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With roughly three months until the start of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, Team USA’s pitching rotation just got a huge bump as they go for their second championship in the tournament. Tarik Skubal was announced as the latest starting pitcher added to the roster, and adding the reigning AL Cy Young might be the biggest addition they’ve had yet.
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On this episode of Baseball Bar-B-Cast, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss the impressive rotation that has been assembled behind Skubal, which includes NL reigning Cy Young award winner Paul Skenes, Joe Ryan and Logan Webb. The biggest question now is how Team USA manager Mark DeRosa will use some of the game’s biggest arms in order to try to shut down any competition that comes their way.
Later, Jake and Jordan talk about some more free-agent signings that have gone down, including the San Diego Padres bringing back Michael King on a three-year deal, the New York Mets adding another former reliever from the New York Yankees and the possibility of Alex Bregman joining the Arizona Diamondbacks. The guys then make their picks for this week’s edition of The Good, The Bad and The Uggla.
Photo by Jane Gershovich/MLB Photos via Getty Images, Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images
(Photo by Jane Gershovich/MLB Photos via Getty Images, Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images)
1:01 – The Opener: Tarik Skubal joins Team USA
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27:12 – Scott Boras Scoreboard update
32:16 – Around the League: Murakami, Bregman updates
41:50 – Reliever market news
53:08 – Padres re-sign Michael King
1:02:38 – The Good, The Bad & The Uggla
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