Inside Pitch Podcast

On today's episode, we revisit Monday's conversation between Rays manager Kevin Cash and Ronnie Lane and Tom Krasniqi, and Tricia Whitaker of Fox Sports Sun hops on with Pat Donovan and Aaron Jacobson to update how she's handling the coronavirus quarantine

Steve Carney discusses the latest report from Bob Nightengale of USA Today proposing the Major League Baseball stick with Grapefruit and Cactus League locations for the 2020 season. Also, we look at the different simulations of the season going on while we wait for baseball to resume.

The latest team valuations from Forbes magazine are out and the Tampa Bay Rays are worth more than a billion dollars. Steve Carney explains why that number won't translate to higher salaries on the field. Plus, a new survey shows it may be quite some time before fans feel ready to return to sporting venues.

Steve Carney starts today’s show by discussing the indictment of former top-overall pick Josh Hamilton on felony charges of battery against his teenage daughter, then Pat Donovan and Aaron Jacobson talk shutdown with Rays hitting coach Chad Mottola.

Steve Carney continues to discuss the contingency plan that has all 30 Major League Baseball teams playing their seasons in Arizona, and why there are so many hypotheticals that need to be sorted out after the CDC advisories are lifted that it still could be a while before we see players on the field.

Steve Carney discusses a report that Major League Baseball and the players association are looking at the possibility of having all 30 teams play the 2020 season in Arizona. Also, a hail and farewell to Hall of Famer Al Kaline.

With the Coronavirus pandemic in full swing, Steve Carney discusses a Tampa Bay Times article by Marc Topkin that explains how the Rays coaching and training staff are having to use video conferencing setups to keep in touch with the players. Plus we give our answer to Craig Calcaterra's question of which historical game we'd want to see in person.

With Major League Baseball always looking for ways to make baseball games quicker and more exciting, Dodgers infielder Justin Turner has provided an idea that certainly appears to come out of left field. Steve Carney also gives an update on outfielder Jim Edmonds' condition, and one team's training staff is streaming their workouts for the public.

Steve Carney starts Thursday’s show by discussing Shin-Soo Choi’s decision to give $1,000 to every minor league player in the Texas Rangers organization, and wondering if more big-leaguers may follow suit. We also update both the MLB The Show 20 season being played by 95.3 WDAE personalities on Twitch and the Strat-O-Magic season being simulated, and reliever Nick Anderson talks about how he’s handling the COVID-19 pandemic.

A decision by Major League Baseball to keep paying minor-leaguers their Spring Training meal stipends through May was announced Tuesday, but Steve Carney is quick to point out how little compensation that is compared to what big-league players are getting for the shutdown. Plus, the pre-eminent name is orthopedic surgery says he won't perform any more Tommy John surgeries...for now.