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2020 Schedule
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BBTN: Kiley McDaniel discusses his top 100 prospects for 2020

Kiley McDaniel's top 100 prospects for 2020 is out. He and Buster dive into the list (1:54), discussing how analytics has factored into generating the rankings, when Wander Franco might manifest in the big leagues, why he's bullish on Julio Rodriguez and if the Padres' young talent will manifest fast enough to satisfy ownership. Later, Hembo hops on to talk about Yoan Moncada and the White Sox's rebuild, Christian Yelich's team-friendly extension, and why Brian Cashman deserves more credit for finding value to fill out the roster (21:53).

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BBTN: Buster previews the NL West

It's NL West preview day! Buster talks Arizona Diamondbacks with the Arizona Republic's Nick Piecoro (6:00), Colorado Rockies with the Denver Post's Patrick Saunders (12:18), Los Angeles Dodgers with Spectrum SportsNet LA's Alanna Rizzo (16:46), San Diego Padres with Padres TV and radio analyst Tony Gwynn, Jr. (24:42), and San Francisco Giants with Giants play-by-play voice Duane Kuiper (29:21).

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Kiley McDaniel's top 100 prospects for 2020

Spoiler alert: Wander Franco leads our list. Which MLB stars of tomorrow follow the best prospect since Mike Trout in this year's rankings?

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BBTN: A-Rod's take on the Astros, Yelich's new deal and coronavirus awareness around MLB

A-Rod shares his thoughts on the Astros, Chris Sale is trending toward Tommy John surgery, and Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton won't be ready to start the season. Buster and Tim Kurkjian hit on all of that (5:16), plus, Christian Yelich is working toward an extension with the Brewers and baseball has started to buzz about coronavirus. Later, Todd Radom joins the pod to talk about Citi Field and for a quiz (18:07).

Tatis grants wish of Padres fan undergoing chemo by autographing her head (0:18)
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Dozier deal maxes at $4M if on Padres roster

Second baseman Brian Dozier would get a one-year, $2.2 million contract if he is added to the Padres' 40-man roster and would have the chance to earn $1.8 million in performance bonuses based on plate appearances.

Machado was proud to wear 8 in Kobe's honor (1:52)
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Padres skipper has no plans to play Tatis in CF

Padres manager Jayce Tingler said Wednesday that he has no plans to play Fernando Tatis Jr. in center field and won't even give the shortstop any reps there in spring training.

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Chris Young, who pitched for 5 teams in a 13-yr career and was a 2007 All-Star, was promoted by MLB to Senior VP Thu. & will oversee its on-field operations & umpiring departments. Now 40, he joined the commissioner's office two years ago and is to manage issues such as playing rules & regulations, on-field standards & discipline and pace of play.

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Team Stats

  • Batting
  • Pitching
Runs7512th
Batting Average.24819th
On Base Percentage.3449th
Slugging Percentage.38523rd
Earned Run Average2.871st
Quality Starts0Tied-1st
WHIP1.071st
BAA.2206th