Who's Better Baseball

New York Mets and Atlanta Braves finally punch their ticket to the postseason as the Arizona Diamondbacks clinch an opportunity to spend more time with friends and family.

Hosts Ryan Finkelstein (@FinkelsteinRyan) and Patrick Lyons (@PatrickDLyons) get you ready for the four different Wild Card Series on tap this week.

Plus, what is the best Game 1 matchup: Tarik Skubal vs. Framber Valdez OR Cole Ragans vs. Corbin Burnes?

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MLB Postseason begins in a little more than a week and the American League has a tight race for the final Wild Card following a Detroit Tigers sweep of the Kansas City Royals.

The National League is in the same boat with the Arizona Diamondback, New York Mets and Atlanta Braves battle for the final two spots. Which club has the most difficult remaining schedule and will that put them on the outside looking in?

Plus, hosts Ryan Finkelstein and Patrick Lyons break down the best Wild Card Round matches they would most like to see in the 2024 MLB Playoffs.

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Aaron Judge has the AL MVP locked up, but the rest of the awards for MLB are still up for grabs. How open is the window for Francisco Lindor to take away the NL MVP from Shohei Ohtani? Has Jackson Merrill emerged as the NL Rookie of the Year favorite over Paul Skenes?

Hosts Ryan Finkelstein and Patrick Lyons break down the latest in the awards races and how the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers are once again the favorites in each league.

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Francisco Lindor has led the Mets into the playoff mix this year with a career-year at age-30. Currently leading the National League in fWAR, does Lindor have a case to be the MVP over Shohei Ohtani this year?

In this episode of Who's Better Baseball, host Ryan Finkelstein is joined by Just Baseball's two BBWAA member, who will each have an award vote this season.

Ryan makes the case to the voters on why Lindor is more deserving of the MVP over Ohtani.

The final stretch of the 2024 MLB season has arrived and there's a lot at stake with a little over six weeks left to play. Which divisions own the best pennant races and which players have a chance at immortality with the Triple Crown?

Hosts Ryan Finkelstein and Patrick Lyons break down whether the AL East (Yankees and Orioles) or AL Central (Guardians, Royals and Twins) has the best race.

Plus, can Tarik Skubal and Chris Sale winning the pitching Triple Crown in the AL and NL respectively? And if Marcell Ozuna pulls an upset to win the NL Triple Crown for the first time since 1937 (Joe "Ducky" Medwick), will Shohei Ohtani and a potential 50/50 season be left without the NL MVP?

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Shohei Ohtani: still the clear favorite for NL MVP? A field of stars are aiming to take down the Los Angeles Dodgers DH. Ketel Marte, Elly De La Cruz and Francisco Lindor are the best bets to get it done in the National League.

Plus, Ryan Finkelstein (@FinkelsteinRyan) and Patrick Lyons (@PatrickDLyons) debates over who's better:

Bobby Witt Jr. or Gunnar Henderson?

New York Mets or Atlanta Braves?

Seattle Mariners or Houston Astros?

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The 2024 World Series was settled at this year's MLB trade deadline. But who exactly made the most of their wheeling and dealing?

Did favorites like the New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers do enough? Which teams were most disappointing in their transactions?

And which players were most surprisingly not traded?

Hosts Ryan Finkelstein (@FinkelsteinRyan) and Patrick Lyons (@PatrickDLyons) break down the July 30 deadline moves from every angle.

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Baltimore Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies are locks for the postseason, as are several other clubs. Only five teams - Rockies, Marlins, White Sox, Athletics and Angels - are truly out of the running.

That leaves a lot of MLB squads in the middle who need to make a decision ahead of the July 30 trade deadline.

Hosts Ryan Finkelstein (@FinkelsteinRyan) and Patrick Lyons (@PatrickDLyons) eliminate the also-rans and determine which clubs on the fringe will reach October.

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Paul Skenes vs. Aaron Judge came to fruition, as did Mason Miller vs. Shohei Ohtani. But how did the rest of the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby fare in terms of excitement?

Hosts Ryan Finkelstein (@FinkelsteinRyan) and Patrick Lyons (@PatrickDLyons) break down all of the action from the Midsummer Classic before discussing which All-Stars could get dealt before the July 30 trade deadline.

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Paul Skenes to start for the National League? Gunnar Henderson to win the Home Run Derby? And what about a Mason Miller and Bryce Harper matchup?

Hosts Ryan Finkelstein (@FinkelsteinRyan) and Patrick Lyons (@PatrickDLyons) break down all the top storylines of the Midsummer Classic.

Plus, should MLB implement a rookies vs. sophomores Home Run Derby? What changes need to be made for next year's All-Star Game festivities in Atlanta?

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