NFL: The Read Optional NFL Podcast

2:10: Introduction to Tadeo Varela (@TadeoVarela), sabermetric analyst for Toros de Tijuana and Charros de Jalisco 2:40: Introduction to Bambino Sedano (@bambino_sedano), reporter for Puro Beisbol 3:40: Who is or isn’t playing on Team Mexico — Khris Davis news 7:20: Excitement in Mexico for the WBC 12:30: Sabermetrics in Mexico 13:40: Japhet Amador, El Gigante de Mulegé 16:45: Nicknames 18:45: Names unfamiliar to the MLB crowd including the Mike Trout of Mexico! 20:50: Overall pitching strength of Team Mexico 28:00: LMB vs LMP 30:15: Pool D projections 32:45: Some additional names to watch

1:00: Introduction to Seb Visser (@sebvisser34), Dutch player, and press officer for Team Netherlands 3:30: Pitching staff overview 10:55: Position player overview 16:15: Pool A 17:40: Baseball in Netherlands/Curaçao/Aruba

0:35: Introduction to Kevin Senatore (@ksderwei97) from MLBItalia.eu 3:30: Italy’s opponents in Pool D 4:30: Pitching staff 12:30: Position players 19:00: Kevin’s writing at MLBItalia 21:00: Italy’s past and present in baseball 27:30: Italy's manager's farewell

1:15: Introduction to Carlos Amador (@YankeeRolo) 3:25: Colombia’s path to the WBC 5:25: Stars for Team Colombia 7:25: Top two starting pitchers 10:00: Unfamiliar names to MLB crowd 15:10: Speed and defense 17:25: Team USA upset? 20:40: Carlos’s many podcasts

1:30: Venezuelan team with Octavio Hernández (@octaviolider) — Analyst for Venezuelan National Team’s scouting department 10:30: King Félix 17:15: Why some players choose not to play for their national team 19:30: Dominican Republic team with José Gómez (@JoseEGomezF) — Director Of Baseball Ops @EscogidobbClub, Asst. General Manager for Dominican National Team 31:20: Starlin Marte playing center field 37:55: State of technology for tracking prospects in the region 41:20: Health of academies in the current political environment 47:50: The dwindling enthusiasm for the Caribbean Series 50:20: Enthusiasm for the WBC and thoughts about its current rules and future

2:30: Australia with Anthony Rescan @AnthonyRescan — Beyond the Boxscore 10:45: Taiwan with Rob Liu @GOCPBL — http://www.cpblstats.com/ 25:00 South Korea with Sung Min Kim @sung_minkim — River Avenue Blues 37:30: Japan with Kazuto Yamazaki @Kazuto_Yamazaki — Beyond the Boxscore 46:30: Power ranking the Pacific Rim 50:30: After concluding with roundtable, William Chu runs down the Chinese team. @ChineseBangqiu — http://www.chinesebangqiu.com/

0:30 : Intros 2:30 : Three bottom teams 6:00 : Nine-Twelve 13:15 : Four-Eight 23:00 : Top three teams 29:00 : WBC talk

1:40:  Petriello’s career path 3:00 :  Statcast’s introduction to the world 6:00 :  How validated is the Statcast data 8:40 :  BARRELS! 11:00:  Future of MLB Plus broadcasts 13:45 :  Perfecting FIP and pitching metrics 18:30 :  Inconsistencies between stadiums Statcast calibrations 20:30:  New defense charts on Baseball Savant 24:00 :  Statcast means inevitable robot umps?

1:30: Free agents Edwin Encarnación and José Bautista 2:45: Do the Blue Jays have more work to do in the offseason? 6:60: What do the Jays look like beyond 2017? 11:15: Breaking down the 2016 playoffs 14:45: The 2017 Blue Jays rotation 20:15: Chasing the 2017 Red Sox

2:00: News around MLB; Marlins/Rockies bullpen talk 10:15: Notable recent free agent signings 13:10: Patrick, Sean, and Casey reveal their NL power rankings 26:45: NL playoff favorites 35:00: NL World Series favorites 37:15: Name that (baseball victory song) tune

Casey Boguslaw and Jesse Jensen welcome in FutureSox.com’s Brian Bilek on the White Sox trading of Chris Sale. (Recorded before Adam Eaton trade.)

Casey Boguslaw and Jesse Jensen are joined by FanRag Sports’ and The Athletic’s Ryan Davis for a briefing on the new MLB CBA and plenty of talk on the World Series Champion Cubs.

3:00: Mariners-Braves trade 6:15 : Brewers moves 9:00 : Jon Jay to the Cubs 10:30: Matt Joyce to the A’s 15:00 : Mets talk with Mike

1:00: Mariners-Diamondbacks trade/Félix Hernández downturn 8:00 : Free agent speculating 14:00: Lockout fear 18:00 : Yankees talk with Stacey

1:00: BBWAA Awards voting 10:00: 2017 Hall of Fame ballot 20:00: Which teams should sell 29:00: Imagining Mike Trout elsewhere

Casey Boguslaw and Matt Varney discuss Rookie and Manager of the Year (recorded pre-Cy Young announcement)