Flippin' Bats with Ben Verlander

Ben Verlander kicks off Spring Training with his first division preview and he's discussing the AL East. The AL East is traditionally the best division in MLB and this year won't be any different with the Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox battling it out for the division title. Ben gives his predictions for how the AL East will shake out and & why! CHAPTERS: 00:00 - 01:18 INTRO 01:18 - 21:15 AL EAST STANDINGS PREDICTIONS 21:15 - 31:45 EXPLAINING PREDICTIONS 31:45 - 33:14 OUTRO Use code: VERLANDER to get 15%! https://gokinesiologysleeves.com/discount/verlander Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander dives into all the latest MLB news from Spring Training including updates on Shohei Ohtani, Ronald Acuna Jr, Spencer Strider and more. Ben also talks about the Yankees possibly losing Giancarlo Stanton indefinitely and the organization taking a more relaxed approach to facial hair. Ben also talks about the ABS Challenge system, fan questions and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander talks about all the drama coming out the American League East. First, Ben talks about the drama coming out of Boston with Rafael Devers claiming that he will not move off third base after the Red Sox just signed Alex Bregman. Then, Ben discusses the news that the Toronto Blue Jays and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. were unable to come to a contract extension by Guerrero's deadline and he will become a free agent at season's end. Ben answers some fan questions and more. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - 01:35 INTRO 01:35 - 13:00 BOSTON RED SOX DRAMA 13:00 - 15:00 NO CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR VLAD JR. 15:00 - 29:45 FAN QUESTIONS 29:45 - 32:08 OUTRO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander catches up with Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jack Flaherty and discusses his free agency, being traded, the Los Angeles Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani and what led him back to the Detroit Tigers. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - 01:35 INTRO 01:35 - 06:30 FREE AGENT PROCESS 06:30 - 15:00 DODGERS MOVES 15:00 - 20:00 ON BEING TRADED 20:00 - 22:40 STARTING GAME 1 OF WORLD SERIES 22:40 - 25:00 HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE OHTANI 25:00 -33:20 DETROIT TIGERS 33:20 - 34:31 OUTRO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander breaks down the big news that Alex Bregman is headed to the Boston Red Sox on a $120M/3 Year deal with opt outs & deferred money. Ben talks about what this means for the Red Sox, AL East, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros and more. Ben talks about the New York Mets coming to an agreement with Pete Alonso, Yoshinobu Yamamoto & Roki Sasaki pitching in the Tokyo Series and he answers some fan questions. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - 01:40 INTRO 01:40 - 09:00 ALEX BREGMAN DEAL 09:00 - 13:30 WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE TIGERS 13:30 -17:45 WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE ASTROS 17:45 - 24:25 RED SOX OFFSEASON: A+ 24:25 - 27:15 PETE ALONSO BACK WITH METS 27:15 - 31:35 TOKYO SERIES & OHTANI UPDATES 31:35 - 35:20 FAN QUESTIONS 35:20 -37:25 OUTRO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander dives into all the latest in MLB. This week MLB fired umpire Pat Hoberg over a gambling scandal, former Major Leaguer Jim Edmonds aired out the St. Louis Cardinals & talking about how the franchise & culture has changed over the last couple of years. Ben also answers some fan questions including the latest on Pete Alonso & much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander first welcomes Milwaukee Brewers superstar Christian Yelich to the show. Yelich talks about his relief efforts with California Strong for everyone affected by the Los Angeles Fires. California Strong has partnered up with YMCA, Rawlings, & Easton. Yelich also discusses the Los Angeles Dodgers offseason moves, his hitting adjustments in 2024 & his favorite Ichiro Suzuki story. Visit - CaliforniaStrong.Org to help Later, Ben gives his reaction to the 2025 MLB Hall of Fame Class with Ichiro Suzuki, C.C. Sabathia and Billy Wagner entering. Ben also advocates for Andruw Jones to be inducted & answers some fan questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander breaks down the latest MLB news including phenom Roki Sasaki deciding to sign with the World Series defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The signing of Sasaki gives the Dodgers arguably the greatest team ever assembled on paper. Ben dives into what this means for the Dodgers, baseball this season & beyond. Ben also dives into Anthony Santander signing with the Toronto Blue Jays, the latest updates on Pete Alonso & Alex Bregman and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander breaks down the big news of MLB with Justin Verlander signing with the San Francisco Giants. Ben also discusses the recent drama with the San Diego Padres' ownership group. Then, he hits on updates around free agency regarding Roki Sakai and Pete Alonso, as well as Gavin Lux being traded to the Cincinnati Reds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander brings in the New Year with some baseball fun. Ben talks about his five bold predictions for the 2025 MLB season including the Boston Red Sox winning the AL East. Ben also gives updates on free agents Roki Sasaki, Pete Alonso and Justin Verlander. Finally, Ben gives his Top 5 most frustrating teams this offseason including the Atlanta Braves. CHAPTERS: 02:18 BOLD PREDICTIONS 17:30 FREE AGENT UPDATES 31:35 TOP 5 MOST FRUSTRATING TEAMS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander hops on an emergency podcast to discuss the monster trade between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs. The Astros have traded Kyle Tucker to the Cubs for Isaac Paredes, Hayden Wesneski and Cam Smith (Cubs No. 7 prospect). Who won the trade? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander wraps up MLB's Winter Meetings after the Boston Red Sox trade for Garrett Crochet eight years after they landed Chris Sale from the White Sox. The New York Yankees have begun their back up plan to missing out on Juan Soto by signing Max Fried to a $218M/8 year deal. The Baltimore Orioles are sitting idle except for moving their left field wall in again. Ben also talks about the Houston Astros and the rumors with Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker. Then, he finally gives updates on Roki Sasaki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander breaks down the biggest news of the MLB offseason with the New York Mets landing Juan Soto to the sum of $765 million over 15 years. With Soto signing the largest contract in MLB history, what does this mean for the Mets and what does this mean for the New York Yankees moving forward? Ben also talks about Roki Sasaki officially being posted and then he answers some fan questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander jumps into the biggest MLB offseason news so far with the World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers signing 2-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell to a 5 year, $182M contract. What does Snell heading to the Dodgers mean for the rest of the pitching market, free agency, the Dodgers and MLB. Ben also updates news on Roki Sasaki and Juan Soto and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander recaps all of the winners from MLB Awards including Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani and New York Yankees' Aaron Judge taking home MVP honors. Ben also discusses updates in Free Agency & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander talks about Roki Sasaki being posted to MLB and why every team should be trying to get the 23 year old right-hander. Ben gives his predictions on 5 of the biggest free agents this year - Roki Sasaki, Alex Bregman, Corbin Burnes & more. Ben answers fan questions and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander dives into the his 1st episode of the MLB offseason talking about Gerrit Cole's interesting opt out situation with the New York Yankees. He then gets into his Top 5 Offseason Storylines including Roki Sakaki, Juan Soto, Shohei Ohtani's arms, Houston Astros & more. Ben then talks about if MLB has an MVP for the entire league, who would win? Shohei Ohtani or Aaron Judge? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander gives his quick recap to the Los Angeles Dodgers taking down the New York Yankees in five games to become World Series Champions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander recaps the Los Angeles Dodgers' 3-0 World Series lead over the New York Yankees. No team has ever forced a Game 6 after being down 3-0 in the World Series. What does this mean for the New York Yankees moving forward and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander breaks down the 2024 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees by starting pitching, bullpen, lineup, baserunning. He also answers 3 Big Questions heading into the World Series and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices