Beast of the Best is back, and this time it’s second basemen and shortstops. In this episode, Christopher reminds us that Toby Harrah was only 16 batting-average points shy of winning the Triple Crown in 1975. Robbie discovered that Marcus Semien is one of six second basemen to log 25+ HR, 100+ RBI, 120+ Runs in a single season. And Tony got the short end of the stick and had to talk about how great A-Rod was.

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The baseball season is upon us all, and we could not, would not, let another second go by without predicting all the things and stuffs for 2026. In this episode, we discuss every digit from AL West standings to playoff spots to World Series winners and even some Rangers-specific guestimates. Also, we vehemently reject the racist statue erected at Globe Life Field last month and hope the people who tore down Saddam’s statue could do us a solid.

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If the Rangers’ farm system is ranked 25th, did they really give up anything of value to the Nationals? Only the cruel, unrelenting march of time will tell. But for now, the World Series window remains wide open with the addition of MacKenzie Gore and his lethal curveball. In this episode, we get into the Gore-y details (see what we did there) from the five prospects dealt to the Nats, to his machine-like swing-and-miss stuff, to who’s taking over the mound in 2028 when Gore, Eovaldi and deGrom are gone.

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