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Shohei Ohtani has been on fire over his last 19 games played, smashing 12 home runs to take the league lead. Is he becoming the best hitter in all of baseball? Host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down his latest article for JustBaseball.com, where he discusses Ohtani's ascension to be the best hitter in the game today.

The Baltimore Orioles have started off the season red-hot and are looking to make a push for the playoffs. With a great lineup and bullpen in place, all they need to add is an ace to put them over the top. Just Baseball's managing editor Ryan Finkelstein is joined by Harrison Bruns to discuss the Orioles rotation right now and where they can improve moving forward.

Corbin Carroll, Wander Franco, Julio Rodriguez and Spencer Strider are just a few of the best young players in Major League Baseball who have been signed to pre-arbitration extensions over the last two years. Just Baseball's managing editor Ryan Finkelstein is joined by Elijah Evans to discuss his recent article ranking each of the 15 pre-arb deals from the last two years and which he felt was...

The Pittsburgh Pirates have been one of the top stories in baseball this year, led by the return of a franchise great, Andrew McCutchen. Host Ryan Finkelstein is joined by Joey Peterson to discuss his latest story for Just Baseball about McCutchen and the Pirates resurgent season. Are the Pirates the team who has the best chance to topple the Brewers in the NL Central this year, or does the promot...

Bo Bichette is off to a fantastic start this season, hitting over .330 with 14 home runs. Even better he has turned things around defensively and is no longer grading out as a subpar shortstop. Meanwhile Wander Franco is pacing baseball in fWAR, showcasing his five-tool potential in Tampa Bay. Host Ryan Finkelstein revisits Just Baseball's top 10 list of shortstops heading into the season and...

The Minnesota Twins is currently leading a division that no one seems to want to pull away and win. In the AL Central, there are four teams that could conceivably make the postseason. Between the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians failing to meet expectations, the Detroit Tigers lengthy rebuild and the Twins failing to really grab a decisive division lead, the Central is the definition of a...

Among all of the top free agent shortstops who were signed this offseason, Dansby Swanson has produced like the best of the bunch through the first quarter of the season and is playing on the best contract. Host Ryan Finkelstein explores why this could have been the best free agent shortstop signed this offseason, based on the production we have seen and one key improvement he has made.

After a breakout in 2022, Jonah Heim is playing at an even higher level now, truly becoming one of the best all-around backstops in the game. Host Ryan Finkelstein is joined by writer Clay Snowden, who discusses his recent article about Heim's continued breakout with the Rangers. Here's the full article on Heim: https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/jonah-heim-is-becoming-one-of-the-best-catche...

Going into a new season, teams have plenty of x-factors that they are counting on who could make their team way better if they have a great season. On today's show, host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down the top x-factors from each team in the AL Central this season. If you want to read Just Baseball's top x-factors in the AL Central, you can find that here: https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/one...

Going into a new season, teams have plenty of x-factors that they are counting on who could make their team way better if they have a great season. On today's show, host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down the top x-factors from each team in the NL East this season. If you want to read Just Baseball's top x-factors in the NL East, you can find that here:https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/one-x-fact...

Going into a new season, teams have plenty of x-factors that they are counting on who could make their team way better if they have a great season. On today's show, host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down the top x-factors from each team in the AL East this season. If you want to read Just Baseball's top x-factors in the AL East, you can find that here: https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/one-x-fac...

The San Diego Padres just beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS and feature four superstars in their starting lineup, with three great pitchers in their starting rotation. No team in baseball is more loaded at the top than San Diego, but can they beat a team that has owned the NL West for the last decade? Host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down why the Padres should win the NL West, based on what the...

In 2021, the Chicago White Sox looked like the clear-cut top team in the AL Central, winning the division by 13 games. They entered as the favorite again in 2022, but ended up losing the division to the Guardians by 11 games. Which team will be better in the upcoming 2023 season? Host Ryan Finkelstein is joined by Elijah Evans to preview two of the teams that will be battling it out in the AL Cent...

Last year, behind rookie catcher Adley Rutschman, the Baltimore Orioles made a push for the Wild Card and finished with a winning record for the first time since 2016. Meanwhile, the Boston Red Sox stumbled to a losing record for the first time over a full 162-game season since 2015. This allowed the Orioles to shed the shame of being a last place team for the first time in awhile. Now they look t...

The Seattle Mariners ended their two-decade long playoff drought last season, earning a trip to the postseason behind a 90-win season. With one of the best rotations in baseball and a superstar in Julio Rodriguez, the Mariners are ready to make a run this year. Meanwhile the Houston Astros are coming off a World Series title and have won this division in each of the last five full 162-game seasons...

The Los Angeles Angels and Texas Rangers enter the 2023 season with a similar story, as each team is coming off years of struggling, yet features some of the brightest stars in the game. Can the Angels find a way to finally start winning with Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani, or will the Rangers have more success with their big free agent splashes from the last two years of Corey Seager, Marcus Semien...

On August 1st, the Minnesota Twins held a 1.5 game lead over the Cleveland Guardians for first place in the AL Central. Come season's end, the Twins finished below .500 and the Guardians reeled off 24 of their last 34 games to take the division and finish with 92 wins. Could things play out different this year? Host Ryan Finkelstein previews the Twins and Guardians seasons by going through the...

The New York Yankees were the top team in the American League East last year, winning nearly 100 games. The Toronto Blue Jays were the top Wild Card team, earning home field advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Each team got better this offseason, but who will be better in 2023? Host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down each roster and who feels is better-suited to win the AL East this season. Fo...

Heading into the 2023 season the Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays each look formidable in the American League East, as they look to challenge the reigning divisional champ New York Yankees. Which is better-suited to win the division this year? Host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down which team should be better between the Blue Jays or Rays.

The Houston Astros are coming off a World Series and return two great young starters to their rotation with Framber Valdez and Cristian Javier. They did however lose a Cy Young this offseaon, as Justin Verlander signed with the New York Mets. Will the Astros still have the best rotation in the American League this year, or could a team in their division take that claim from them? After traded for...

The New York Mets and New York Yankees each made some big additions to their rotations this offseason, signing two of the top free agents on the market in Justin Verlander and Carlos Rodon. The Mets added Verlander, pairing him up with his former teammate Max Scherzer, putting two future first-ballot Hall of Famers in the same staff. The Yankees meanwhile paired their ace, Gerrit Cole, with anothe...

Between the Dominican Republic's stacked roster, to the elite pitching of Japan or the potent bats of the U.S. the World Baseball Classic is filled with talented teams who can make a run at Gold this year. Who is the team to pick to win it all? Host Ryan Finkelstein is joined by Elijah Evans to discusses the Pre-WBC power rankings he did on every team in the tournament and some of the best hea...

If you had to chose one young center fielder in baseball to start your franchise with, who would it be? Julio Rodriguez, Michael Harris II or Corbin Carroll? Host Ryan Finkelstein is joined by Jack McMullen to discuss the talented new center fielders in the game that are sure to headline this position for years to come. Check out our top 10 center fielders in baseball, which includes all three of...

Third base might be the most loaded position in baseball at the top, with superstars like Manny Machado, Nolan Arenado, Jose Ramirez and Austin Riley headlining the group. Which of that group will be the best third baseman in baseball in 2023? Host Ryan Finkelstein makes his case for each guy and who he believes to be the best, despite who we ranked at JustBaseball.com. For the full top 10 list of...

With the top 10 first baseman in baseball coming out today, we must ask a simple question. Who's better, Pete Alonso or Vlad Guerrero Jr? Host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down why Alonso landed ahead of Vlad on this year's top 10 list at JustBaseball.com. To read the full top 10: https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/top-10-mlb-first-basemen-in-2023/