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This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Anthony Franco of MLB Commerce Rumors to debate…

Plus, we reply your questions, together with…

• What’s one workforce you anticipate will aggressively try and contend this season however imagine ought to give attention to rebuilding, and one membership you count on to behave passively through the offseason however suppose ought to make a extra concerted effort to contend? (15:45)
• The Pirates’ aggressive window ought to begin to open in 2024 however they badly want to handle 1B and SP this winter. I’ve talked myself into Ty France (if Dipoto feels the necessity to improve there) and Patrick Sandoval (if the Angels determine to blow it up) as being nice matches. Do you want these choices or have every other names that might wind up in Pittsburgh? (20:00)
• To me it appears to be very futile to have nice success within the 162 recreation grind, win your division (by a big margin typically) and lose to a lesser workforce. I get it that baseball is all about who’s scorching for the time being however when the perfect all get upset at first of the playoffs it does give one pause. There absolutely needs to be extra benefit/reward for normal season achievements. (22:25)

Try our previous episodes!

• The Mets’ Entrance Workplace, TJ for Alcantara and the D-Backs Lengthen Their GM – pay attention right here
• Mariners To Spend? Tigers To Contend? And Managerial Vacancies – pay attention right here​
• Free Agent Pitching Darkish Horses, Padres To Reduce Payroll, and If The Angels Ought to Rebuild — pay attention right here