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Welcome back to the Baseball Tonight podcast. Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal's agent, Scott Boras, joined us to give us the details surrounding the first-time surgical procedure on an MLB player that could cut Skubal's recovery time in half. He also shares his memories about the late Bobby Cox.
ESPN's Jesse Rogers then hops on to discuss the surprising reason for the Cubs early-season success, and who they could target at the trade deadline. We then switch to the AL where he tells us which playoff-favorite teams he's most concerned about. We finish the segment discussing some concerns about Boston's Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow.
Finally, Royals broadcaster Eric Hosmer joins us to react to the Skubal news from Boras and why it could be a life-changing for the game of baseball. He then also shares his AL teams he's most concerned about. We finish with the state of sign-stealing in today's game.
We end the show with Bleacher Tweets and Buster's memories about Bobby Cox.
0:00 Welcome
0:57 Scott Boars joins
1:31 Details on Skubal's surgery
4:27 Skubal's new timeline for returning to baseball
5:52 Update on Skubal post-surgery
6:22 Why Skubal can return much quicker than expected
7:25 Nerves for a new surgery?
8:32 How this surgery might impact Skubal's free agency
9:15 Bobby Cox memories
11:21 Jesse Rogers on the Cubs success
13:25 How Pete Crow-Armstrong is taking control
15:37 Cubs potential trade-deadline targets
18:27 Concern: Orioles, Red Sox, Mariners, Tigers, Blue Jays, Royals
22:07 Questions about Craig Breslow
26:50 Eric Hosmer joins the show
28:00 Reaction to Skubal surgery news
31:20 Concern: Orioles, Red Sox, Mariners, Tigers, Blue Jays, Royals
33:24 Trouble in Detroit
34:46 Royals are on the rise
35:51 Sign-Stealing discussion
40:27 Bleacher Tweets: Andy Pages + Cubs
42:56 Remembering Bobby Cox
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