Baseball Isn’t Boring

Braves television analyst - and former major league infielder - Nick Green joined Bradfo to offer his pointed opinion on why Atlanta is not only better than the Dodgers, but also the reason for he believes Los Angeles isn't even the primary concern for the Braves. Green goes on to break down the Chris Sale acquisition, marveling in how Atlanta GM Alex Anthopoulos is bobbing and weaving his way through another offseason. There is also a great story about when former big league pitcher Paul Byrd tried to race 'The Freeze'. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Newly acquired and signed Braves Starter Chris Sale meets with the Boston and Atlanta Media to discuss his contract, decision to sign an extension with the Braves, and much more as the offseason rolls on To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The journey Nolan Jones took to earn Baseball Isn't Boring Breakout Hitter of 2024 is one full of lessons and encouragement. Traded from the Guardians to the Rockies, Jones seemingly missing his big opportunity after a tough spring training, starting 2023 in the minors. But some sage advice from his mother (and others) helped steer the outfielder down a path that has many in baseball feeling like Jones is on the cusp of becoming one of the most dynamic players in the game. He joined Bradfo to accept his award, while offering powerful insight into the roller coaster that was last season. Jones also offers perspective of what it is like playing in same division as the Shohei Ohtani-led Los Angeles Dodgers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Newly signed Red Sox Starting Pitcher Lucas Giolito meets with the Boston Media to discuss his contract, decision to sign with the Red Sox, what and who convinced him to go to Boston, and much more as the offseason rolls on To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Back from a relaxing vacation, Bradfo hops on MLB Network Radio's "Loud Outs" With Ryan Spilborghs & CJ Nitkowski to discuss the Red Sox moves while he was zip-lining in Honduras and the legacy that Chris Sale leaves behind in Boston To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For a third straight year, Bradfo has chosen to reveal his National Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot selections in a unique fashion. Two years ago it was Batting Stance Guy who did the honors, with actor D.B. Sweeney reprising his iconic role in the movie 'Eight Men Out' as Shoeless Joe Jackson unveiling the selections last year. This time around? Bradfo turned to the guys who put together 'The Immaculate Grid' on Baseball-Reference to use the wildly popular puzzle to let folks know who the lucky nine are this year. Jumping aboard the podcast to explain how it all went down is Sports-Reference DIrector of Content - and the man who put together the ballot reveal grid - Adam Darowski. It's great insight into how the Grid is made, and the thought process behind Bradfo's reveal. There is obviously also some great Hall of Fame debate. And, to top it off, Ashley Kelly makes a cameo, getting a gift just as good as the Porsche from Shohei - a sneak peak at Bradfo's ballot. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When we hear a good interview with a head decision maker in MLB, we share it with you, the people... That is why we wanted to surface this BIB on the Radio of Braves POBO Alex Anthopoulos' appearance on Audacy's Atlanta Radio Station 92.9 The Game's show "Dukes & Bell" to discuss the his opinion on Matt Ryan's HOF case, along with his offseason acquisitions including Chris Sale from the Red Sox, Jarred Kelenic from the Mariners, Aaron Bummer from the White Sox, and Ray Kerr from the Padres To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Boston Globe's Julian McWilliams fills in for the vacationing Bradfo to talk with longtime MLB pitcher Edwin Jackson about being a good leader in the clubhouse, knowing your limits when getting bottle service, and the evolution of pitching in the MLB To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Reece Green - former pro baseball player in Australia and the Czech Republic and current standup comic - is joined this week by close friends Jared and Paris. The boys are taking on the new year with one thing on their minds, coming up with some brand new rules that will make baseball as exciting as possible! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Red Sox CBO Craig Breslow meets with the media to discuss the Chris Sale/Vaughn Grissom trade and what it could mean for the Red Sox moves going forward To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023 has been an amazing year in the sport of baseball and on the Baseball Isn't Boring Podcast. Therefore, it's time to reflect on this great year by having Producer Evan give his Top 10 Episodes of the Year, with the number 1 episode of the year being the episode that went crazy viral and brought our podcast a ton of attention, that being Phillies pitcher Matt Strahm weighing in on the topic of beer sales and the pitch clock, if you haven't listened already, do yourself a favor and check this one out! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023 has been an amazing year in the sport of baseball and on the Baseball Isn't Boring Podcast. Therefore, it's time to reflect on this great year by having Producer Evan give his Top 10 Episodes of the Year, with number 2 being the best pitching coach in the league and the man who is the head of the Rays Pitching Rehabilitation Center, Kyle Snyder, who sat down with Bradfo to discuss how he approaches his job as Rays Pitching Coach and what the "secret sauce" is when it comes the Rays Pitching Lab To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Courtney Finnicum fills in for the vacationing Bradfo to talk with Mr. Ratings Boost Himself, Jonny Gomes, about all the great things that happened around the baseball world in 2023 and what baseball fans have to look forward to in 2024... It's the BIB New Years Spectacular and you're not gonna want to miss it! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023 has been an amazing year in the sport of baseball and on the Baseball Isn't Boring Podcast. Therefore, it's time to reflect on this great year by having Producer Evan give his Top 10 Episodes of the Year, with number 3 being the best talker in the game and a Red Sox icon Dustin Pedroia reflecting on another Red Sox icon, Tito Francona's retirement from managing, anyone who knows Dustin knows that this interview was going to be killer from the moment Bradfo hit record To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MLB Network Radio's Jeff Joyce fills in for the vacationing Bradfo to talk with Dodgers Co-Hitting Coach Aaron Bates about his team acquiring Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, his path from high school football star to MLB hitting coach, and most importantly, coaching little league with The Godfather Joe Kelly To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Who Says No guys - also hosts of the 'Play Tessie' podcast - Coop and Gordo hop on to address the Red Sox biggest need... pitching! However in this episode, pitching isn't only acquired with an eye towards 2024, but also with an eye set on improving the pitching in the farm at the expense of a couple bats... To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023 has been an amazing year in the sport of baseball and on the Baseball Isn't Boring Podcast. Therefore, it's time to reflect on this great year by having Producer Evan give his Top 10 Episodes of the Year, with number 4 being the recently retired and widely beloved Red Sox broadcaster Dennis Eckersley, who sat down with Bradfo to discuss his retirement from the booth, missing the game when watching from home, and why he believes the new rules are good for the game To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023 has been an amazing year in the sport of baseball and on the Baseball Isn't Boring Podcast. Therefore, it's time to reflect on this great year by having Producer Evan give his Top 10 Episodes of the Year, with number 5 being the reigning, defending, undisputed BIB Manager of the Year, Dbacks Manager Torey Lovullo talking about instilling a winning mindset within his players and in his clubhouse and in turn, manifesting the postseason run that was to come To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's never too early to get to know some of the players whose names will be called at the 2024 MLB Draft during the All-Star festivities. The Number 6 Ranked 2024 MLB Draft Prospect on Bella Geskos's Preseason MLB Draft Prospect Power Rankings is University of North Carolina Outfielder Vance Honeycutt. In the debut episode of 'On Deck' - interviewing the projected top draft picks for 2024 - Bella Geskos sits down with Honeycutt to get the what's what when it comes to the upcoming collegiate baseball season and the outfielder's perspective on his journey. It's a name, and personality, you are going to want to know. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023 has been an amazing year in the sport of baseball and on the Baseball Isn't Boring Podcast. Therefore, it's time to reflect on this great year by having Producer Evan give his Top 10 Episodes of the Year, with number 6 being former Mets GM, Red Sox Analytics Guru, and Four Rings Sports Solutions founder Zack Scott who takes us behind the scenes on trades that happened (Baez/PCA), trades that didn't happen (Bryant, Contreras), and gives his take on Brian Cashman's rant against analytics, it's so nice you should listen twice To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023 has been an amazing year in the sport of baseball and on the Baseball Isn't Boring Podcast. Therefore, it's time to reflect on this great year by having Producer Evan give his Top 10 Episodes of the Year, with number 7 being the Mariners POBO Jerry DiPoto, who gave us a behind-the-scenes look at the trade deadline from an active executive's perspective, you'd be hard pressed to find something like this on any other podcast To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joe Kelly, one of the Dodgers big signings this offseason, joined Bradfo and Mike Kadlick on WEEI to discuss the story behind giving Shohei Ohtani his No. 17, how close he came to picking Yoshinobu Yamamoto's No. 18, how he knew Yamamoto was going to the Dodgers and the very pointed approach to putting up Christmas decorations. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023 has been an amazing year in the sport of baseball and on the Baseball Isn't Boring Podcast. Therefore, it's time to reflect on this great year by having Producer Evan give his Top 10 Episodes of the Year, with number 8 being Big Papi, who sat down with Bradfo to reflect on Mookie Betts' time with the Red Sox and featured a cameo from the man himself which blew up on social media! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Reece Green - former pro baseball player in Australia and the Czech Republic and current standup comic - is joined this week by close friend and former international baseball sensation, Cam Russ. The boys get into the lifestyle of being a collegiate summer league ballplayer as well as what it's like to play baseball overseas. It's a wild ride talking about two former ballplayers' wild ride. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pap joined The Bradfo and Kadlick Show on WEEI to address his tweet regarding Alex Verdugo's comments about Alex Cora in his Yankees Introductory Press Conference To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023 has been an amazing year in the sport of baseball and on the Baseball Isn't Boring Podcast. Therefore, it's time to reflect on this great year by having Producer Evan give his Top 10 Episodes of the Year, with number 9 being the MVP of the podcast, Kenley Jansen, who sat down with Bradfo following the 2023 season to talk about missing the postseason for the first time in a long time and what he plans on doing to improve for the 2024 season To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The long wait is over: Yoshinobu Yamamoto has picked his team. The Japanese pitcher is heading to the Dodgers, joining Shohei Ohtani ... along with Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Tyler Glasnow and, yes, The Godfather, Joe Kelly. Bradfo breaks down the historic deal, while also looking at where he leaves the rest of the free agent landscape. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

All of the teams that courted Yoshinobu Yamamoto have unique cases, but it is Philadelphia which should stand out. That's the case being made by WIP's Jack Fritz - co-host of the 'High Hopes' podcast. Jack is joined by Bradfo to remind the baseball world - and Yamamoto - why the Phillies have become such an appealing team to root for and to play for. It's a great reminder why baseball fell in love with the Phils during their postseason run, and also why the fan base stand out from virtually every other group in Major League Baseball. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When looking at the up and down tenure Alex Verdugo had in Boston, Red Sox manager Alex Cora offered his take on the outfielder's time with his team. Cora mentions the good, the bad and the lessons learned during their three seasons together. To listen to the entire Cora interview with Bradfo, click here. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Yankees Newly Acquired Outfielder Alex Verdugo meets with the New York and National Media to discuss his trade to the Yankees, having to shave in advance to see how it looks/feels, playing for Aaron Boone, and what it was like to face Yamamoto in the WBC To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023 has been an amazing year in the sport of baseball and on the Baseball Isn't Boring Podcast. Therefore, it's time to reflect on this great year by having Producer Evan give his Top 10 Episodes of the Year, with number 10 being non-other than Former Blue Jays manager and current Mets Bench Coach John Gibbons talking about baseball brawls following the Tim Anderson, Jose Ramirez scuffle To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The world of baseball is buzzing these days about what free agent pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is going to do. It's why listening to Red Sox manager Alex Cora talk about his team's pursuit of the 25-year-old is so important and interesting. Cora joined Bradfo to explain some of the dynamic when it comes to wooing Yamamoto, including whether visiting a ballpark is or isn't important. To listen to the entire Cora conversation, click here. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bradfo joins Rich Keefe and Nick 'Fitzy' Stevens on the 'Rich Keefe Show' to talk about the Red Sox' current lot in life, including how the team can get back to their former existence as a top-of-the-heap-type team. There is talk of of Yoshinobu Yamamoto and other potential additions to the Red Sox' pitching staff, along with analysis of Alex Cora's appearance on Baseball Isn't Boring. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Red Sox manager Alex Cora has returned to the podcast and he has a lot to say. The recruitment of Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The state of his current contract situation. How this offseason has gone for him and the Sox. The art of recruiting free agents. The revitalization of the Red Sox brand. And how impactful the Joe Kelly fight in 2018 was to the organization. It's one that you won't want to miss. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's not every season a set-up reliever gets a Cy Young vote, but that's exactly what happened with Chris Martin of the Red Sox. And for good reason. In his first season in Boston, Martin turned in an incredible campaign, leading Baseball Isn't Boring to name him our Reliever of the Year. Bradfo catches up with Martin to talk about his season, how it came about, the recruitment by the Red Sox, and the real reason he ultimately found himself in his current surroundings. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While everyone is focused on free agent pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto because of his talent, track record and age, we can look back 17 years ago to another pitcher in a very similar situation. That was when Daisuke Matsuzaka came to Major League Baseball. Bradfo is joined by MLB.com's Ian Browne, who wrote the definitive book on Matsuzaka during the former pitcher's tenure with the Red Sox. There are lessons to be learned, memories to be shared and stories to be told. It's the perfect way to pass the time while waiting for Yamamoto's big decision. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SNY's Andy Martino joins Bradfo to discuss the keys to the Yankees sustainable success which made this year's 82-80 record look like a lot more of a failure than it was and more importantly, how the Yankees intense self-scouting ways have allowed them to win far more trades than they have lost To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is a lot going on in the world of New York baseball these days, with the pursuit of pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto by both the Mets and the Yankees topping the list of topics. There is nobody better to take a deep dive into what exactly is going on in this historic offseason battle between the two franchises that SNY's Andy Martino. Andy joins Bradfo to dissect the Yamamoto drama, while also taking a hard look at how Yankees' GM Brian Cashman has approached reclaiming attention to the boys in the Bronx. All that and a preview of Martino's upcoming book on Cashman and the Yankees, "The Yankee Way," which can be ordered on Amazon by click here. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Reece Green was a former Division 1 college baseball player. He then went on to pitch professionally in both Australia and the Czech Republic. He currently lives life as a Seattle-area standup comedian, while posing for a viral Randy Johnson-themed Halloween photo along the way. And now? Reece has joined the Baseball Isn't Boring crew for his own weekly episode: State of the Union. In his debut production, Green sits down with OnlyFans royalty Bryce Adams and Brian Adam to offer the inside story of the baseball celebration at Miami's LoanDepot Park that was cancelled by the Marlins as the last minute. It is one of the wildest baseball-themed stories you will hear this offseason. (To read more about the adventure, click here.) The three also reflect on their own baseball experiences, going back to high school and all the way through to their current love for the game. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bradfo returns to The Rich Keefe Show on WEEI to dive into reasons why the Red Sox haven't made the kind of big moves they had promised. The conversation includes a look at this pitching market and how this might be a 'musical chairs' type situation. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the first time since 2018, John Gibbons will be back in a big league dugout, with the former Blue Jays manager being named the Mets' bench coach alongside new manager Carlos Mendoza. Gibbons joined Bradfo for his first interview since the appointment, explaining how the hiring came about, how he views this new challenge, and what what it was like being part of those mid-80's Mets teams. The always-entertaining Gibby is back, and back big. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Financial whiz Jacob Turner - a former first round pick who played seven years in the big leagues - is called upon once again by Baseball Isn't Boring to educate, inform and entertain. This time the man who helps run 'Moment Private Wealth' helps take a deep dive into the complex Shohei Ohtani contract, joining Bradfo for an enlightening discussion about the $700 million contract that sent the baseball world into a frenzy. There is the recounting of Turner's only showdown with Ohtani on the field. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Josiah Gray had a pretty good year with the Nationals, one which included making the National League All-Star team. But we at Baseball Isn't Boring believe he is going to be the breakout pitcher of 2024. It's a belief that Bradfo formalized when having Gray on the podcast, where the two reflected on the past year, what is in store for Josiah - including his birthday Travis Scott concert - and some laughs and opinions along the way. Gray is one to watch for so many reasons, one of which is because he is really good at this thing we call podcasting. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There was a lot to catch up with Tyler O'Neill about, so it seemed like a good time for the outfielder to make his Baseball Isn't Boring debut with Bradfo. The guys talk about Tyler's reaction to being traded to the Red Sox, why he was happy it was the Red Sox, what changes he is making in preparing for 2024, what went wrong the past couple of seasons, if he reached full-muscle capacity and what his cheat foods are. All that and more in O'Neill's very first interview as a member of the Boston Red Sox. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Yankees Newly Acquired Star Juan Soto meets with the New York and National Media to discuss his trade to the Yankees, whether he will entertain a contract extension in New York, teaming up with Aaron Judge, and what it means to wear the pinstripes To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bradfo is joined by BIB Hall of Famer Rich Hill to discuss why he believes that his former teammate, Alex Verdugo, is set up for success during the 2024 season in the Bronx To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Shohei Ohtani now living life as a Dodger, we turned to friend of Baseball Isn't Boring, Los Angeles closer Evan Phillips, to offer insight into all the intricacies that go into calling Dodger Stadium your home. The best route to the ballpark. The ideal coffee shop on the way. Shortcuts once inside the stadium. What to do upon arriving. All that and more. Phillips also talks about his dream of getting that final out of the World Series, while revealing news about his walk-in music. It's another entertaining and informative visit from the reliever. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Shohei Ohtani off the board, Yoshinobu Yamamoto has officially become the top free agent available with an endless list of suitors, with this in mind, we go back in time to our conversations with WBC Central's Shawn Spradling and Marquee's Lance Brozdowski to see why Yamamoto has become arguably the most coveted Japanese player of all time To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bradfo is joined by free agent expert Ed Hand to take a look at five free agents who are directly impacted by the Shohei Ohtani. The guys also kick off the podcast with a deep dive into what went wrong with the reporting of the Ohtani news, and what lessons can be gleaned from the whole adventure. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich Hill has played with a lot of players and with a lot of teams. That's why he is an invaluable resource when looking to educate fan bases on some of their newer acquisitions, such as newly-traded Juan Soto, Alex Verdugo, Trent Grisham and Sony Gray. Hill offers insight on all the newcomers from a perspective fans wouldn't normally be privy to. He also explains the protocol of passing along uniform numbers, offering his own example and evidence that it isn't always cut and dried. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices