Eno and DVR discuss the top of the this year's free-agent class, headlined by Kyle Tucker -- a player they are divided on with the potential price tag approaching the $400 million range -- and featuring a mix of interesting bats including Bo Bichette, Cody Bellinger, Kyle Schwarber, Pete Alonso, and Alex Bregman, and at least a trio of major rotation upgrades with Framber Valdez, Dylan Cease and Ranger Suárez all available.

Rundown

2:54 Kyle Tucker: Expectations Over a Long-Term (10+ Years?) Deal?

15:57 Who Would Eno Target Near the Top of the This Year's Hitter Class?

25:38 Cody Bellinger's Massive Home/Road Splits at Yankee Stadium in 2025

33:58 Munetaka Murakami's Outlook w/Elevated Strikeout Rate in NPB

40:09 Will Alex Bregman Find a Longer Deal This Winter?

47:00 Stacking Up the Three (or Four) Best Starting Pitchers Available This Winter

53:42 Tatsuya Imai: Is The Fastball Weird (Good)?

1:09:09 Yu Darvish Will Miss 2026 Season, Rockies Split w/Front Office Finalists, Walt Weiss (Atlanta) and Craig Albernaz (Baltimore) in Manager Spots

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Eno, DVR, and Jed discuss the Dodgers' rally from 3-2 series deficit in the series and an Instant Classic Game 7 road win in Toronto that featured nearly everything you could ask for from the final game of a great series. From Bo Bichette's early three-run homer off of Shohei Ohtani to Will Smith's 11th-inning solo shot vs. Shane Bieber, and everything in between, they discuss one of the best games in recent memory.

Rundown

1:21 A Game 7 That Had Everything

7:43 Are Hitters Effectively Adjusting to Sliders, Sweepers & Splitters?

13:56 Isiah Kiner-Falefa's Very Cautious Lead Off Third Base in the Ninth Inning

16:48 Addison Barger's Tough Read at the End of Game 6

21:36 Will Smith's 11th-Inning, Game-Winning Homer

27:08 Andy Pages' Game-Saving Catch & Collision w/Enrique Hernández

34:31 A Long Winter Ahead, But Baseball Is Actually Health

46:11 How Will Jays' Lineup Structure & Low K% Impact Future Roster Builds Elsewhere?

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Eno, DVR, and Trevor discuss Trey Yesavage's dominant performance in Game 5 as the Blue Jays head back to Toronto with a 3-2 series lead, a puzzling decision from Dodgers manager Dave Roberts in the seventh inning when the game was still within reach, and the potential fatigue catching up to the older roster in this series after an 18-inning marathon in Game 3. Plus, they look ahead to the Game 6 matchup as Yoshinobu Yamamoto squares off against Kevin Gausman for the second time.

Rundown

0:28 The Splitter Velocity and Command Returned for Trey Yesavage

9:37 Back-to-Back Homers From Davis Schneider & Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Set the Tone

13:19 Why Didn't the Dodgers Use Their Best Reliever Down Two Runs in the Seventh?

18:36 Is Late-October Fatigue Setting In for the Dodgers' Veterans?

23:12 Fallout From an 18-Inning Game on Monday?

28:39 How Much Do You Recover On the Off-Day After the Flight to Toronto?

33:41 Game 6 Preview: Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs. Kevin Gausman, Round 2

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