Who will be next year's Arizona D-Backs?
After trading for Lucas Giolito, the Angels are far from done.
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Nolan Gorman: MOST IMPROVED player this season?
The Texas Rangers are more than just a good story...they are LEGIT!
Do not blame Oakland fans, blame ownership
If you think the Oakland A’s are moving to Las Vegas because of a lack of fans, you are misinformed. These are the facts ⤵️
Inside the Xander Bogaerts negotations
Red Sox fans are not going to want to hear this inside scoop from Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe.
Bridge years in Boston
Take 58 seconds out of your day to listen to this from Jeff Passan:
"There shouldn't be bridge years in [Boston, New York, and Los Angeles]...Those teams now are losing a whole lot of credibility with their fan bases because the San Diego Padres are going out and putting up $200 million payrolls every single season."
Veteran's Day
Thank you to all our service men and women 🇺🇸
Concerns for Fernando Tatis Jr.
"You don't want Fernando Tatis Jr. to turn into an Aaron Judge. Judge is a top-5 player when healthy. The problem is, the Yankees rely on him so much, and he's not available at all times. So, they're constantly trying to fill that void." -Danny Vietti
Freddie Freeman to LA?
Buster Olney gave us the Freddie Freeman scoop earlier this week on the pod.
Freddie Freeman poised to leave Atlanta?
"The Dodgers are probably the biggest candidate everybody is wondering about..I wonder about the Blue Jays who are clearly poised to spend money...Unless the Braves make that jump, I think [Freddie Freeman] is gonna leave."
-ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney
MLB needs a face-lift
"Eventually, the game has to cycle back. I think organizations need to start incentivizing batting average again...stolen bases...on base percentage...to promote a faster paced game."
-Will Middlebrooks says Major League Baseball needs a double bypass and face-lift
Will's most embarrassing moment
Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks nearly broke Will Middlebrooks fingers -- because he swung at a pitch heading right toward him.
"I couldn't tell anybody that I was hurt because it was really embarrassing."
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Alex Rodriguez plunked on purpose
"The place erupts. This place is going nuts. You look up, and it's like pure joy in the stands from Bostonians because they knew he plunked him on purpose."
-Will Middlebrooks was playing third base when Ryan Dempster threw at Alex Rodriguez in his first game since the PED news
Nobody tested for PEDs more than Big Papi
"I played with him for three years and I never saw another player get tested more than David Ortiz. There were weeks where he would have 3 tests in a week." -Will Middlebrooks
Jon Heyman does not agree with HOF results
MLB Insider and HOF voter @jonheyman says he's not surprised, but he does not agree with the HOF results:
"I just think it's weird that Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens went 10 times and didn't get in. And David Ortiz gets it right away."
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