Baseline Baseball

It's CBA season and nobody's happy because for the second time in five years, MLB is all but certainly headed for another lockout. The guys dive into why players will never accept a salary cap, Aaron Judge's injury, and the NL Central somehow being the most competitive in baseball

A quick deviation just to acknowledge the New York Knicks making the NBA Finals, but otherwise it's business as usual at Baseline Baseball. Aaron Judge is slowly working out of his slump while Jazz Chisholm Jr. is raking...in Giancarlo Stanton's pants. Plus, the Padres look pitiful while the Diamondbacks look ready to strike, the Mets are letting the kids play, and which team will clinch t...

Veteran baseball writer and New York Times bestselling author Tim Brown joins Baseline Baseball this week to talk his new book "Nolan: The Singular Life of an American Individual," and how MLB strikeout king Nolan Ryan's legacy lives on today. Tim discusses what drew him to Nolan Ryan, which pitchers we might see some of him in today, and how one single arm from Alvin, Texas left his...

Baseline Baseball looks back on the legacy of longtime Yankees radio broadcaster John Sterling, who passed away Monday. The guys share their favorite Sterling calls, plus note how the American League is basically the Yankees, Rays...and that's it? And...ever notice how it's May and Fernando Tatis Jr. still hasn't hit a home run???

Alex Cora fired in Boston, Rob Thomson fired in Philadelphia, and Juan Soto's drama with the New York Mets continues yet again.

It's not even May, and yet the New York Mets might have played themselves out of playoff contention during this 11-game losing streak. Plus, Aaron Judge and Mike Trout slug their way through a series, and complaints over being tall on airplanes.

The Slam Diego Padres are back in action, Mason Miller's in the early Cy Young conversation, and the Chicago White Sox are handing out Pope Hats. Meanwhile, the Yankees and Mets are both struggling while the A's might be leaning a little too hard into a new gimmick.

Baseline Baseball recaps the plethora of storylines from the first week of the 2026 MLB season.

Baseline Baseball discusses the most exciting matchups of Opening Day, the new contract extensions for Pete Crow-Armstrong and Cristopher Sanchez and which may be a secret albatross, and odd injuries throughout baseball history.

It's a double episode this week as both the AL and NL Eastern Divisions. It's an interesting contrast as the Yankees appear ready to run it back with...Boston nipping at their heels? Plus, the surprising lack of power across the NL side, particularly in the divisional favorite Philadelphia Phillies!

Baseline Baseball returns with an NL Central preview that...isn't too different from last year's. The Brewers are running it back with some new young arms in tow, while the Cubs' window might be closing. The Reds are stuck in the middle, the Cardinals are in full rebuild, and the Pirates...well, they're the Pirates.

The AL Central remains the weakest division in baseball headed into the 2026 season. The crown seems Detroit's to lose, but Cleveland manages to keep on winning despite major roster flaws. Kansas City still lingers as a Wild Card threat with the White Sox and Twins bringing up the rear. And the Twins...the poor, poor Twins...

The guys return to give their full AL West preview with a not-so-surprising favorite, and how Tony Clark's recent resignation from the MLB Players Association impacts what looks like a sprint towards a lockout.

Baseline Baseball returns with Part 1 of the 2026 MLB Preview Series! The guys kick off with the NL West and how nobody is really in a position to catch the Dodgers, who might not win 100 games themselves.

Brendan Donovan being traded to the Mariners is just one of a storm of moves that took place in baseball over the last couple of weeks. Among them, Luis Arraez and Harrison Bader signing with the Giants and how their bats might have a rude awakening in San Francisco. Plus, Jose Ramirez and Jacob Wilson sign extensions, Framber Valdez remains unsigned, Yu Darvish's Hall of Fame case, and just w...

The show returns amidst a 1-2 punch of moves for the New York Mets. Not only does acquiring Luis Robert Jr. from the White Sox shore up the outfield, but Freddy Peralta stabilizes the rotation immediately. In turn, Cody Bellinger re-signs with the Yankees like everyone expected. And did the Rangers just win the AL West with the MacKenzie Gore trade?

Mere hours before Kyle Tucker signed his record 4-year, $240 million deal with--you guessed it--the Los Angeles Dodgers, Baseline Baseball took a look at his slow-developing market. Anthony Rendon Syndrome, or just the state of the market? Plus, Clayton Kershaw's last ride via the WBC, what Nolan Arenado actually does for the Diamondbacks, and the Cubs being aggressive by bringing Alex Bregman...

Baseline Baseball is back and this time, looks at some small moves of the still slow offseason. The Blue Jays paid a lot of money for Kazuma Okamoto, but where is he going to play in a crowded lineup? Plus, what do the Bo Bichette Yankees rumors mean for Cody Bellinger? Plus, the Cubs beat out the Yankees in the Edward Cabrera trade race. Was it the Yankee tax, or is top prospect Spencer Jones jus...

Baseline Baseball returns with the first episode of 2026 to report the short cycle of MLB news from the holiday season. Namely how Cody Bellinger is clearly waiting for Kyle Tucker to sign his contract and set the market...which would be fine if Tucker were drawing anything more than short-term deals. Plus, what the Munetaka Murakami and Tatsuya Imai signings actually mean, and how Jeff McNeil bei...

Baseline Baseball returns and there's really just one subject: How the Winter Meetings in Orlando were nothing short of a disaster for the New York Mets. Pete Alonso is in Baltimore, Edwin Diaz is a Dodger, and the Mets now must fill a lineup while also figuring out who's pitching next season. Plus, Josh's thoughts on new Giants manager Tony Vitello, Dante's weigh-in from Baltimore...

Baseline Baseball returns from Thanksgiving with a recap of what's been a surprisingly busy MLB offseason thus far. The guys delve into Devin Williams signing with the Mets despite his struggles with the Yankees. Plus, how much did the Blue Jays overpay Dylan Cease and will it come back to haunt them? And moreover, hear why the Brandon Nimmo-Marcus Semien trade is really just a wash with no wi...

The MLB offseason is in full swing before the holidays as Josh Naylor decided early to re-sign with the Mariners...and the Pirates might have been the next-best offer? Plus, how Trent Grisham complicates the Yankees' outfield math for 2026 and James' interesting theory on Kyle Tucker's free agency

Baseline Baseball is back to discuss a World Series that nobody expected going to seven games, let alone being so competitive down to the last minute! James ponders Addison Barger's baserunning mistake, the legendary performance of Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and the true end of the Clayton Kershaw Era. Plus, new manager hires in Minnesota, Atlanta, and Baltimore. Which one the guys actually *like* wi...

With all due respect to the Blue Jays...go Dodgers

Baseline Baseball is back to discuss both Championship Series in MLB. Will the Brewers' passion alone be enough to get past the mighty defending champion Dodgers? Moreover, after an epic 15-inning Game 5 against Detroit, how gassed out will the Mariners be in Toronto? Plus, a way too early look at the Yankees' offseason, plus next year's World Baseball Classic!