Flippin' Bats with Ben Verlander

Ben Verlander breaks down the last week of news in MLB. This week Ben talks about the stacked NL West with the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants are on top with the favorite Los Angeles Dodgers in third place. Are the Los Angeles Dodgers still the favorite in the NL West? Ben talks about the Chicago Cubs who are currently on top of the NL Central, but news has come out that the Cubbies will be without Justin Steele for the rest of the year. What do the Cubs do now? Ben also gives you his Top 5 hitter in baseball so far this season with a particular MVP at the top of the list and finally Ben updates his weekly MLB Power Rankings.

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Ben Verlander welcomes on Hall of Famer John Smoltz onto the show to discuss the Atlanta Braves struggles and when it becomes time to worry about the Braves. They also discuss slow starts and whether or not they can tell you something about a team and Smoltz says around 30 games is when you know and finally they discuss the ABS system.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 - 01:30 INTRO

01:30 - 05:06 FAVORITE AUGUSTA STORY

05:06 - 09:30 THOUGHTS ON ABS SYSTEM

09:30 - 13:38 SLOW STARTS

13:38 - 17:36 TIME TO WORRY ABOUT BRAVES?

17:36 - 19:20 OUTRO

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Ben Verlander talks about the Toronto Blue Jays paying Vladimir Guerrero Jr. $500M over 14 years and what that means for the franchise moving forward. Ben also talks about the HOT NL West with the Dodgers, Padres, Dbacks & Giants off to great starts. Ben also touches on the Atlanta Braves tough start, The Detroit Tigers great start. Then, Ben wraps up the show with his MLB Power Rankings.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 - 01:10 INTRO

01:10 - 10:45 BLUE JAYS EXTEND VLAD JR.

10:45 - 14:27 JACKSON MERRILL EXTENSION

14:27 - 20:29 THE GIANTS ARE GOOD

20:29 - 22:46 BRAVES TOUGH START

22:46 - 27:52 VICTOR ROBLES INJURY

27:52 - 35:39 TIGERS HOT START

35:39 - 39:43 POWER RANKINGS

39:42 - 42:23 OUTRO

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Ben Verlander welcomes back Hall of Famer John Smoltz back to the show to discuss not only the Los Angeles Dodgers undefeated start to the season, but also the tough beginings for rookie Roki Sasaki. Smoltz and Ben also talk about whether or not they are worried about the Atlanta Braves & so much more.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 - 01:00 INTRO

01:00 - 04:20 JOHN SMOLTZ

04:20 - 10:05 TORPEDO BATS

10:05 - 13:50 WORRIED ABOUT THE BRAVES?

13:50 - 18:00 DODGERS & ROKI SASAKI

18:00 - 19:13 OUTRO

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Ben Verlander recaps Opening Weekend and the New York Yankees were front and center. The Yankees debuted their new torpedo bats were helped create a weekend with 15 home runs and 36 runs. Ben also talks about the Los Angeles Dodgers who showed why they are the World Series favorite through their depth. The San Diego Padres swept the Atlanta Braves and started 4-0 for the first time since 1984. The Padres looked better than some might thought, while the Braves looked rough. Ben tells you why there is no reason to worry about the Braves and he updates his MLB Power Rankings.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 - 01:30 INTRO

01:30 - 02:00 1ST BEST BET

02:00 - 13:20 YANKEES TORPEDO BATS

13:20 - 20:26 DODGERS AS ADVERTISED

20:26 - 28:00 DEVERS ROUGH START

28:00 - 34:24 BRAVES VS PADRES

34:24 - 36:00 2ND BEST BET

36:00 - 43:41 MLB POWER RANKINGS

43:41 - 45:43 JV'S 1ST GIANTS START

45:43 - 47:16 OUTRO

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Ben Verlander wraps up his final preview episode with all of his season predictions including playoff seeding, World Series Champ, MVP, Cy Young and more! Ben also unveils his preseason power rankings before Opening Day.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 - 01:30 INTRO

01:30 - 02:30 OPENING DAY BET #1

02:30 - 08:00 AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS

08:00 - 12:00 AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS

12:00 - 13:55 WORLD SERIES CHAMP PREDICTION

13:55 - 15:05 OPENING DAY BET #2

15:05 - 15:45 MLB AWARDS

15:45 - 18:45 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

18:45 - 23:25 CY YOUNG

23:25 - 29:30 MVP

29:30 - 32:00 OPENING DAY BET #3

32:00 - 39:05 PRESEASON POWER RANKINGS

39:05 - 42:20 OUTRO

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Ben Verlander finishes up his division previews with a look at the NL West. The defending World Series Champs and the team of the offseason once again, the Los Angeles Dodgers, have angled themselves as the top team in baseball again. Can the Dodgers be stopped and how will the rest of the division shake out?

CHAPTERS:

00:00 - 01:30 INTRO

01:30 - 03:30 EXHIBITION GAME STORY

03:30 - 27:00 NL WEST PREDICTIONS

27:00 - 30:00 EXPLANATION OF PREDICTIONS

30:00 - 31:12 OUTRO

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Ben Verlander starts his last pair of division previews by taking a look at the AL West. Is this division still run by the Houston Astros?

CHAPTERS:

00:00 - 02:15 INTRO

02:15 - 18:35 AL WEST STANDING PREDICTIONS

18:35 - 25:35 EXPLAINING PREDICTIONS

25:35 - 27:12 OUTRO

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Ben Verlander gets you all dialed in for your 2025 MLB fantasy baseball season. Ben gives you his Top 5 players to go after, Top 5 players to avoid, and his top 5 sleepers for the 2025 season. He also dishes out fantasy baseball draft strategy & more. Ben also touches on the Los Angeles Angels new no phone policy, the Toronto Blue Jays & Vladimir Guerrero Jr possibly reopening extension talks and more!

CHAPTERS:

00:00 - 02:00 INTRO

02:00 - 06:00 ANGELS NO PHONE POLICY

06:00 - 11:00 BLUE JAYS/ VLAD JR EXTENSION?

11:00 - 19:00 TOP 5 PLAYERS TO GO AFTER

19:00 - 29:00 TOP 5 PLAYERS TO AVOID

29:00 - 36:00 TOP 5 SLEEPERS

36:00 - 40:00 DRAFT STRATEGY

40:00 -42:07 OUTRO

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Ben Verlander recaps the Tokyo Series as the Los Angeles Dodgers sweep the Chicago Cubs in the Tokyo Series. Ben breaks down Shohei Ohtani's hot start, Roki Sasaki's Dodgers debut, the Chicago Cubs slow start and more.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 - 00:30 INTRO

00:30 - 03:00 Dodgers/Cubs Game 2 Recap

03:00 - 07:00 Roki Sasaki's Dodgers Debut

07:00 - 12:00 Shohei Ohtani's HOT Start

12:00 - 20:30 Chicago Cubs Slow Start

20:30 - 23:05 OUTRO

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