Is the Golden At-Bat rule going to ruin MLB? Will MLB ban deferrals to stop the Dodgers spending? Is Justin Tucker dooming Ravens? (Episode 1178)

Today’s word of the day is ‘golden at-bat’ as in MLB as in Aaron Judge as in Shohei Ohtani as in best batter as in new rules. Is this something MLB would do? Why would they do it? How would they do it? Is it something that MLB should do? (15:00) So You Wanna Talk to Samson!? Is MLB going to change the deferred rules or are the Dodgers and the rich going to get richer? Wow. Let’s discuss this one. (25:25) What is happening in Tampa and Las Vegas with the Rays and Athletics? Any movement? (36:01) Review: The Wild Robot. (39:20) Now let’s talk about what’s happening in Vegas. (43:32) NPPOD. (48:01) The Ravens have a problem with their kicker. Justin Tucker can’t hit field goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices