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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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
Read moreFormer 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
Read moreBaseball 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
Read moreIn 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
Read moreOne half of the awesome Cespedes Family BBQ, and host of The Ringer’s Baseball BBQ, Jake Mintz joins John and Rachel to provide an intro into the Dominican Winter League, LIDOM. Jake details his two month stay in the Dominican
Read moreWhen an injured player is set to return in the world of football, managers love to refer to the player as being “like a new signing.” It became one of Arsene Wenger’s catchphrases at Arsenal, such was his fondness for
Read moreThe lack of free agent movement so far indicates most teams are unenthusiastic to commit their precious dollars to available players. With the Covid-19 shortened 2020 season significantly impacting team revenue, owners have been hesitant to splash the cash this
Read moreJack Hinchliff is making his BFN debut. Yet to find a team to follow, why not hit him up on Twitter and peddle your team to him? Do Damage! Do Damage! A slogan that epitomises the all-conquering 2018 Boston Red Sox and their first year manager
Read moreNobody, literally nobody: After a few days in to the season become the most hated franchise around baseball for outbreak among the team with COVID-19, fear of getting cancelled and maybe shutting down the league. Stay in a hotel for
Read moreI’m sorry. I’m about to be that guy who hands out toothbrushes to trick-or-treaters. My latest adulting milestone: ruining the fun. As you’ve probably heard by now, Kim Ng was today appointed by the Miami Marlins, becoming the first female
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