The good news on Shane Bieber, Trade deadline scenarios and Chris Valaika’s big project

Paul Hoynes and guest host Jimmy Watkins (filling in for Joe Noga) try to decipher whether the Guardians are more Jekyll or Hyde. Then they react to the Shane Bieber injury news and dive deep into Hoynsie's multi-part series on Cleveland's approach to teaching hitting all levels. Shane Bieber doesn’t need surgery, which is a huge sigh of relief for a Guardians team scrapping and clawing in the AL Central. But could it also be good news for his trade value? They also run through the scenarios that could turn the Guardians into buyers or sellers at the trade deadline. Then Hoynsie unveils his reporter’s notebook and takes listeners behind the curtain of his multi-part series on the Guardians’ hitting philosophy. What has changed since Chris Valaika arrived in 2022? What is Valaika’s long-term vision? And how long will that take him to fulfill? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices