Episode 93: The One About Top Prospects; Nolan Arenado; the Nefarious Jenrry Mejia; Jackie Robinson; The Batman; Ariana Grande
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First and foremost, Around the Horn is must-listen magic as Jed Rigney delivers his top prospects for every team!
Episode 93 of Foul Territory: A Baseball Podcast—the Pat Neshek edition—is loaded with extensions, signings and top prospects galore! In this week’s Headlines, hosts Jed Rigney and Jon Sumple talk about Nolan Arenado signing a $26 million arbitration deal with the Rockies, Whit Merrifield reaching a four-year extension with the Royals, Neil Walker inking a one-year deal with the Marlins, Wade Miley signing with the Astros, Jenrry Mejia and his nefarious deal with the Red Sox (count how many times Jed says nefarious!), and the Yankees signing … an environmental scientist to ensure the rats in the Bronx are farm-to-table. No signings/trades on the Manny Machado-Bryce Harper-J.T. Realmuto fronts, but the Padres are suddenly dancing with all three in an effort to land two of them.
Kenley Jansen says he’s ready to roll after a second heart procedure, Mookie Betts opts out of a Red Sox White House visit this spring, the Caribbean Series is moving from Venezuela to Panama, Jack McKeon is hired as a senior advisor by the Nats, MLB announces it will celebrate Jackie Robinson all season long in honor of what would have been his 100th birthday, Robinson’s contract with the Dodgers will be hitting the auction block, the Rangers’ new stadium will have synthetic turf, the Padres will switch back to their brown/gold colors in 2020 and a Wisconsin man who had $7,000 in Brewers playoff tickets mailed to his home is facing a felony theft charge for selling the tickets, which weren’t his.
This week’s Starting Nine celebrates the Patriots’ nine trips to the Super Bowl in the last 18 years with a list of players whose names sound like the halftime performers performing at Patriots Super Bowls. This week’s Around the Horn is not to be missed for all Fantasy Baseball owners as Jed lists, off the cuff, his top prospects for all 30 MLB teams.
The show wraps with Extra Innings and a look outside the baseball world at the Knicks trade of Kristaps Porzingis to the Mavs, Anthony Davis stating he wants out of New Orleans, a new Batman—”The Batman”—hits theaters in 2021 without Ben Affleck as the lead or director, Beyonce and Jay-Z offer lifetime tickets for fans who go vegan and Ariana Grande’s new tattoo actually says “BBQ Grille” in Japanese instead of the intended “7 Rings.”
