Free 90’s is a baseball podcast with hosts Ryan Probst and Michael Newman. Every episode we break down what’s going on in the game of baseball. Ryan and Michael are former college baseball athletes who have a deep passion for the game of baseball with extensive knowledge of the ins and outs of baseball.
Ryan and Michael talk about recent news in the MLB including the LA Angels being put up for sale and the new 2023 schedule being released
Ryan and Michael have a ton to talk about, Tatis suspended for PEDs, Soto is a Padre, new prospect rankings, and the Yankees have been awful since the All-Star break.
This is a juicy episode, Ryan and Michael talk about the All-Star Game and the Home Run derby. The MLB first year player draft started Sunday so there is stuff to talk about! And the biggest discussion being where Juan Soto will be traded and what will it take to acquire the future Hall of Famer?
Ryan and Michael talk about the Orioles and Mariners plus the all star rosters were released. (This episode was recorded July 14th so there is a bit of a delay with its release)
Ryan and Michael talk about the new Top 100 MLB Prospects list that was released recently that has a few surprises on it. Plus, Padres City Connect jerseys have been released and there are some mixed feelings about them. Ryan has a new segment regarding the trade deadline and what each team should do at the deadline. And finally, power rankings once again!
Ryan and Michael discuss the MLB All-Star Voting updates and discuss some surprises and snubs so far. Plus Power Rankings returns! Maybe some surprises in where Ryan and Michael rank some teams...
Ryan and Michael go over the events of the last few weeks that we missed which Michael was in Europe!
Ryan and Michael talk about Reid Detmers' No Hitter, Christian Yelich Cycle, and Rowdy Tellez! Plus a new segment we're calling Panic Index where we take 6 teams and give a rating 1-10 of how much they should be panicking. And as always, our weekly power rankings! New #1??
Oakland A's: MLB's Most Frustrating Franchise
Ryan and Michael talk about the monthly awards in MLB, players of the month, pitchers of the month, rookies of the month, and relievers of the month. They also revisit their preseason predictions to see how they have held up so far. And another week of power rankings!
Ryan and Michael talk about Miggy and his 3,000th hit along with the icon of a player he is. They go over the past week of games including Rizzo's 3 home runs and Angel Hernandez being terrible behind home plate again. Then as usual, more power rankings!
Ryan and Michael talk about some of the news and notes from the past week of baseball, Ryan was a Max Fried away from getting his prediction right! Then power rankings with some major market corrections
Ryan and Michael talk about some of the big stories from Opening Weekend in MLB. They also share their power rankings for the first time in the 2022 season!
Ryan and Michael share their predictions for the playoffs including division winners and wild card teams. They also share their picks for AL and NL MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, and Manager of the Year!
Ryan and Michael give their predictions for all of the NL teams and talk about some of the news and notes of the past week!
Ryan and Michael give their team MVP, Cy Young, sleeper pick, and breakout player picks for the AL teams for the 2022 season. Big name free agents signed in the past week, and some new rules for the 2022 season are put in place as well! Stay tuned next week for the NL predictions episode!
Ryan and Michael are back with weekly podcast episodes! They talk about the new CBA details along with all of the new faces on new rosters for the 2022 season. Michael is distraught with his Oakland A's trading everyone away and Ryan is puzzled at the Cardinals silence.
Ryan and Michael are BACK! After a long hiatus with things going on in our lives, we are jumpstarting Free 90s back into existence with episodes starting on March 16th! This season is going to be nuts and we have a ton of things to talk about regarding the new rules with the CBA, free agents signings in the offseason, trades in the offseason, and our predictions for the 2022 MLB season! We are here to stay!
Ryan and Michael return and talk about the foreign substance suspensions that are coming to MLB along with any changes in pitchers going forward. Jesse Winker destroys the Cardinals and Ryan's fantasy team. The Giants are ROLLING!
Jarred Kelenic has arrived! Albert Pujols signs a 1 year deal with the Dodgers Ryan and Michael give their current power rankings in the MLB
John Means and Wade Miley No Hiters Albert Pujols Release By The Angels Batting Average Down Across The League Injuries Rising Across the League
Ryan and Michael give their weekly power rankings updates and they rank every 30 teams based on their personal connection to the team
Ryan and Michael talk about the past week of baseball including Madison Bumgarner's No Hitter, the Oakland A's 13 game winning streak ending and all the drama that is the Padres and Dodgers series!
Ryan and Michael discuss the Mariner and Red Sox and revisit our power rankings from week 1!
Ryan and Michael talk about the 2nd week of the baseball season and revisit our power rankings in Part 2!
Episode 11 of Free 90s where Michael and Ryan go into news from the first week of the season along with some standout player performances
Part 2 of episode 10 where Ryan and Michael talk more about the first weekend of baseball played. Is it too early to worry about the A's? Are the Orioles legit?
Episode 10 of Free 90s is being split into 2 episodes. Part 1 we talk about Francisco Lindor's extension, the All-Star Game being moved out of Atlanta, and some parts of Opening Day
Ryan and Michael give their predictions for 2021 MVP Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, our pick for division winners and wildcard teams, and finally World Series Champion
Ryan and Michael finish their prediction series by talking about the AL East and NL East in this super sized episode
Ryan and Michael give their predictions for MVP, Cy Young, and each teams biggest sleeper for the 2021 season
Ryan and Michael give their predictions for each team in the AL West and NL West. We give a team MVP, team Cy Young, and biggest sleeper on each team for 2021. We also talk about who will win each division and where each team ends up in the standings this season.
Ryan and Michael answer 10 opinionated questions about baseball. This is a great way to understand our opinions on certain topics of baseball
Ryan and Michael deep dive into the San Diego Padres extending Fernando Tatis Jr to a 14 year $340 million contract. They talk about the other recent major contracts along with some contracts that are not very good in hindsight. They go over a few more offseason signings that happened in the last week as well.
Ryan and Michael talk about MLB announcing that they will be "deadening" the baseballs for 2021, also the COVID rules approved for this season. They also talk about the Andrew Benintendi trade to the Kansas City Royals along with other moves in the past week
Ryan and Michael talk about the news about Trevor Bauer signing a deal with the World Series Champs Los Angeles Dodgers! They also talk about the other notable free agent signings from this offseason and also got some breaking news mid recording about Marcell Ozuna resigning to the Atlanta Braves!
Our first episode where your hosts Ryan and Michael talk about the blockbuster deal involving Nolan Arenado being sent to the St. Louis Cardinals. Plus we talk about the other major trades that happened so far this offseason and deep dive into the players being traded.