Baseball is Dead (MLB Podcast)

The A’s future looks bright as they to continue to lock up their young stars. -A’s Extend Wilson, Kurtz Next? -Suárez 1-Year With Reds Reaction -Arráez Only Gets 1-Year Deal -Skubal Arb Pettiness -WBC Player Insurance Denials -Here Comes Baseball Use promo code “Jared” to get up to $1000 in bonus credits AND a special pick on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu Go to https://MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order of $125 or more, with promo code JARED. 0:00 - Here Comes Ball 1:52 - Dallas’s Guest 3:26 - Jacob Wilson 28:07 - Eugenio Suárez 46:28 - Luis Arráez 1:01:00 - Skubal Arb 1:10:13 - Ohtani WBC 1:13:30 - Insurance Denials 1:23:38 - Jayhay Nuggs 1:28:32 - Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aaron Judge will repeat as the cover athlete on MLB The Show ’26. -Why Never Mike Trout? -Free Agents Still Remaining -Top Starting Pitchers In Baseball -Dallas’s AEW Twin -Where Does Eugenio Suárez Go? Use promo code “Jared” to get up to $1000 in bonus credits AND a special pick on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://shopify.com/dead Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to join https://deleteme.com/BID and use promo code BID. 0:00 - Dallas’s Twin 6:06 - Merch 13:52 -Free Agents 23:08 -Top Starters 47:11 -Judge Cover 56:23 - Trout No Cover 1:03:30 - Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brand new Miami Marlins player Pete Fairbanks joins BID! -Choosing The Marlins -Experience In Free Agency -Short-Term Contracts Trend -Bullpen Roles -Lockout Concern -Pitching Philosophy -Marlins Young Talent Use promo code “Jared” to get up to $1000 in bonus credits AND a special pick on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu 0:00 - Pete Fairbanks joins BID! 4:00 - Choosing Marlins / Free Agency 9:10 - Kyle Tucker’s Short-Term, High AAV Contract 12:15 - Offseason Adjustments 17:45 - Benefits Of Miami 19:40 - Lockout Concern 21:45 - Bullpen Roles 26:30 - Dodgers Free Agency 30:26 - Hot Tub Time Machine 36:00 - Clubhouse Vibes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

José Ramírez took potentially the biggest hometown discount of all-time and will most likely play the rest of his career in Cleveland. -J-Ram First Ballot HOF? -MacKenzie Gore To Rangers -Framber Valdez Still Unsigned -No Interest In Giolito? -Dallas Has Never Shoveled Snow Use promo code “Jared” to get up to $1000 in bonus credits AND a special pick on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu For simple, online access to personalized and affordable care for Hair Loss, ED, Weight Loss, and more, visit https://Hims.com/BID 0:00 - Snow 4:48 - J-Ram Extension 29:57 - Gore Trade 41:18 - Framber Still Unsigned 54:29 - No Interest In Giolito? 1:02:05 - Jayhay Nuggs 1:06:41 - Dallas Can’t Shovel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mets saved their offseason in a matter of a week and we’re calling Barstool Clem (@TheClemReport) for his take on the moves. -Mets Add Peralta, Robert Jr. & Bichette -Yankees Sign Bellinger -Beltrán & Jones Elected To HOF -All-Time Family Feud -Cy Young Hindsight Use promo code “Jared” to get up to $1000 in bonus credits AND a special pick on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu 0:00 - Mets Save Offseason 37:57 - Bellinger Signs 50:55 - HOF Elects 1:00:14 - Family Feud 1:16:13 - Cy Young Hindsight 1:37:40 - Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Milwaukee Brewer Sal Frelick makes his BID debut! -Playing In Northeast / Boston College -Competitiveness Outweighing Talent -MLB Adjustments / Routine -Relationship With Pat Murphy -Player Role Models, Past & Current -Postseason Experience -NLCS Game 1 Catch / Double Play Use promo code “Jared” to get up to $1000 in bonus credits AND a special pick on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu 0:00 - Sal Frelick 3:07 - College Offers, BC Only 4:05 - Playing In New England 10:30 - Competitiveness Breeds Confidence 14:55 - Learning Routine, Making Adjustments 21:15 - Player Profile 22:30 - Role In Lineup 24:05 - Relationship Pat Murphy 26:10 - Role Models In League 29:03 - Pitcher He’d Want To Face 29:54 - Postseason Experiences 31:40 - Insane Catch/Double Play NLCS Game 1 33:15 - How To Get Over The Hump 35:35 - 2025 Roberto Clemente Award Nomination 36:52 - MLB Top 100 List 37:32 - Hot Tub Time Machine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re speculating about whether short-term, high AAV contracts are becoming the new norm in MLB. -Elly Turns Down Record Contract -Mookie Will Retire After 2032 -Verlander’s Next Team -HOF Reveal Tuesday -Jayhay’s Bichette Takes -Sal Frelick Tomorrow! Use promo code “Jared” to get up to $1000 in bonus credits AND a special pick on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu 0:00 - Trying New Food 10:10 - NFL Playoffs 14:35 - Reds / Elly Offer 22:00 - New CBA 25:15 - Guess That Player 37:02 - Betts Retirement 40:00 - Tide Shift 47:00 - Verlander Interest 1:00:35 - HOF Reveal 1:12:37 - Jayhay Nuggs 1:13:30 - Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BACK UP THE BRINKS TRUCK! Kyle Tucker & Bo Bichette both sign short-term MEGA AAV deals. -Dodgers Sign Tucker - 4-Years, $240M -Mets Sign Bichette - 3-Years, $126M -Phillies Sign J.T. Realmuto - 3-Years, $45M -Tucker Worth $60M Per Year? -Bichette To Play 3B For Mets (feat. @TheClemReport) -State Of Baseball, Lockout Use promo code “Jared” to get up to $1000 in bonus credits AND a special pick on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu 0:00 - BREAKING NEWS 3:45 - Tucker Reaction 19:53 - State Of Baseball 39:00 - Mets Pivot 42:10 - Tucker Wrap Up 50:31 - Bichette Reaction 1:06:38 - Calling Clem 1:13:34 - BREAKING 1:15:20 - Back To Mets 1:21:26 - Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Red Sox made a hard pivot from losing Alex Bregman to signing Ranger Suárez, and they may not be done. -Best Rotation In Baseball? -Red Sox Trade Options -Kyle Tucker Decision Imminent? -Any Chance Bo Stays? -Bregman Team USA -WBC Talk -Hall Of Fame Use promo code “Jared” to get up to $1000 in bonus credits AND a special pick on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu 0:00 - Disney Jayhay 5:01 - Ranger Suárez 14:24 - Red Sox Rotation 16:44 - NFL Playoffs 17:53 - Tucker Decision 42:55 - Bo Bichette 50:39 - WBC 1:07:00 - Hall Of Fame 1:21:41 - Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Red Sox missed out on Alex Bregman and their offseason has entered disaster territory. -Huge Loss For Boston -Devers Trade In Hindsight -Bregman’s Fit In Chicago -Where Will Bo Go? -Yankees / Bellinger -Kepler Suspended -Skubal Arbitration -1960 Cy Young Hindsight  Use promo code “Jared” to get up to $1000 in bonus credits AND a special pick on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to join https://deleteme.com/BID and use promo code BID at checkout. 0:00 - Jake McCarthy 1:30 - NFL Playoffs 3:27 - Sox Lose Bregman 52:22- Cubs Sign Bregman 1:05:06 - Cody Bellinger 1:17:16 - Kepler Suspension 1:22:05 - Skubal Arbitration 1:41:35 - Cy Young Hindsight 1:55:12 - Jayhay Nuggs 1:58:00 - Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back-to-back Manager of the Year Pat Murphy joins the show to grace us with his wisdom. -Building Off Of Success -The Creation Of Clubhouse Culture -Difference Between College Ball & MLB -Bench Coach To Manager Transition -Player Relationships -The Miz -Jackson Chourio -Bob Uecker Use promo code “Jared” to get up to $1000 in bonus credits AND a special pick on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Red Sox are officially the only MLB team yet to sign a free agent this offseason. -Las Vegas Athletics Trademark Denied -Cubs Trade For Edward Cabrera -Pace Of Free Agency -Family Feud -Jayhay Nuggs -Pat Murphy Interview Tomorrow! Use promo code “Jared” to get up to $1000 in bonus credits AND a special pick on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu This episode of Baseball Is Dead is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist. Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/BASEBALL #ad 0:00 - Cite Your Sources 2:18 - Vegas A’s Trademark 8:38 - NFL Playoffs 11:25 - Edward Cabrera 34:45 - Pat Murphy Friday 36:47 - Free Agency Pace 40:29 - Family Feud 53:36 - Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tyler Soderstrom joins the show to talk about signing the richest contract in A’s franchise history! -Sody Signs For 7-Years, $86M -Convo With Parents After Deal -A’s Young Core Coming Up Together -Breakout Offensive Year -Hitting At Sutter Health Park -Talking With The Law Dawg -Vegas Use promo code “Jared” to get up to $1000 in bonus credits AND a special pick on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu 0:00 - Biggest Deal In A’s History 2:08 - Convo With Parents After Signing 4:40 - A’s Young Core, Learning To Win Together 7:00 - Transition To MLB, Moving Positions 10:20 - Breakout Offensive Year 16:20 - Position In Lineup 18:17 - Talking With The Law Dawg 20:43 - Hitting At Sutter Health Park 21:38 - New Las Vegas Ballpark 23:31 - Offseason Activities 24:50 - Time Machine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Blue Jays continue to sign major free agents to add to their World Series-caliber roster. -Happy New Year (Kinda) -Jays Sign Kazuama Okamoto -Astros Sign Tatsuya Imai -Phillies Targets (Tucker, Bichette?) -Yankees Slow Offseason -Mets Clubhouse Use promo code “Jared” to get up to $1000 in bonus credits AND a special pick on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu Go to https://MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your first order of $125 or more, with promo code JARED. For simple, online access to personalized and affordable care for Hair Loss, ED, Weight Loss, and more, visit https://Hims.com/BID 0:00 - Happy New Year! (Kinda) 5:15 - NFL Playoffs 10:45 - Jays Are Busy 14:00 - Astros Sign Imai 29:29 - Jays Big Offseason 30:54 - Bregman Offer 35:29 - Jays Sign Okamoto 45:39 - Phillies Targets 1:01:45 - Yankees Slow Offseason 1:05:31 - Mets Clubhouse 1:15:52 - 2026 Goals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brand new Pittsburgh Pirate Brandon Lowe joins the show to talk about hitting bombs, playing at PNC, pierogies, becoming teammates with Skenes, & more! -Brandon Lowe Interview -A’s Extend Tyler Soderstrom (7-Years, $86M) -Pirates Sign Ryan O’Hearn -Andrew Heaney Retires -Fairbanks To Miami Use promo code “Jared” to get up to $1000 in bonus credits AND a special pick on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu This episode of Baseball Is Dead is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist. Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/BASEBALL #ad 0:00 - RAISE IT 1:28 - A’s Extend Sody 16:40 - Pirates Sign O’Hearn 27:55 - Reds Sign Bleday 34:24 - Fairbanks To Miami 38:05 - Heaney Retires 45:27 - Brandon Lowe 1:06:04 - Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mets dealt Jeff McNeil to the A’s and Clem talks to Dallas about what to expect from the lifelong-Met. -McNeil Trade (feat. Clem) -Adnan Virk Talks Jays, Cinema & More! -Bryce Harper Team USA WBC -Newcomb Signs With White Sox -Jayhay Nuggs Use promo code “Jared” to get up to $1000 in bonus credits AND a special pick on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu 0:00 - Nerd Synergy 0:43 - A’s Acquire McNeil 31:09 - Adnan Virk 38:59 - Winter Meetings 39:52 - Blue Jays 45:32 - Cinema 56:18 - Thanks To Adnan! 58:14 - Bryce Harper WBC Team USA 1:08:07 - Newcomb Signs With White Sox 1:09:27 - Jayhay Nuggs 1:15:37 - Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Red Sox traded for Willson Contreras and we’re breaking down the fit in Boston. -Willson Contreras To Red Sox -White Sox Sign Murakami -Padres Keep Michael King -Pirates Add Lowe -Jared Signs Dominican Stylist -Jayhay’s Beard In The Red Zone -More Trades & Rumors! Use promo code “Jared” to get up to $1000 in bonus credits AND a special pick on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu For simple, online access to personalized and affordable care for Hair Loss, ED, Weight Loss, and more, visit https://Hims.com/BID Our listeners can get the Harry’s Plus Trial Set for only $10 at https://Harrys.com/BID! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phillies General Manager Preston Mattingly joins the show to talk offseason approach, bringing Schwarber back, coming up short in the playoffs, developing Cristopher Sanchez & more! Use promo code “Jared” to get up to $1000 in bonus credits AND a special pick on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bregman sweepstakes are red-hot and Jared is getting accused of being the newest member of the Boras Corp. -Boras Bash Bros -Mets Fans Reaction To Last Pod -Bo Bichette Open To Playing 2B -93’ Cy Young Hindsight -Family Feud -Stream Tonight & Bonus Interview! Use promo code “Jared” to get up to $1000 in bonus credits AND a special pick on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu For simple, online access to personalized and affordable care for Hair Loss, ED, Weight Loss, and more, visit https://Hims.com/BID 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Bregman Drama 5:33 - Mets Fans Reaction 9:17 - Mets Sign Weaver 19:08 - Jake Paul Fight 23:35 - Bo @ 2B? 37:36 - Team USA 48:03 - Family Feud 1:00:14 - Cy Young Hindsight 1:16:25 - Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All signs point towards the Mets fielding a significantly worse team in ’26 than ’25. Hug a Mets fan today. -Diaz “Looking To Win" -Polanco Signs With Mets -DBacks Sign Merrill Kelly -Maikel Garcia Extension -Munetaka Murikami -Other Rumors -MVP Hindsight Use promo code “Jared” to get up to $1000 in bonus credits AND a special pick on Underdog! PLAY HERE: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/pc-d2PyPbHAPu This episode of Baseball Is Dead is sponsored by BetterHelp. This December, start a new tradition by taking care of you. Our listeners get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/BASEBALL #ad 0:00 - Holiday Cheer 9:04 - Bonus Content 10:31 - Mets Sign Polanco 27:38 - DBacks Sign Kelly 31:46 - Maikel Garcia Extension 34:30 - Jared’s WBC Tweet 36:15 - Tigers Sign Jansen 42:25 - Munetaka Murakami 58:41 - Bellinger Interest 1:02:30 - Tyler Glasnow 1:12:21 - Diaz “Wants To Win” 1:14:45 - MVP Hindsight 1:32:29 - Jayhay Nuggs 1:35:25 - Final Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices