Bryce Harper-Mike Trout in Philly?; Blake Snell’s Paltry Raise; A-Rod Engaged to J-Lo; Luke Perry Honored; Antonio Brown, College Admission Scandal (Episode 97)
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First and foremost, we have to admit that the thought of a Bryce Harper-Mike Trout outfield in Philly sounds pretty sexy.
Episode 97 of Foul Territory: A Baseball Podcast—the Joe Beimel edition—is brimming with Bryce Harper-Mike Trout banter and the possibility of the duo playing together in a few years. Phillies needed to land Harper first, and they did it in a way that creates flexibility for future—*cough*Mike Trout—acquisitions. The cash register is ringing already in Philadelphia with more than 180,000 tickets selling in the two days after the signing was announced. And while the rest of the NL East gets better, the reigning division champ Braves did very little this offseason.
In other Headlines, Clayton Kershaw and Corey Seager are expected back by opening day (Jed’s not buying it), Vlad Guerrero Jr. has a lat strain (conveniently for the Jays), Angels prospect stud Joe Adell injures his left hamstring and right ankle in the same spring game, Salvador Perez will undergo Tommy John surgery and the Royals added Martin Maldonado to take his place, Blake Snell is rewarded a whopping raise of $15,500 for winning the Cy Young, Felix Hernandez won’t start Mariners’ opening day and he’s not happy his 10-year streak is ending, MLB is reportedly dropping the Aug. 31 waiver trade deadline and will add a 26th man to team rosters next season, Giants CEO Larry Baer apologizes after altercation with wife, former MLB pitcher Esteban Loaiza gets a three-year prison sentence for cocaine, Matthew Boyd helps prevent child trafficking, and, of course, A-Rod reveals engagement to J-Lo (and Jose Canseco accuses him of cheating on her moments later).
Starting Nine honors the gone-too-soon Luke Perry with players whose names sound like Perry shows/films. Around the Horn has Jed predicting a player from each team who’s up for a mega-contract in the coming years, and Extra Innings ends the show with a look outside the world of baseball at the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team suing the soccer federation (for alleged discrimination), NFL trade and signing season with Antonio Brown, Le’Veon Bell and Odell Beckham Jr. finding new homes and the story of the week in and out of sports: the College Admissions Scandal.
