June Swoon Watch, Tigers in Trouble & Weekend Series Preview | BD Baseball 5-29-26

It’s BD Baseball for Friday, May 29, 2026. Jake and I sort through a light Thursday slate and some heavy shit for a few teams. We start in Detroit: Skubal’s back on the IL, the offense is flat‑lined, and we’re asking out loud if the Tigers just suck this year and what a trade might even look like. From there we head to the South Side where the White Sox stay hot and Murakami keeps mashing, then up to Boston where the Braves roll through Fenway and Ronald Acuña Jr. hits a grand slam off the Monster because of course he does. We get into why teams are spamming breaking balls at the Cubs and how that turned their May into a disaster, plus another Paul Skenes start where he shoves and gets nothing from the offense or the bullpen. We also talk about the Astros coming on, the Rangers wobbling, and the AL West being wide open if anybody wants to grab it, while the Brewers and the rest of the NL Central look like a damn gauntlet. We run through injuries and roster moves — Twins shuffling pieces, Steven Kwan heading to the paternity list, more bad news for the Rockies’ pitching staff, and Andrew McCutchen getting released when everyone on earth just wants to see him finish up in Pittsburgh. Then we look ahead to the weekend: Padres at Nationals, Twins at Pirates, Cubs at Cardinals, Tigers at White Sox, Angels at Rays, Brewers at Astros, Giants at Rockies, Yankees at A’s, D‑backs at Mariners and Phillies at Dodgers. We wrap it up with the official BD June Swoon Watch List — Cubs, A’s, Rangers, Pirates and Padres — talk about who might actually get hot instead (Jays, Phillies, maybe even the Tigers if the baseball gods ever cut them a break), and then wander into NBA Western Conference Finals Game 7, Knicks Finals talk, the Toy Story/Avalanche Stanley Cup “conspiracy,” and a Little League “most improved” story from my team. Move your ass. We’re burnin’ daylight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices