Ely Sussman and Ethan Budowsky are joined by journalist/broadcaster Daniel Álvarez Montes (El Extrabase, IVC Networks, Swings and Mishes en Español). They weigh in on the Marlins' offseason activities (4:30) before jumping into a looooong conversation about this year's candidates for the Baseball Hall of Fame (28:00). Listen for breakdowns of 13 all-time great players, seven of whom appear on each of our ballots: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Todd Helton, Andruw Jones, Scott Rolen, Curt Schilling and Gary Sheffield. The episode wraps up with an homage to retiring MLB.com beat reporter Joe Frisaro (1:29:00).

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