Baseball & Coffee

Welcome to the first offseason episode! I ran through my top 30 free agents and the qualifying offer mess hanging over a lot of these guys. I explain why I have Michael King just ahead of Freddy Peralta, why I'm high on Michael Soroka, and where Skubal could land, with the Mets, Cubs, Padres and Blue Jays in the mix. We also dug into Jazz Chisholm's market and why I think he bets on himself with a one-year deal. In the back half we took a long look at the Japanese players. Sato won the Triple Crown and has huge power, but the chase rate and those throwing errors at third worry me. Kaima Taira looks legitimately hard to hit. Hiromi Ito's WBC outings knocked him down my list. Thanks for listening!

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

0:49 Offseason show kickoff

5:50 Brewers beat the Dodgers

13:36 My top 30 free agents

17:58 Qualifying offer fallout

23:00 Ian Happ and Bouers debate

27:27 Cubs left field outlook

33:28 Michael King vs Freddy Peralta

40:17 Mid-tier starters: Soroka, Holmes, Gray

48:26 Where does Skubal sign?

1:04:59 Jazz Chisholm's market

1:18:58 Sato hitting breakdown

1:32:31 Sato's defense and throwing

1:44:22 Kaima Taira scouting report

1:56:10 Hiromi Ito and WBC tape

2:11:10 Luis Arraez's market

2:18:07 Outro

Watch the original livestream -

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