In one deal, the New York Mets catapulted themselves into serious World Series contenders and
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2021 Free agents: Pay the DJ
Yeah, I get it. The tsunami of data available across baseball has allowed clubs to
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Episode 207 – Not a Draft, Possibly an Outlander Promo
The whole gang – except Tom – convene to pick out their favourite moments from 2020, before discussing what they’re most looking forward to in 2021. It’s not just about Outlander, honest. Listen to “Episode 207 – Not a Draft,
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Indians include free Cookie in Lindor trade to Mets
In one deal, the New York Mets catapulted themselves into serious World Series contenders and potentially secured the services of their “face of the franchise” for the rest of the decade. The deal, in case you missed it, sees the
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2021 Free agents: Pay the DJ
Yeah, I get it. The tsunami of data available across baseball has allowed clubs to save millions upon millions of dollars by demonstrating that the expected production from a 32-year-old free agent could be only marginally different from a player
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Tampa Bay Rays: Warding off doom-mongers in 2021
I have been a Rays fan for over a decade. Every offseason is a carbon copy of the last. No matter how well the previous season has gone the Rays are constantly written off, constantly overlooked and yet almost every
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Cleveland Indians: Final year as the Indians?
So it looks like the Cleveland Indians will get their long-awaited name change. Team owner Paul Dolan said: “The name is no longer acceptable in our world.” But, as Elon Musk proved after naming his child X Æ A-12, choosing
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Seriously, the Pirates can win the NL Central in 2021
The final acts of some MLB teams in 2020 has been to confirm once again that owners have little or no care about winning the World Series or even getting to the playoffs if it costs them too much money.
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Blake Snell to Padres for more than just a slapdick prospect
A blockbuster trade went down late on Sunday night which will send former Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell across the continent from Florida to California. It looks like a win-win trade and hardly a slapdick prospect in sight. The
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Episode 206 – Tony Barnette Joins the Show
Former Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs and Yakult Swallows pitcher Tony Barnette joins John in this fascinating podcast. Their wide ranging chat covers his career in pro baseball including the process of signing in Japan, transitioning to the bullpen, playing with
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Episode 205 – Redrawing the Baseball Map with Jeffrey Paternostro & Jarrett Seidler
Baseball Prospectus’s prospect team Jeffrey Paternostro and Jarrett Seidler join John to discuss the most fundamental redrawing of the baseball map in a generation, including: – the motivations behind Minor League contraction – the fate of those clubs and cities
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Episode 204 – Introduction to LIDOM Part 2 with Arlenis Peña and Antonio Puesán
In the second part of our LIDOM odyssey, John and Rachel are joined by Dominican baseball journalist Arlenis Peña and former Royals pitcher turned Toros del Este social media guru Antonio Puesán. The pair talk our two through baseball culture
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