The Baseball Prospectus Podcast Network · Bret Sayre

Five and Dive, Episode 515: The 12 Days of Crismatt

·1 hr 41 min·5 clips
Why the Cardinals traded Wilson Contreras to Boston reveals their risky pitching strategy.
The hosts analyze recent MLB trades, including Wilson Contreras to Boston and Shane Boz to Baltimore, discussing team strategies and player values. They also cover minor deals, free agency moves, and engage in a trivia segment about Nabil Chrismat.

As heard by us

Holiday banter gives way to grounded Pirates deadline talk and pitching-depth debate.

The episode begins with a Christmas-music correction and some easy banter, then settles into a steady Pirates discussion about the deadline and pitching depth.

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Want baseball talk that opens on Christmas songs and ends up in Pirates trade logic?

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