Pressure Will Come: George Lombard Jr.’s Immediate Impact; Lindor-Soto Dethawed; Ravy Returns

Jorge Castillo and Buster Olney discuss George Lombard Jr. immediately making his mark offensively and defensively for the New York Yankees, if the Yankees are the best team in the American League when Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Cody Bellinger return, why the Tampa Bay Rays remain underrated, how Freddy Peralta hashed things out between Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto, and why the Mets put out feelers on Lindor at the trade deadline. Then, Karl Ravech returns to the pod to talk about the mystery of the Seattle Mariners, his top three teams in MLB, Buster’s interesting arm comparison for Lombard Jr., and Alex Cora finding peace after Boston. 0:00 Welcome 0:42 Jorge Castillo 1:30 Yankees George Lombard Jr. makes immediate impact 4:34 Lombard Jr. makes Yankees strong up the middle 7:55 Still waiting on Aaron Judge’s return 9:50 Higher ceiling: Yankees or Rays? 11:19 Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor’s frosty relationship 16:03 Did the Mets try to trade Lindor? 18:13 Karl Ravech 18:23 Mariners remain a mystery 21:48 Ravy’s top-3 teams in baseball 22:42 Are the Yankees a sleeping giant? 25:25 Buster compare Lombard Jr. to Dan Marino 29:33 Lombard Jr. could be a superstar 31:49 Alex Cora on life after the Red Sox EMAIL THE SHOW: [email protected] REACH OUT ON X: #BLEACHERTWEETS Follow The Baseball Tonight Podcast on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHeL6O-A-ASmSMwbSCFvPKEq1Cslo_lrw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5FG6xCcd338SgZjZ9urHRI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baseball-tonight-with-buster-olney/id137699414 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices