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(2:53) – The latest on starting pitcher injuries heading into the 2024 season, including updates on Lucas Giolito, Sonny Gray, Kevin Gausman, and Justin Verlander

(14:07) – Starting Pitcher Rankings #20-11: Properly ranking Aaron Nola, expectations for Tyler Glasnow, Bobby Miller, and Grayson Rodriguez

(43:28) – Starting Pitcher Rankings #10-1: Differences on Framber Valdez, Pablo Lopez’s capabilities, Spencer Strider and Gerrit Cole at the top

(1:02:46) – Prospects and stashes to monitor: DL Hall, Edward Cabrera, Paul Skenes, Cade Horton

• MLB Rundown 
• Long stretch of games for O’s – facing Astros, Red Sox, Nationals & Guardians
• AL West strength who will prevail into Wild Card spot – Astros, Mariners & Rangers 
• NL East – Atlanta Braves rule across entire AL
• Compare Braves & Brewers  pretty evenly matched in starting pitching 
• BaseballBiz visit to Camden Yards – Avid & loud fans with a Sold Out crowd of 43,000 plus fans
• Mat’s visit to Camden Yards, sat in the vanishing left field seats w/Blue Jays fans
• Finding moments & milestones with Yandy Diaz
• Select a Rays jersey with player longevity with the Rays - Isaac Paredes 
• Yandy & Isaak quietly build a great body of baseball work
• Game 2 – Zach Eflin was on fire against the Orioles Eflin, the most important & steady confident player of the Rays. Cy Young award talk
• Game 3 with Orioles – Tyler’s pitching was off and Rays lost
• Grayson Rodriguez - pitched a career-high 8 scoreless innings on 7 strikeouts & 5 hits (O's Game Notes) ‘he fanned Curtis Mead on a 100.1 mph fastball in the 2nd inning, the 2nd fastest strikeout pitch by an O’s starter in the Statcast era …His 117 strikeouts this season are the 10th-most by an O’s rookie at 23 years old
• No Yankees & Red Sox this postseason 
• Grayson Rodriguez & Shane McClanahan comparisons on style and health
• Brandon Lowe – (O's Game Notes) slugged his 21st home run of the season in the first inning; marked the 105th homer of his career, surpassing Carl Crawford for sole possession of 6thplace on the Rays all-time home run list…Also marked his 202nd career extra-base hit, tying him w/Fred McGriff for eighth-most in team history
• Game 4 – 11 inning loss for the Rays 
•  Why did Kevin Cash use Pete Fairbanks for 2 innings 
• Rays face Angels next
• Shohei Ohtani 
• Ray Bourque & the Boston Bruins path could that be the same for Mike Trout
• Angels need an Alex Anthopoulos style GM to rebuild their organization – perhaps Chaim Bloom
• Pirates could be a model for a new Angels path
• Will Rays keep a .600 record for the remaining season?
• Teams with a Bye may go cold with time off at the beginning of postseason
• The Stadium of the Future – Virtual Ballpark – with live - on-field avatars
• AppleTV & MLB –  a camera shot from the seats with the Canadian broadcast 
• Rays’ Tristan Gray (O's Game Notes) Gray made his 1st MLB start, 1st career hit, and launched his first career home run in the 8th inning

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The Rays and Orioles both clinched a postseason berth over the weekend, amidst their epic 2-2 series split. Jake and Jordan talk about the terrific pitching performance of friend of the show Grayson Rodriguez, and discuss how much harder the Orioles partied after clinching (See John Angelos drinking from the dong bong) than the Rays did. Then, the guys give their thoughts on the Dodgers winning yet another NL West title, touch on the Padres first W4 of the season, and bid farewell to the Angels who are now officially eliminated from playoff contention.  

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On Sunday evening, Jordan got married to his lovely wife Bailey. Today, he and Jake touch on the biggest storylines from what was an incredible night, including Jake’s speech and an incredible act of endurance by Producer Chris’ daughter Izzy. Then, the guys recap the weekends BBQ Bowl, marvel at the Dodgers W9, celebrate the Giants calling up one of the most interesting prospects in baseball Wade Meckler, and discuss the HUGE news that college superstar Livvy Dunne was spotted at a minor league baseball game.

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 Nate Andrews, Baltimore Orioles analyst from Full Count Chaos visits and brings a look from Birdland to BaseballBiz On Deck 

• Orioles Rebuild – Mike Elias ‘Rebuild is Over’ 
• Leading American League with an over .600 winning record this year 
• Yankees & Boston Red Sox tied for last in AL East 
• The AL East is the Beast 
• Brandon Hyde – Hats Off to Hyde – looks to be the AL Manager of the Year 
• Strong Orioles Roster, Rutschman, Mateo, Mountcastle, Henderson, Hays, Santander, Frasier, O’Hearn, Urias, etc 
• O’s IL - Mullins & Hicks 
• Aaron Hicks – Yankees tribute upon return to Yankee stadium & Yankee fans fill stadium with boos 
• Young superstars ready to step up when injuries arise in the lineup 
• Ryan O’Hearn stepped up – clutch player - Winning is contagious with the Orioles 
• Trade murmuring – Angelos not likely to trade for Ohtani 
• Orioles bullpen has blown many saves 
• Marcus Stroman or Blake Snell potential trades – why are the Padres doing so poorly, are they ready to trade 
• Dean Kremer awesome pitching 
• Shintaro Fujinami traded from the Oakland A’s still trying to find the strike zone 
• What does trade deadline, August 1st, look like for Baltimore 
• Blood, Sweat, Tears and Money What about fickle fans until the losses start to pile up                                                                                                                                        
• Baltimore loud at the Trop in St. Pete 
• October brings a “different beast” to baseball 
• Pete Fairbanks – Tampa Bay Rays – Closer Assassin – hard to face 
• Camden Yards – when will a lease be signed – the Orioles aren’t going anywhere –  ask John Angelos 

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Baseball is officially back from the All-Star break, and Shohei Ohtani is back making history. But how much longer will he be doing it from Anaheim?  Jake Mintz is joined by Foolish Baseball himself, Bailey Freeman, to break down all the action from over the weekend, and debate over what Arte Moreno and the Angels should do with Ohtani, provide some possible solutions for the Padres' woes, and put into context exactly how good 21-year-old Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki really is.

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Odell Beckham, Jr, arrives in Baltimore, igniting a new partnership with Lamar Jackson. Is this the olive branch needed to repair what appears to be a broken relationship between the Ravens and their franchise quarterback? Morgan and Rocco break down the Ravens rare investment in a receiver. Will OBJ overcome past injuries and become the dominant, true No. 1, he was? How will it affect the upcoming draft? We also break down the O's start to the season, including top prospects become full-time big leaguers.

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CJ and Spilly get into the Cardinals' messy public spat between Oli Marmol and Tyler O'Neill. Is the "Cardinals Way" outdated? Also, pitch clock arguments are leading to ejections, Grayson Rodriguez debuts for Baltimore, and Liam Hendriks completes cancer treatment.

Jake is back, and he and Jordan Shusterman celebrate their reuniting by talking about the news that friend of the show Grayson Rodriguez will be making his Major League debut for the Baltimore Orioles today. Then, the boys break down the early season performances of rookies Jordan Walker and Anthony Volpe. Finally, with Jake having consumed baseball news exclusively through the Baltimore Sun newspaper this week, Jordan catches him up on the biggest things that he’s missed.

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• Nate Andrews, host of Full Count Chaos visits BaseballBiz to talk Orioles. 
• We discuss the O's prepping for the 2023 season. Spring Training at Ed Smith Stadium starts soon.
• Minor League team names 
• Mike Elias – No more Gigantic Traumatic Rebuild – time now for Lift Off 
• Orioles have 9 of the top 100 prospects - Gunnar Henderson, Grayson Rodriguez, Jackson Holliday in top 12 
• New Balanced Schedule – seeing every team, every year 
• East is the Beast – AL East 
• Orioles had a better record than half of the American League teams 
• The Freakin’ Yankees – nice guy, Aaron Judge complains about “Wall-timore” 
• Every team fan gets to see  legends like Shohei Ohtani play their team 
•  ‘Da New MLB Rules –  
  • Losing the Shift – Batters being paid $10 million a year paid needed to quit whining about the shift & figure it out  https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-2023-rule-changes-pitch-timer-larger-bases-shifts 
  • Adley Rutschman, the Shift, Premier Catcher, Pop time leader & Fan Favorite at the Caravan, 
  • Nate will miss tough guy Rougned Odor, rocket arm & ready to throw down 
  • Base Sizes Increased. What will the impact be on the game? 
  •  Cedric Mullins & Mateo will continue to steal even more bases. Adley’s pop speed will definitely be necessary.   https://www.mlb.com/glossary/rules/base-sizes 
  • Pitch Clock 
• Oriole’s Spring Training at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida 
• Getting  ready for Orioles baseball this year after a 2022 winning season. 
• Red Sox & Chaim Bloom may have a hard year 
• The Angelos Family Soap Opera – law suits and rumors of moving the team. They have yet to extend the lease in Baltimore.  Expansion teams in Nashville & Las Vegas? 
• 2023 Playoff time 

 Special Thanks to Nate Andrews for sharing knowledge on The Baltimore Orioles
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Jake and Jordan begin the show by highlighting some of their favorite prospects across the variety of Top 100 Prospects lists. Then, one of the leagues best pitching prospects, Grayson Rodriguez of the Baltimore Orioles, joins the guys to talk about his recent engagement, how the Baltimore organization has changed since he got drafted, his love of hunting, and more. Finally, the boys cap off the episode by saluting the players that are heading overseas to play ball. 

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Chaos comes to BaseballBiz

• Nate Andrews Host of the “Full Count Chaos” podcast visits BaseballBiz
• Nate unveils the 2022 world of the Baltimore Orioles 
• 2022 with a Season of Hope for the Baltimore Orioles
•  Orioles fans are passionate with a strong team
• Nate walks us through the Depth of the Orioles Roster
• Who is coming up from the farm - Adley Rutschman #1 Prospect
• Powerful New Guys on the scene
  •  Austin Hays – flashy & fast
  • Jorge Mateo – Speedy, one of the fastest in the league
  • Felix Bautista – Machine throwing up to 100
  •  Grayson Rodriguez
  • Kyle Bradish
• Ryan Mountcastle – 2022 Rookie of the Year nominee - great things to come 
• Rebuild & Patience are curse words on “Full Count Chaos”
• John Means goes down will Kyle Bradish come up – all eyes now on GM Mike Elias
• Bruce Zimmerman & Spenser Watkins steps up 
• What is happening in Cincinnati?
• Camden Yards as a blueprint for other ballparks
• Home Run Friendly park 
• Pushing the left field wall back in Camden Yards
• Calm Down folks this is a positive move for the team
• Mike Elias makes the park more pitcher friendly
• Nate asks about Tampa Bay Rays Trop
• What is the best ballpark food at Camden  -  Crab Cakes, Crag Pretzel & the Boog Powell BBQ Pit
• Light at the end of the tunnel, new prospects
• Orioles’ Bruce Zimmerman takes down Shohei Ohtani
• Trey Mancini Out at First? Intent to Advance?
• Angel Hernandez
• When  does poor performance move an umpire down to the Minor for instruction
• Brewers & Phillies game – Kyle Schwarber spoke out
• Retired Ump Joe West offers his insights on Angel
• Joe West, Multiverse of Madness, Stranger Things all premiering in May 2022
• Humidors are not just for cigars anymore
• Dry out & deaden your balls – every team’s stadium must now have a humidor for their balls
• What will be the result of the humidors? Chris Towers of CBS Sports Fantasy provides the numbers to date
• Yankees Right field gives home run love
• NY Yankee fans Bad Behavior continues as Guardian player is injured in the outfield
• Hooligans throwing stuff on the field at Yankee Stadium – Kick them out of the Stadiums
• Good Things – Baltimore Orioles GM, Mike Elias making some positive moves – recent good games with Yankees & Angels
• Our Guilty Pleasures summary in other sports, Tampa Bay Lighting, NHL, NBA Playoffs, NASCAR, Kevin Kiermaier 
• Special Thanks to Nate Andrews for sharing knowledge on The Baltimore Orioles
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