With the Hot Stove news on low this week, one of the more interesting stories to emerge from baseball circles this week was ex-MLB bad boy John Rocker endorsing Donald Trump for president. It's hard to find a pair of guys who are more made to be BFFs.
There's Rocker, the ex-Atlanta Braves closer, infamous for his racist rant against New Yorkers and his outspoken views that haven't stopped in his life after baseball. Then there's Trump, the GOP presidential front-runner/ex-reality show dude, who has no filter for his own outspoken views. So, on this week's podcast, we played a game of "Who said it: John Rocker or Donald Trump?" Listen and play along with us.
We did talk baseball on the show too: We run down the most appealing free agents left on the market, digest the new MLB spring training jerseys and caps, plus recount the best homers we've seen in person. Bad News Ramen joins us for Three Strikes and he talks about the latest Rockies trade, Ian Desmond's future and a serious discussion about MLB's new diversity pipeline.
Here's a full rundown of the show:
• Recapping a slowish week in baseball
• Who said it: John Rocker or Donald Trump?
• Most surprising free agents still on the market
• Our thoughts on the new spring training caps/jerseys
• Three Strikes with Bad News Ramen
• The Rockies trading Corey Dickerson to Tampa
• Ian Desmond making the wrong call on an extension
• How we value diversity in baseball
• Important questions: Best homers we've seen in person and free-agent signing factors
[Music: Non Prophets - "Bounce"]
