Right-handed pitcher Cade Horton has a 1.24 ERA in 29 innings with the Triple-A Iowa Cubs this season. Fastball On SI columnist Jack Ankony shared his thoughts on the move in Friday's episode of The Payoff Pitch podcast.
Right-handed pitcher Cade Horton has a 1.24 ERA in 29 innings with the Triple-A Iowa Cubs this season. Fastball On SI columnist Jack Ankony shared his thoughts on the move in Friday's episode of The Payoff Pitch podcast.
On the latest episode of the Payoff Pitch Podcast, "On SI" MLB writers Tom Brew, Brady Farkas and Jack Ankony discuss the loaded NL West division, the mediocre American League, the Cubs sending Matt Shaw down to Triple-A, Justin Steele's injury and more.
After the first week of the 2025 MLB season, "On SI" baseball writers Tom Brew, Brady Farkas, Jack Ankony and Brandon Brown met for another episode of the Payoff Pitch Podcast to discuss the Dodgers' 8-0 start, the Braves' 0-7 record and more.
Every year I pick three MLB teams to go over their win totals, and three to go under, and it's a fun exercise. I've gone 5-1 two yeas in a row, so here are my choices as we start the 2025 season on Thursday. Who are your picks?
The ''Fastball on SI'' baseball site is well read, and in 2025 we're taking the next big step, adding national baseball columns and opinion pieces. Tom Brew, Jack Ankony and Brady Farkas will be sharing their thoughts every day starting Thursday.
Publisher Tom Brew and staff writers Brady Farkas and Sam Connon break down every team heading into the playoffs, as well as who will win the World Series.
Our own Brady Farkas from Fastball on FanNation has the latest installment of the 'Payoff Pitch' podcast, where he talks about the perception of Joey Votto, Stephen Strasburg's injury and more. He also talks with former Baseball Hall of Fame President Jef
Last Saturday, our own Brady Farkas had a chance to go and cover the Hall of Fame Classic in Cooperstown, NY. There, he caught up with multiple former Red Sox players. You can hear those interviews, all between :45-2:30, below.
This past Saturday in Cooperstown, NY, our own Brady Farkas got a chance to catch up with several former Seattle Mariners players to talk about their memories in Seattle. Each interaction lasts between :30 and 2:00, so they are easy to listen to.
Brady Farkas from Fastball on FanNation releases the next episode of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast, featuring conversations with several former big leaguers at the Baseball Hall of Fame Classic.
On this week's episode, Brady Farkas discusses the Aaron Judge "scandal," the A's possible move to Las Vegas, ESPN owing a member of the Red Sox an apology and more.
Adrian Hernandez of 'The Sporting Tribune' joins this week's edition of 'The Payoff Pitch' to talk about the Oakland Athletics "binding" stadium agreement, possible pitfalls to relocation and much more.
This week, our own Brady Farkas talks about the controversial Wander Franco "glove flip," the scary Yarbrough incident and talks with Jon Shestakofsky of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Jon Shestakofsky of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown joins our own Brady Farkas this week on 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast to talk about the Hall of Fame Classic, the commissioning of the USS Cooperstown, the Hall of Fame's methodology on artifacts a
Earlier this week, Wander Franco of the Tampa Bay Rays ruffled feathers when he made a routine groundball look much harder than it needed to. Our own Brady Farkas from 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast examines the play and discusses his thoughts. You can see th
Under rookie manager Pedro Grifol, the Chicago White Sox are off to terrible, 7-19 start. The club has lost eight straight games and currently sits in fourth place in a weak American League Central division. On the latest episode of the Jack Vita Show, Bo
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed outfielder Bryan Reynolds to an eight-year contract extension on Wednesday worth $106.75 million. Our own Brady Farkas of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast says the Pirates have sent the right message to everyone in doing that. You
Brady Farkas from the 'Payoff Pitch' Podcast is back for another episode. This week, he tackles the idea of the Oakland A's moving to Las Vegas, Bryan Reynolds getting a contract extension in Pittsburgh, Juan Soto possibly being dealt from San Diego and m
Three weeks into the 2023 Major League Baseball season, Jack Vita and Cole Claybourn share their predictions, picks, division winners and World Series winners for the 2023 season. Jack and Cole also discuss early season surprises. Are the Cubs, Diamondbac
On this week's edition of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast, Brady talks about even more possible new rule changes, why he thinks the Los Angeles Angels made a mistake in bringing up Zach Neto last week, why he thinks the Colorado Rockies are the most irrelevant
Brady Farkas is back with a new edition of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast! He talks about the Oneil Cruz injury for the Pirates, something interesting about Angels star Shohei Ohtani, a question about the pitch clock, and if Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. wil
The Pittsburgh Pirates have lost star shortstop Oneil Cruz for the next 10-12 weeks after breaking his ankle on Sunday in a play at home plate against the Chicago White Sox. The Pirates were mad at White Sox catcher Seby Zavala, but Brady Farkas of 'The P
Starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels got the win on the mound on Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners. He tossed six innings and gave up just one run to get the win. But our own Brady Farkas of "The Payoff Pitch" podcast was surprise
The Boston Red Sox are currently 2-3 on the season after dropping another game to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. Brady Farkas of "The Payoff Pitch" podcast says the Red Sox are exactly as we thought they were, and that's not necessarily a good t
The Seattle Mariners are off to a 1-4 start this season after losing three games to the Cleveland Guardians and one to the Los Angeles Angels. Our own Brady Farkas of 'The Payoff Pitch" podcast discusses the M's troubles and why they are so bothersome.
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