The Broken Bat Podcast

The Cardinals have turned around their season and are looking to make a push for the top of their division. The Yankees are getting healthier but still need help in a tough division. The Trade deadline is two months away, but with so many teams in contention, will trades happen sooner rather then later?

We have some hot takes for this one. The AL East is a crazy division and no one has taken charge and pulled away. Who will be buyers at the deadline? Or even sooner. And who will be sellers? Who makes the playoffs? And who makes the playoffs in all AL divisions?

The title says it all. Kasey goes off on the Mariners and Kolton Wong. Tries to pump up his boys and get the going in the right direction.

We talk everything there is to talk about in the NL East. Who's the best team. How many teams will be in the playoffs. Who wins the division. What teams have surprised us so far, and who has been a disappointment. Then we give our predictions on who are going to be the division winners and wild card teams for all of the National League.

Some of the biggest news right now is the situation between the Yankees Aaron Judge and the Toronto Blue Jays. There is a lot of fingers being pointed and some more beef between the two teams. We break down what we think happened and how this will play out for the rest of the year. We also give our thought son how the new rules have been after a quarter of the season has passed, and what effects they will have on the rest of the season/playoffs.

The top two to three teams are an easy lock for the best teams in the majors, however, you can make an argument for a number of teams to be in the top 10. There seems to be a bigger then normal gap between the leagues best, and the middle of the pack this year. Listen in to see why we think that is, and who did crack our top 10 teams in the majors.

The Dodgers swept the Padres over the weekend, and look like they are returning to form. Being a dominate force in the NL West. The Blue Jays swept the Braves in Toronto raising questions about the Braves and what this season will hold for them. The playoffs are still far away but being more then a quarter of the way through the season, the playoff picture looks different then anyone would have expected.

We dive deep into the AL East. We talk about every team and how we think they're doing this year. We debate if the AL East is the best division in baseball, and if not, who is. We recap the world series winners from the last twenty years along with the world series losers to help decide the best division of the last twenty years.

Does it surprise anyone at this point when they hear that Shohei Ohtani has made history again? I mean we have to recognize it because he is doing things that maybe one other person has ever done in the history of baseball. However, we will never get tired of talking about Shohei. He is a once in a lifetime type player and is must watch TV. MLB announces a regular season series in South Korea, and the St. Louis Cardinals seam to be making strides in the right direction.

We got some hot takes this week in our power rankings that you will not want to miss! JRob Thinks the Cardinals are ready to turn their season around. Kasey has the M's on the up and up after taking two of three from the Astros. And Pete still wants Aaron Hicks gone!