The Chase for 28

The wait is over, Yankees fans! Opening Day is just around the corner, and in this episode of Chase for 28, Chris and the Podcast Padre break down everything you need to know about the 2025 New York Yankees. From off-season acquisitions like Max Fried, Paul Goldschmidt, and Cody Bellinger to lineup predictions and pitching concerns, we’ve got it all covered. Plus, we make our bold MLB season predictions, including World Series picks, MVP winners, and more!Topics Covered in This Episode:Recap of the Yankees’ 2024 season: What went right & what went wrongOffseason moves: Max Fried, Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger, Devin Williams & moreProjected 2025 Yankees lineup & rotationKey storylines heading into Opening DayAL & NL division predictions + playoff projectionsWho will win the 2025 World Series?MVP & Cy Young award predictionsWhat do you think?Will the Yankees win the AL East?What are your predictions for the 2025 season?Who’s your pick for MVP?Yankee Baseball Brain Buster 🤔This episode: The YES Network premiered 23 years ago. Which team did the Yankees play in their first televised spring training game?Bullpen Q&A ☎️You have opinions just like we do so we want to hear from you!Email us at feedback@chasefor28.comConnect with us on Twitter @chasefor28podConnect with us on Instagram @chasefor28podSend a voicemail http://chasefor28.com/voicemailMerch 👕Chase for 28 - Podcast and Select Player ShirtsSeatGeek 🎟Check out SeatGeek - the easiest way to buy tickets for sports, concerts, and more. Visit chasefor28.com/seatgeek and use promo code 'CHASEFOR28' at checkout to get $20 off your first purchase.

Episode TopicsThe Yankees' pitching situation—how will the rotation hold up with Cole sidelined?The rise of Will Warren and who might fill the fifth starter role.Devin Williams' impact on the bullpen and why the Yankees should be solid in late-game situations.DJ LeMahieu’s struggles, the third-base conundrum, and why Peraza and Cabrera might be the answer.The shocking end of the Yankees’ facial hair policy—does it change the team’s identity?Off-field changes, including the end of New York, New York after home losses.We also discuss Aaron Judge’s offensive outlook without Soto in the lineup, the latest on the Yankees' infield setup, and what to expect from the AL East race in 2025.Bullpen Q&A ☎️You have opinions just like we do so we want to hear from you!Email us at feedback@chasefor28.comConnect with us on Twitter @chasefor28podConnect with us on Instagram @chasefor28podSend a voicemail http://chasefor28.com/voicemailMerch 👕Chase for 28 - Podcast and Select Player ShirtsSeatGeek 🎟Check out SeatGeek - the easiest way to buy tickets for sports, concerts, and more. Visit chasefor28.com/seatgeek and use promo code 'CHASEFOR28' at checkout to get $20 off your first purchase.

Transactions (11/15 - 12/28)Yankees trade for Cody Bellinger, send RHP Cody Poteet to CHCYankees trade Jose Trevino to CIN for RHP Fernando Cruz & C Alex JacksonBullpen Q&A ☎️You have opinions just like we do so we want to hear from you!Email us at feedback@chasefor28.comConnect with us on Twitter @chasefor28podConnect with us on Instagram @chasefor28podSend a voicemail http://chasefor28.com/voicemailYankee Baseball Brain Buster 🤔Previous episode: How many HRs did Babe Ruth hit against the Yankees?Answer: 12This episode: With the addition of Cody Bellinger (son of Clay Bellinger), name the other three (3) pairs of Yankee fathers and sons.Merch 👕Chase for 28 - Podcast and Select Player ShirtsSeatGeek 🎟Check out SeatGeek - the easiest way to buy tickets for sports, concerts, and more. Visit chasefor28.com/seatgeek and use promo code 'CHASEFOR28' at checkout to get $20 off your first purchase.

Transactions (11/30 - 12/14)12/13/24 Milwaukee Brewers traded RHP Devin Williams to New York Yankees for LHP Nestor Cortes and 2B Caleb Durbin.12/11/24 New York Yankees agree to terms with RHP Jonathan Loáisiga.12/11/24 New York Yankees agree to terms with LHP Max Fried.12/11/24 New York Yankees traded C Carlos Narvaez to Boston Red Sox for RHP Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz and Future Considerations.Bullpen Q&A ☎️You have opinions just like we do so we want to hear from you!Email us at feedback@chasefor28.comConnect with us on Twitter @chasefor28podConnect with us on Instagram @chasefor28podSend a voicemail http://chasefor28.com/voicemailYankee Baseball Brain Buster 🤔Previous episode: Name the 4 other MVPs and ROY.Answer: ‘51 Berra/McDougald, ‘54 Berra/Grim, ‘57 Mantle/Kubek, ‘62 Mantle/TreshThis episode: Name the 4 other Yankee MVPs and ROTY winners in the same season.Merch 👕Chase for 28 - Podcast and Select Player ShirtsSeatGeek 🎟Check out SeatGeek - the easiest way to buy tickets for sports, concerts, and more. Visit chasefor28.com/seatgeek and use promo code 'CHASEFOR28' at checkout to get $20 off your first purchase.

Transactions (11/9 - 11/29)11/22/24 3B Jon Berti elected free agency.11/22/24 LHP Tim Mayza elected free agency.11/19/24 New York Yankees selected the contract of 2B Caleb Durbin from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.11/19/24 New York Yankees selected the contract of C Jesus Rodriguez from Somerset Patriots.11/19/24 RHP Carson Coleman returned to New York Yankees from Texas Rangers.11/19/24 New York Yankees sent RHP Carson Coleman outright to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.11/13/24 New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Jordany Ventura to a minor league contract.11/12/24 New York Yankees signed free agent 2B Pablo Reyes to a minor league contract.11/11/24 New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Cristian Hernandez to a minor league contract.Bullpen Q&A ☎️You have opinions just like we do so we want to hear from you!Email us at feedback@chasefor28.comConnect with us on Twitter @chasefor28podConnect with us on Instagram @chasefor28podSend a voicemail http://chasefor28.com/voicemailYankee Baseball Brain Buster 🤔This episode: Name the 4 other Yankee MVPs and ROTY winners in the same season.Merch 👕Chase for 28 - Podcast and Select Player ShirtsSeatGeek 🎟Check out SeatGeek - the easiest way to buy tickets for sports, concerts, and more. Visit chasefor28.com/seatgeek and use promo code 'CHASEFOR28' at checkout to get $20 off your first purchase.

Transactions (End of WS through 11/8)Yankees Exercise Luke Weaver's $2.5M 2025 Contract OptionRHP Clay Holmes elected free agency.LF Alex Verdugo elected free agency.LF Juan Soto elected free agency.LHP Tim Hill elected free agency.2B Gleyber Torres elected free agency.RHP Tommy Kahnle elected free agency.RHP Jonathan Loáisiga elected free agency.1B Anthony Rizzo elected free agency.Added RHP Yerry De Los Santos to 40-man from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.Added C J.C. Escarra to 40-man from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.Added LF Taylor Trammell to 40-man from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.RHP Lou Trivino elected free agency.sent CF Duke Ellis outright to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.traded LF Taylor Trammell to Houston Astros for cash.signed free agent LHP Brandon Leibrandt to a minor league contract.After triggering opt-out, Cole staying with Yanks on existing dealYankees exercise 2025 club option for BooneShould the Yankees re-sign Juan Soto?Chris - NoPodcast Padre - NoBullpen Q&A ☎️You have opinions just like we do so we want to hear from you!Email us at feedback@chasefor28.comConnect with us on Twitter @chasefor28podConnect with us on Instagram @chasefor28podSend a voicemail http://chasefor28.com/voicemailMerch 👕Chase for 28 - Podcast and Select Player ShirtsSeatGeek 🎟Check out SeatGeek - the easiest way to buy tickets for sports, concerts, and more. Visit chasefor28.com/seatgeek and use promo code 'CHASEFOR28' at checkout to get $20 off your first purchase.

To win it all, the Dodgers had to give it all. Had to stare down an ugly early deficit. Had to empty their bullpen. Had to rally against Gerrit Cole and then against the Yankees’ best relievers. Had to get a World Series-clinching save from starter Walker Buehler, of all people.The Yankees were undone by a horrifying 5th inning.Box ScoreBullpen Q&A ☎️You have opinions just like we do so we want to hear from you!Email us at feedback@chasefor28.comConnect with us on Twitter @chasefor28podSend a voicemail http://chasefor28.com/voicemailMerch 👕Chase for 28 - Podcast and Select Player ShirtsSeatGeek 🎟Check out SeatGeek - the easiest way to buy tickets for sports, concerts, and more. Visit chasefor28.com/seatgeek and use promo code 'CHASEFOR28' at checkout to get $20 off your first purchase.

They crammed in crowded 4 and D trains, packed the Bronx’s sports bars and streamed through the Yankee Stadium gates, ready to lend their voices to the comeback cause. But it took all of three batters for those pinstripe-clad fans to be quieted, all of three batters for the seemingly unstoppable Dodgers to assert themselves in one of the most intimidating road environments in sports.Box ScoreBullpen Q&A ☎️You have opinions just like we do so we want to hear from you!Email us at feedback@chasefor28.comConnect with us on Twitter @chasefor28podSend a voicemail http://chasefor28.com/voicemailMerch 👕Chase for 28 - Podcast and Select Player ShirtsSeatGeek 🎟Check out SeatGeek - the easiest way to buy tickets for sports, concerts, and more. Visit chasefor28.com/seatgeek and use promo code 'CHASEFOR28' at checkout to get $20 off your first purchase.

And so the Yankees, who brought their band of slugging superstars to the West Coast, head east with a daunting deficit against a Dodgers team that had been an out away from angst in the opener, yet is now two wins from a ring. What remains to be seen is if the tone will shift at Yankee Stadium, and if Ohtani will be back in the lineup in the Bronx.Box ScoreBullpen Q&A ☎️You have opinions just like we do so we want to hear from you!Email us at feedback@chasefor28.comConnect with us on Twitter @chasefor28podSend a voicemail http://chasefor28.com/voicemailMerch 👕Chase for 28 - Podcast and Select Player ShirtsSeatGeek 🎟Check out SeatGeek - the easiest way to buy tickets for sports, concerts, and more. Visit chasefor28.com/seatgeek and use promo code 'CHASEFOR28' at checkout to get $20 off your first purchase.