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Evan & Tiki

Hour 2: Win Totals Shock + Mets “Rental” Panic

Evan & Tiki

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4.2988 Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Hour 2 starts with the crew wrapping up their MLB Free Agency Bingo board, with only one final name left on the list and plenty of laughs at who nailed predictions like Cody Bellinger and who completely whiffed. Then the conversation shifts into the big-picture question: what do Vegas win totals say about the Yankees and Mets right now, and do those numbers match reality? Evan explains why he would have been far more comfortable paying a premium for an elite like Tarik Skubal than a “really good” Freddy Peralta, and why the “five-inning pitcher” label matters when you are giving up top prospects. Calls pour in debating whether the Mets should push Peralta deeper into games, whether an extension is actually possible, and whether this whole plan is a smart year-to-year build or just living on rentals. Plus: a wild Jets caller tries to “grease the wheels” for a Josh Allen fantasy, the guys roast the sad state of Jets fandom, and a fan checks in with life updates that send the show down an unexpectedly funny path. And to close the hour, the crew dives into pronunciation chaos, including a pitcher clarifying how to actually say his name, and a Drury joke that deserved better timing.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Here we are in late January, and everyone has picked their destination with the exception of one

0:06.6

free agent, and that is Framber Valdez.

0:09.5

One of the trade bonus guys was Tarik Skulbould doesn't feel like he's going to be traded,

0:14.0

so that may just die on the vine.

0:15.9

But everything else has been decided, and we've gone over this as guys signed.

0:20.8

So when Kyle Tucker signed, we saw that we all got it wrong except for Tiki who correctly picked the Dodgers. When Pete Alonzo signed, we all got it wrong. When Cody Bellinger signed yesterday, we played it real quick. Teiki, me, and Sean nailed it on the Yankees. Tommy thought Cody was coming to the Mets. He got it wrong. When Edwin Diaz signed, everyone got it wrong. But me, I had a sense he was going to the Dodgers. So here we are in the bottom of the ninth inning of our free agency bingo. And we get... Who are we up to again? I forgot. Well, you just gave away Tommy's answer on Cody. We didn't do Cody.

0:54.3

Oh, Cody Bellinger. You're right. Let's hear what we said about Cody Bellinger. Well, let's start, I guess, with Lugie's answer on Cody Bellinger. Cody Bellinger. Has the same real estate agent that Juan Soto has. You rent in the Bronx, you buying Queens. Cody Bellinger will be a Met. Sorry for spoiling that.

1:10.6

All right, the rest of us.

1:11.4

You threw me off.

1:12.1

Okay, let's go to Evan.

1:13.7

I'll kick things off by... buying queens, Cody Bellinger will be in Met. Sorry for spoiling that. All right, the rest of us.

1:11.4

You threw me off.

1:28.7

Okay, let's go to Evan. I'll kick things off by saying he will remain with the New York Yankees. Yeah. Good job, Tiki. I think Cody Bellinger stays. Okay, and me. Yankee. So we each get a point because he stayed. If they go somewhere else and you're right, you get two points.

1:29.9

But here's the big one.

1:44.3

Freddie Peralta was a bonus trade option. We brought him up all the way back in November. What did we say about Freddie Peralta? All right, Evan and Tique, you're going to be together because this is a quick hitter. Go ahead. Freddie Peralta remains with the Milwaukee Brewers. I can't disagree with that.

1:45.8

Did we have three points for that one? Yes. So we got zero out of it. Damn it. All right. We'll go Lugie. He says in Milwaukee Puck. Zero for Tommy and then Sean Morash. Not than me. Mets. Oh, no. Dude. How do you catch up?

2:00.8

You can't catch up that quick.

2:03.1

Here's what we...

2:03.7

Here's what we got. Now, Tariq Scuba is still out there. I don't think he's going to be traded, so that probably dies on the vine. And Frumber Valdez is the only remaining free agent. The scoreboard right now says Tommy Lou Gower, one point, dead last. Evan Roberts, three points. Third place. Tiki 5, Sean 4. Now, if you're looking at Framber Valdez as the ultimate decider, I don't even remember what I said. I do have the answer. So at least we can go into the final guy in free agency and see who can win this? No, don't tell us. You don't want to know? Go tell us. I don't want to. Can you just tell me this? Do me need to give the same answer? You guys have different answers. All right, so I don't want to. And let us wait. Okay, fair enough. From Bervaldez is the one remaining free agent, and we all did guess on Tarek Scoubel.

2:52.2

I could tell you right now, I'm going to eliminate myself because I picked the Mets. And I have a tough time believing. They're going to trade for Tariq Scubel after trading for Freddie Peralde. And speaking of which... I'm pretty sure I said the Dodgers. For Tariq Scouble? Yeah. You're going to tell you the answer?

3:05.7

Because he's not going anywhere.

3:07.1

You did not say the Dodgers.

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