Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports baseball writer and author Jonah Keri sits down with Geoff to discuss their mutual hometown, alma matter and the state of MLB. One of Keri’s two baseball books, The Extra 2 Percent, was about the Tampa Bay Rays making the playoffs on shoestring payrolls. Baker and Keri discuss whether today’s teams, including the Mariners, can still find added player value amid exploding money throughout the game.
They also discuss the upcoming Baseball Hall of Fame vote results and how they value a couple of players in particular: Tim Raines and Edgar Martinez.
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