E35 (8/21/22): The Struggling Yankees, Baltimore’s Bright Future, Breaking Down How The Dodgers Are Built To Win Now & In Future, Pujols Heats Up, Arroyo & Verdugo Stay Hot, WBC Update

In this episode, Joey starts out by analyzing the numbers behind the Yankees and their continuous struggles (0:20). He highlights the Baltimore Orioles holding six prospects in the MLB’s Top 100 Prospects (6:43) and explains how they are set up perfectly for years to come (3:20). After that, he praises the Dodgers for their ability to build for contending now (15:44-17:55) and for the future as they hold the highest payroll in the MLB and have a league-best seven prospects in the MLB’s Top 100 Prospects (12:40). Joey examines the Dodgers payroll (15:25) and points out a handful of players that could be off their payroll this year (17:55-24:43), setting up for another big spending spree in free agency.Following that, he moves onto the Cardinals (24:43) and slugger Albert Pujols' hot streak over the last week (25:25), along with updating listeners on the Red Sox (27:41) and expanding on how Christian Arroyo and Alex Verdugo have been carrying the offense (29:52-32:40). He previews tonight's Little League Classic game between the Orioles (32:40) and Red Sox and also talks about Middleboro’s run falling short in the Little League World Series after a loss to Pennsylvania last night (10:48). At the end, he mentions the World Baseball Classic (38:58) and Mark DeRosa being named Team USA’s manager. Mets slugger Pete Alonso will also be joining the USA squad (39:01) while Jose Altuve will be playing for Venezuela.