Hello baseball fans, and welcome back to another edition of the Rosterbatorical, the official MLB Daily Dish podcast. Chris and Matt are back to talk baseball, and the have a special guest. To start the show, the guys talk about the promotion of Yoan Moncada by the Boston Red Sox and what this means for the Red Sox. Once again, the Diamondbacks are in the news and this time it's a weird one. The Dodgers tried to re-acquire Zack Greinke before the September 1st deadline. Arizona said, without...

Hello baseball fans, and welcome back to another edition of the Rosterbatorical, the official MLB Daily Dish podcast.After a bit of a long break, Chris and Matt are back to talk baseball, and they have a trade to start their show with. The Dodgers acquired catcher Carlos Ruiz from the Phillies and got rid of their own catcher, AJ Ellis in the deal. Ellis and ace pitcher Clayton Kershaw had quite the history together, making this move a little odd. The guys break it down, and talk about the...

Hello baseball fans, and welcome back to another edition of the Rosterbatorical, the official MLB Daily Dish podcast, and this week's episode is a special one. This time, Matt and Chris are joined by a very special guest, FanGraphs' own Eno Sarris joins the program to talk about a whole bunch of stuff.  Eno talks about his new book and the world of trading beer like baseball cards, along with some of the best parks he's been to for beer. After talking about that, the guys break into some...

Hello baseball fans, and welcome back to another edition of the Rosterbatorical, the official MLB Daily Dish podcast. It's been quite the week since Chris and Matt last brought you some baseball audio, with a lot of trades happening. Luckily for you, both guys are back this week to breakdown everything that happened, and talk about the aftermath of the frenzy that is the MLB trade deadline. They start by talking about what the Dodgers did, from trading for Josh Reddick and Rich Hill to...

Hello baseball fans, and welcome back to another edition of the Rosterbatorical, the official MLB Daily Dish podcast. It's Hug Watch week, and that means trades could come at any moment. Chris and Matt could have done a good job previewing the deadline on their own, but they want this episode to be filled with all the latest and greatest information. So they called in MLB Daily Dish's insider, Chris Cotillo.  The second Chris joins the team to talk about everything, from the Aroldis Chapman...

Hello baseball fans, and welcome back to another edition of The Rosterbatorical, the official MLB Daily Dish podcast. Chris had to delay the recording of the show on Tuesday, and it ended up being a good thing he did. A bunch of major news and rumors came out on Wednesday, all of which would have made a Tuesday show very outdated. The Cubs made their first move of the trade season, and it wasn't for Andrew Miller or Aroldis Chapman. Instead, they acquired Mike Montgomery from the Mariners as...

Hello baseball fans, and welcome back to another edition of The Rosterbatorical, the official MLB Daily Dish podcast. Matt and Chris are back with a special All-Star break edition of the show. They open by breaking down the All-Star Game, a game that Chris didn't watch. He explains himself and proposes a new way for the MLB to select All-Stars. Then both guys give their midseason awards out: Rookie of the Year, Cy Young and MVP for both leagues. Finally, a rather interesting story closes...

Hello baseball fans, and welcome back to another edition of the Rosterbatorical, the official MLB Daily Dish podcast. Chris and Matt are back once again to talk about what's happening in the world of baseball. This week, other sports has inflitrated their discussion. First, the guys talk about the Kevin Durant news that is taking the basketball world by storm, and just what that might look like in the baseball world. Then Chris brings a question to the table: What if the MLB had a franchise...

Hello baseball fans, and welcome back to another edition of The Rosterbatorical, the official MLB Daily Dish podcast. Chris and Matt are back once again, as Chris is back from a trip home to New York and they have a bunch of stuff to talk about. The main story this week is the Dodgers placing Clayton Kershaw on the 15-day disabled list. The guys talk about what the means for the Dodgers rotation, what they did to try to fix it and about pitcher injuries as a whole. Then they sidebar into a...

Hello baseball fans, and welcome back to another edition of the Rosterbatorical, the official MLB Daily Dish podcast. Chris and Matt are back to talk about the latest news around the baseball world. They start with talking about the Red Sox asking about Jose Fernandez and Gerrit Cole. It breaks down into a longer conversation about the trade market for pitchers as a whole, and if the Red Sox could actually get a deal like this done. After the break, Chris tests Matt's trivia brain with some...

Hello baseball fans, and welcome back to another edition of the Rosterbatorical. Matt and Chris are back to talk about all the news going around in the baseball world. First they discuss Cuban prospect Yulieski Gourriel becoming a free agent, and what teams could be interested in his services. Then they get into the recent rumors about Ryan Braun being traded to the Giants, and Matt's strong feelings about Braun being brought in. Becoming a weekly occurence, courtesy of Jayson Stark, trivia...

With the dust off the microphone, the Rosterbatorical is back for another episode. Both Matt and Chris have been in the process of moving, but now they are settled in and ready to talk baseball. And as always, the plans for the show went quickly out the window when Yordano Ventura decided to throw at Manny Machado leading to a brawl between the two teams. The guys break down that, and the fallout that could result. Then Chris wants to talk about a recent study that shows that a pitch clock...

Hello baseball fans and welcome back to another edition of the Rosterbatorical, the official MLB Daily Dish podcast. It's a rather odd one, as Chris opens up the show alone. That's right, it's a solo show (for a little while). Chris gets on his soapbox and talks about Matt Harvey's struggles, Shelby Miller's struggles and that wider role that fans have on headlines and outrage in sports. Then Chris brings on the relief, in the form of Phillies MLB.com associate reporter Evan Webeck. The two...

Hello baseball fans, and welcome back to another edition of The Rosterbatorical, the official MLB Daily Dish podcast. Sometimes plans go out the window, and that happened yesterday when Rougned Odor punched Jose Bautista and caused an bench-clearing brawl.  Chris and Matt enlist the help of Chris Cotillio and Michael Bradburn in order to unwrap this situation and break down it down from a number of diffferent angles. They break down Bautista's slide, Odor's throw that might have started the...

Hello baseball fans, and welcome back to another edition of The Rosterbatorical, the official MLB Daily Dish podcast. Chris and Matt are back again this week, with a major contract to talk about. That would be the seven-year, $175 million deal that the Nationals and pitcher Stephen Strasburg agreed to earlier this week.  Beyond the Nationals, this contract is going to have major impact across baseball, with other young pitchers in line for major deals and how this can imapct the Cubs ability...

Hello baseball fans, and welcome back to another edition of the Rosterbatorical. Chris and Matt are back with a jam-packed episode, discussing the latest news of the day. The show started with discussions about Pablo Sandoval and the recent news that he will need shoulder surgery and that he will miss the rest of the season. Then the guys finally get around to talking about Dee Gordon and his 80 game supension for PED usage and that lead to a larger conversation about PED's in baseball and in...

Hello baseball fans, and welcome back to another edition of the Rosterbatorical. Matt and Chris are back again, and even though there isn't a ton of rumors or news to talk about, the guys both have a ton of baseball they want to talk.  Mets starter Noah Syndergaard is taking over the baseball world. It feels as if every start of his is a must-watch for any diehard baseball fan. Is he the best pitcher to watch in baseball right now? The guys talk about that and Thor's place in the early...

Hello baseball fans, welcome back to another edition of The Rosterbatorical, the official MLB Daily Dish podcast. This week, Matt and Chris are back to talk about the Adrian Beltre extension with the Rangers, and what it means for them going forward. Then the guys talk predictions. They both go through their division winners and Wild Card picks and explain them all. After that, they predict the award winners for both the American League and the National League MVP's, Cy-Young and Rookie of...

Hello baseball fans and welcome back for another episode of The Rosterbatorical, the official MLB Daily Dish podcast. After a bit of a long haitus, Matt and Chris are back, with a ton of news to talk about. It wouldn't be a baseball podcast unless the guys discussed the hot start of Trevor Story and how it has taken over the baseball world. Then Matt and Chris talk about Matt's favorite team, the Giants and the recent contract extension handed out to Brandon Belt. Finally, they close the...

Hello baseball fans, welcome back to another edition of The Rosterbatorical, the official MLB Daily Dish podcast. This week is a big episode, with the Adam LaRoche saga taking up most of the episode. Then there was some other baseball news, like the Cardinals signing Ruben Tejada and the Rangers looking for a catcher. And the guys even discuss Shake Shack versus In-N-Out. Key time-stamps: 55:- Burger discussion 2:15- Adam LaRoche saga 27:08- Cardinals sign Ruben Tejada 31:57- Rangers...

Hello baseball fans and welcome back in for another edition of The Rosterbatorical, the official MLB Daily Dish podcast. Chris Schubert and Matt Goldman are back again this week with more injury news to talk about. Both Jered Weaver and Jarrod Parker went down with injuries, both of which could impact the rest of their playing careers. The guys took a closer look at the Angels roster, notcing that their isn't a ton of depth there.  Then they moved to Pittsburgh, where former Angel David...

Hello baseball fans and welcome back to another edition of The Rosterbatorical, the official MLB Daily Dish podcast. The entire gang is back together this week and they have a ton of stories to get to. First they talk about Aroldis Chapman's suspension and what that could mean for Jose Reyes, who is facing legal problems of his own.  Next they discuss a more recent topic, the Jake Arrieta extension talks and what they could mean for the rest of baseball. Then some injuries have made the news...

Hello baseball fans and welcome back for another edition of The Rosterbatorical, the official MLB Daily Dish podcast. This week is episode number 21 and the guys were forced to record this episode twice. First time through, Dexter Fowler was signed to the Orioles. Then he ended up re-signing with the Cubs, forcing Chris and Matt to re-record. So here they are. They discuss all the ins-and-outs of this Fowler situation. They also talk about Jose Bautista's reported contract demands and the...

Hello baseball and welcome back to another episode of The Rosterbatorical, the official MLB Daily Dish podcast. This week's show marks episode number 20 for The Rosterbatorical and the guys deliver a good one this week. Chris Schubert and Matt Goldman start off with a discussion about managers and potentially putting a value onto what a manager does. With the PECOTA projections being released this week, both guys shared some thoughts they had on the projections and what stood out to...

Hello baseball fans! Welcome back to another edition of the Rosterbatorical, episode number 19. Chris Schubert, Matt Goldman and Mike Bates are back and they have a lot to talk about. Tyler Clippard signed with the Diamondbacks. Yovani Gallardo is close to a deal with the Orioles. The guys discuss all of that. Then they have a larger conversation about Cuba and baseball in general, and talk about what value there is in spring training. It's a jam-packed episode. Key time-stamps for this...