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BaseballHQ Radio 2025-Aug-29: Friday Full Edition w Derek Van Riper

August 29
2h 14m

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Show No. 33 is a Friday Full Edition featuring a guest expert interview, our weekly player news update, and HQ commentaries... First, PD talks with Derek Van Riper, host of the Rates & Barrels pod and a writer at The Athletic (3:00), discussing the way-too-early Meatball Draft, and hitters in the news including SEA C Cal Raleigh and LAA SS Zach Neto... Then, Ray Murphy has our weekly player news review... In the AL News (44:15), Ray looks at hitters including TEX 2B Marcus Semien and pitchers including MIN RHSPs Mick Abel and Taj Bradley... And in NL News (1:06:08), Ray looks at hitters including SF OF Luis Matos and pitchers including MIL RHRP Abner Uribe... In Part 2 of our expert interview (1:28:25), PD and DVR discuss pitchers in the headlines, including Spencer Strider and Shane Bieber, as well as pitchers who force hitters into bad swing decisions... Plus Derek has some RoS Boons and Banes... Then we have our BaseballHQ commentaries... In the Minor League Minute (1:57:40), BaseballHQ minor-leagues analyst Rob Gordon looks at six prospects including NYM RHSP Jonah Tong, CHW OF Braden Montgomery and WAS RHSP Jarlin Susana...... in the Frequent Flyer (2:02:35), BaseballHQ analyst Alex Beckey looks at STL MI JJ Wetherholt... and in his Extra Innings comment (2:05:55), BaseballHQ Radio host Patrick Davitt discusses Cal Raleigh's truly historical season... Runs 2:14:50

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