On the January 7 edition of A’s Cast Live, Chris Townsend discussed the Francisco Lindor trade (1:00), re-signing young stars early (1:10:15) and the 2021 Hall of Fame ballot (2:42:35). He was joined by the radio voice of the New York Mets, Howie Rose (27:15), Melissa Lockard of the Athletic on potential replacements for Robbie Grossman (54:05), Ray Fosse (1:20:10), 2002 AL Cy Young Winner, Barry Zito (1:53:00) and Jay Jaffe of Fangraphs on the 2021 Hall of Fame ballot (2:25:45).

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