Baseball Isn’t Boring

Who doesn't like fake trades? Not us. We love them at Baseball Isn't Boring, which is why Bradfo brought in two of the best in the business when it comes to constructing deals that will make fans and front offices think - Pat (@patbrown954) and Gordo (BOSSportsGordo). They didn't disappoint. Jack Flaherty. Marcus Stroman. Luis Robert. Tim Anderson. Brett Baty. They are all some of the names thrown around in the latest round of "Who Says No?" 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 Marlins? The Orioles? The Diamondbacks? All ahead of the mighty Dodgers and Astros. Who saw that coming when it came to MLB Power Rankings in mid-June. But that's exactly what we have in this week's edition of Producer Evan's Top 10 MLB teams. Bradfo and the prognosticator break down each of Evan's picks, and why one first-place team is on the outside looking in. 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 candidates for Rookie of the Year are starting to emerge, which is why Bradfo sat down with MLB Pipeline's Sam Dykstra to discuss the favorites in both the American and National Leagues. You might be surprised at who Sam is picking for the award. Listen to Dykstra's entire appearance on the podcast by clicking 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

With teams and fans starting to zero in on the Major League Baseball trade deadline, it was a good time to resurface a couple of quick conversations Bradfo had with Chaim Bloom and Zac Gallen. The Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer gives us an idea of what decision-makers are thinking when it comes to wheeling and dealing this time of year, while the Arizona ace simply explains what it is like to be dealt. 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

Appearing on the Baseball Isn't Boring podcast, Rangers hitting coach Tim Hyers talked with Bradfo and the impact Nathan Eovaldi has made with the red-hot Rangers, looking back at their time together in Boston in the process. Hyers also throws out his favorite pinch-hitter when talking about the art of pinch-hitting: Brock Holt. 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 the biggest series of the young season coming up - the Texas Rangers vs. the Tampa Bay Rays - it was a good time to take a deep dive into why the Rangers have become one of the elite teams in Major League Baseball. Bradfo sits down with Texas hitting coach Tim Hyers to get his perspective on his team's excellence so far this season, including some unique insight into the impact manager Bruce Bochy has had on the group. Listen and learn heading into the showdown at Tropicana 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

There is a lot of buzz in baseball right now, with the new rules and regulations being one of the constant sources of conversation. But one group of voices we haven't heard a whole lot of during this year of turning baseball inside-out have been then umpires. That's why you should listen to longtime umpire Jim Joyce offer a very unique perspective when it comes to what all of these out-of-nowhere changes mean for those trying to enforce them. Add in an electric Elly De La Cruz home run call and you've got quite a 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

How does it feel for Clint Frazier to walk back into Yankee Stadium as an opposing player? Well, there's nobody better to talk about that than the man himself, White Sox outfielder Clint Frazier. The Former Top Prospect sits down with Bradfo to reveal exactly why he feels better now than he has felt in years, with a large focus on his recovery from lingering concussion symptoms. 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

Both Michael Kopech and Clint Frazier were first-rounders, Kopech being selected with the 33rd overall pick in 2014, and Frazier representing the No. 5 selection the year before. Both have landed with the White Sox after experiencing more than their fair share of bumps in the road. Bradfo sits down with Kopech for a revealing discussion on his path to this point, which has the righty pitching perhaps better than ever. We then here from Frazier, who was making his return to Yankee Stadium, a place he was supposed to be New York's next big star. On a day where Jacob deGrom got the news he would be needing another Tommy John surgery, it only felt right this podcast tackled the reality of adversity that hits in all kinds of ways for big leaguers. 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

How do the Rays do it when it comes to making pitchers the best versions of themselves? Well, there's nobody better to talk about the process with than veteran reliever Jake Diekman. The lefty sits down with Bradfo to reveal exactly how things are done in what is Diekman's seventh organization, and how it is different from the rest of 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

Shawn Spradling is back with another episode of 'WBC Central' and he has a big guest joining him to answer your questions, MLB dot com's Michael Clair! What questions did they answer? What stories did they tell? Tune in to find 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

One of the great mysteries of Major League Baseball is unlocking how the Tampa Bay Rays continuously take pitchers and find a way to make them into a better version of themselves. Bradfo sits down with Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder and newly-acquired veteran Jake Diekman to uncover the mystery of how Tampa Bay does things. If you want to get to the botto of how the best team in the majors got there, this is your 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

Kevin Cash is not only the manager of the most successful team in Major League Baseball this season, but he is also the second-longest tenured skipper in all of baseball despite being just 45 years old. Cash sits down with Bradfo to reveal the details of exactly how he was hired by Tampa Bay in late 2014, with some juicy details along the way. It's a great way to educate yourself when it comes to the origins of this current Rays run. 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

Jonathan Papelbon is back and back big. The former All-Star closer, and current Baseball Isn't Boring regular, makes his return, this time going head-to-head with Producer Evan in offering up MLB Power Rankings. Pap, Bradfo and Evan break down the Top 10 in the majors right now, with a few huge surprises along the way. And just for good measure, Pap reveals a couple of quality bullpen stories. 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 seems like a good time to talk to Torey Lovullo. So that's exactly what Bradfo did. With the Diamondbacks sitting in first-place, and their manager just agreeing to a contract extension, the two sit down to talk about exactly how Lovullo got Arizona to believe in itself. For those wondering how The D-Backs turned the corner, it's a good one to listen to. 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

One day after leaving his start against the Reds with a left shoulder problem, Chris Sale met with the media to offer an update on his condition while laying out what happened and what might happen 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

Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom started his professional existence as an intern with the Rays back in 2005, a stretch that continued all the way until he was hired away by the Red Sox in 2019 to run their organization. Now Bloom sits down with Bradfo to talk about what exactly makes the Rays the envy of the rest of 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

It's always a good time when Joey Votto and Chaim Bloom come on the podcast, which is exactly what happened with the future Hall-of-Famer and the Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer making their respective returns to Baseball Isn't Boring with Bradfo. As a bonus, Votto's appearance is led in by a major leaguer who idolized the Reds star, rookie Triston Casas. Votto talks his view of baseball. Bloom talks his view of the Rays way of doing things (along with some trade deadline talk). It's a great way to head into the weekend. 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

From 'The PBP: Voices of Baseball' (subscribe here): In Matt Spiegel's debut of The PBP: Voices of Baseball, he is joined by a voice familiar to any baseball fan. Before moving to ESPN's Monday Night Football, Joe Buck called 24 World Series as the preeminent national voice of baseball. His dad, Jack, is in the National Baseball Hall of Fame after many years of calling St. Louis Cardinals games on the radio. What career advice would Buck give to a young broadcaster? Would he consider a return to baseball? Plus, he shares some great stories on Ken Griffey Jr., Tony La Russa and mimicking his dad's legendary call of "We'll see you tomorrow night!" 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

In just his second week in the majors, Reds infielder Matt McLain took home Player of the Week honors. Considering this is a player who was drafted in 2021, that's something. McLain joins Bradfo to talk about his rapid ascension from being the No. 17 overall pick two years ago while reflecting on advice he might give those ready to be put in his shoes. It's the timeliest of Baseball Isn't Boring on the Go. 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

Nothing supplies the jumper cables to a Major League Baseball fan base like the idea of a top prospect coming up to the big leagues for a jolt of excitement and production. It's why Bradfo sits down with MLB Pipleline's Sam Dykstra to dissect what has happened when it comes to prospect promotion and which future stars are the not-too-distant horizon. One of the names mentioned is Reds infielder Matt McLain, who also joins the podcast to offer insight into this journey that has baseball buzzing. 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 voting for this year's MLB All-Star Game is officially underway, leading Bradfo to not only vote for the players he deems deserving of a trip to Seattle, but also explain his selections in an emergency Baseball Isn't Boring on the Go 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

Zac Gallen did it again. He dominated. And with his domination Tuesday night the Arizona starter continued to establish himself as one of the absolute best pitchers in baseball. Bradfo catches up with Gallen to talk about what it's like to be traded, the honor of Kevin Durant playing him in MLB The Show, how unusual Little League path formed his approach to his big league career and other items. He is one of the best, both on the mound and in the world of podcasts. 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 voting for the Major League All-Star teams kicks off Wednesday at noon Eastern, which leads us to some good All-Star conversation. Bradfo sits down with both Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo and Arizona pitcher Zac Gallen to talk about what it would mean if they could call themselves All-Stars when the teams are selected for this year's event in Seattle. It's an open and honest Baseball Isn't Boring on the Go! 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 has been a wild start to the new week. You have the former first overall pick Royce Lewis homering in the year anniversary of blowing out his knee. You have the return of Liam Hendricks, the White Sox closer who took the mound after his battle with cancer. And you have Producer Evan with perhaps the most controversial power rankings he has rolled out to date. 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

Only five teams in major professional sports have comeback from a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven series, four of them coming in the NHL and one in Major League Baseball. That one MLB occasion, of course, was the Red Sox' 2004 history-making team. Now the Celtics are on the brink of pulling it off, which led Red Sox manager Alex Cora to examine what it takes when coming back from such a series hole. 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 are quite a few teams who have seemingly turned the corner into contention. The Orioles. The Pirates. The Marlins. And the Diamondbacks, who find themselves just 1 1/2 games behind the mighty Dodgers. Bradfo catches up with Arizona manager Torey Lovullo for a candid conversation regarding exactly how he has convinced his team that it can play with the big boy despite spending a fraction of the money. There is also some insight from Red Sox skipper Alex Cora as to what it takes for a team to come back from a huge playoff deficit, as the sports world is witnessing with the Celtics forcing a Game 7 in the NBA Eastern Conference's Finals. And to kick things off, we have a very unique Home Run Call of the Day. 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

Just about an hour after Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen wrapped up his save against the Diamondbacks, the Celtics punctuated their Game 6 win the NBA Eastern Conference Finals with one of the most implausible finishes in recent sports history. Jansen, one of the biggest basketball fans in baseball, joined Bradfo to digest the hoop history. 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 Ryan continues to dominate start in and start out this year for the Twins. He is currently Top 10 in the MLB in nearly every statistical category for pitchers and is climbing with every start he makes. Therefore, we felt as though it was important to sit down with the man himself and discuss the origins of his climb from an underrated piece of the puzzle to a Cy Young contender. 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

We have had plenty of talk about the good and bad of the new rule changes in Major League Baseball throughout the first few months of the 2023 season. But most can agree there need to be some adjustments. So what are they? Bradfo turns to agent Scott Boras for his thoughts on exactly what needs to be altered after digesting this new world of new rules. As you can imagine, it is some pointed and passionate stuff. 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

Less than two months after making an Opening Day start for the Red Sox, Corey Kluber is being sent to the bullpen. But what the podcast wanted to highlight was how Kluber handled the situation with the media and his teammate, presenting a masterclass within the situation. It's worth listening to Kluber on the day his baseball existence was turned inside-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

It is a fascinating conversation with the author of a fascinating book: "The 1998 Yankees: The Inside Story of the Greatest Baseball Team Ever". Bradfo sits down with Jack Curry to discuss the ins and outs of the author's best-seller, chronicling the birth of the project, the previously-untold stories and the case for that Yankees team to be called better than any other. Curry and his book doesn't disappoint. 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 would have been unthinkable just a week or so ago, but here it is: Our own Courtney Finnicum is declaring that the red-hot White Sox are making the postseason. At the time of Courtney's proclamation with Bradfo, the White Sox sit at nine games under .500 but only 5 1/2 games out of first-place, having won eight of their last 11 games. It's a bold take, but one that has some merit. 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

Tanner Houck has struck out Shohei Ohtani three times in five at-bats. He has whiffed Mike Trout half of the time he has faced him. But that doesn't mean the Red Sox pitcher doesn't pause every once in a while to appreciate the opportunity and the experience that comes with facing such Hall of Famers as those two. Houck sits down with Bradfo to talk about the importance of appreciating going through the big leagues while you're in the middle of 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

Few on the planet know what it is like to be the first overall pick in the Major League Baseball Draft. But Mickey Moniak does, which is why Bradfo made a point of sitting down with the Angels outfielder to get his unique perspective on life as a top selection. The No. 1 guy in the 2016 Draft goes into great detail with Bradfo regarding the trials, tribulations and lessons that led him to this point, which has seen Moniak now hit two home runs in as many days this week to continue his recent tear. Bradfo also catches up with Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck to talk about what it is like to face guys you idolized as a kid and know will be in Cooperstown one day. In other words, how hard is it to not geek 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

Colorado Rockies reliever Daniel Bard makes a return to the podcast, this time after going through a very unexpected roller coaster of a couple of months thanks to an uncomfortable appearance in the World Baseball Classic. Bard, who is one of the few athletes who has overcome the Yips, managed to fight back from the throwing issues one more time, offering another round of inspiration. Bard goes into great detail about his recent roller coaster with Bradfo while offering perspective of playing major league baseball few can offer. 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

Timing for a pitcher and hitter has never been more important thanks to the pitch timer. That's why pitching deliveries are getting funkier and funkier as the 2023 season unfolds. Bradfo sits down with two pitchers - Yu Darvish and Joe Kelly - who have seemingly mastered the art of mixing up their pre-pitch routine, leaving hitters all out of sorts when it comes to timing up the pitches. (To listen to the entire podcast with Kelly, 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

Everything has changed. Just ask Kenley Jansen. Just ask any closer. Just any pitcher. Performing as a hurler in 2023 is unlike anything these major leaguers had experienced in years past, a point surfaced by the Red Sox closer. Jansen sits down with Bradfo to share some of his concerns when it comes to how these new rules are impacting both the performance and health of the game. Bradfo also touches base with another closer, Josh Hader of the Padres, to get his perspective on what it has been like closing under these new set of circumstances. It's the kind of insight you will be happy to have. 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

Xander Bogaerts went hitless in 11 at-bats, with his Padres losing two of three against the shortstop's old team, the Red Sox. But Bogaerts and his new club did come away with a win in the final meeting, beating Boston Sunday. After that last game, with Bogaerts saying his farewells to the Red Sox, Bradfo caught up with the former Sox star to reflect on his crazy few days. 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

After a slow start, Michael Wacha has emerged as one of the few bright spots for the struggling San Diego Padres. Bradfo catches up with the starter to talk about his evolution, his changeup and his view on what has become a pretty impressive lot in life. 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

Xander Bogaerts is getting a chance to face off with his old team, the Red Sox, for the first time thanks to a three-game series this weekend at Petco Park. Bradfo sat down with Bogaerts to talk about his new lot in life as a Padre, offering some revealing perspective when it came to how he viewed things going through the 2022 season. We also have the Cubs/Dansby Swanson going up against the Phillies/Trea Turner. It seems like a good time to check back in on the Big 4 of the shortstop free agent market, while looking forward to some notable reunions. 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

Here comes another round of the Power Rankings, with Producer Evan offering this week's Top 10. He catches up with Bradfo to explain and defend his picks, which include the Dodgers making their move and teams like the Red Sox, Pirates, Brewers, and Padres on the outside looking in. Discuss among yourselves. 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

In Bradfo's recent podcast with Joe Kelly - co-author of the book 'A Damn Near Perfect Game' and red-hot relief pitcher - the righty explained how he came about the unique delivery that has baseball buzzing and teams chirping at him. As Kelly explained, not only does the process throw off the timing of hitters, but it may actually give him a few seconds in addition to the 15 or 20 seconds on the pitch clock to make a decision on what he will be offering the batter. To listen to the entire podcast, 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 Godfather of the Baseball Isn't Boring movement is back ... in more ways than one. Joe Kelly jumps back in with his co-author of the wildly popular book "A Damn Near Perfect Game", Bradfo, to catch up on the birth and naming of his fourth child, his recent dominance, the unique manner in which he has started pitching, the best bullpens and bullpen stories and, of course, some great book conversation. Always a good 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

Team meetings in the world of Major League Baseball can be tricky. If you try and stop a losing skid by having a meeting and lose the very next time you play, such an approach is automatically devalued. But judging by the results Tuesday night, it sure appears as though Alex Verdugo timed out his first players-only meeting just right. It was an approach he explained when talking with Bradfo. 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 plenty to celebrate in the world of baseball Tuesday night, and Baseball Isn't Boring is here to help with all the feels. We have the Home Run Call of the Day. We have all the spicy craziness that continues to take place between the Blue Jays and Yankees. We have Bradfo getting to the bottom of an Alex Verdugo-led team meeting. And we have Mike Cameron sitting down with the host of the BIB podcast to explain the difficulties that come with being a top prospect and how those challenges have changed over the years. It's a great way to celebrate baseball heading into Hump Day. 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 are a million things we could have discussed with a player like Nolan Arenado, one of the most underrated superstars in Major League Baseball. But after our podcast with Trevor Story, where the sole topic was the infielder's love of footwear, there was only one thing Bradfo needed to broach with Arenado - shoes. The two talk about third baseman's love affair of the art people put on their feet, while also getting a pretty good answer to the question of why 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

Yogi Berra. You thought you knew him, but you didn't. That should be true for anybody who gets a chance to soak in the recently-released documentary "It Ain't Over" by writer/director Sean Mullin. Bradfo sits down with Mullin to dive into the making of the next-level doc, exploring one of most fascinating - and unappreciated - lives in baseball history. It's a conversation, and movie, you won't want to miss. There is also our Home Run Call of The Day, thanks to the Orioles, and some controversy coming from Aaron Judge. 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

Wondering how Willson Contreras hatched his plan to lure Kenley Jansen into a pitch clock violation? Bradfo sits down with the Cardinals' catcher to hear his story and how the whole process came about. 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 is quite a way to kick off a new week, with Bradfo catching up with reigning NL MVP Paul Goldschmidt, the recently-in-the-news Willson Contreras and shoe expert Nolan Arenado. We also give you a couple of great calls - one coming on a Twins homer and the other via Bryce Harper's dust-up with the Rockies. And to top everything off, Bradfo gives you the five hitters he wouldn't want to face right now. 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