99 | David Cone reacts to the Yankees hiring Andy Pettitte, MLB trade deadline, Shohei Ohtani

Toeing The Slab with David Cone

David, Justin and James tackle some big topics with a week before the trade deadline. Have we seen the Rays at their low point, and what deals can they swing to put them over the top? The hosts do their weekly check-in on the Shohei Ohtani situation in Anaheim, and stress the fact that if the Angels decide to hold on to Ohtani, they need to be big buyers at the deadline. What did front offices learn from the Josh Hader trade last summer? Also, how are the best teams in baseball approaching the deadline? Coney believes the Yankees addition of Andy Pettitte to their staff is another example of teams trying to copy the Braves blend of real experience and new information.

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00:00 INTRO

02:27 The Opener

11:10 Rays 4-14 in July

16:06 Checking in on Shohei Ohtani

26:48 Learning something from the Josh Hader trade

33:41 What will the top 4 teams do at the deadline?

38:51 Yankees

46:09 OUTRO

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