This week's guest, Brian Menéndez of Baseball Prospectus and FiveThirtyEight, hops on to talk baseball: why the Rays and Braves are ahead of the Yankees, Red Sox and Mets, the Astros' and Giants' turnarounds, and who's the best player in the game (spoiler: it's not Shohei Otani). The pod ends McLaughlin Group-style with Matthew asking Brian and Jonah their stance on various MLB rule changes.

Brian Menéndez (@briantalksbsb) writes for Baseball Prospectus. His work has also appeared in FiveThirtyEight, Beyond the Boxscore, DRays Bay, and The Hardball Times.

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