity king dropped an EPIC line when asked why he doesn't have a wild 9th inning entrance yet.
The Oakland closer guides us through his ride from Division III afterthought to Big League dominance, including barely any pro prospect time. Are minor league innings overrated?
Miller tells us his inspirational story about discovering and managing Type 1 diabetes.
Is Miller cool with his new nickname? How often is he seeing fan callouts for teams to trade for him?
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From DFA'd to high-leverage reliever on baseball's biggest stage, Kevin Ginkel describes why he opted to stick it out in the Diamondbacks org. and it paid off.
It's been a slow start for Arizona this season and we ask about the World Series hangover effect.
Also featured: Ginkel knocks Stephen A. Smith’s Mike Trout comments, deep golf talk in here too.
Hosted by: AJ Pierzynski, Erik Kratz, Scott Braun
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Did you see Jack Flaherty mow down the Cardinals this past week? Stud starter Tarik Skubal describes the extra adrenaline he witnessed from Flaherty against the team that he spent most of his career with.
We ask Skubal about Pete Alonso being called out at home after it appeared that he had no path to the plate. Does the elite Tigers pitcher think the Automatic Ball Strike system would play well in the Bigs?
Also covered: Paul Skenes should develop in the Bigs, is it cool to send a message if your team keeps getting hit by pitches?
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