Ep. 33: A stove so hot not even the Winter Meetings can cool it down

December 12, 2015 / Paul Cline / 0 Comments

In this episode Paul and Leslie discover money can’t buy the Nats LH’d stars, the Winter Meetings are broken down, the Nats try and remake a bullpen, Aroldis Chapman puts Dusty Baker’s foot in his mouth at 103 MPH, and so much more…

Baseball, Bullpen, Doug Thorburn, Free Agents, Hall of Fame, Managing, Mark Simon, Mick Reinhard, Minor Leagues, Nationals, Off Season, Owners, Pitching, Prospects, Rosters, Ryan Sullivan, Statistics, Trades, Winter Meetings

Baseball Danny Espinosa Dodgers Doug Thorburn Jason Heyward Lucas Giolito Matt Williams Mick Reinhard Nationals Pitching Trea Turner Wilmer Difo Yoan Moncada Zach Greinke

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