Eno and DVR discuss this week's trades -- a six-player swap that sent MacKenzie Gore to the Rangers and a four-player deal between the Brewers and Mets that sent Freddy Peralta to New York -- and the Yankees' decision to sign Cody Bellinger to a five-year, $162.5M deal this week.
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Rundown
2:07 MacKenzie Gore Traded to the Rangers in Six-Player Deal
10:40 An Adjustment to Avoid Second-Half Fastball Velocity Fades?
17:11 A Top-10 Rotation in Texas?
24:25 Freddy Peralta Traded to Mets in Four-Player Swap
33:04 Brandon Sproat vs. Jonah Tong
38:07 Rank the Brewers' Starters on Innings This Year
47:03 Another Undersized Position Player to Milwaukee
52:25 Cody Bellinger's Return to the Yankees
1:02:37 Mailbag: Is $/WAR Still Relevant?, Michael Busch Playing Against Lefties & 14 Pounds of Muscle for Kyle Manzardo
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