Baseball Bar-B-Cast

One of the more highly debated subjects of the baseball offseason is when the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot gets released. This year, however, there will be no debate about if Ichiro Suzuki will be elected, but rather if he will become only the second player ever to be voted into Cooperstown unanimously, joining Mariano Rivera.

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman talk about the case for Ichiro possibly collecting 100% of the votes and the reasons why there might be a handful of voters who don’t vote for him, despite his over 3,000 career hits and debuting in the majors at age 27. They also discuss the other potential first-ballot Hall of Famer in CC Sabathia, as well as take a look at the rest of the newest nominees to the ballot.

Also on this episode of the Baseball Bar-B-Cast, the guys discuss Paul Skenes running away with the NL Rookie of the Year award, Luis Gil winning the AL honors despite it being a much closer race than expected and why the Manager of the Year award is a little silly. Jake & Jordan then examine who might receive some MVP votes before talking about a new team added to the Juan Soto sweepstakes.

(1:57) - The Opener: 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot
(13:01) - Interesting first-time nominees
(29:12) - Rookie of the Year results
(34:40) - Manager of the Year results
(43:27) - Cy Young Award preview
(45:41) - A look at the MVP nominees
(59:05) - Turbo Mode: A new Juan Soto suitor

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Over the weekend, the Houston Astros were finally able to trade reliever Ryan Pressly to the Chicago Cubs after he agreed to waive his no-trade clause and sign off on the deal. With the trade going through and some money being saved, could this mean the Astros are willing to bring back a familiar face at third base?

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss whether the Pressly-Cubs trade could indicate that Houston is trying to find funds to re-sign Alex Bregman and reunite him with Jose Altuve, something the second baseman has said he's willing to do by moving to the outfield to help accommodate the team. Even though the Astros have, in theory, moved on from the two-time All-Star based on the moves they’ve made, perhaps a reunion could be in the cards now.

Also on this episode of the Baseball Bar-B-Cast, the guys talk about comments made by New York Mets owner Steve Cohen at Amazin’ Day, which suggest he might be drawing a line in the sand regarding bringing back Pete Alonso and why he may be showing agent Scott Boras he’s done being taken advantage of. Later, Jake and Jordan discuss some controversy in the LIDOM championship that might involve a corked bat, as well as the Washington Nationals doing something they’ve never done before.

(1:28) - The Opener: Possible Bregman reunion
(17:54) - What can Cubs expect from Pressly?
(22:56) - Kind of a Big Deal: Cohen comments on Alonso
(36:46) - LIDOM championship controversy
(46:20) - Around the League: Nationals sign Shinnosuke Ogasawara

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Only hours after the Astros acquired Justin Verlander from the Mets, their 29-year-old ace Framber Valdez pitched a no-hitter, signaling to the baseball world that the Astros are back! Jake and Jordan break down Valdez’s incredible performance, before taking a big picture look at each team’s moves over the past few days. Then, the Metspert himself Bobby Wagner returns for another edition of METSCON, and Jake and Jordan sit down with now-Mets prospect Drew Gilbert at the Futures Game suite in Seattle.

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Jake and Jordan begin the episode by talking about THAT TWEET that rocked the Winter Meetings today in which it was announced that "Arson Judge" was heading to the Giants. Then, the boys break down some of the moves that actually DID happen today including Taijuan Walker to the Phillies, Cody Bellinger to the Cubs, Josh Bell to the Guardians, and Mitch Haniger to the Giants. Next, the boys are joined live on set by the President of Baseball Operations for the Seattle Mariners Jerry Dipoto to talk about his love of trading, and much much more. Finally, the boys give a quick wrap up on the inaugural MLB draft lottery.

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Now that we’re a couple of months into the season, Jake and Jordan look back at the biggest off-season moves and determine which teams have come out winners, and which have come out losers. Then, Bobby Wagner is back for another edition of METSCON. How dire is the situation in Flushing Meadows? Bobby breaks it all down. Finally, the Jake and Jordan give their nominations for this weeks edition of The Good, The Bad, and the Uggla.

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