Ryan Finkelstein, Managing Editor of Justbaseball.com, joins Peter to rank the top five most disappointing teams during the 2023 season, and they couldn't forget an honorable mention. The guys explain what went wrong and some ways to fix it, or at least try their best. Check out our LinkTree! Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Check out our website: https://www.justbaseball.com/ Personal Twitters: @peterappel23, @jack_mcmullen11, @aramleighton8 Our Spo...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 551
Peter and Jack dive into what has made Javier Baez the worst hitter in baseball (by wRC+) this year (10:43) before getting into the AL Wild Card (21:25) and NL Wild Card (45:05) picture. Check out our LinkTree! Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Check out our website: https://www.justbaseball.com/ Personal Twitters: @peterappel23, @jack_mcmullen11, @aramleighton8 Our Sponsors: * Check out T-Mobile: https://www.t-mobile.com Support this podcast at — htt...
Sep 26, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 550
Jack and Peter open the show by discussing Joey Votto's Hall of Fame Case before welcoming on Walker to do the same (12:48). They also hit on Walker's recovery timeline now that he's shut down for the year and who he believes will/should win the Cy Young in both leagues. Check out our LinkTree! Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Check out our website: https://www.justbaseball.com/ Personal Twitters: @peterappel23, @jack_mcmullen11, @aramleighton8 Our S...
Sep 25, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 549
Peter and Jack ring in the weekend with an excellent Mailbag! It’s miserable being a Padres fan. What do you think they should do this offseason to get back on track for 2024 and beyond? -jdowse9 on IG Which teams will surprise people during the postseason? Doesn’t necessarily need to be underdogs but could also be teams proving why they’re the best in the league. -Stefanhammersschmnidt on IG Who are some guys that you think can make the biggest impact in the postseason that some people may not ...
Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 548
There are tons of MLB topics to cover. Aram and Peter start with Yusei Kikuchi's sleep schedule, the impact of Carlos Correa's injury, Jordan Walker's Swing Change, the problems with waiver claims, deadline acquisitions moving to the bullpen, and then they finish with Part 2 of the 2023 MLB draft risers and fallers. Check out our LinkTree! Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Check out our website: https://www.justbaseball.com/ Personal Twitters: @petera...
Sep 21, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 547
Jack and Aram dive into Adam Wainwright's 200th career win before salivating over Luis Arraez's approach following his 200th hit of the season. Then, they laud the Phillies before wrapping with O's/Astros and Tampa's new ballpark plans. Check out our LinkTree! Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Research, buy, trade and sell the hottest cards on ALT Check out our website: https://www.justbaseball.com/ Personal Twitters: @peterappel23, @jack_mcmullen11, ...
Sep 20, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 546
With only 10-12 games left, it's time for Aram and Peter to make their final award predictions between the MVP, CY Young, and Rookie of the Year (0:00-56:51). Then, they go through the top ten picks of the MLB draft to do a check in on how they've been faring since entering the minor leagues, along with some standouts in the back-half of the first round (56:52-1:19:16). Check out our LinkTree! Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Research, buy, trade and...
Sep 19, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 545
Welcome back, Peter! His myriad of issues have been solved, and he and Jack dish on the Ohtani/Angels disasterclass before getting into Rays/Orioles and the heat of the Wild Card race in both leagues. Check out our LinkTree! Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Research, buy, trade and sell the hottest cards on ALT Check out our website: https://www.justbaseball.com/ Personal Twitters: @peterappel23, @jack_mcmullen11, @aramleighton8 Our Sponsors: * Check...
Sep 18, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 544
Jack and Aram close out the week by addressing the finality of Max Scherzer's diagnosis and Wyatt Langford's continued breakout. Then, they dish on Heston Kjerstad, Shane Bieber, and the Phillies' rotation depth before the Chaim Bloom bomb is dropped on them mid-show (33:00). Check out our LinkTree! Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Research, buy, trade and sell the hottest cards on ALT Check out our website: https://www.justbaseball.com/ Personal Twi...
Sep 15, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 543
Aram and Jack are at it again to discuss Max Scherzer's tricep strain that could force him to miss extended time. That in turn creates some AL Wild Card discussion before getting into Adam Wainwright, CJ Abrams, and Jackson Rutledge. Read Aram's Dive on CJ Abrams Check out our LinkTree! Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Research, buy, trade and sell the hottest cards on ALT Check out our website: https://www.justbaseball.com/ Personal Twitters: @peter...
Sep 14, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 542
Jack and Aram lead the show with Seattle's jolted offense before diving into the Mets hiring David Stearns as their new President of Baseball Operations. Then, they express concern over Kyle Wright's struggles before praising Matt Olson for being the first to 50 homers and ending with a Minor League Report. Check out our LinkTree! Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Research, buy, trade and sell the hottest cards on ALT Check out our website: https://ww...
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 541
Jack and Aram start with the debut weekends of Arizona's Jordan Lawlar and Texas' Evan Carter before launching into Yoshinobu Yamamoto's no-hitter, Seattle's pitch to Shohei Ohtani, and the conflicts surrounding both Seattle's George Kirby and the sorta-kinda retired Stephen Strasburg. Check out our LinkTree! Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Research, buy, trade and sell the hottest cards on ALT Check out our website: https://www.justbaseball.com/ Pe...
Sep 11, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 540
The three hosts sit down for an end-of-week mailbag episode: Who/what killed the Rangers? Lol - @carterkw11 on X Who will be the top three players of the 2020s - @MengelEthan on X I'm sure you'll go through these in the coming months, but just wondered whether you guys could identify some big trade candidates (maybe 1 pitcher, 1 hitter each) that are likely to move this off-season, and where to? Cheers! @Calvin_Medcalf on X (our friend from across the pond) With pitchers like Ohtani and DeGrom g...
Sep 08, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 539
Rob Friedman (Pitching Ninja) joins the show to discuss the Cy Young race, the most exciting young pitchers in baseball, some struggling arms, his conversation with Greg Maddux and more! Check out our LinkTree! Download the Verse Fantasy App! Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Check out our website: https://www.justbaseball.com/ Personal Twitters: @peterappel23, @jack_mcmullen11, @aramleighton8 Our Sponsors: * Check out T-Mobile: https://www.t-mobile.c...
Sep 07, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Jack and Aram briefly touch on Paul Skenes being shut down and Anthony Rendon having a tough time with the media before welcoming Walker on to talk through his rehab outing, changes to his delivery, his fantasy football squads, and a video breakdown of Grayson Rodriguez (16:35). Check out our LinkTree! Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Research, buy, trade and sell the hottest cards on ALT Check out our website: https://www.justbaseball.com/ Personal ...
Sep 06, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 537
Jack and Aram start with Walker Buehler's rehab masterclass before diving into the exciting youth in New York, the optimism in the NL Central, the heavyweight fight over the weekend and the dysfunction of the AL Central. Check out our LinkTree! Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Research, buy, trade and sell the hottest cards on ALT Check out our website: https://www.justbaseball.com/ Personal Twitters: @peterappel23, @jack_mcmullen11, @aramleighton8 O...
Sep 05, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 536
All three hosts get together to talk about notable promotions of the Yankees' Jasson Dominguez and Austin Wells, the Mets' Ronny Mauricio, and the Cubs' Alexander Canario. Then, they take on the waiver wire before hitting the Games of the Weekend in Major League Baseball. Check out our LinkTree! Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Research, buy, trade and sell the hottest cards on ALT Check out our website: https://www.justbaseball.com/ Personal Twitter...
Sep 01, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 535
Aram and Peter discuss the rock bottom that the Angels have hit before nerding out about pitching with development analyst Lance Brozdowski of Watch Marquee. Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Research, buy, trade and sell the hottest cards on ALT Check out our website: https://www.justbaseball.com/ Personal Twitters: @peterappel23, @jack_mcmullen11, @aramleighton8 Our Sponsors: * Check out T-Mobile: https://www.t-mobile.com Support this podcast at — h...
Aug 31, 2023•1 hr 26 min
Peter and Jack talk Guaranteed Rate Field and Ronald Acuña debacles before diving into the exceptional performances of both Grayson Rodriguez and Kyle Harrison on Monday. Then, they get into the Rangers' issues as of late before wrapping with Leo Morgenstern's Best Relievers on Contenders at justbaseball.com. Check out our LinkTree! Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Research, buy, trade and sell the hottest cards on ALT Check out our website: https://...
Aug 30, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 533
Aram and Jack talk through the downfall of the San Diego Padres, the ascension of the Seattle Mariners and Milwaukee Brewers, and three MLB debuts before wrapping with the breakout of a certain Cub. Check out our LinkTree! Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Research, buy, trade and sell the hottest cards on ALT Check out our website: https://www.justbaseball.com/ Personal Twitters: @peterappel23, @jack_mcmullen11, @aramleighton8 Our Sponsors: * Check o...
Aug 29, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 532
Jack and Peter first debrief El Segundo Little League winning the LLWS Championship and the moontank Noah Syndergaard allowed to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. Then, Walker Buehler joins to give an update on his rehab process, assess the impact of Felix Bautista and Shohei Ohtani's injuries, acknowledge the greatness of Stephen Strasburg, and ID some of the most dominant arms that won't be getting "all-time great" consideration from the past 20 years (10:57). Check out our LinkTree! Get Your Just Baseba...
Aug 28, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 531
Peter, Jack, and Aram spend the first half of the show talking about Shohei Ohtani's injury and what the means for him and starting pitchers. Then, they chat Mike Trout heading back to the IL and the stat leaders in MLB. Check out our LinkTree! Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Research, buy, trade and sell the hottest cards on ALT Check out our website: https://www.justbaseball.com/ Personal Twitters: @peterappel23, @jack_mcmullen11, @aramleighton8 O...
Aug 25, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 530
Jack and Aram dive into the White Sox parting ways with GM Rick Hahn and President Kenny Williams. Then, they get into Oneil Cruz and Nick Lodolo injury news before wrapping with the "what if?" regarding Pete Alonso. Check out our LinkTree! Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Research, buy, trade and sell the hottest cards on ALT Check out our website: https://www.justbaseball.com/ Personal Twitters: @peterappel23, @jack_mcmullen11, @aramleighton8 Our S...
Aug 24, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 529
Aram and Peter answer your mailbag questions from Twitter and Instagram! Who is the most impactful player for every current playoff team? @Just_Lionz on Twitter If you get to create your franchise with any 3 players, who would they be? (Could be veterans, all stars, prospects etc.) - Tuliptooley twitter Which teams that are out of the hunt this year are you most optimistic could make a playoff push in 2024? -Riley Mcelwain2 on Instagram Out of all of the teams in contention, who do you have the ...
Aug 23, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Jack and Peter start with some Utica, NY/Arena Soccer discussion before pouring on Peter about the Yankees and talking odds in the NL Central, AL East, AL West, and Cy Young races. Check out our LinkTree! Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Research, buy, trade and sell the hottest cards on ALT Check out our website: https://www.justbaseball.com/ Personal Twitters: @peterappel23, @jack_mcmullen11, @aramleighton8 Our Sponsors: * Check out T-Mobile: https...
Aug 22, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 527
Jack and Aram walk through Julio Rodriguez's 17-hit barrage in the span of four games before diving into Kyle Harrison, Ethan Salas, and Masyn Winn. Then, Walker Buehler talks Dodger excellence, Shane McClanahan, and the uptick in forearm issues (23:03). Check out our LinkTree! Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Research, buy, trade and sell the hottest cards on ALT Check out our website: https://www.justbaseball.com/ Personal Twitters: @peterappel23, ...
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 526
The trio of Aram, Jack & Peter end the week by starting with the Los Angeles Dodgers' incredible ability to revitalize careers. They then debate whether or not the reports against the New York Yankees' player development are valid. After the argument dies down, they each bring three unsung heroes from winning ball clubs before previewing the weekend's best games. Check out our LinkTree! Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Research, buy, trade and se...
Aug 18, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 525
Jack walks Peter through the massive list of guys that have undergone Tommy John surgery since the conclusion of the 2022 season before filling in with guys that have had their UCL reconstructed twice. Then, Peter guides Jack through notable trade deadline movers and how they've fared with their new club. Check out our LinkTree! Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Research, buy, trade and sell the hottest cards on ALT Check out our website: https://www....
Aug 17, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 524
Peter & Aram discuss the biggest fleece in trade deadline history, the rise to stardom for Bobby Witt Jr, and what the future holds for the Royals. They then go over the NL MVP race between Freddie Freeman and Ronald Acuna Jr and then dive into the home run chase between Matt Olson and Shohei Ohtani. The episode concludes with Aram's Prospect Report, including the "Just Misses" from the Top 100 MLB Prospects List on Justbaseball.com Check out our LinkTree! Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Co...
Aug 16, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 523
Aram and Jack address the Wander Franco situation unfolding right now off the top. Then, they get into Aram's updated Top 100 Prospects List, which is now live at justbaseball.com (15:42). Check out our LinkTree! Get Your Just Baseball Merch Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Research, buy, trade and sell the hottest cards on ALT Check out our website: https://www.justbaseball.com/ Personal Twitters: @peterappel23, @jack_mcmullen11, @aramleighton8 Our Sponsors: * Check out T-Mobil...
Aug 15, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 522
