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SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Joe Hoyt discuss the order of the Cowboys' needs and how that may impact their draft process. Joe says if they stand pat at 12, and if the draft fell just right, he'd guess they want Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles or his teammate, Caleb Downs, a safety. But their biggest need, as our guys project, is at edge rusher. Can they still get one in...

After the Rangers' sweep of Seattle, John and Evan break down the hits (and the lack of them) and the excellent pitching that marked the first homestand of the year. What a difference it makes to have MacKenzie Gore in the middle of the rotation. Rangers quality control coach Rod Barajas, who caught for the Rangers for three seasons, joins the guys to talk about his long working relationship with...

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Joe Hoyt discuss the prospects of the Cowboys trading up to get a pass rusher such as David Bailey or Arvell Reese and whether they should expend the resources necessary. Do they wait to see if Rueben Bain Jr. falls to 12? Would they trade up to nine for a shot at Sonny Styles, Caleb Downs or Mansoor Delane? All options apparently are on the tab...

After a successful season-opening road trip, John and Evan break down what went right for the Rangers in Baltimore and Philadelphia and fawn a little bit about the glory of opening day. Evan can't stop gushing over the Brandon Nimmo impact. And John isn't worried about Nathan Eovaldi. Then Rangers Hall of Famer Michael Young, the first-ever guest on the podcast, makes his return. He's the second-m...

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Shawn McFarland go over their Final Four picks, or at least Kevin and Shawn do. The guys also discuss Mark Cuban's expressed regrets over selling the Mavs to the Adelsons. He shouldn't expect an invitation to a Las Vegas Thanksgiving. The Rangers' fast start caught everyone by surprise. The quality of the Rangers' at-bats was also a topic of dis...

After the Rangers' season-opening roster was set, John and Evan break down the final decisions and how playing time might be split at some positions. We also revisit the cool moment of Skip Schumaker informing Carter Baumler that he'd made the team while on the mound in the middle of an inning. Former Rangers catcher Robinson Chirinos, the bench coach for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic, s...

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Shawn McFarland discuss the Rangers' final roster decisions going into Thursday's opening day in Philadelphia and deliver their predictions for the season. From Andrew McCutchen's surprising bid to the roster to the unprecedented talent at the top of the rotation, the guys cover it all, including their final take on ABS and their win totals in S...

John and Evan continue to whittle away at the biggest questions of spring. Evan is pretty high on how the Rangers have wandered, er, walked in the desert And he also offers his potential starting lineup. And the fellas sum up the WBC. Spoiler alert: Nobody's mad. Then Rangers Hall of Famer Ian Kinsler stops by to become the first member of the two-timers club and discuss the Rangers second base si...

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Calvin Watkins discuss [2:04] the Cowboys' offseason moves. Calvin tells us why the Cowboys traded Osa Odighizuwa to the 49ers and why a third-round pick in return was better than he thought they'd get. The guys also discuss the priorities in the draft now that the Cowboys have made the bulk of their free agent moves. [21:14] Evan breaks down a...

John wants to know if there are positive signs about the Rangers offense and Evan delivers the goods. But he's got no answers for John on the state of the bullpen. Then Pete Incaviglia joins the guys to talk about the 40th anniversary of his legendary rookie season, his enduring love for the game that has him in Cleburne for the summer. He also weighs in on what he saw as Kumar Rocker's first mana...

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington and Evan Grant team up from Surprise for an all-Rangers, all-the-time podcast. [3:45] Who's the star of camp this spring? What's going on with Josh Jung? What does the back end of the rotation look like? If the Rangers get off to a bad start, will Chris Young conduct a fire sale? And how's the new ABS challenge system working out so far? All this and more in a...

Just as Team USA is about to start its quest for the World Baseball Classic title, manager Mark DeRosa, a Ranger in 2005-06, joins John and Evan to discuss his team's chances, his fervor for putting together the roster and even the possibility of Wyatt Langford joining the roster at some point in the tournament. But first, John and Evan run through the various injuries impacting the Rangers in spr...

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Joe Hoyt talk [00:12] about Joe’s mock draft 2.0 and what it portends for the Cowboys with the 12th pick. Joe tells us what he learned at the combine and how that affected his picks since his first mock draft. Should Jerry Jones trade up? Down? Whatever he does, they need two impact players on Day 1. [35:15] Evan tells us where the Rangers are a...

After a breakdown of the first week of exhibitions, Team Mexico's manager for the WBC and former Ranger Benji Gil joins the guys to talk about his club, which includes Rangers outfielder Alejandro Osuna and Robert Garcia. Benji was also Osuna's manager in winter ball and raves about him. Plus, what Osuna can learn from two weeks around Randy Arozarena, Jarren Duran and Alek Thomas. Benji discusses...

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Joe Hoyt analyze the Cowboys' signing of Javonte Williams and what's next for George Pickens. Joe also tells us how many new defensive starters he thinks Christian Parker needs. (Hint: It's a lot). How many can they get in the draft? Should they trade up or down? The guys discuss it all. Evan tells us that Josh Jung is off to a nice start in cam...

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Shawn McFarland talk all Rangers, all the time, in a podcast that covers everything from how to pronounce "Schumaker" to Kip Fagg's draft record. Skip Schumaker's oratorical style; Joc Pederson's conditioning; the past dynamic between Corey Seager and Marcus Semien; and a make-or-break year for multiple Rangers, it's all here. Get it while it's...

John and Evan break down the start of camp (at least before Sebastian Walcott got hurt) before former Rangers GM Doug Melvin joins the show. With this being the 30th anniversary of the Rangers' first playoff team, the fellas will occasionally look back at key members from that team -- and Melvin put together an incredibly durable pitching staff. He also revisits some of the trades he was most prou...

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Brad Townsend discuss [00:26] exactly who made the trade that wiped away the last of Nico Harrison’s fingerprints on the Mavs. Brad also tells us of the trades the Mavs didn’t make. [22:00] The guys discuss what a bore the Super Bowl was, unless you were DeMarcus Lawrence, the other Cowboys pass rusher who got away. [33:27] And Evan, who’s alrea...

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Joe Hoyt [2:50] discuss what the Cowboys will do with George Pickens — franchise or sign him long-term — and how much money they’ll free up with restructures. Joe expects Jerry Jones to go all in, or as close as he’ll come, to maximize Dak Prescott’s last years. [26:30] Evan and Kevin analyze how much a pending work stoppage next year will affec...

The Rangers GM joins John and Evan to discuss spring training projects and prospects and also to give more insight into how the Rangers went about the acquisitions the team made during the offseason. Evan does his best to give his own spring preview, but does his best investigative journalism to uncover John's middle name. And finally, the fellas wax poetic about winter caravans gone by and whatev...

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Calvin Watkins [9:00] take a look at the Cowboys’ new defensive assistants and whether there should be term limits for head coaches in general. [42:20] Kevin and Evan discuss the importance of a fast start for the Rangers and what it will take to blow it up at the deadline if they don’t. And the guys give us their thoughts on the best burgers in...

John and Evan run down the Rangers roster, which coincidentally changed significantly between taping and production (but at least Evan threw MacKenzie Gore's name out there). Then Nathan Eovaldi stops by to chat about his recovery from offseason surgery, his exceptional pre-injury 2025, his relationship with new pitching coach Jordan Tiegs, the development of young starters and the value of clubho...

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Brad Townsend discuss [3:50]  the problems the city’s pro sports teams keep running into with city hall. And not just I.M. Pei’s masterpiece, either. Kevin even goes on a rant about the city’s lack of direction in general. Brad gives us the latest updates on the Wings, Mavs and Stars, then offers his opinion on whether the Mavs should trade Anth...

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Mike Curtis discuss the repercussions [00:45] from Anthony Davis’ latest injury and how that affects the Mavs at the trade deadline. Kevin thinks they need a permanent GM to make these franchise-altering decisions. [36:31] Kevin and Evan make their CFP  predictions (Hint: The home field won’t help Miami). The guys also talk a little baseball and...

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Calvin Watkins analyze [00:13] the release of Trevon Diggs and whether it'd have been better to save a little more money by making him a post-June 1 cut. Calvin lays out his five big plans for the offseason (Hint: More Pickens; less Eberflus). [25:42] Evan asks if Nico Harrison was the worst GM in Dallas sports history and gets no challengers. E...