Buster is a spender but Johnson says long pitching contracts are risky. The brothers debate this conflict and discuss who the Giants will target after Buster inevitably wins. Also how will the looming lock out of 2027 impact this off-season? And yes, the lockout is most certainly coming.

On the cocktails side of things, today Matthew is drinking a Winter Daiquiri while Ben is drinking a Whinter Sour. Recipes below.

• 2 oz White Rum
• 1 oz Lime Juice
• 1/2 oz Rich Demerara Spiced Syrup
• 1/2 oz Allspice Dram
• Shake all ingredients with ice until well-chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a cinnamon stick.

• 2 oz Spiced Bourbon (Ben spiced his with 1 cinnamon stick, 4 cloves and 5 allspice berries in a 750 ml bottle for 24 hours, you should experiment with your preferred spices.)
• 3/4 oz fresh lime juice
• 3/4 oz simple syrup
• 1 dash Angostura bitters (optional)
• Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled. Strain into a coupe glass with no garnish, though a floating lime slice would not be remiss.

They boys are back after two weeks so they talk about pretty much everything that's happened since they last recorded. They discuss coaches coming and going, including new hitting coach Hunter Pence Mense, how the roster churn has begun, and a little Free Agency.

On the cocktail side of things Ben is drinking an Off-Season Sludge while Matthew is drinking Manzana Reposada. Recipes below.

• 2 oz Bourbon
• 3-4 oz Cherry Coca-Cola
• Add bourbon to a highball glass with ice. Top with cherry cola. Have 2 more.

• 2 oz Reposado Tequila
• 3/4 oz Tuaca
• 1 oz Reduced Spiced Apple Cider
• 1/4 oz Demerara Syrup
• Add all ingredients to a mixing glass. Add ice and stir for 30 seconds. Strain into a rocks glass with a large chunk of ice. Garnish with a dried apple slice.

One signing down, 50 to go. The brothers react to the Tony Vitello introductory press conference and give their first impressions of Vitello's personality. Then they turn their attention to the holes (of various sizes) in the current roster. By the way, can you pitch?

Also, we are moving to an every other week schedule this month, so our next episode will be in two weeks. I know, it sucks and you'll miss us, but we will be on with emergency podcasts if any major news occurs. So don't worry, you'll still get our outstanding insights when they're ... needed wanted available. You weren't worried, were you?

On the cocktail side of things, today Matthew is drinking a mocktail called Orchard Spritz while Ben is drinking a Flying Blueberry. Recipes below.

• 2 oz Pear Juice
• 2 oz Apple Cider
• 1/2 oz Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz Spiced Simple Syrup
• Sparkling Apple Cider to top off
• Shake all ingredients except the Sparkling Cider with ice. Strain into a rocks glass with ice. Top off with 2-3 oz Sparkling Apple Cider.

• 1 1/2 oz Gin
• 1/2 oz Maraschino Liqueur (or Cherry Heering for a completely different cocktail)
• 1/4 oz Blueberry Liqueur
• 3/4 oz Lime juice
• 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
• Combine all the ingredients in a shaker with ice, shake until chilled and strain into a stemmed cocktail glass.