Trade Season Starts Early (Ep. 93)

The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Michael Baumann banter about the
Astros' funeral for Carlos Beltrán's glove (01:15), the problem
with baseball humor (02:30), and why teams aren't waiting for the
deadline to make moves (05:30). Then they round up the news from a
busy baseball week, including: the Yankees–White Sox trade (08:30);
Yoan Moncada's promotion (18:30); the battle to be Chicago's
best-looking third baseman (20:45); the Carlos Correa injury
(22:15); Kris Bryant's close call (22:00); the pros and cons of
headfirst slides (22:30); the J.D. Martinez deal (and why Detroit
didn't get more) (30:00); the changing tenor of trade analysis
(37:30); Orioles trade rumors (41:30); the red-hot Dodgers and
Dodger Stadium naming rights (43:30); what constitutes a
blockbuster (47:30); and, for the first time in months, what Jerry
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