The Batting Order Beat

In this episode, Brandon and LJ recap a very busy week in the MLB, including the signings of George Springer, Kirby Yates, the three team trade involving Joe Musgrove, Jared Porter getting fired, and many more topics. They then look at the outlook regarding the Philadelphia Phillies for the 2021 season, and later they are joined by Matthew Veasey, a member of the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America, who covers the Phillies. 

 

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Brandon and LJ discuss the DJ Lemahieu and Corey Kluber signings that the Yankees made, along with the possibility of them trading for Luis Castillo. They look at the Braves outlook for the 2021 season (team #7 of 30 in the offseason outlook series), along with the expiring CBA and the ramifcations of having another expanded playoff season.

 

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In their first NL East breakdown (#6 out of 30 overall) Brandon and LJ look at the Marlins outlook for the 2021 season, but at the top of the podcast they discuss the three FA relief pitcher signings that transpired over the last few days. Later in the episode they are joined by Louis Addeo-Weiss, who is editor and contributer to FishStripes, the SB Nation Miami Marlins website. 

 

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In this episode, Brandon and LJ breakdown their 5th and final team of the AL East, the New York Yankees. But first at the top of the podcast, they talk about the death of legend Tommy Lasorda, the Francisco Lindor trade, and the Nationals signing of Kyle Schwarber. Later on in the episode they are joined by Stacey Gotsulias, host of the Locked on Yankees podcast and previous writer for Baseball Prospectus and the Hardball Times. 

 

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