Broadcast Network(s): Fox Sports West, WCOP-TV. The worries about the staff's ability to stay healthy are real. Were pretty interested in what the 2022-24 or so Marlins look like. MLB revealed the 2021 All-Star ballot last week, so it's officially time to start debating who deserves to make each 32-man roster. Enberg is nearly flawless in the booth. We expect Yelich will be great. We can all but guarantee some of those players will be better, perhaps most of them. His broadcasting style is easy, smooth, and usually a good listen. (Unless Price just works out of the 'pen himself.) Broadcast Network(s): Sportsnet, Sportsnet One. The St. Louis Cardinals broadcasting team is an eclectic mix of colorful personalities and former baseball stars. The Lefebvre/Hudler broadcast is a hard listen. Those who watch Angels games are quite accustomed to the fact that Rojas controls the pace of the broadcast. Otherwise, though, this is mostly the same club as they had last year, with Arenado, minus Wong and Dexter Fowler. One area Underwood and Manning could improve is the amount of dead air during the broadcast. Put another way: It might not have been the winter Mets fans wanted, but, after landing Francisco Lindor, Carlos Carrasco, Trevor May, James McCann and Taijuan Walker, plus returning Marcus Stroman, who didn't pitch in 2020, it was still a good winter. -FP Santangelo (analyst), Previous rankings: 27 (2014), 31 (2016), 30 (2017), 30 (2018) April 1 isn't just "Opening Day," though it is of course that, too. But they also might be the two best teams in baseball. Experience: How deep and constant is the attachment between the announcing crew and the team? Here are the top 20 worst MLB announcers around on TV and radio. With the 2021 season in its final wek, one of the things worth monitoring is the security of the league's 30 managerial jobs. The criteria are: 1. considerable concern about Kyle Freeland's shoulder. The Mariners are waiting for something, and that something would be outfielders Jarred Kelenic and Julio Rodrguez, who could comprise two-thirds of the outfield by 2022. You can thank John Kruk and Keith Hernandez' cat for the latter. The advent of social media and the Internet has precipitated the phase-out of Braves games from national broadcast. As we said last year, there's not much difference between, say, team 21 and team 23; what's more important is what group of teams you're in, what your expectations are for the year. We should probably remember that the Yankees' offense, as it always does, will absolutely mash, especially if Giancarlo Stanton can stay healthy. -Al Hrabosky (analyst) Broadcast Network(s): WGN-TV, WCIU-TV, Comcast SportsNet Chicago. During his early broadcasting days he was the sports radio host for a program "The Rise Guys" on KHTK-1140AM Sacramento. Shane Bieber might be the best pitcher in baseball -- sorry Mets fans -- James Karinchak might be the next great closer, and theres a ton to like about pitchers Aaron Civale, Triston McKenzie and Zach Plesac. The top end of this roster can compete with any in baseball. At times, it seems Rojas is by himself in the broadcast booth. The Houston Astros are in the midst of a downturn but fortunately for fans they have a capable broadcasting team. YOU! There are worse broadcasting duos than Staats and Anderson, but they are exceedingly average. This team is slightly above-average and just on the cusp of the upper echelon of broadcasters in the MLB today. I guess thats what happens when you beat the anti-Manny Machado drum in the first week of the season. Fans have the ability to email and tweet questions during the actual game. The Pirates broadcasting team rotates between television and radio. Add your favoritebroadcasters who may be missing, but only if they are current, regular broadcasters, not someone who fills in part time or only goes with the team on the road and such. It definitely leaves hungry Brewer baseball fans wanting more taste and less fill. They are especially good at comparing current players to players they played with during the 1980s with the New York Mets. Not as good as theyd be with Snell and Morton, no, but as we wrote recently, theres a lot of reason to think their offense is going to be considerably better. No, you probably wouldn't bet on Kluber and Taillon to each stay healthy for 30 starts and 180 innings, but the staff isn't set up depending on them to be, either; right-now, depth aside, do remember that Luis Severino ought to be available later this summer. We'll probably all underestimate Atlanta in 2021, like we do, every year, and we'll end up regretting it. No one should expect to make money from the picks and predictions discussed on this website. That probably shouldn't need to be said, and yet here we are. But 2020 seemed a lot more disappointing, even though the Twins won the AL Central again, and maybe that's because they still have not won a playoff game since 2004. The team has an above-average in-booth chemistry and seem to balance well between play-by-play and analysis. Hutton is former player and also has an extensive MLB broadcasting resume. Analysis: Joe Simpson has been shifted to a more limited role this season, and I expected the Braves to tick up in the rankings a bit this year. It's not like they quietly sat around this winter, either. Analysis: This is year two of the Severino/Hollandsworth pairing in the Marlins booth, and similar to attending games at Marlins Park, fans just dont seem interested. The Official Site of Major League Baseball. 20. He is partnered with Grieve, who has quite an extensive baseball resume. This makes the broadcast utterly unwatchable, especially when Simpson is paired with Glavine, who doesn't say much as well. Full vote tallies and percentages can be found here, in case you want to spoil yourself. The rotation is already suffering some health questions. The Angels still have Mike Trout, and he is still wonderful, and so is Anthony Rendon. The Oriole Hall of Famer is well aware of team history and provides interesting anecdotes from his playing days. Broadcast Network(s): Root Sports Rocky Mountains. Bremer has a very clear voice and brings strong analytical skills to the table. Then we learned Alex Bregmans hamstring has been a problem all winter. Atlanta Braves 1 of 30 Broadcast Network (s): Fox Sports South/SportSouth, WPCH-TV Play-by-play: Joe. In comparison, the Physioc/Hudler broadcast has a more natural, fluid feel. Ranking AL + NL East systems, from 1-10. Announcing teams can receive a max score of five points in each category: with six categories that make 30 points a perfect score. There must be times when his broadcast partner Stone is absolutely bewildered. The Cubs took some pretty clear steps back, and its easy to forget they are the defending NL Central champions playing in a pretty winnable division. If there was one knock on Bremer, it would have to be the fact that he has a tendency to be overpowered in the booth by Blyleven. Previously at the top of this list was Dodgers announcer Vin Scully, who may be the most famous and iconic MLB announcer ever. But theres a big difference between teams we dont think will win, and teams we dont think will be interesting. If there was a knock of the Staats/Anderson pairing it would be the chemistry between the two broadcasters. -Greg Brown (play by play) He does a good job of analyzing pitches, which is quite remarkable since he spent his career playing first base. The Toronto Blue Jays broadcasting duo of Buck Martinez and Pat Tabler are inherently aware that their team is the only MLB team left north of the border. -Jeff Huson (analyst) While they did bid farewell to longtime players like Joc Pederson, Pedro Bez and Enrique Hernndez, you may have noticed they went out and signed the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner, Trevor Bauer. The New York Mets broadcasting lineage can be traced back to the days of Ralph Kiner and Kiner's Korner. This list includes notable announcers of games broadcast on ESPN, CBS, NBC, KCAL and MLB radio stations, but shouldn't be confused with the best baseball announcers of all time. Broadcast Network(s): Root Sports Northwest. Only three teams received a lower cut of A votes than the Marlins (weirdly, the only one weve seen so far is the Tigers), but they still may have room to grow in the future. Marketing plans aside, the Blue Jays broadcast duo generally does a good job. Benintendi not having actually been productive since the Red Sox raised the trophy makes trading him off reasonable enough, but this still looks like an offense that has Xander Bogaerts, Rafael Devers, Alex Verdugo and a ton of questions. The play-by-play role is generally split between Brennaman and Jim Kelch, with occasional work done by broadcasting veteran George Grande. Baseball is one of the best spectator sports, and sportscasters have had a huge impact on the experience of watching particular teams throughout professional sports history. Broadcast Network(s): Fox Sports South/SportSouth, WPCH-TV, Contributors: Ron Gant, Tom Glavine, Dale Murphy. The vast majority of MLB fans enjoy the sport through the eyes and lips of their favorite teams play-by-play and color guy. The Wisconsin-bred brothers hold play-by-play positions with the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland A's. Previous grades: 2.13 (2014), 2.25 (2016), 2.43 (2017), 1.95 (2018). The trade of Fowler was fine, because he no longer had a role, and St. Louis has what feels like dozens of young outfielders looking for playing time. Drew Goodman is so entrenched in that booth, and if fans dont like him now, theyre not going to like him next year, or the year after, and so on and so forth. If you were going to rate the Reds broadcast team as a whole, you would have to categorize them as average. The Neverett/Walk/Blass combinations don't provide much relief, either. The Angels broadcasting team is comprised of Victor Rojas and former MLB pitcher Mark Gubicza. Ryu was excellent, but he's rarely durable; he's thrown 160 innings in a season just twice, and one of those was as a rookie back in 2013. Only eight of the 30 teams retained their positioning from last year. We're pretty optimistic that Jeimer Candelario is mid-breakout, and Willi Castro showed a lot in 2020. But if we were to write maybe this is the year they get enough pitching, and maybe this is the year Shohei Ohtani pulls it all together, and wow, Albert Pujols is still there? it would both be accurate and the exact same thing you could write about them every year. The Most Likable Baseball Players Of 2022. Who are the best active players in Major League Baseball? Remember, this is a list of only the best current baseball announcers, not the worst, so don't add baseball announcers who are terrible. The former major league hurler Anderson makes up the final piece of the Rays broadcast team. Ranking the MLB TV Broadcasters 1-31 (Including ESPN) - Draft America Ranking the MLB TV Broadcasters 1-31 (Including ESPN) TOPICS: Announcers baseball Broadcasters cardinals mlb red sox yankees Gary Cohen (middle), Ron Darling (left), and Keith Hernandez (right) make up one of baseball's best broadcast teams. These teams all have chances, between 20% and 40% playoff odds at FanGraphs, and much of the difference there can be explained by the different levels of competition in their various divisions. Broadcast Network(s): Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, KNTV. There are probably no more divisive projections in baseball than the ones that don't have them as the clear favorites, though as we recently detailed, there's good reason for that. Combined. The Atlanta Braves broadcasting history goes back to the inception of cable television as games were regularly aired nationally on Ted Turner's WTBS SuperStation. Although the duo has a tendency of getting distracted by sidebars at times, they generally do a good job. Oh, and Surez might play shortstop now. So, as we look ahead to a promising 2021 season that will, fingers crossed, span a traditional six months and 162 games, it's time to split the 30 teams up into seven tiers. It also seems Blue Jays ownership have hammered home this fact to Martinez and Tabler to make sure viewers know this from Medicine Hat to Halifax. The "Uke" spends him time broadcasting games for the Brewers radio affiliate WTMJ. That gives us plenty of options when trying to pick out the best MLB commentators. Duane Kuiper and Jon Millersplit the play-by-play duties depending on respective broadcastingschedules. It was later announced that qualifications for the Classic would start in September 2022 . Were pretty bullish on Jack Flaherty returning to his 2019 ace-like self. The arms and gloves ought to keep them afloat until then. You better believe it. Minnesota native Bremer has been broadcasting games for the Twins since 1983. With one fewer team than last year to grade, we received over 64,000 votes roughly 20% more than last year. Tony Gwynn. (Remember, again, that within tiers, teams are discussed alphabetically, not ranked.). Quite a legacy for any Philadelphia broadcaster to live up to. The broadcast team is rounded out by Holliday who is an occasional fill-in and former major league player/manager Ray Knight. Is it hilarious they have MacKenzie Gore and Adrian Morejon just kicking around waiting for a turn? Were comfortable saying theyll be fun, better, competitive. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call 1-800-GAMBLER. The tide is turning. Fans will also notice that analyst George Frazier has an uncanny ability in stating the obvious. Baseball lovers and fans may agree with some of the placement of the Major League Baseball broadcasters on this list and vehemently disagree with others, but supporting your favorite announcer is part of being a fan. The rotation, without Yu Darvish, is likely to be the softest-tossing group in baseball, and theyre putting a lot on Jake Arrietas ability to rebound. They are just clearly not the favorites. 2. It has to happen sometime, right? The Dodgers, like every year, look both talented and deep; even with the Padres around, they've got 98% odds of making the playoffs. I apologize for a couple of the screencaps being from previous rankings. There are undoubtedly too many cooks in the proverbial Yankees broadcasting kitchen. Analysis: The Royals broadcasters exhaust me. The #2 team would have finished first if just seven of their F grades were A grades. All advice, including picks and predictions, is based on individual commentators opinions and not that of Minute Media or its related brands. They went long on bringing back DJ LeMahieu (six years), gave their annual one-year deal to Brett Gardner and took some risks on pitchers coming off of injury (Corey Kluber, Jameson Taillon). Like the rest of us, they want to see what Adalberto Mondesi can do, and when Bobby Witt Jr. will make it up, and if Brad Keller can take that next step. It also seems that Hudler winds up carrying the broadcast as Lefebvre treats viewers with prolonged periods of silence. Its not unreasonable to see them winning it. A famous obscenity-laden outburst took place before a broadcast during the 2006 season. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. "Lets see if he can use that big ole fanny.". He's put up 13.6 WAR in only 273 career games and has twice . While we don't think Freeman is quite as good as his 2020 line, we found ourselves optimistic he can retain some of that improvement after digging into it. Rating the MLB announcers - the NL East Play-by-play and color analysts are important because the vast majority of baseball fans enjoy the sport through the eyes and lips of their favorite team's announcing crew. Physioc has good vocal inflection and provides consistent play-by-play and associated commentary. You probably heard they brought back Tony La Russa. Last year, it was adding top starter Hyun Jin Ryu, who helped them to a 32-28 finish, their first winning season since 2016. Most ballparks will have some fans to witness it. -Joe Block (play by play) But then think about how good the defense should be, with Kolten Wong and Jackie Bradley Jr. joining Cain. The battle at the top of the charts was incredibly tight. All betting content is intended for an audience ages 21+. His treasure trove of sports experience is seen quite frequently during discussions with his booth mates. Top 30 by Team . Still, a top three of Sonny Gray, Luis Castillo and Mahle could be solid enough. Lefebvre is inconsistent with his play-by-play and gets distracted quite easily. He also transitions well between play-by-play and accompanying discussion. Anderson has a tendency to remain silent for long periods of time. He struggles with the play-by-play duties and tends to get distracted easily while conversing with Grace. The Phillies did make some moves, at least in the sense of retaining free agents J.T. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images), Michael Kay, long-time TV voice of the Yankees. Broadcast Network(s): Fox Sports Wisconsin, WMLW. (Photo by Bryan Yablonsky/Getty Images). The current Yankees broadcast team is led by Michael Kay and an ensemble of contributing analysts. The farm system is better. The play-by-play duties are split between Joe Simpson and Chip Caray. Both their grade and ranking have ticked up from last year, and like many of the other crews weve seen, theyre not going to be changing any time soon especially when it comes to beanballs. Strasburg is already dealing with a calf injury; Scherzer is nearly 37. Realmuto. The team also receives contributions from Johnny Holiday and Ray Knight. Its not a small thing to sign Liam Hendriks, who might be the best reliever in baseball, and their search for a third reliable starter brought them Lance Lynn, who has pretty quietly been a durable ace for the past few years. They still dont have enough pitching. As for Stone, when he is able to add analysis to the game he is effective. This analysis specifically does not consider pre-game or post-game personalities, or in-stadium interviewers. ), and dating back to the start of their run in 2013, have won 41 more regular-season games than any other club. Rapport: Do members of the announcing crew seem to get along easily with one another? He also does analyst work when teamed together with Kuiper. The Tampa Bay Rays broadcasting team is comprised of broadcast veteran Dewayne Staats and former major-leaguer Brian Anderson. The Cincinnati Reds primary broadcast team is comprised of Thom Brennaman and Chris Welsh. Carter Blackburn and Debbie Antonelli - 2.08 Most common grade: C (38.08% of votes) Previous scores: 1.84 (2018), 1.93 (2019), while Blackburn also scored a 2.15 in 2016 with Mike Gminski. Broadcast Network(s): Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), WDCW. Maybe one you've never seen before. The Indians traded away Francisco Lindor. They might still be a year or two away from true contention. Lindor is excellent, so that's an improvement. The Padres were arguably already the second-best team in baseball in 2020, and while you might be focusing on Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado -- understandably so -- to do so is to put yourself at risk of ignoring how good Trent Grisham, Wil Myers, Jake Cronenworth, Dinelson Lamet and Drew Pomeranz were, are, could be. Nevertheless, Impemba and Allen have done a good job filling Harwell's shoes. Jared Walsh is projected to be their fourth-best hitter. These five clubs are all headed in the right direction. Broadcast Network(s): Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, Comcast Network Philadelphia, WPHL. But the pitching could still be a problem, even with more Chris Sale and Eduardo Rodriguez -- who has a "dead arm" and won't pitch on Opening Day -- than they had last year. He was joined by Blyleven in 1996 and the duo has been paired together ever since. There are instances where it seems Orsillo is anchoring the broadcast, while Remy will chime in on a sporadic occasion. Miguel Cabrera might hit his 500th home run this year, which is a lot of fun if you can look past the fact that he somehow still has four more years left on his contract. In the middle? Krukow, who is a five-time Emmy award winner, has been broadcasting Giants games since 1994. An outsider listening to a Minnesota Twins broadcast for the first time will notice two things a) Dick Bremer and Bert Blyleven are a good pairing, and b) Blyleven is awfully opinionated. You get two different feels to the Reds broadcast depending on whomever is paired in the broadcast booth. I also apologize if I missed any analysts for teams. They brought back Justin Turner, and can you believe Mookie Betts has only played 55 regular-season games for them? The As had a bad winter, until maybe they didnt. His work with the NHL and college football has aided him well. Well, the best physical interpretation would be best performed by the comedian Gallagher. That's the bad news. Staats seems to be fine with this, as he compensates for the lack of interjections from Anderson. Now 24, Tats slashed .282/.364/.611 with 25 stolen bases and a National League-leading 42 home runs in only 130 games played in 2021. That, for many, is the start, middle and end of their winter. Kay seems to defer a majority of the discussion to Singleton and whomever is occupying the third seat in the booth. He was the omnipresent voice of Philadelphia sports and made lasting contributions to professional football through NFL Films. Then you have ESPN, Fox, and TBS MLB announcers that do nationally-televised games. When you think about Milwaukee Brewers broadcasting, you think about Bob Uecker. One positive aspect of the Braves broadcast is the integration of social media into the broadcast. The Pirates broadcasting team consists of the Tim Neverett/Greg Brown play-by-play tandem, and analysis by Bob Walk, Steve Blass and John Wehner. Theres also this: The 2021 Rays are still going to be good. There are also times where Singleton and the accompanying analyst are the only ones paying attention the game. Their offense wasnt good last year, and it probably wont be great this year, but Lorenzo Cain is back and Christian Yelich is a pretty easy rebound candidate from a down 2020 (by his standards). There's a ton of depth. Orsillo provides both consistent play-by-play and game situational analysis. 30. For a team that had consistently won 60% of its games over the past three years, a 97-win pace, it seemed like a disappointingly quiet offseason. Ranking the MLB team broadcasters - the AL East In the series that begins here, each team's primary TV crew is rated based on six criteria that are important to fan enjoyment of a game. Those are all great. Couple that with a highly effective Wheeler, and you have a very good broadcasting team. He has been a television/radio announcer for the Yankees since the early 1990's. Is that enough? They might win the division. But also, who else can boast Lindor and Jacob deGrom atop their roster? It seems at times Stone is struggling to get a word in edgewise. But wheres the depth? And without further ado, here are your rankings for the 2019 season. Regarded as one of the best interviewers in broadcasting, Costas has spoken with the biggest names in baseball and beyond for MLB Network, including Clayton Kershaw and Mike Trout; Hall of Famers Yogi Berra, Bob Feller, Bob Gibson, Reggie Jackson, Ferguson Jenkins, Tony La Russa, Don Larsen, Juan Marichal, Tom Seaver and Joe Torre; Hall of Fame Sometimes it feels like we talk so much about young stars Juan Soto and Tatis that we forget about the third member of that triumvirate, Ronald Acua Jr., who is an MVP candidate every year. The per-game option here is interesting and different for a RSN. -CJ Nitkowski (analyst), Previous rankings: 22 (2014), 28 (2016), 28 (2017), 28 (2018) They are one of the best teams in the business. (There is not.) In the series that begins here, each teams primary TV crew is rated based on six criteria that are important to fan enjoyment of a game. They have the unenviable job(s) of trying to replicate the success of one of the greatest broadcasters of all time, Ernie Harwell. Prospect Rankings 2021 Top 100 Milwaukee Brewers Top 10 by Position Draft International Stats Podcasts Show Full List Brewers Prospect Headlines Trade to Brewers brought Gasser family full circle February 24, 2023 Brewers think Classic tenure will pay dividends for big-time prospect February 24, 2023 Power surge has Turang 'in the conversation' The complete body of work of this broadcasting crew is slightly below average. Then perpetual prospect Forrest Whitley injured his elbow. He wound out being suspended for five games which prompted some fans to don "Free Bert" shirts to protest the network's decision. Perhaps they should rely more on that aspect if they are struggling for topics to discuss during the course of the game. -Joe Simpson (analyst), Previous rankings: 21 (2014), 13 (2016), 23 (2017), 20 (2018) Happ and James Paxton), and now they're without Zach Britton for the first part of the season due to elbow surgery. Scully is to baseball what apple pie is to America. That is exactly the case with the well-traveled and well-decorated broadcaster Dick Enberg, who handles the play-by-play duties for the Padres. (Short version: Freddie Freeman, Marcell Ozuna and Ian Anderson all dramatically overperformed expectations in 2020; Max Fried somehow lowered his ERA from 2019 despite worse strikeout/walk/home run numbers; three key relievers in Darren O'Day, Shane Greene and Mark Melancon have moved on; and it's a very open question as to whether rookie center fielder Cristian Pache will hit enough.). At the top, we'll have the teams that will view anything less than a ring as a disappointment. That's fine. -Bob Carpenter (play by play) Dave Niehaus. The Kelch/Welsh combination is more laid-back and conversational. Schroeder provides good analysis but tends to take a back seat to Anderson. Dry is the word that comes to mind. You have Underwood and Pawlowski, who are natives to the area and have extensive local broadcasting backgrounds. But this time, at least, it feels different, because a very good farm system (ranked No. Or even just healthi-er. Contributions from Mark Neely and insight from former Padre great Tony Gwynn round out this exceptional broadcast crew. 9. Part of the beauty of modern baseball is that every team has its own set of announcers that broadcast games in local markets. His experience as a host has translated well into the broadcast booth, as he provides good accompanying commentary to the game. Just imagine if this is the year Byron Buxton stays healthy all year? Thats more of a July proposition, though. Vaughn is being asked to step in as the DH without having a single plate appearance at Double-A or Triple-A, and theres not much of a backup plan behind him. Whoever occupies the broadcast booth at Wrigley Field will have to deal with all associated Cub curses and the ghost of the late, great Harry Caray. Broadcast Network(s): Fox Sports Kansas City, Contributors: Steve Physioc, Jeff Montgomery. -Tim McCarver (analyst) Experience: How deep and constant is the attachment between the announcing crew and the team? Santangelo. The Cardinals broadcast team is not perfect, but it is better than most. That hasnt happened, even though the booth is less angry and more loose than in prior years with Simpson on the prowl. The Brennaman/Welsh duo tend to be more focused on textbook baseball. The Reds are putting a great deal of faith in the idea that their incredibly disappointing 2020 offensive performance (they scored the fourth-fewest runs) will not be repeated, and to be honest, it's not a terrible bet. Flame-throwing Nate Pearson is full of promise yet has a checkered health history; this year, it's a groin strain. Generally the Underwood/Manning team provides insightful and entertaining commentary and could be considered one of the stronger broadcast teams in MLB today. It's the first time in nearly two years we've had April baseball. Kirby Yates is already likely out for the year. It's probably fine. Build your customFanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis onAll MLB and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. Still, he has his fans and does exhibit a deep knowledge and passion for the game. Darling and Hernandez both provide a good historical vault of baseball stories to draw from their MLB careers. Both broadcast teams are adequate but not sensational by any means. Maybe, too, theyd be better with Lindor. Since the first of their 17 straight wins on Sept. 11, their 124 wRC+ ranks second, with the best slugging . The Braves are the three-time defending NL East champions, and they're going to be good again in 2021. You can see reasons why you might like Tanner Roark, Steven Matz and Robbie Ray, yet that trio has a 4.94 ERA over the past two years. Puk didnt pitch at all. The Blue Jays have been unofficially minted "Canada's Team" by Rogers Communications, and Martinez and Tabler are willing ambassadors. That's going to be some kind of race. Maybe Andrs Gimnez is the next great shortstop! The Mets promised big splashes this winter, and they did just that, even if they didn't land Bauer or Springer or J.T. He provides good analysis and complements Waltz quite well. (Yes, his numbers will dip a little away from Coors. A seven-year Spring Training high for ESPN. 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