Five and Dive

In Episode 452, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about the new Subaru Outback and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 

1. Sir, this is a website: We look over what’s been on BP for the past week, including MLB celebartting Jackie Robinson for [redacted], what’s going on with the Pirates and Angels, and Mike Elias’s thoughts on building a rotation.
 2. Rocky Mountain Why: And then there’s the Rockies (and yes, the Clint Hurdle thing broke five minutes after we finished recording. 
3. Around the Horn: Cedric Mullins would like to stay in Baltimore, the Twins have some injuries to deal with, and the Braves get some reinforcements.  
4. What to Watch: Awful lot of the Tigers in these lately, plus a Western showdown, and two teams that share one stadium.  
5. No more Padres in the Trendy Grid please

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In Episode 451, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Patrick’s vacation and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 

1. The Guys Have It: How are our guys doing? Pretty well honestly. 
2. I’ve always liked it slow, I’ve never liked it fast: We check in on some slow-starting stars to see what the issues might be. 
3. Around the Horn: An important Cubs arm is out fot the season, and an important (to the show) Yankees arm is back. 
4. What to Watch: A Padres and Tigers heat check, and AL West showdown (maybe not the one you’d think) and a Dodgers series (not in the place you’d expect)
5. Back to the nickname mines 

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Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music  

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In Episode 450, Jeffrey, and Craig have a lot of banter and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 

1.  What’s got into that cat?: It’s our first frisky watch of 2025, checking in on the Tigers, Nats and Angels (?!)

2. What me worry: Conversely some teams that haven’t been so frisky so far.
3. Around the Horn: A tragedy in the Domincan Republic, some early-season injuries, and some Rockies call-ups. Plus, how much coffee is too much coffee for closers.
4. What to Watch: A weird weekend for baseball match-ups.
5. An exceedingly normal game (and Craig performance)

Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.           
                               
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In Episode 449, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about the Craig’s endless cough and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 

1. The Good: The Giants, the Mets bullpen, and Wilyer Abreu are off to very strong starts.
2. The Vlad: Vladimir Guerrero, jr signs a mega-extension with the Jays. Patrick isn’t here, but ther est of us are ambivalent.  
3. The Ugly: The White Sox are bad again, some pitching staffs are underperforming early, and Victor Robles suffers an awful shoulder injury.
4. What to Watch: An NL East showdown, two purported playof contenders off to mediocre starts, and the Keller Fellers are the new sickos?  
5. Jeffrey is still struggling with game compositions, but Craig does okay at this one.

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In Episode 448, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig have more banter than usual and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. National Jump to Conclusions Week: We consider making some hot takes about the NL West, the AL Central, and Jake Mangum. 
2. 100 Million Reasons to Stay: We have a lot of extensions to discuss. Patrick does a crossword or something. 
3. Around the Horn: Jurickson Profar is suspended, the raves rotation takes another blow, and the Dodgers get another outfielder
4. What to Watch: The good teams, not the bad teams, but also the Rockies and Athletics 
5. We try a new game, but no one can remember anything about the Rockies.

Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.                                           

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In Episode 447, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. 

1. Three for three: Nine takeways from three podcast hosts about the first threeish games of baseball. 
2. Weights and Measures: The extra thick bats can’t hurt you, they aren’t real. Well unless you are the Brewers pitching staff.
3. Around the Horn: Eating tape on the field, an injury roundup, and Cam Smith scores an endorsment deal. 
4. What to Watch: An interesting pitching matchup in Miami, the Yankees face a good (ex-)Brewers pitcher, and a Sickos matchup that startes while we are recording (And to be fair turns out pretty sicko) 
5. A new game for a new season.

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In Episode 446, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about dental routines and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 

1. Last-Minute Shopping: Most of the moves both major and minor we missed over the last few weeks.
2. Everyboduy hurts, spring time: And of course there’s a lot of injuries to cover
3. Roster Resourceful: Some Opening Day debuts, and some surprising roster choices.
4. What to Watch: Real baseball, also Vallente Bellozo and a cruise ship fireworks show
5. The games are back, and Craig resumes normal service.
 
Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.   
                                       
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In Episode 445, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about the Tokyo Series and then preview the American League West.  
1. None of us know what to do about the 2025 Texas Rangers.
2. PECOTA knows exactly what to do with the 2025 Seattle Mariners.
3. The Houston Astros are worse and more interesting
4. The Los Angeles Angels are exactly as good and exactly as uninteresting.  
5. The Sacramento Athletics are going to take some getting used to.

Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.   
                                       
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In Episode 444, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about the free coffee, local gas stations, and free baseball(s), and then preview the American League Central.
 
1. The Twins are projected to win the division. People don’t love this, but imagine having an opinion onthe Twins.
2. The Royals are going to need another great Bobby Witt season.
3. The Guardians may be the most boring team in baseball, may make the playoffs.
4. The Tigers injury problems are becoming a problem. 
5. You are better off watching 1990s Whalers games on VHS than the 2025 White Sox.

Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.             
                             
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In Episode 443, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig preview the American League East

1. Yeah, the Orioles are projected for first place now. They probably should still be better than this
2. The Toronto Blue Jays should see a bounce back, per PECOTA, less so per us.
3. Okay this Yankees preview is gonna take a while now.
4. The Rays might have a new owner soon, won’t have a new stadium soon, will have the same Rays bullshit. 
5. The Red Sox might be more than just frisky.

Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.                                           

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In Episode 442, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about free coffee and then preview the National League East.

1. Atlanta suddenly has a lot of roster questions, but might be the best team in the division
2. The Mets suddenly have a lot of injuries, but may be the best team in the division
3. The Phillies are suddenly a bit old, but may be the best team in the division
4. The Nationals are frisky?
5. The Marlins are not.

Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.
                                          
Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music  

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In Episode 441, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig preview the teams in the National League Central.

1. The Cubs are the fancy dog Blue Jays?
2. The Brewers can’t keep getting away with this, but will probably get away with this in 2025.
3. The Cardinals are fine.
4. The Pirates will be frisky, but probably not good.
5. The Reds have been out in the sun for a year too long.

Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.     
                                     
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In Episode 440, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig kick off their 2025 divisional previews.

1. We aren’t tired of the Dodgers yet, but you probably don’t need to tune in before October. 
2. The Diamondbacks and Padres are very close by PECOTA, but Arizona feels much lower variance. 
3. We have no idea what the 2025 San Diego Padres will be. 
4. The Giants arent exactly rebuilding, but definitely aren’t good.
5. We know exactly what the 2025 Colorado Rockies will be.

Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.                                           

Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music  

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In Episode 439, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about the Tigers coffee temperature debate and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Tinker, Devers Askance: Rafael Devers is a third baseman, just ask him. Also, if anyone has a hot tip on what was served at Alex Cora’s team dinner, inquiring minds want to know.
2. Temporarily Embarassed Billionaires: Leave it to the owners and the commish to prop up a quiet February news cycle
3. OH NO Canada: Vladimir Guerreo, jr. is headed to free agency, and the Jays are headed for a rebuild.
4. Around the Horn: Some more free agent signings, some early spring injuries, and a couple extensions
5. There’s No Place Like Home: And yet another baseball stadium segment

Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.                                           

Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music
 
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In Episode 438, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about why they are doing a second show this week, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Alex and Everything After: Mostly it’s because Alex Bregman finally signed somewhere. Where he is goign to play there? A more open-ended question.

2. Los Angeles, I’m Yours: Clayton Kershaw returns home (and immediately goes on the IL)
3. There is no such thing as a free agency: The Padres keep siging starters (and don’t plan on trading any?), Kenley Jansen keeps chasing saves, and the Marlins get their (our) man.
4. Around the Horn: There’s already injuries to talk about, and where will Jose Altuve play?  
5. Craig keeps his hot streak going

Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive. If you want to get in contact with the show, the e-mail address is fiveanddive@baseballprospectus.com.                                           

Our theme tune is by Jawn Stockton. You can listen to him on Spotify and Apple Music 

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