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This week, Alex and Travis open by breaking down all the big moves that took place in the past week in the MLB world. They give their takes on who were the biggest winners and losers of the offseason and how certain teams have started out in Spring Training. Then Alex and Travis reveal their top 10 players at all three outfield positions and DH as they continue their player ranking series.

In the second hour of A Numbers Game, host Gill Alexander recaps the College Hoops action and previews today's action. Then Jason Weingarten and Vinny Magliulo joins the show.

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Alex and Travis open with their reactions to the news of Derek Jeter stepping down from his role as CEO of the Marlins. Tragically, the MLB and MLBPA could not come to an agreement on a new CBA, and regular season games are officially being cancelled. Alex and Travis break this down and then try to cheer up by analyzing how every team is going to approach free agency as soon as the work stoppage ends. 

Alex and Travis celebrate the selection of David Ortiz to become a Hall of Famer this year. They go over why this pick makes sense and give their takes on some of the controversial players that were not selected. Alex and Travis break down the players that made substantial gains in voting percentage, those who lost some favor from the voters, and those who are no longer on the ballot going forward. They wrap up by previewing the players that will be on the ballot in 2023.

Alex and Travis analyze what the best MLB players who do not yet qualify for the Hall of Fame need to do to wind up in Cooperstown some day. They breakdown the cases for some of these young stars and explain just how much Hall of Fame talent exists in the Major Leagues right now. 

This episode, Alex and Travis cover the unexpected announcement of the retirement of Mariners' veteran Kyle Seager. They then unveil their all-time teams for the franchises in the NL East, as well as their all-time teams for the NL East division.

Alex and Travis open by breaking down the slow news week as the lockout continues. Then they dive into their picks for the all-time teams for each historic franchise in the AL Central, and they finish by revealing their all-time AL Central team.

Alex and Travis open by covering some more minor signings and trades that have occurred in the last week. Then they go over their thoughts on all of the Gold Glove, Platinum Glove, and Sliver Slugger award winners. Jeff Passan published a list of the biggest potential trade pieces this offseason, so Alex and Travis broke down what teams make sense to push for some of these difference maker players. Vladimir Guerrero Jr and MLB Network analysts had a discussion on launch angle so Alex and Travis weighed in on that as well. They then wrapped up the episode by giving their current MLB Power Rankings considering all of the free agents on the market at the moment.

Joe Friedrich is a former long snapper at the University of Northern Iowa who created Long Snapping Lifestyle (LSLS) as a school project. It has since turned into a nationwide teaching and promotional platform for long snappers and coaches. Friedrich and Dan Lundy talk about LSLS, special teams, and much more.

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