Baseball Today - Harper & Ohtani crowned MVP, Verlander stays in Houston, Eppler named GM of Mets

Chris and Trevor discuss Bryce Harper winning his second MVP, if Ohtani has paved the way for two-way players, Justin Verlander remaining in Houston, Billy Eppler named GM of the Mets, and AJ Hinch/Carlos Correa being spotted having lunch together! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Duration: 35m
Broadcast on: 19 Nov 2021
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All I could tell you is I didn't have to dip into the rose piggy bank to tell about things like the old as well piggy bank. Yeah. You ain't getting there. All right. Speaking of a guy who cashed in yesterday for the second time in his outstanding career 29 year old Bryce Harper is the National League MVP. He bested Fernando Tatis and Juan Soto to win the award. He is now the fifth different player to win it with multiple teams. So in your opinion has Bryce Harper to this point of his career surpassed your expectations for him when he was the number one overall pick. A hundred percent surpassed is a great word like that's beyond expectations to MVPs. I mean the draft is so it's such a crapshoot essentially. It's a gamble even with these first overall picks even with all the first rounders. The chances of somebody having you know an average big league career is still pretty slim but to do what he's been able to do is incredible. You just said the two MVPs. What's funny about Bryce is is he's one of those guys like I could name like the junior college he went to. I know that he was like a catcher in high school. I know so many things about him because the eyeballs have been on him since he was 14 years old and to have that kind of pressure on you as you make your way through professional baseball through the minor leagues into the big leagues into free agency like he did. He's had the spotlight on him the entire time

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