2026 MLB Midseason Check-In: Contenders, Frauds, And The Trade Deadline
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
2026 MLB Midseason Check-In: Contenders, Frauds, And The Trade Deadline
-
Narrated by:
-
By:
Send us Fan Mail
The first half of the 2026 MLB season has given us enough evidence to stop talking about what teams were supposed to be.
Ian breaks down the Mets’ complete collapse, who David Stearns should consider moving at the trade deadline, and why trading Francisco Lindor would signal something much bigger than a normal sell-off.
Across town, the Yankees remain one of the American League’s best teams—but Aaron Judge’s absence exposed just how narrow their championship path becomes without him. Ian also looks at their deadline needs, Cam Schlittler’s Cy Young case and a potential playoff matchup with Tampa Bay.
Plus, it is time to check the receipts on the preseason edition of Rolling the Dice with Rice, sort MLB into contenders, surprises and disappointments, revisit the award races, make a World Series prediction and review the ABS challenge system.
Support the show