Tim Kurkjian and Buster discuss Shohei Ohtani’s two home runs in an exhibition for Japan, the player intrigue around Ohtani’s contract, if Chaim Bloom can dunk, Gerrit Cole and Max Scherzer’s differing approaches to the pitch clock, what rival executives are saying about Anthony Volpe, and the passing of Rays radio voice Dave Wills. Then, Sarah Langs stops by to talk about why she was an outlier in the White Sox conversation, Shane Bieber’s fourth-straight Opening Day start, Trey Mancini, and how she’d handle promoting a superstar prospect to start the season. Plus, Buster previews the Braves and the White Sox.

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