Episode 371: The Hitting Machine Is Back
From The Underdog MLB Show by Underdog Podcasts
May 4, 2026 · 1h 17m
About this episode
The episode discusses managerial changes in baseball, drafts teams of former players turned managers, and reflects on Adam Dunn's career.
On this week's episode, we begin by discussing Rob Thompson's removal as manager of the Phillies, and what we think Don Mattingly will bring to the table. From there, in Mattingly's honor we draft teams of big league players turned managers, and then look around the league to name our all-April team at each position. To wrap up, we take a dive on the career of Adam Dunn, and think about how his career and legacy would have been different had he played a decade later, and for better teams throughout his career.
People in this episode
Host: Underdog Podcasts
Topics covered
- managerial changes
- player legacies
- team drafting
- April performance
- baseball history
Keywords
- Rob Thompson
- Don Mattingly
- Adam Dunn
- Phillies
- baseball managers
- April team
- player legacy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Phillies, big league players
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