Foul Territory

A fan wrote in about a radical idea to try and promote more contact in the sport, but EK and AJ weren't feeling it. (Top of show)
(4:59) Let's start with the Brewers taking back 1st place in the NL Central with The Miz dealing.
(18:08) Legendary exec Theo Epstein was the latest guest on Dirt From The Dugout and we dissected his comments on scouting in today's world.
(26:13) Why aren't the Giants starting top prospect Bryce Eldridge more consistently?
(41:40) Gerrit Cole returns on Friday. It's been a minute.
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(45:08) Lance McCullers Jr. is dealing with a shoulder issue that shelved him.
(46:08) Pirates Manager Don Kelly is not pleased with his bullpen.
(47:38) Ron Washington drills work! His latest project has totally turned around his defensive profile.
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FT Senior Insider Ken Rosenthal joined FT for the Inside Scoop. He discussed Bo Bichette's skid, Drake Baldwin's injury, whether the Phillies can make a run at the NL East, the Dodgers-Padres series and the Edwin Díaz cockfighting scandal in Puerto Rico.
(18:13) Tiger Territory host Cody Stavenhagen jumped on to break down Tarik Skubal's NanoNeedle procedure and whether he can save the season upon his return. He also discussed how the Tigers can turn things around, concerns for Framber Valdez, and word on Casey Mize.
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The Mets called up yet another prospect to try and turn their season around. Baseball America's JJ Cooper joined FT to hit the mindset behind POBO David Stearns on these moves. JJ also chimes in on Brady House down while Dylan Crews pops back up with the Nationals, and how not all first overall picks are treated equally.
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We have to give more praise to Padres catcher Rodolfo Duran's journey. (top of show)
(5:25) A tough blow for the Braves as catcher Drake Baldwin is headed to the IL with a strained right oblique. Are they still in command of the division?
(13:29) Yankees starter Gerrit Cole could be making his MLB return sooner than expected.
(15:17) The "Tarps Off" trend is taking over MLB and some fans at The Trop got in on the craze last night.
(17:02) The Padres kicked off the Dodgers series on a high note in a classic pitchers duel between Michael King and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. How much of a threat are the Pads to win the NL West?
(27:28) This one hurt. A's pitcher J.T. Ginn had a no-hitter running into the ninth inning. He ended up with the loss.
(31:04) Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony suffered a setback on his wrist injury during his first time swinging a bat.
(33:49) Funny interaction between umpire Laz Diaz and Salvador Perez after Perez challenged back-to-back pitches.
(36:38) Cash is going both ways in the Eric Lauer deal with the Dodgers. It's a weird one.
(39:23) Blue Jays pitcher Adam Macko made his MLB debut yesterday and he was on another planet the whole night.
(41:25) The Brewers got to the Cubs yesterday and of course Pat Murphy had a viral postgame quote.
(45:30) In addition to demoting Royce Lewis, the Twins placed Ryan Jeffers on the IL.
(48:01) The NHL stripped a draft pick from the Las Vegas Golden Knights. Scott has some thoughts.
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Rule change ideas were thrown to The Athletic's Stephen Nesbitt , who joined us to share some wild ideas.
(18:19) Jhostynxon García, AKA “The Password”, is reportedly being called up by the Pirates. Baseball America's JJ Cooper breaks it down.
(21:09) How would you critique your favorite team up to this point in the season? We react to some of your entertaining replies.
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