Ken Rosenthal’s Inside Scoop: Spencer Jones debut, The Trop effect, Sizzling Cubs + Shift ban deep dive

About this episode

Ken Rosenthal discusses the impact of the infield shift ban, Spencer Jones' debut, and the performance of the Cubs and Rays.

Banning the infield shift didn't bring base hits back into the game. (top of pod) Is it still a success? (13:13) FT Senior Insider Ken Rosenthal joins for the Inside Scoop and his thoughts on the Yankees calling up Spencer Jones. Ken also hits his column on the Rays feeling at home at the Trop, touched on the Cubs hot streak and the recovery timetable for Tarik Skubal. Hosts: Whit Merrifield, Erik Kratz, Scott Braun Coach Smarter, Connect Live, Replay the Action with GameChanger. Learn more at gc.com Buy two months of BlueChew Gold and get the third for FREE with promo code FOUL at BlueChew.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Whit Merrifield, Erik Kratz, Scott Braun

Guest: Ken Rosenthal

Topics covered

• Spencer Jones debut
• infield shift ban
• Cubs hot streak
• Rays at Trop
• Tarik Skubal recovery

Keywords

• infield shift
• Spencer Jones
• Cubs
• Rays
• Tarik Skubal
• baseball
• Foul Territory

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Organizations: Yankees, Rays, Cubs

Products: BlueChew Gold

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