Ben Verlander welcomes Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal to the show! They discuss Skubal's decision to play in the World Baseball Classic and how much USA Hockey fired him up to play in the WBC. He also discusses his offseason dealing with arbitration and the Tigers signing Justin Verlander and Framber Valdez & so much more!

CHAPTERS:
00:00 INTRO
01:50 TARIK SKUBAL JOINS
03:00 SPRING TRAINING
04:30 HOW'S JUSTIN VERLANDER AS A TEAMMATE?
09:00 THE OFFSEASON
10:50 ARBITRATION PROCESS
15:35 DID YOU KNOW ABOUT FRAMBER?
16:50 TIGERS ROTATION
18:00 THE WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
20:00 USA HOCKEY FIRING UP MLB
24:00 USA'S BASEBALL DREAM TEAM
25:40 2026 TIGERS BASEBALL
29:00 TIGERS' YOUNGSTERS
30:00 ADVICE TO YOUNG BASEBALL PLAYERS
33:00 OUTRO

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MLB Spring Training news and reactions.

We discuss the Yankees Spring Training sewage situation, Bo Bichette at third base, Shohei Ohtani WBC update, Tarik Skubal pitching one game for Team USA, Arte Moreno comments, and recent MLB signings including Rhys Hoskins, Jack Suwinski, and Michael Conforto.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Introduction

03:00 Skubal WBC Update

06:20 Yankees Sewage Nightmare

09:35 Bo Bichette Defense

14:25 Arte Moreno Comment

19:20 Shohei Ohtani Updates

24:28 Miguel Rojas Interview

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Ben Verlander talks about what he thinks of the 2026 Detroit Tigers and his thoughts on the saga between the Philadelphia Phillies & Nick Castellanos. Ben also comments on how the ABS system will affect MLB tv viewing moving forward.

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Ben Verlander previews the World Baseball Classic now that the rosters have been set. He also talks about the best lineup, rotation & team in the WBC. The Detroit Tigers surprised the baseball world by giving Framber Valdez the highest AAV for the left-handed pitcher & Tarik Skubal also won his record arbitration deal. That and so much more on Flippin' Bats.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 INTRO
01:30 TIGERS SIGN FRAMBER VALDEZ
07:00 TARIK SKUBAL'S RECORD DEAL
18:00 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC PREVIEW
19:30 POOL A
23:10 POOL B
29:00 POOL C
31:50 POOL D
35:50 BEST LINEUP
38:30 BEST ROTATION
39:50 BEST TEAM
42:50 TOP 10 TEAMS
46:30 OUTRO

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Ben Verlander is back with the latest news in baseball. Ben hits on the Boston Red Sox after their trade of Jordan Hicks to the White Sox and revists the Rafael Devers trade. He also touches on the Chicago White Sox sneaky good offseason. Ben touches on Eugenio Suarez signing back with the Cincinnati Reds and why no one else was in on him. Finally, Ben talks about the latest World Baseball Classic news.

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Ben Verlander is back with another new episode of Flippin' Bats! Ben talks about the New York Mets big backup plan after missing out on Kyle Tucker by adding Bo Bichette & Freddy Peralta to the roster. Ben also talks about the drama between the Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers being very far apart on their arbitration numbers. Then, he touches on the Texas Rangers huge trade for Washington Nationals ace Mackenzie Gore & the remaining free agents available.

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Ben Verlander is finally back from his wedding & honeymoon to recap and breakdown all the latest big offseason moves in the MLB. The reigning champs signed the biggest free agent again this offseason in Kyle Tucker, the New York Mets pulled Bo Bichette away from the Philadelphia Phillies and more!

00:00 INTRO
01:30 BICHETTE TO METS
08:00 BREGMAN TO CUBS
13:00 WHAT DO THE PHILLIES DO?
19:30 TUCKER TO DODGERS
25:00 DODGERS BAD FOR BASEBALL?
28:30 WHAT DO THE YANKEES DO?
38:00 WEDDING & HONEYMOON
40:30 OUTRO

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Ben Verlander is back with some big MLB news as NPB Stars Tatsuya Imai & Kazuma Okamoto sign with their respective MLB clubs: The Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays are far away the best American League team despite the New York Yankees being the betting favorite. Ben also gives his Top 3 Wedding Requests for things he would like to see get done by the time he comes back from his honeymoon!

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Ben Verlander is back with another fresh episode of Flippin' Bats. This episode Ben gets you caught up on all the most recent trades including the New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox and more. He also breaks down Munetaka Murakami signing with the Chicago White Sox. Ben also gives his Top 3 moves so far this offseason and his thoughts on Team USA for the World Baseball Classic.

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MLB's Winter Meetings are underway and we already have three blockbuster signings to kickoff the offseason. Ben Verlander is back with another episode of Flippin' Bats to breakdown these moves and what it means for these teams including the Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets.

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