Inside the Parker: Pitch Clock Woes, the Worst Contract in MLB + Former MLB pitcher LaTroy Hawkins & The Athletic's Will Sammon
The Odd Couple with Rob Parker & Kelvin Washington
Fox Sports Radio and iHeartPodcasts
4.5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 5 April 2023
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
On this edition of Inside the (Rob) Parker, Rob leads off by discussing his biggest problem with the new pitch clock, why Los Angeles Angels slugger Anthony Rendon may have the worst contract in Major League Baseball and which St Louis Cardinals phenom could become MLB's Next Big Thing. Later, former MLB pitcher LaTroy Hawkins checks in to discuss the Minnesota Twins hot start to the season, and The Athletic's Will Sammon swings by to discuss the New York Mets' rocky start. Plus, we've got appearances from the analytics guru himself Anthony Masterson, as well as sports betting maven David Gascon. Finally, Rob closes with some breaking news for all you loyal readers of MLBBro.com!
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