Episode 1005
This episode, we <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/fangraphs-audio-travis-sawchik-realignment-evangelist/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">welcome back</a> another old friend who is casting their first Hall of Fame ballot, then talk about the most surprising free agent move in recent memory.
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<li>We begin with <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/author/jayjaffe/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Jay Jaffe</a> and <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/author/david-laurila/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">David Laurila</a> continuing their <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/fangraphs-audio-the-ballots-arrive/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">new annual tradition</a> of discussing their Hall of Fame ballots <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/fangraphs-audio-jay-jaffe-and-david-laurila-ruminate-on-their-hall-of-fame-ballots/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">on the podcast</a>, and this time they are joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/Travis_Sawchik" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Travis Sawchik</a>, baseball author and writer at <a href="https://www.thescore.com/author/travis-sawchik" rel="noopener" target="_blank">theScore</a>. Travis is voting for the first time, and he consults with Jay and David about how to navigate issues like PEDs and players whose late-career struggles might tarnish their overall body of work. The trio also ponder the philosophy of a large Hall vs. a small Hall while discussing players like <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/bobby-abreu/945/stats?position=OF" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Bobby Abreu</a>, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jeff-kent/1119/stats?position=2B" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Jeff Kent</a>, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/andy-pettitte/840/stats?position=P" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Andy Pettitte</a>, and more. [3:00]</li>
<li>After that, <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/author/dszymborski/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dan Szymborski</a> and <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/author/mbaumann/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Michael Baumann</a> get together to talk about the whole <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/carlos-correa/14162/stats?position=SS" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Carlos Correa</a> <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/money-is-just-numbers-mets-sign-correa-in-whirlwind-reversal/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">signing with the Mets thing</a>. The news was obviously a huge shock, and Dan and Michael ponder where the San Francisco Giants go from here after a dismal offseason. We also hear about the Mets going in the opposite direction thanks to an owner who is making the other billionaires look bad, how thrilling Correa should be at the hot corner, and what bears really do when they hibernate. [43:33]</li>
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