In a bizarre move during the last offseason, the Cubs replaced Kyle Schwarber in their lineup with, statistically, his twin, Joc Pederson. The deal worked out well for both. Schwarber negotiated himself to secure a four-year, $79 million deal with
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This might be the last season when the Baltimore Orioles are a 100-loss team. The wealth of talent (Adley Rutschman, Grayson Rodriguez, D.L. Hall) in their farm system is on the verge of impacting the majors. The club’s payroll is
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As someone who has invested too much time and emotion in the Cincinnati Reds over the last couple of years, I have found the “slash and burn” approach of ownership completely demoralising. However, life goes on – even without my
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John, Ben and Russell run the rule over the post-lockout free agent and trade bonanza including some bizarre and surprising moves in Cincinnati and Minnesota, the Jays shooting for the moon and the Yankees and Braves taking the scenic route
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You learn to live with the bruises as part and parcel of supporting a smaller market team. I will never experience what it is like for Red Sox, Yankees, or Dodgers fans to salivate over the prospect of one of
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We have a baseball season! Rob, Russell and Darius convene to discuss the long-awaited CBA deal, provide entirely objective ratings of any potential new rules, and make uninformed guesses about where the remaining free agents might sign. Listen to “Episode
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British born infield stud Raul Shah joins John to chat about his flight path from D3 baseball to the top levels of Indy Ball and his ultimate goal to become MLB’s first Indian superstar. Listen to “Episode 265 – Raul
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Russell is joined by Baltimore Orioles sidearm stud Kyle Martin to chat about his career with the birds, his offseason trip to the UK and hooking up with the Herts Baseball Club to get his work in. Listen to “Episode
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The ambitious plans from the Rays franchise to play half of their home games in Florida and the other half in Montreal, Canada, are dead in the water. However, Tampa Bay Rays owner, Stuart Steinberg, thinks they are ahead of
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We’re back! John, Rob, Russell and Ben combine for a special pod to answer one question: if you could take a rule or tradition from another sport and transplant it onto baseball, what would you choose? Answers range from the
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