Max Scherzer, The Red Sox' Lineup, Spring Extension Candidates, And More!

About this episode

The episode discusses Max Scherzer's role in the Blue Jays' rotation and various MLB topics including team lineups and potential trades.

Steve Adams joins Darragh McDonald to discuss how Max Scherzer fits into the Blue Jays' crowded rotation mix, some ways to increase parity other than a salary cap and floor system, if the Yankees have a tendency of holding on to their prospects for too long, whether Boston's lineup has enough power, if Masataka Yoshida could still get traded, and which players could get a contract extension before the season starts. baseball, MLB, Blue Jays, Yankees, Red Sox, Pirates, Athletics, White...

People in this episode

Host: Darragh McDonald

Guest: Steve Adams

Topics covered

• Max Scherzer
• MLB
• contract extensions
• team lineups
• player trades
• parity in baseball

Keywords

• Max Scherzer
• Blue Jays
• Yankees
• Red Sox
• contract extension
• Masataka Yoshida
• MLB

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Blue Jays, Yankees, Red Sox, Pirates, Athletics

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