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Santos and Willy Baez from Bodega Sports discuss the Arenado situation why has he not been traded? Alex Bregman to the Red Sox does this make them contenders just AL? Will the Yankees trade Marcus Stroman before the start of the 2025 season? Which Latino players were ranked too high or too low on the MLB Top 100. Juan Soto is the best Latino player in MLB? All this and more... Follow The Baseball...

Santos discusses the 2025 Hall of Fame inductees Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and Billy Wagner. Why Billy Wagner IS NOT a Hall of Famer. Carlos Beltrán misses the Hall again, why the Baseball Writers continue to get it wrong. Why the 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame class will open the door for Andruw Jones and Chipper Jones to be inducted into to Cooperstown. Follow The Baseball Aficionado on Social med...

Santos and Willy Baez of Bodega Sports discuss the MLB hotstove including teams that need to make moves such as Phillies, Mets, and Red Sox. Did Shohei Ohtani allow Juan Soto to get the over $700 million dollar figure? Did José Ramirez and Yordan Alvarez really leave that much money on the table by signing extensions? Where will Anthony Santander and Alex Bregman finally sign with? Should free age...

Santos is joined by Puerto Rican accredited baseball writer Melvin Lopez to discuss the State of Baseball in Puerto Rico, la LBPRC (Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente) Puerto Rico winter league, How the league has come along way but still has room for improvement. Plus can Puerto Rico put together a competitive roster for the 2026 World Baseball Classic? Which Young Puerto Rican players...

Santos discusses whether the Mets are really the favorites to land Juan Soto. Is Scott Boras using the Red Sox and Mets to make the Yankees raise their offer? Could the Dodgers ultimately end up signing Juan Soto? Why David Ortiz matters in the Juan Soto to Boston pursuit, and more. Social media: IG: @thebaseballaficionado https://www.instagram.com/thebaseballaficionado?igsh=ZGdmaXMxZThqMXpn Twitt...

Santos and Willy Baez reunite to talk the MLB Silver Sluggers, Cy Youngs, and All MLB Teams. Where will Juan Soto and end up? Are the Dodgers a lock to sign Roki Sasaki? Why Luis Arraez did not deserve to win a Silver Slugger award. Should Emmanuel Clase gotten more consideration for AL Cy Young? Will age fraud in the Dominican Republic force MLB towards an International Draft? Does Anthony Santan...

Santos is joined by Willy Baez of Bodega Sports to discuss their current MLB awards predictions to date, including MVP, Cy Young, Managers of the year, Division Winners and Wildcard winners. Does Marcell Ozuna really have a chance to win the NL MVP over Ohtani? Ketel Marte vs Francisco Lindor 2024 season, Does Paul Skenes deserve more Cy Young consideration? Are Aaron Judge and Juan Soto enough fo...

Santos addresses harsh criticism towards Elly de la Cruz made by Puerto Rican media personality Playmaker; Why Santos feels Elly de la Cruz is not a good shortstop despite his natural tools and talent; Is it still impressive to steal 50+ bases despite being on a non-contending team? Why overpaying for Juan Soto will be a colossal mistake; Plus how the Tampa Bay Rays continue to fool everyone in be...

Santos is joined by Willy Baez and Claudio Castillo of Bodega Sports and Yusseff Díaz of Pelota Cubana as they debate which Latino country has the best baseball players of all-time by position. Who in fact is the greatest Latino Baseball player of all-time? Have Dominican Republic and Venezuela benefited most from Cuba politics and Puerto Rico being in the MLB draft? Is Venezuela catching up behin...

Santos is joined by Willy Baez of Bodega Sports and Yusseff Díaz of Pelota Cubana as they recap the MLB first half; including All-Star game snubs, first half Rookies of the Year, Cy Young, MVP candidates and more. Does MLB hate Francisco Lindor? Who has been the biggest surprise performance amongst Latino players Heliot Ramos or Ronel Blanco? Ohtani vs Ozuna, what is really the difference in the N...

Santos is rejoined by Yusseff Díaz of Pelota Cubana to discuss the Baseball Hall of Fame, Latinos who should be in the hall but have either fallen off the ballot or are surrounded by controversy; The upcoming enshrinment of Adrian Beltre; The Hall of Fame case for Tetelo Vargas, The issue with the Negro League Stats and it's Latino legacy. Why Omar Vizquel's legacy is tarnished; Has Bernie William...

Santos reunites with Willy Baez of Bodega Sports to recap the MLB month of May; including early picks for Cy Young, MVP, best Latino player performances and more. Willy asks Santos his thoughts on why Dominican Republic has been unable to produce dominant catchers, and why Venezuela has seemingly been able to grab the baton from Puerto Rico. Aaron Judge vs Juan Soto AL MVP talk; Is Luis Arraez rea...

Santos talks about the decline of Puerto Rican born stars in MLB and addresses reasons for the current situation; how MLB has abandoned investing in baseball on the island, why the LBPRC (Puerto Rico winter league) needs to do a better job of marketing itself and how that can help baseball. Puerto Rico without any all-stars this season? Why MLB should consider funding a new baseball academy in Pue...

Santos invites Willy Baez of Bodega Sports as they recap MLB action from April. Santos and Willy list their early Cy Young, MVP picks, Latino players who need to step up their game, and outstanding performances so far in 2024. Santos and Willy identify who they feel are the MLB World Series contenders and the pretenders. Should we really expect more from Vladimir Guerrero Jr at this point? How lon...

Episode 4: Santos remembers the 2006 New York Mets one of the most Latino filled baseball team of all-time. Santos addresses the narrative that the Mets lost the NLCS because of Carlos Beltrán striking out looking at Adam Wainwright's deadly curveball. Why despite winning the NL East with a 97-65 record and falling short of winning a World Series, the 2006 Mets will always be remembered for making...

Santos speaks with Cuban baseball historian and accredited baseball analyst/journalist Yusseff Díaz about Cuban and Caribbean baseball. Yusseff talks about the great Cuban players who never defected, Yordan Alvarez vs Adolis Garcia; Santos laments the 2006 WBC Puerto Rico loss to Cuba, Yusseff on why as a Cuban he would rather play against a Dominican baseball team instead of a Puerto Rico team. I...

Santos assembles a roster of his all-time Latino Baseball Dream Team. Santos states who his favorite Latino player is for each position around the diamond (infielders, outfielders, starting pitcher, closer and designated hitter). Marichal or Pedro? Alomar or Canó? Why his all-time roster is sure to surprise you. Follow Santos on Social media: IG: @thebaseballaficionado https://www.instagram.com/th...

Santos addresses the notion that some people of the modern era may believe that Roberto Clemente was overrated. Why Roberto Clemente was even greater of a ballplayer than you might think. How many right handed hitters have actually won 4 or more batting titles? Why we may see fewer and fewer MLB players join the 3,000 hit club in the years to come.