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December 10, 2019 Stephen Strasburg Is Back With the Nationals for Record Money. Is Gerrit Cole Up Next? | The Ringer MLB Show
We react to the news that Stephen Strasburg is headed back to the Washington Nationals for the largest total contract for a pitcher in baseball history. What does this mean for his (maybe former) teammate Anthony Rendon, as well as the other top starting pitcher on the market, Gerrit Cole?

Hosts: Michael Baumann, Ben Lindbergh, Zach Kram

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34 min
November 05, 2019 The Nationals' Championship Celebrations and Offseason Predictions | The Ringer MLB Show
We run through the Washington Nationals' weekend in celebration, including Monday’s trip to the White House (3:00), before forecasting a slow offseason and predicting where the league’s top free agents might end up (33:51).

Hosts: Michael Baumann and Zach Kram

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1 hr 2 min
October 31, 2019 The Washington Nationals Have Toppled the Houston Astros to Win the World Series | The Ringer MLB Show
After a postseason in which Washington trailed in five elimination games, the Nationals clawed their way through to win their first World Series since returning to the capital. We convene to discuss how they pulled it off, the future for both the Nationals and the Astros, and the 2019 postseason at large.

Hosts: Michael Baumann, Ben Lindbergh, Zach Kram

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55 min
October 28, 2019 The Astros Have Taken Back Control of the World Series | The Ringer MLB Show
With the Astros now up 3-2 over the Nationals, we discuss the odds that the Nationals can get back on track in this series. Will Stephen Strasburg keep their hopes alive in Game 6, and in that case, will we see Max Scherzer for a potential Game 7? Plus, we discuss the malaise hanging over the World Series after the fallout from Astros assistant general manager Brandon Taubman’s inappropriate comments toward a group of reporters after the ALCS victory.

Hosts: Michael Baumann, Ben Lindbergh, Zach Kram

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53 min
October 22, 2019 World Series Preview: Cole vs. Scherzer, Soto vs. Hinch, and X Factors We’re Looking Out For | The Ringer MLB Show
We preview the elite starting-pitcher matchups that are dominating the narrative heading into the 2019 World Series before running down a number of X factors that we think might tip the series between the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros.

Hosts: Michael Baumann, Ben Lindbergh, Zach Kram

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58 min
October 14, 2019 Championship Series Updates: The Astros Draw Even With the Yankees While the Cardinals Can’t Muster a Hit Against the Nats | The Ringer MLB Show
The Yankees and Astros just completed one of the most well-played games in recent playoff memory, capped by a loud Carlos Correa walk off home run. With Gerrit Cole still to throw, are the Yankees a step behind in the ALCS (1:10)? On the National League side of the bracket, the Nationals’ starting rotation has completely stifled the Cardinals offense through two games. We wonder if that series is headed toward a sweep (31:13).

Hosts: Michael Baumann, Ben Lindbergh, Zach Kram

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57 min
October 08, 2019 The Yankees Advance, the Astros Hit a Speed Bump, and the Dodgers Might Have Found Their Equal | The Ringer MLB Show
We wonder whether the American League divisional series are all but over as the Yankees sweep the Twins and the Astros tab Justin Verlander to start Game 4 (1:00). Then, we analyze the National League divisional series as they stand now, both tied at 2 and headed for fifth games (28:31).

Hosts: Michael Baumann, Ben Lindbergh, Zach Kram

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57 min
October 01, 2019 AL and NL Wild Card and Divisional Series Previews | The Ringer MLB Show
Ahead of the start of the 2019 playoffs, we preview the National League (2:00) and American League (29:29) first rounds, including each league’s wild card game. Then, we answer a mailbag full of playoff questions (52:46).

Hosts: Michael Baumann, Ben Lindbergh, Zach Kram
Guests: Bobby Wagner

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1 hr 24 min
September 24, 2019 The 2019 All-Ringer Team. Plus: Susan Slusser on the A’s Wild-Card Plans. | The Ringer MLB Show
We share the NL (1:40) and AL (44:50) players whom we covered and talked about most in the 2019 season. In between those two segments, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle joins to discuss where the A’s stand as we head into the playoffs (27:10).

Hosts: Michael Baumann, Ben Lindbergh, Zach Kram
Guest: Susan Slusser

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1 hr 8 min
September 17, 2019 The Late-Season Injury Epidemic: How Injuries to Christian Yelich, Javy Baez, Anthony Rizzo, and José Ramirez Could Affect the Playoff Race | The Ringer MLB Show
We run through the list of stars to go down with injuries in the last two weeks and wonder what kind of effect it has on both the playoff run and the playoffs themselves (1:16). Then, FanGraphs writer Jay Jaffe joins to discuss team entropy—the idea that we should root for chaos in playoff and wild-card berths as the season wraps up (23:18). Finally, Ben Lindbergh joins to give out awards to the least-recognized players of the 2019 season (43:56).

Hosts: Michael Baumann, Ben Lindbergh, Zach Kram
Guests: Jay Jaffe

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1 hr 7 min

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