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Breaking: A Baseball News Podcast - Tim Jackson (@TimJacksonSays) and TC Zencka (@tczencka) Tim Jackson digs into labor thoughts from Andrew Brandt and leaks on negotiations that acknowledges the elephant in the bargaining room.  Subscribe iTunes | Android | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play | RSS | Join Pitcher List Plus to support the podcast and get an Ad-Free Website + access to our Discord community! Timestamps: A thought from former NFL Executive Andrew Brandt (1:20) Four team owners holding up the negotiations (4:10) A main goal of any union (8:10) Ownership's newest negotiation tactic (10:30) The teams willing to spend and flex on others (14:00) Moving to an impasse? (15:15) The Contradictory Cubs (18:30) Ownership has made decisions, actually (22:10) A silver lining on the labor dispute (23:10)       Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

Breaking: A Baseball News Podcast - Tim Jackson (@TimJacksonSays) and TC Zencka (@tczencka) Tim Jackson gets hype on PL7, fawns over Seiya Suzuki, and provides a silver lining to the ongoing labor strife between the players and owners.  Subscribe iTunes | Android | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play | RSS | Join Pitcher List Plus to support the podcast and get an Ad-Free Website + access to our Discord community! Timestamps: New year, new PL (00:10) Who is Seiya Suzuki? (3:15) What the projections suggest (5:30) Don't hate a friend for not being as hot as the others (7:20) All the ways to get to an .800 OPS (10:00) Teams who could sign Suzuki (Padres, Red Sox, Giants) (13:45) Longer shots to sign Suzuki (Mariners, Yankees) (22:35) The labor update (30:00) How the players are using their voices and a CBA first (31:37)         Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

Breaking: A Baseball News Podcast - Tim Jackson (@TimJacksonSays) and TC Zencka (@tczencka) The MLBPA and owners finally got to the negotiating table. Tim Jackson digs into how there isn't much progress yet but how that, by itself, could be progress.  Timestamps: Is MLB actually trying to negotiate? (1:00) The union proposes revenue sharing for pre-arb players (1:45) The union proposes a higher luxury tax threshold (11:45)  The union proposes raising minimum salary (20:23) What the owners don't want to give (24:40) How much power the league holds (and wants to keep) with the status quo (25:30) This Week in Baseball: HoF and Ponce De Leon (28:50)     Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

BREAKING: A Baseball News Podcast - Tim (@TimJacksonSays) and TC (@tczencka) Tim is back and goes in depth on the state of labor talks between MLB and the MLBPA, digging into the excellent work of Zach Hayes and Sean Roberts of Pitcher List as well as Marc Normandin of Baseball Prospectus.  Subscribe iTunes | Android | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play | RSS | Join Pitcher List Plus to support the podcast and get an Ad-Free Website + access to our Discord community! 01:45 The League's economic strategy 11:15 The League's vocabulary 20:15 Lampooning the League's actions for emphasis 25:20 Players want a new status quo 33:10 Privatizing profits, socializing losses   Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

BREAKING: A Baseball News Podcast - Tim (@TimJacksonSays) and TC (@tczencka) TC takes his turn at the mic to recap a hectic fortnight. It's a full episode of This Week In Baseball! With the lockout now underway, it's a good time to review the flurry of moves made so far. The Mets, Rays, and Rangers are stealing headlines, while the Reds, Phillies, and Nationals are hoarding cash. Where does your team fall in the overall rankings? Subscribe iTunes | Android | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play | RSS | Join Pitcher List Plus to support the podcast and get an Ad-Free Website + access to our Discord community! 00:00 Ranking NL Roster Moves 34:10 Ranking AL Roster Moves Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

BREAKING: A Baseball News Podcast - Tim (@TimJacksonSays) and TC (@tczencka) Tim flies solo this week and digs into the free agent pitching market.  00:30 Justin Verlander re-signs with the Astros. Huh? 07:50 The Blue Jays solidify rotation, sign José Berríos long-term 12:00 What's up with Robbie Ray and the rest of the Jays rotation? 16:00 The Tigers commit to Eduardo Rodriguez 19:30 Baseball, Buckner, and Funk: Why We Need Peripheral Stats 25:00 The Angels sign Noah Syndergaard. So weird, so Angels 30:30 One big point on the CBA and this winter's labor talks 36:15 This Week in Baseball       Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

On the Pitcher List Podcast Network BREAKING: A Baseball News Podcast - Tim (@TimJacksonSays) and TC (@tczencka) take the World Series out for one final spin, looking ahead to the trends that may arise from it, and back to the moments they will remember most. And then Buster Posey retires. Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play | RSS | Join Pitcher List Plus to support the podcast and get an Ad-Free Website + access to our Discord community! Timestamps: World Series Ripples (2:00) The Braves' I'm-Glad-They-Got-One" Guys (11:40) Starting Trends (17:20) Re-signing Freddie Freeman (22:00) WS Wow Moments (22:30) A New Baseball Curse (30:40) This Week In Baseball: Baker, Strom, Mets FO, Melvin to Padres (32:50) BREAKING: Buster Posey Retires (51:00) Tucker Barnhardt, Albert Pujols, and others (57:00) Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

On the Pitcher List Podcast Network BREAKING: A Baseball News Podcast - Tim (@TimJacksonSays) and TC (@tczencka) take a look at the NLCS and ALCS matchups, checking in on the narratives surrounding the action. Does anyone have any pitching left? Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play | RSS | Join Pitcher List Plus to support the podcast and get an Ad-Free Website + access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Dodgers' Pitching Management (0:00) Jesse Chavez and the Braves (13:45) Who is going to fill innings for the Astros? (28:30) Red Sox lineup mirage (39:05) Picks (42:15) This Week In Baseball: Aaron Boone, Mets Front Office, Javy Baez, CBA, Blue Jays' Payroll, Brewers Coaching Changes (52:19) Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

On the Pitcher List Podcast Network BREAKING: A Baseball News Podcast - Tim (@TimJacksonSays) and TC (@tczencka) run through the postseason contenders. Which teams have the most on the line? Which teams are just happy to be there? Then, Tim and TC spill some audio ink to make their playoff picks. Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play | RSS | Join Pitcher List Plus to support the podcast and get an Ad-Free Website + access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Big Idea: Coin Flip Baseball (0:00) Yankees (2:30) Red Sox (6:40) Cardinals/Dodgers (12:40) Rays (19:10) White Sox (24:20) Astros (29:00) Giants (34:30) Brewers (43:30) Playoff Picks! (48:05) This Week In Baseball: Neander, Wainwright, Castellanos, Hanley Ramirez (58:00) Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

BREAKING: A Baseball News Podcast - Tim (@TimJacksonSays) and TC (@tczencka) are hot, but not quite as hot as the Yankees and Cardinals. Nothing stops a win streak like talking about them, however. The Cardinals and Yankees both lost on Wednesday night, but that doesn't mean we get to stop talking about them. Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play | RSS | Join Pitcher List Plus to support the podcast and get an Ad-Free Website + access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Big Idea: Cardinals and Yankees, Built Different (0:00) Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton vs. Tyler O'Neill, Harrison Bader (4:00) Wild Card/Playoff Questions (12:30) Stanton Slam & Yankee Roster Construction (18:30) This Week In Baseball: Devin Williams, Nolan Arenado, Michael A. Taylor, Brandon Belt, Jacob deGrom (43:10) Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

BREAKING: A Baseball News Podcast - TC (@tczencka) flies solo, which is not the Cardinal Way. No, these Cardinals fly together, and they are gelling right now with an 11-game winning streak taking them straight to the postseason. Did we miss something or have Adam Wainwright, Yadier Molina, and company been heading towards the playoffs all year? Let's dig in. Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play | RSS | Join Pitcher List Plus to support the podcast and get an Ad-Free Website + access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Big Idea: Cardinals Flying High (0:00) What went well (4:35) What might take them down (16:50) Goodbye to the Padres, Mets, Reds (21:00) This Week In Baseball: Playoff Check-In, Arrieta DFA, Severino Return, Baz Debut, David Bell Extension, Avila Retirement and the Nats (23:10) Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

BREAKING: A Baseball News Podcast - Tim (@TimJacksonSays) and TC (@tczencka) look at a contender in the Giants, a treadmill team in the Phillies, and a team on the rise in the Pirates. Is the Giants model sustainable? Can the Phillies ever finish above .500 again? Are the Pirates a team to watch? Or just a team to watch...to watch? Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play | RSS | Join Pitcher List Plus to support the podcast and get an Ad-Free Website + access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Giants Clinch Playoff Spot (1:35) Zaidi or Kapler (7:10) Can Giants make a run in the playoffs? (15:45) Can the Phillies get off the treadmill of mediocrity? (21:50) Is Girardi the right guy? (29:10) Pirates' Development Plan (40:55) Are the Pirates a team to watch? (44:10) This Week In Baseball: Ryan Braun, Padres, Jake Arrieta (51:48) Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

BREAKING: A Baseball News Podcast - Tim (@TimJacksonSays) and TC (@tczencka) dig into MLB's "old guard," the cadre of veterans at the front of baseball's arms race. Charlie Morton's extension with the Braves kicks off this age old debate, but he's not the only old hand excelling this season. Max Scherzer, Adam Wainwright, Zack Greinke, and even Justin Verlander are defying the aging curve. Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play | RSS | Join Pitcher List Plus to support the podcast and get an Ad-Free Website + access to our Discord community! Timestamps: Charlie Morton's Extension (0:00) This Week's Big Idea: Old Guys (4:30) 37-year-old Max Scherzer (6:45) 40-year-old Adam Wainwright (18:50) Mad Max vs. Waino (23:30) 37-year-old Zack Greinke (25:45) Future "Old Guys": Cole, Miley, deGrom, Stroman (32:30) This Week In Baseball: Zack Eflin, Josh Lowe, Semien/Ray, Adames/Loaisiga/Pollack (43:20) Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

BREAKING: A Baseball News Podcast - The Mariners keep hanging around the playoff conversation, but how are they doing it? How can a team that's subpar in almost every facet of the game put up a winning record? Have Jerry Dipoto and Scott Servais earned their extensions? Tim (@TimJacksonSays) and TC (@tczencka) revisit the deadline swap of Abraham Toro and Kendall Graveman, then look ahead to whether these Mariners can contend again next season.  Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play | RSS | Join Pitcher List Plus to support the podcast and get an Ad-Free Website + access to our Discord community! Timestamps: This Week's Big Idea: Those Seattle Mariners (0:39) Are the Mariners good? (01:23) Developing Mariners (08:20) Free Agent Shortstops (11:00) Revisiting the Toro/Graveman Trade (13:40) On The Farm (22:40) Forecasting 2022 (28:00) Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

Tim and TC dig into the recent hot steaks around MLB. What's brought on the changes and are these teams legit contenders? 00:00 Big Idea: What Makes A Winning Streak 01:00 Yankees' 10 In A Row 18:10 Braves 30:00 The Reds Do Their Own Thing 47:15 This Week In Baseball: LLWS, Ents, Maeda, 1B Nelson Cruz, and more! Follow TC on Twitter: @tczencka Follow Tim on Twitter: @TimJacksonSays Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

Tim flies solo this week and talks with you about how bad a fastball can be.  00:00:30 What have fastballs been up to and how have they changed? 00:05:00 What a high fastball does 00:10:00 League average rates and flirting poorly (this is not a subtweet of Tim in high school) 00:15:00 How different orgs handle developing fastballs 00:23:00 This Week in Baseball Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

Tim and TC stay home to break down the only division in MLB that's really up for grabs the rest of the way: the NL East. 01:00 Big Idea: Whose Division Is The NL East To Lose? 05:10 Mets? 13:35 Phillies? 42:00 Braves? 46:00 This Week In Baseball: Dodgers, Padres, and more Follow TC on Twitter: @tczencka Follow Tim on Twitter: @TimJacksonSays Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

With the trade deadline now a few days in the rearview, Tim and TC take a moment to match deals from this deadline with trade templates from deadline's past. 01:30 The Jose Quintana Trade (2017) 11:40 The Cole Hamels Trade (2018) 20:40 The Daniel Hudson Trade (2019) 30:50 The Starling Marte Trade (2020) 45:45 World Series Impact Players Follow TC on Twitter: @tczencka Follow Tim on Twitter: @TimJacksonSays Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

Tim and TC do their best to cover over 40 trades that took place over the two days prior to Friday's trade deadline.  0:00 Trade Deadline Primer, Thursday Evening, When Mad Max Was A Friar 6:00 The Dodgers/Nationals Blockbuster 16:15: Kris Bryant To The Giants 25:00 What Happens Now In The NL East 30:00 Did The Phillies Lose The Deadline? 52:00 Yankees Skepticism & The AL Playoff Race 58:00 DeGrom down! Follow TC on Twitter: @tczencka Follow Tim on Twitter: @TimJacksonSays Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

It's time to put the All-Star Break behind us. TC predicts who will reveal themselves as contenders in the American League in the coming days. Later, TC is joined by Max Greenfield to talk about Joe Ross' recent improvements and his importance to the Nationals.  1:00 Goodbye All-Star Break, Hello Trade Season 4:00 Classifying Contenders vs Others, American League edition 11:00 Big Idea: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Joe Ross with Max Greenfield 28:00 Can the Nats catch the Mets? 43:30 Signing Trea Turner and Juan Soto 46:15 Rest of Season Schedule 48:55 This Week In Baseball: Home Run Derby, MLB Draft, Angels, Injuries Follow TC on Twitter: @tczencka Follow Max on Twitter @GreenfieldMax18 Follow Tim on Twitter: @TimJacksonSays Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

Tim and TC weather an east coast storm to check in with a midwest rebuild. Are the Tigers closer to contention than we think? 0:00 Big Idea: Status Report: Tigers' Rebuild 07:45 The Rotation 15:00 Sliding Organizational Philosophy 27:30 Akil Baddoo! 39:00 The future of the Tigers' bats 44:00 Timeline 46:30: This Week In Baseball: Kershaw, Sixto, Marte, and the Brewers get Rowdy Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

0:00 A trade! Breaking down why the Blue Jays traded for Adam Cimber and Corey Dickerson. 11:30 Schwarbombs 16:30 Did the Cubs screw up letting Schwarber walk? 25:00 The Uninspiring NL East 26:30 Big Idea: Let's fix the Mets offense 41:00 Kris Bryant to the Mets? 46:00 Will the Mets win the division? 58:30 This Week In Baseball: Injuries, Lamet, Scherzer, Etc. Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

Tim and TC take a break from the sticky stuff to revel in the glow of Wander Franco's Major League debut. What should we expect? And how will the Rays handle a top prospect like Franco? 00:00 Big Idea: Wandervision 20:00 Harper and Trout archetypes 30:00 Rays' Outlook 56:30 This Week In Baseball: Byron Buxton, Ketel Marte, NL East Madness, Mad Max v. Joe Girardi, Shohei in the Derby     Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

Tim and TC are stuck on Spider Tack. In this second take on MLB's stickiest subject, Breaking Baseball discusses whether or not baseball is, in fact, broken - or how MLB might recover from their latest cheating scandal. 0:00 Big Idea: MLB's solution to Spider Tack 3:20 The Tyler Glasnow take 28:00 The Pete Alonso take 37:15 What's next? 40:30 This Week In Baseball: deGrom's latest scare 44:45 Are the Yankees selling? Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

Tim and TC find themselves in a sticky situation. MLB has an illegal substance issue once again, and it's time to chart a path to a solution. Is Spider Tack the problem? Or is it the solution? 01:00 Big Idea: The sticky stuff 25:30 Gerrit Cole and Trevor Bauer 40:25 MLB vs. MLBPA 48:00 This Week In Baseball: Checking in on some old friends, Evan Longoria, Jarred Kelenic, David Peralta, and more Follow Tim on Twitter: @TimJacksonSays Follow TC on Twitter: @tczencka Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

Tim and TC stand in wonder at the season Buster Posey has put together so far. Can the Giants continue their run? Or will father time eventually catch up to Posey, Evan Longoria, Brandon Crawford and company? Follow Tim on Twitter: @TimJacksonSays Follow TC on Twitter: @tczencka Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

Tim and TC traverse the Shadow Level, the nebulous territory between Triple-A and the Major Leagues. How will Jarred Kelenic fare in the Shadow Level? Logan Gilbert? 00:15 Mickey Callaway (Finally) Suspended 06:15 Big Idea: Mariners kick off Prospect Season. 17:49 A young man's game? 45:00 The Francisco Lindor Conundrum 58:05 This Week In Baseball: Dee Strange-Gordon, Billy McKinney, Another Sign-Stealing Scandal, A Promotion, and a DFA 1:03:41 Injury Report Follow Tim on Twitter: @TimJacksonSays Follow TC on Twitter: @tczencka Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

Tim and TC take a look at Tony La Russa's comments about Yermín Mercedes' deep shot off heralded fire-baller Willians Astudillo. So many unwritten rules to parse, including but not limited to: don't swing the bat when winning, and you can criticize anyone publicly so long as you say they're family. It's not easy being in TLR's family, that's for sure. 1:00 This Week's Big Idea: Tony La Russa Calls Out Yermín Mercedes 14:00 The Astudillo Angle 21:30 What is Old School? 25:00 MLB's Dollars For Dongs Program 29:30 The Clubhouse Angle 33:00 TLR's Family Matters 44:15 This Week in Baseball: Mike Trout to IL, Jojo Romero, Kevin Pillar, Danny Duffy, and $1 for Cameron Maybin 49:30: Boots and Suspenders: Spooky Scary Manny Machado Follow Tim on Twitter: @TimJacksonSays Follow TC on Twitter: @tczencka Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

Tim and guest host Lance Brozdowski of Marquee Sports discuss the Angels designating Albert Pujols for assignment, what it means for him and the team, and how his career can help us spot greatness. 1:00 This Week's Big Idea: Albert Pujols gets DFA'd 11:15 Baseball on a macro level 22:30 How often do great tools make great players? 32:00 Great players transcend 41:00 Appreciating modern baseball excellence 51:00 You need to see other levels of ball 1:02:15 This Week in Baseball: Jacob deGrom to the IL, Jordan Hicks & being queasy, The Return of Jazz, Cubs injuries & teams finding ABs Follow Lance on Twitter: @LanceBroz Follow Tim on Twitter: @TimJacksonSays Follow TC on Twitter: @tczencka   Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

TC and Tim take a look at what we've learned about the AL Central in the first 30 games of the season. What have been the biggest events and do they change the landscape moving forward? 0:00:00 This Week's Big Idea: Three Big Changes In AL Central 0:02:50 1. Twins' Poor Start 0:15:30 2. White Sox' Luis Robert Injury 0:35:09 3. Royals' Hot Start 0:49:30 Honorable Mention, Cleveland's Poor Offense... 0:53:11 JOHN MEANS NO-HITTER... 0:54:50 ...Back To AL Central Projections Moving Forward 0:58:46 Boots & Suspenders: José Alvarado vs. Amir Garrett 1:06:23 This Week In Baseball: Dustin May, Joey Votto, Rockies' GM, Blue Jays' Home Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

Tim and TC break down the Rockies' firing of GM Jeff Bridich. How did they get there and what will the Rockies do next? 0:00 Big Idea: Can the Rockies hire the right guy to replace Jeff Bridich? 42:25 GM Candidates 50:20 This Week In Baseball: Injuries, Spencer Howard, Mike Tauchman 1:04:00 Retirements: Hector Rondon, Jerry Blevins Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

This week's Big Idea brought about a whole host of existential crises: What does MLB the organization want for baseball(s)? Tim and TC discuss. 1:20 On Dropping Zone Contact Rates In 2021 33:55 How Hitters Can Take Back The Zone 42:00 Swing Rate Changes For Clint Frazier, Javier Baez, Paul DeJong 51:30 This Week In Baseball: Injuries, Retirements, Semi-Retirements, COVID, Suspensions, Showcases, and more...   Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

Tim and TC take a look at the early injuries around the league. Who should be worried? And why didn't the White Sox prepare? 3:00 Big Idea, the injuries that worry us most 25:15 Patrick Corbin's debut 28:15 Phillies, White Sox, A's, Mariners 49:25: This Week In Baseball, Joe West, Cubs COVID, Anthony Rendon, MLB Draft League, Brent Honeywell, and A-Rod's Minnesota Timberwolves   Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

Join Tim and TC as they make the rounds on the latest action in week two of the MLB season! 01:00 Nick Castellanos' Flex 03:50 Today's Big Idea: Suspensions and Bro-ing Out 41:00 This Week In Baseball: Tatis Jr., Nationals COVID roundup Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

Welcome to Opening Day! Tim and TC take in opening day festivities, wax poetic about summer days at the ballpark, and scan the league for interesting roster decisions. Plus opening day news from on Francisco Lindor, Alejandro Kirk, Jed Lowrie, Spencer Howard, Trevor Rosenthal, Scott Kingery Noe Ramirez, Dustin May, David Price, David Fletcher, and more! 0:00 Francisco Lindor, Mets Extension 5:35 Alejandro Kirk and other good roster decisions 8:00 What is a winning organization?  28:00 Stars at the ballpark 38:00 For kids who love Jim Eisenreich 45:24 Nats cancel opening day 54:20 Opening Day injuries 56:02 Dustin May wins 5th starter job, David Price to the pen 58:33 Noe Ramirez back to the Angels 1:02:03 Scott Kingery Optioned, David Fletcher Extended Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

Tim and TC were gifted with breaking news this week. Lance McCullers Jr. signed an extension just before recording, which not only broke right on time but fit the theme of the week! 00:00 On Lance McCullers Jr.'s Extension With Astros 07:00 On Salvador Perez's Extension With Royals 34:05 Yay Or Nay: Extensions Edition! 48:50 PLPNFBL 51:20 This Week In Baseball: Injuries Edition 1:02:22 Breaking The 4th [Option] Wall Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

The time has nearly come for those players who are out of options to find new teams! What does it mean to be out of options? TC and Tim explain. Listen closely as they break down the futures of Reese McGuire, Jacob Nottingham, Jake Bauers, Anthony Gose, Dillon Maples, Carl Edwards Jr., Anthony Banda and more. 0:00 What are options? 8:00 Catchers 12:47 Relievers 29:27 First Baseman 47:28 A fun new plan for the Pirates 37:08 Out of options, out of reach 1:01:48 The Tim Jackson Killers 1:05:26 This Week In Baseball aka Goodbye, Nick Markakis Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

Tim and TC take a look at what a possible Juan Soto extension might look like for the Washington Nationals. Then, for This Week In Baseball, they tackle the latest news on Framber Valdez, Jake Odorizzi, Nate Pearson, Jackie Bradley Jr., and Forrest Whitley. Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

Tim and TC count down the top 5 lineups in the game as they look in early at Spring Training. 1:52 - Mets 12:06 - Atlanta 20:34 - Yankees 31:50 - Jays 47:44 - Dodgers 56:42 - Twins 59:19 - Astros 1:00:03 - This Week In Baseball: Hunter Dozier Signing, Kelvin Herrera Retirement, Triple-A Season Status Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

Tim and TC rank the Top-5 "deepest" rotations and bullpens in the game and cover the latest in breaking news from around MLB. 0:30 - Top 5 Rotations 15:00 - A Taijuan Walker tangent 35:00 - Top 5 Bullpens 58:00  - Odds 'n Ends: Mather Firing, Tatis Jr. Extension, Ian Desmond Opt-Out, Royce Lewis Injury Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

It was Reliever Week in baseball as teams prepared for pitchers and catchers reporting. We covered those relief signings before breaking down the best and worst moves of the offseason. Jump ahead to hear.... 0:54 - Welcome to Reliever Week! 7:29 - Arbitration Results 12:50 - Signings: James Paxton, Mariners 16:30 - Signings: C.J. Cron, Rockies 21:03 - Best Moves Of The Winter 22:55 - AL Central Preview 28:45 - Worst Moves Of The Winter Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus/

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