The Just Baseball Show

The Mets and Yankees both came out of the gate hot and have since hit a wall, with New York's two biggest clubs combining for some of the worst offense in the American and National League over the past week, and real questions are starting to surface about whether these are just rough patches or something more structural. Peter and Ryan break it all down alongside a busy week of MLB storylines...

Aram and Jack get into the best (and most unlikely) performers at the outset of the 2026 season, and adjust some expectations for them moving forward. Buy or Sell Hitters Pt. 1: 0:00 Buy or Sell Hitters Pt. 2: 13:00 Buy or Sell Hitters Pt. 3: 21:00 Buy or Sell Hitters Pt. 4: 30:00 Buy or Sell Pitchers: 40:22 Clutch Performers: 48:22 Join our Just Baseball Discord Subscribe to Our New Newsletter! U...

Aram and Peter recap the exciting weekend that was in Major League Baseball! Intro: 3:30 Landon Hairston: 5:36  Pirates vs. Cubs 9:00 Dbacks vs. Phillies 16:00 Angels vs. Reds 22:00 Twins vs. Blue Jays 28:30 A’s vs. Mets 35:30 Yankees vs. Rays 39:30 Mariners vs. Astros 54:16 Red Sox vs. Cardinals 1:02:32 Dodgers vs. Rangers 1:07:31 White Sox Royals 1:14:25 Marlins Tigers: 1:18:45 Giants Orioles: 1...

ESPN's Paul Hembekides, AKA Hembo , joins Jack and Peter to recap their favorite storylines from the first two weeks of MLB action. Then, Peter breaks down his favorite picks for Friday's MLB slate, plus a preview of the weekend ahead. Time Stamps:  Intro: 0:00 Sandy Alcantara: 5:32 ABS: 11:27 Konnor Griffin: 18:30 Rookie Class: 27:00 Zero Service Extensions: 32:23 Drake Baldwin: 39:42 Cub...

Aram and Peter walk through each of the first place teams and decide if they are buying or selling their hot starts. Intro: 0:00  Home Run Data: 6:00 Dodgers:11:30 Yankees: 15:00 Guardians: 23:30 Rangers: 30:46 Braves: 43:40 Brewers: 54:05 Reds: 57:13 Join our Just Baseball Discord Subscribe to Our New Newsletter! Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Check out Thompson Cigars...

Peter & Ryan open the show with unfortunate injuries from Wednesday's action before discussing the Marlins decision to take out Sandy, the Angels vs Braves Brawl, Konnor Griffin's extension, and some unlucky home run hitters. Then, the guys look at the Blue Jays, Red Sox, Tigers, and Mariners to see what's going on with these bad starts. Time Stamps  Intro: 0:00  Injuries: 5:30 San...

Jack and Aram hit on the two teams scuffling out of the gates in the AL East before diving into the Tony Vitello and Willson Contreras drama. Blue Jays: 0:00 Tony Vitello: 13:00 Willson Contreras: 21:00 Red Sox: 31:04 Notable Injuries: 41:04 Clutch Performers: 49:27 Join our  Just Baseball Discord Subscribe to Our New Newsletter! Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Check out...

Peter & Aram recap the weekend that was in Major League Baseball! Dodgers Nationals: 6:30 Padres Red Sox: 14:50 Blue Jays White Sox: 21:00 Reds Rangers: 28:37 Cubs Guardians: 33:30 Phillies Rockies: 42:32 Orioles Pirates: 47:20 Rays Twins: 51:53 Marlins Yankees: 54:50 Cardinals Tigers: 59:55 Brewers Royals: 1:07:00  Mariners Angels: 1:11:27 Astros A’s: 1:19:45 Braves Dbacks: 1:26:08 Mets Giant...

Peter is joined by Ryan Finkelstein to  talk about the early struggles for  the New York  Mets  before he  breaks into  hot takes. Ryan has 10 opening-week narratives, and  it's Peter's job  to decide whether  he is buying or selling.  After that, the two of them preview this weekend's slate. Intro: 0:00 Mets Early Issues: 4:20 Top 10 Hot Takes: 13:05 Weekend Preview: 56:44 Join our  J...

Peter and Jack look at some of the slow performers in MLB to open the '26 season and determine how worried they are after forecasting what Konnor Griffin's all up means for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Intro: 0:00 Konnor Griffin: 5:17 Caleb Durbin: 26:48 Josh Naylor: 30:41 Julio Rodriguez/Cal Raleigh: 33:18 Bo Bichette: 34:29 Josh Jung: 36:15 Wyatt Langford: 39:20 Cedric Mullins: 40:40 Brent Ro...

Aram and Peter whip around the league highlighting the most notable performances thus far, headlined by the dominance of Shohei Ohtani and Sandy Alcantara on the mound as well as the impressive debut of Phillies top pitching prospect Andrew Painter. Intro: 0:00  ABS: 6:30 Andrew Painter: 9:45 Shane McClanahan: 14:50 Kodai Senga: 20:39 Bubba Chandler: 24:30  Jose Fernandez: 29:06 Shohei Ohtani: 33:...

Aram and Jack work through many of the players getting their first taste of a new team, first taste of Major League Baseball, or first taste back in the spotlight. Cooper Pratt/Colt Emerson: 0:00 Rookie Hitters: 13:00 Rookie/New Hitters: 21:00 New Pitchers: 30:00 Young Pitchers: 40:00 Clutch Performers: 48:00 Join our  Just Baseball Discord Subscribe to Our New Newsletter! Use Code "JUSTBASEBA...

Aram and Peter recap the eventful Opening Weekend that was in Major League Baseball! Intro: 3:30  Rockies vs. Marlins: 7:15 Nationals vs. Cubs: 14:00 Athletics vs. Blue Jays: 20:15 Red Sox vs. Reds: 25:50  Pirates vs. Mets: 31:00 Yankees vs. Giants: 40:56 Angels vs. Astros: 48:37 Tigers vs. Padres: 53:51 Dodgers vs. DBacks: 58:56 Rays vs. Cardinals: 1:07:31 Twins vs. Orioles: 1:15:45 Royals vs. Br...

Aram and Jack quickly recap Yankees vs. Giants before previewing the Thursday Opening Day slate and providing their "League Pass" teams, meaning the teams they are most excited to tune into on any given night. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aram and Jack react to and pick apart Peter's top 100 player list for 2026! Intro: 3:00 100-91: 8:51 90-81: 20:50 80-71: 29:47 70-61: 39:07 60-51: 48:07 50-41: 1:13:18 40-31: 1:19:46 30-21: 1:29:02 20-11: 1:37:51 10-1: 1:46:48 Join our  Just Baseball Discord Subscribe to Our New Newsletter! Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Check out Thompson Cigars and use my code JUST...

Aram and Peter give their MLB award predictions for 2026, picking a favorite and long shot for each award in each league before previewing the standalone Opening Night game between the Yankees and Giants. Join our  Just Baseball Discord Subscribe to Our New Newsletter! Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Check out Thompson Cigars and use my code JUSTBASEBALL for a great deal:...

Jack and Peter walk through Peter's Power Rankings, counting you down from No. 30 (Rockies) all the way to No. 1 (Dodgers). Intro: 0:00 No. 30-21: 5:51 No. 30-21 (Cont.): 13:00 No. 20-11: 21:00 No. 20-11 (Cont.): 30:00 No. 10-1: 40:00 No. 10-1 (Cont.): 48:00 Join our  Just Baseball Discord Subscribe to Our New Newsletter! Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Check out Thom...

Peter and Jack work through each team in the National League, with Peter sharing his side on BetMGM win lines and Jack relaying Aram's selections. Intro: 0:00 Dodgers 103.5: 10:43 Mets 90.5: 13:41 Phillies 89.5: 17:07 Cubs 88.5: 21:30 Braves 87.5: 25:49 Vizual Edge: 28:15 Brewers 84.5: 29:12 Padres 83.5: 33:26 Giants 80.5: 38:30 Reds 80.5: 45:15 Diamondbacks 79.5: 47:53 Pirates 78.5: 50:35 Mar...

Jack and Peter walk through every team's projected win total by BetMGM, and Peter makes his picks while Jack relays Aram's. Intro: 0:00 Yankees 90.5: 10:16 Mariners 89.5: 14:46 Blue Jays 88.5: 17:50 Red Sox 87.5: 22:10 Astros 86.5: 26:07 Orioles 85.5: 30:54 Tigers 85.5: 37:28 Rangers 83.5: 40:49 Royals 82.5: 45:49 Guardians 79.5: 52:34 Rays 77.5: 56:20 A's 75.5: 1:02:40 Twins 72.5: 1:0...

Aram and Jack recap Venezuela's incredible victory over USA in the WBC final before discussing the tournament as a whole. Intro: 0:00 WBC Final Recap: 5:33 Venezuela: 10:14 USA: 31:02 All-Tournament: 47:51 Join our  Just Baseball Discord Subscribe to Our New Newsletter! Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Check out Thompson Cigars and use my code JUSTBASEBALL for a great...

Aram and Peter recap the Venezuela vs. Italy WBC semi-final and preview the Venezuela vs. USA final before getting into their National League Breakout Picks for 2026. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aram and Peter recap the incredible USA vs. DR World Baseball Classic semi-final before highlighting their breakout picks for the American League in 2026. USA vs DR: 4:30 AL Breakout Picks: 36:12 Join our  Just Baseball Discord Subscribe to Our New Newsletter! Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Check out Thompson Cigars and use my code JUSTBASEBALL for a great deal:  https:/...

Peter and Jack open the show by quickly breaking down the two WBC QF matchups on Friday night. Then, they get into notable projections from ATC and THE BAT X. Intro: 0:00 USA/Canada: 5:08 Korea/Dominican Republic: 10:25 Jack's Hitter Projections: 18:14 Jack's Pitcher Projections: 42:37 Peter's Team Projections: 51:15 Join our  Just Baseball Discord Subscribe to Our New Newsletter! Use...

Jack and Aram kick off the show with the mess that has been Mark DeRosa's recent media tour in an attempt to explain his Pool Play thinking. Then, they issue the 4-1-1 on how each team in the Quarterfinals got to this point, and how these four weekend games could shake out. Intro: 0:00 Mark Derosa: 3:44 Pool B Recap: 18:40 Pool A Recap: 27:05 Pool C Recap: 36:06 Pool D Recap: 42:00 Quarterfina...

Aram and Peter discuss the Cal Raleigh and Randy Arozarena exchange that went viral before drafting their 2026 MLB Rookie team based on which players they think will accumulate the most WAR. Join our  Just Baseball Discord Subscribe to Our New Newsletter! Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Check out Thompson Cigars and use my code JUSTBASEBALL for a great deal:  https://thom...