Ep. 42: Reluctantly Lighting the Hot Stove from The Ringer MLB Show

Ep. 42: Reluctantly Lighting the Hot Stove

49 minutes Posted Nov 7, 2016 at 5:12 am.

The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Michael Baumann discuss the tough transition to the offseason, Theo Epstein's next challenge

and whether the playoffs are too different from the regular season

Then they bring on MLB Trade Rumors founder Tim Dierkes to talk about the weak free-agent class

how CBA uncertainty might affect the market

and the prospect of record contracts for relievers

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The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Michael Baumann discuss the tough transition to the offseason, Theo Epstein's next challenge (3:22), and whether the playoffs are too different from the regular season (8:25). Then they bring on MLB Trade Rumors founder Tim Dierkes to talk about the weak free-agent class (12:25), how CBA uncertainty might affect the market (29:41), and the prospect of record contracts for relievers (39:27).

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