Baseball Isn’t Boring

Bradfo joined Dukes & Bell on 92.9 The Game in Atlanta to give a what's what when it comes the Major League Baseball landscape heading into the second half. Can anyone beat the Braves? Which of the surprise teams are in it for the long haul? Ronald Acuna Jr. is the best in baseball, agreed?

He threw just three pitches at the All-Star Game - striking out Lourdes Gurriel Jr. - but Kenley Jansen's impact at the All-Star festivities were notable. For starters, he managed to make sure A's first-time All-Star Brent Rooker got to Seattle after some travel mishaps, and then Jansen put on his recruiting hat in getting to know Shohei Ohtani a little bit better.

It's a perfect time for Producer Evan to come back with another round of MLB Power Rankings, rating the Top 10 teams in baseball. With the All-Star Game in the rearview mirror, and the Trade Deadline just more than two weeks away, the contenders are separating themselves from the pretenders. Some teams are making their return to the Top 10 after a long hiatus (the Red Sox), while others continue t...

Friend of the program and Pirates Pitcher Rich Hill told us before the season that Luis Arraez was the best hitter that he had ever seen. At that time, we simply took it as a personal opinion and moved on, but now, Rich Hill looks wiser and wiser by the day as Luis Arraez, the reigning AL batting champion, is hitting .383 on the season and just went 2-for-2 in the MLB All Star Game. So it was only...

With the All-Star Game - and all those Seattle Shohei Ohtani chants - in the rearview mirror, it's time to zero in on the what's what when it comes to the end-of-month Trade Deadline. Bradfo gets perspective on the Major League Baseball fork in the road from those who have lived the life. Kenley Jansen. Raul Ibanez. Marcus Semien. Nathan Eovaldi. Sonny Gray. Sean Murphy. Josh Hader. Whit Merrifiel...

Bradfo asks the simple question of a collection of All-Stars: When did you realize you were famous? J.D. Martinez, Mookie Betts, David Bednar, Josiah Gray, Austin Hays, Marcus Semien, Devin Williams and Jordan Romano. They all give their examples, offering insight into that moment big league players' lives take a turn in the road.

It was quite a day of talking baseball Monday in Seattle, with Bradfo catching up with a flurry of All-Stars to ask them a very important question: When did they realize they were famous. There was also a pretty memorable Home Run Derby, which Bradfo gives a fairly complimentary grade for. And, of course, the day was thick with great stories of how these players landed as All-Stars, with J.D. Mart...

While Mookie Betts might not have the physical stature of his Home Run Derby competitors, it's hard to discount him. He does enter the contest with 26 home runs and the National League's best slugging percentage. Bradfo sits down with Mookie's former teammate Justin Turner, who makes a case for Betts hanging in there against the big boys.

In the latest opportunity to do some real-time mentoring, Baseball Isn't Boring arranges for first-time All-Star Brent Rooker to get advice and education from six-time All-Star - and fellow Mississippi State alum - Jonathan Papelbon. Pap's first hosting duties are followed by a conversation between Bradfo and Rooker about the A's star's sudden stardom.

What a weekend of baseball! What an All-Star extravaganza in Seattle it is going to be! And we have you have everything you need to enjoy it all right here. To kick things off this week, we have prospects telling bizarre signing stories, actors offering outstanding baseball takes and a boots-on-the-ground look at the Paul Skenes-led MLB Draft. And highlighting it all is a sit-down with our Betting...

The Red Sox are one of a few teams that could see their fate shift either way in the weeks leading up to the Major League Baseball Trade Deadline. But one player who desperately wants to see the Sox become buyers at the Deadline is closer Kenley Jansen. Jansen sits down with Bradfo to make his case for adding to the Red Sox roster, while also revealing his thoughts on becoming an All-Star for the...

Bradfo and Producer Evan present to you a compilation of Draft advice from Grayson Rodriguez, Mickey Moniak, Matt McLain, Clint Frazier, Brandon Guyer, Charlie Blackmon, Andrew Benintendi, Chris Sale, and Triston Casas that should be invaluable for soon-to-be draftees. If you have aspirations of being in the pros, you don't want to miss this and be sure to get out your notebook and jot some of the...

If you are a high school shortstop who is drafted in the first round, there are a boatload of expectations immediately placed on you. Just ask Corey Seager. The Dodgers' first-round pick in 2012 made it to the majors in 2015 and never looked back, but it wasn't without plenty of lessons along the way. Seager joins Bradfo to offer perspective for the next crop of shortstops, many of whom are being...

What is it like to be traded heading into the Trade Deadline? Bradfo wanted to get to the bottom of such a question and that's why he caught up with Nathan Eovaldi, who was dealt on July 25, 2018 from the Rays to the Red Sox in exchange for Jalen Beeks. Eovaldi offers us all valuable insight.

There is always at least one player who is taken in the MLB Draft that observers believe have a chance to help a big league team almost immediately. The one example most everyone turn to is Chris Sale, who made his major league debut less than two months after being selected 13th overall in the 2010 Draft by the White Sox. Sale joins Bradfo to offer his perspective when it comes to being drafted w...

Whatever team is going to try and pry Dylan Cease from the White Sox will have to play a steep price, but he might just be worth it. Bradfo, Gordo and Sammy get their heads together to present a bold move the Red Sox might be able to make in order to secure the services of Cease.

It's that time of year again ... the MLB Draft. This year not only does the Draft promise to be bigger and better than ever when it comes to presentation - getting it's own day and event in Seattle - but the players involved represent more promise than any Draft in years. It's why you are going to want to listen to ESPN Draft expert Kiley McDaniel's conversation with Bradfo, with the pair giving y...

Nathan Eovaldi has had quite a year with the Texas Rangers, making the American League All-Star team after signing a two-year, $34 million deal with his new team. Eovaldi met with the media during his return to Fenway Park, a place he had called home since 2018. Bradfo was on the scene.

It is the day that makes us stop to remind us how great the national pastime. It is the heart of the baseball season. It is the Fourth of July. Courtney Finnicum joins Bradfo to reflect on why the holiday is so special for baseball fans, and how we should go about celebrating it. Courtney also offers another excellent ballpark view, this one involving Angel Stadium. There is also talk of margarita...

The underdog stories in baseball - such as the Orioles, Diamondbacks, Marlins and Reds - are still hanging round. And the Rays certainly aren't exactly collapsing. But as Producer Evan highlights in this week's MLB Power Rankings, it sure feels like the Braves are head and shoulder above everybody else. (Spoiler: They are our No. 1 team.) But there are a couple of hot newcomer who have been also r...

Mets owner Steve Cohen made news just the other day saying the priority for his ailing club was to find new team president. We are taking that task off his plate. Evan Roberts of WFAN and the Rico Brogna Podcast is officially being named as the man for the job - at least by the Baseball Isn't Boring crew. Bradfo sits down with Roberts to hear his plan on how to fix these Mets. It's ambitious. It's...

Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story hasn't played in 2023, but he is very optimistic when he returns - which may be in the next month - the version of himself he will be presenting will look a whole lot like what fans witnessed four years ago. Bradfo catches up with Story for an encouraging update.

Wondering how the good folks in Texas are feeling right now about their team acquiring a new weapon out of the bullpen in Aroldis Chapman? Well we got you covered with the instant reaction from Jared Sandler of 105.3 The Fan followed by the full remarks from the man who made it all happen, Rangers GM Chris Young

If James Paxton keeps pitching like he has been pitching, plenty of teams are going to be calling the Red Sox for the lefty's services. It's why Bradfo sits down with Paxton to talk about that scenario, while also getting an idea of just how close Paxton feels to his 2017 form.

Some questions needed to be asked, so Bradfo asked them. What has life been like for Jazz Chisholm Jr. since he became the cover player for MLB The Show 23? Who does Jazz think is the fastest baseball player? Is James Paxton thinking about being traded? And exactly how well did the voters do when it came to picking this year's All-Star starters. We wanted to the bottom of these sort of things, so...