Late signings don't just hurt players. They hurt teams too! We hit the Blake Snell to the injured list breaking news. (2:33)

(9:59) Cardinals younger slugger Jordan Walker was optioned today. What does he need to work on and is it an unrealistic ask? This leads to a larger convo about flyball pull percentage.

(20:02) Should Mike Trout bat leadoff more often?

(24:23) Marcus Stroman shoved for the Yankees and they needed every bit of it.

(28:11) Shohei Ohtani smashed the blast of the year. Side convo too: Ohtani in the outfield or nah?

Also covered: Astros PANIC mode, Max Fried is BACK

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