Jack and Peter play a little bit of catch-up on what went down over the Thanksgiving Weekend, including Dylan Cease inking a 7-year, $210 million deal with the Blue Jays and the Orioles finding their closer in Ryan Helsley.

Dylan Cease (10): 0:00

Next Steps for Toronto (8): 10:00

Ryan Helsley (6): 18:00

Next Steps for Baltimore (10): 24:00

Winter Meetings Thoughts (8): 34:00

Lane Kiffin's MLB Comp (6): 42:00

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Just Baseball's Editor in Chief Ryan Finkelstein joins Jack to assess the market for the top closer available, two intriguing starters, and a prolific power bat.

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Ranger Suarez: 5:59

Michael King: 18:00

Edwin Diaz: 32:00

Eugenio Suarez: 44:48

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Jack and Peter answer your submitted questions ahead of Thanksgiving!

Intro: 0:00

Sonny Gray: 4:03

Tatsuya Imai: 19:37

Starter to Bullpen: 27:17

Pre-Arb Extensions: 35:03

Trade Candidate Value: 45:43

Thanksgiving Dishes: 52:10

Semien-Nimmo: 57:14

First Game: 59:12

Miami/Chicago Food: 1:03:08

Brendan Donovan: 1:07:06

Free Agent Record: 1:17:28

Thanksgiving Traditions: 1:22:17

Discord:

1. With Imai coming out and saying he doesn’t want to sign to a team with other Japanese players, and more importantly wants to beat the Dodgers, who do you think now stands the best chance at signing him to a deal?- Lildj227
2. With the talk always being about what relievers should make the jump to starters, what about the other way around, what starters should move to the pen. Some recent examples Adrian Morejon and Brad Keller. - jscotch_too
3. With Stowers and the Marlins not coming together on a Pre-Arb deal. Who are some young guys that you could see getting a Pre-Arb deal before the start of next season. - SMH
4. Which trade candidate provides the most true value? Taking into account, control, production, age, availability, and price - Ryan 
5. How come they're called free agents when they cost money - RegalLager
6. What’s your favorite dish at thanksgiving and least favorite (happy thanksgiving, love yall and thankful for the greatness you guys put out every week) - Ryan

Twitter:

1. The Semien-Nimmo trade the biggest big leaguer for big leaguer trade since… when? - @carter_west11
2. Tell us about the first baseball game that you can remember attending.  Was it love at first sight or did the game have to grow on you? - @mdeanjd13
3. Best thing you've gotten food wise since the move to Miami, and food/restaurant you miss most from Chicago. - @firebal_warrior

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1. Cardinals fan here. There have been a lot of rumors about Brendan Donovan. Who do you see as potential trade partners and what do you think a realistic package would be? - @skylerlclifton
2. Which team will make their franchise’s biggest free agent signing this offseason? - @kaidenjessani
3. Worst Thanksgiving traditions? - @reif.richardson

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Aram and Jack spend the first half of the show dissecting the move that shook baseball on Sunday night, with the Mets shipping Brandon Nimmo to Arlington in a straight swap for Marcus Semien. Then, they break down the intriguing non-tendered players and what the Braves have done as of late.

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Nimmo Semien Pt. 2: 10:00

Nimmo Semien Pt. 3: 18:00

Non-Tendered Players Pt. 2: 24:00

Non-Tendered Players Pt. 2: 34:00

Braves Activity: 42:00

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Peter welcomes Ryan Finkelstein to debate his free agent predictions for Dylan Cease, Framber Valdez, Kyle Schwarber, and Pete Alonso. Plus, Ryan has a trade proposal that would send Sonny Gray to the Mets for WHO?

Time Stamps:

Intro: 0:00

Dylan Cease: 4:35

Framber Valdez: 18:11

Kyle Schwarber: 34:16

Pete Alonso: 46:01

Mock Trade: 1:00:10

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Aram and Peter start off the show with their near-immediate reaction to the late night deal that sent Taylor Ward to the Orioles for RHP Grayson Rodriguez. The, Red Sox RHP and Just Baseball Top 50 Prospect Connelly Early joins the show to talk starting a Wild Card game, his baseball background and more!

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Aram and Jack start the show by reaction to Trent Grisham, Gleyber Torres, Brandon Woodruff and Shota Imanaga accepting the Qualifying Offer. Then, they bounce around the rumor mill.

Intro: 0:00

QO Frenzy: 1:05

Pirates: 26:12

Brandon Nimmo: 33:46

Jeff McNeil: 36:35

Kris Bubic: 41:05

Rangers: 46:45

Brad Keller: 53:18

Imai/Okamoto: 55:40

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Peter tees Aram up on Just Baseball's final top 100 prospect update of 2025.

Intro: 0:00

Biggest Risers: 2:28

Best Overall System: 19:20

Top 10 Prospects: 25:38

Josh Naylor: 46:40

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Jack is joined by Just Baseball Editor in Chief Ryan Finkelstein for bonus content: Free Agent Predictions!

Intro: 0:00

Kyle Tucker: 4:50

Alex Bregman: 15:17

Bo Bichette: 29:10

Cody Bellinger: 44:41

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All three hosts get together to evaluate the trade market. Could a back-to-back Cy Young Award winner be on the move? How about the best second baseman in the game?

Intro: 0:00

Tarik Skubal: 3:35

Ketel Marte: 19:00

Hunter Greene: 39:59

Freddy Peralta: 48:05

Twins: 57:02

MacKenzie Gore: 1:19:08

Big Finish: 1:27:10

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