The Tigers cement themselves as the team to beat in the AL Central after giving Framber Valdez a 3-Year, $115M deal.

-Valdez Reaction, DET Rotation

-Red Sox Sign IKF

-White Sox Bidets

-Family Feud

-Pirates Sign Urquidy

-Super Bowl

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0:00 - Framber Valdez

28:33 - CWS Bidets

36:30 - IKF

42:12 - Trey Mancini

42:30 - Carlos Santana

45:40 - Family Feud

59:15 - Jon Heyman

1:00:05 - José Urquidy

1:02:39 - Jayhay Nuggs

1:07:45 - 3B Top 10 List

1:11:10 - Final Thoughts

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The A’s future looks bright as they to continue to lock up their young stars.

-A’s Extend Wilson, Kurtz Next?

-Suárez 1-Year With Reds Reaction

-Arráez Only Gets 1-Year Deal

-Skubal Arb Pettiness

-WBC Player Insurance Denials

-Here Comes Baseball

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0:00 - Here Comes Ball

1:52 - Dallas’s Guest

3:26 - Jacob Wilson

28:07 - Eugenio Suárez

46:28 - Luis Arráez

1:01:00 - Skubal Arb

1:10:13 - Ohtani WBC

1:13:30 - Insurance Denials

1:23:38 - Jayhay Nuggs

1:28:32 - Final Thoughts

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Aaron Judge will repeat as the cover athlete on MLB The Show ’26.

-Why Never Mike Trout?

-Free Agents Still Remaining

-Top Starting Pitchers In Baseball

-Dallas’s AEW Twin

-Where Does Eugenio Suárez Go?

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0:00 - Dallas’s Twin

6:06 - Merch

13:52 -Free Agents

23:08 -Top Starters

47:11 -Judge Cover

56:23 - Trout No Cover

1:03:30 - Final Thoughts

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Brand new Miami Marlins player Pete Fairbanks joins BID!

-Choosing The Marlins

-Experience In Free Agency

-Short-Term Contracts Trend

-Bullpen Roles

-Lockout Concern

-Pitching Philosophy

-Marlins Young Talent

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0:00 - Pete Fairbanks joins BID!

4:00 - Choosing Marlins / Free Agency

9:10 - Kyle Tucker’s Short-Term, High AAV Contract

12:15 - Offseason Adjustments

17:45 - Benefits Of Miami

19:40 - Lockout Concern

21:45 - Bullpen Roles

26:30 - Dodgers Free Agency

30:26 - Hot Tub Time Machine

36:00 - Clubhouse Vibes

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José Ramírez took potentially the biggest hometown discount of all-time and will most likely play the rest of his career in Cleveland.

-J-Ram First Ballot HOF?

-MacKenzie Gore To Rangers

-Framber Valdez Still Unsigned

-No Interest In Giolito?

-Dallas Has Never Shoveled Snow

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0:00 - Snow

4:48 - J-Ram Extension

29:57 - Gore Trade

41:18 - Framber Still Unsigned

54:29 - No Interest In Giolito?

1:02:05 - Jayhay Nuggs

1:06:41 - Dallas Can’t Shovel

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The Mets saved their offseason in a matter of a week and we’re calling Barstool Clem (@TheClemReport) for his take on the moves.

-Mets Add Peralta, Robert Jr. & Bichette

-Yankees Sign Bellinger

-Beltrán & Jones Elected To HOF

-Cy Young Hindsight

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0:00 - Mets Save Offseason

37:57 - Bellinger Signs

50:55 - HOF Elects

1:00:14 - Family Feud

1:16:13 - Cy Young Hindsight

1:37:40 - Final Thoughts

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Milwaukee Brewer Sal Frelick makes his BID debut!

-Playing In Northeast / Boston College

-Competitiveness Outweighing Talent

-MLB Adjustments / Routine

-Relationship With Pat Murphy

-Player Role Models, Past & Current

-Postseason Experience

-NLCS Game 1 Catch / Double Play

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0:00 - Sal Frelick

3:07 - College Offers, BC Only

4:05 - Playing In New England

10:30 - Competitiveness Breeds Confidence

14:55 - Learning Routine, Making Adjustments

21:15 - Player Profile

22:30 - Role In Lineup

24:05 - Relationship Pat Murphy

26:10 - Role Models In League

29:03 - Pitcher He’d Want To Face

29:54 - Postseason Experiences

31:40 - Insane Catch/Double Play NLCS Game 1

33:15 - How To Get Over The Hump

35:35 - 2025 Roberto Clemente Award Nomination

36:52 - MLB Top 100 List

37:32 - Hot Tub Time Machine

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We’re speculating about whether short-term, high AAV contracts are becoming the new norm in MLB.

-Elly Turns Down Record Contract

-Mookie Will Retire After 2032

-Verlander’s Next Team

-HOF Reveal Tuesday

-Jayhay’s Bichette Takes

-Sal Frelick Tomorrow!

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0:00 - Trying New Food

10:10 - NFL Playoffs

14:35 - Reds / Elly Offer

22:00 - New CBA

25:15 - Guess That Player

37:02 - Betts Retirement

40:00 - Tide Shift

47:00 - Verlander Interest

1:00:35 - HOF Reveal

1:12:37 - Jayhay Nuggs

1:13:30 - Final Thoughts

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BACK UP THE BRINKS TRUCK! Kyle Tucker & Bo Bichette both sign short-term MEGA AAV deals.

-Dodgers Sign Tucker - 4-Years, $240M

-Mets Sign Bichette - 3-Years, $126M

-Phillies Sign J.T. Realmuto - 3-Years, $45M

-Tucker Worth $60M Per Year?

-Bichette To Play 3B For Mets (feat. @TheClemReport)

-State Of Baseball, Lockout

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0:00 - BREAKING NEWS

3:45 - Tucker Reaction

19:53 - State Of Baseball

39:00 - Mets Pivot

42:10 - Tucker Wrap Up

50:31 - Bichette Reaction

1:06:38 - Calling Clem

1:13:34 - BREAKING

1:15:20 - Back To Mets

1:21:26 - Final Thoughts

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The Red Sox made a hard pivot from losing Alex Bregman to signing Ranger Suárez, and they may not be done.

-Best Rotation In Baseball?

-Red Sox Trade Options

-Kyle Tucker Decision Imminent?

-Any Chance Bo Stays?

-Bregman Team USA

-WBC Talk

-Hall Of Fame

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0:00 - Disney Jayhay

5:01 - Ranger Suárez

14:24 - Red Sox Rotation

16:44 - NFL Playoffs

17:53 - Tucker Decision

42:55 - Bo Bichette

50:39 - WBC

1:07:00 - Hall Of Fame

1:21:41 - Final Thoughts

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