Foul Territory Foul Territory

Late signings don't just hurt players. They hurt teams too! We hit the Blake Snell to the injured list breaking news. (2:33)
(9:59) Cardinals younger slugger Jordan Walker was optioned today. What does he need to work on and is it an unrealistic ask? This leads to a larger convo about flyball pull percentage.
(20:02) Should Mike Trout bat leadoff more often?
(24:23) Marcus Stroman shoved for the Yankees and they needed every bit of it.
(28:11) Shohei Ohtani smashed the blast of the year. Side convo too: Ohtani in the outfield or nah?
Also covered: Astros PANIC mode, Max Fried is BACK
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Washington fans are on the edge of their seats waiting for the debuts of top prospects Dylan Crews and James Wood. Nats commentator Kevin Frandsen breaks down his view of how and when to call players up to the show.
Why should A’s fans show up to games? Franny hails from the Bay Area and tells us why Oakland fans have been getting the short end of the stick for far too long.
While some umpires are doing a historically bad job right now, Frandsen praised the Adrian Johnson crew! It could be time for the minor league challenge system to get called up the bigs, but will everyone on your favorite team get to use it?
Hosts: AJ Pierzynski, Todd Frazier, Erik Kratz, Scott Braun
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Ronald Acuña Jr. didn't know about a team record he broke and Ken Rosenthal tells us how it's not the media's job!
What's wrong with the Astros? Ken dives into Jose Abreu's plunge being a part of their fall and tell us why he's expecting bouncebacks from Paul Goldschmidt and Blake Snell.
Ken turns the tables and asks AJ if he'd manage the White Sox right now!
Also covered: Daulton Varsho shining with the Blue Jays, Mets pros/cons and Ken's bet that Juan Soto gets more present-day money than Shohei Ohtani!
Hosts: Pierzynski, Kratz, Braun
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Ump Show Part II: Hunter Wendelstedt's postgame excuse was worse than his on-field performance after tossing Aaron Boone from a game for saying...nothing. (16:43)
Is this the best version of the Phillies? We hype the Ranger Suarez encore. (7:46)
(11:20) Dylan Cease said this was his best start in a minute. AJ points out a big simple stat that made the difference.
(26:33) Jared Jones pitch of the year? Jeff McNeil got two balls and one strike :/
(37:16) Did we predict the Colton Cowser MOO takeover coming last year? Also, that Camilo Doval entrance has us thinking about other marketing ideas for teams at the park.
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Hosts: Kratz, AJ & Braun had fun reading an epic clapback from FT fans to an FT troll :)

Dodgers analyst and former big leaguer Jerry Hairston Jr. joins DT (23:10) to talk about the latest update on Walker Buehler, struggles from the bottom of the LA lineup, Tyler Glasnow the stopper, and Mookie Betts at shortstop.
Before that, DT hosts Alanna Rizzo and Clint Pasillas size up Glasnow's 'Clayton Kershaw-esque' performance for LA and the latest historic home run from Shohei Ohtani.
Plus thoughts on Freddie Freeman's slump, the bullpen and this week's pup looking for a new 'furever' home, Flower.

Are the Cardinals boring? We relayed that fan question to Derrick Goold (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) and also asked him about slow starts by Jordan Walker, Paul Goldschmidt and others.
We start with Goold's thoughts on the FIRE start by new addition Sonny Gray and later get to Tyler O'Neil's hot start in Boston. Why do their outfielders thrive elsewhere?
DISCLAIMER: this chat happened Monday afternoon before the Cardinals received a Nolan Gorman walkoff blast against the Diamondbacks that night.
After Derrick, we dissect the quotes from Astros GM Dana Brown about the super slow start for Jose Abreu. Do the Astros have time to let him figure it out?
Hosts: Todd Frazier, AJ Pierzynski, Scott Braun, Erik Kratz
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