Inside the Parker - The Dodgers Bloated Payroll, Mike Trout's Return to Prominence + New York Mets P Devin Williams
The Odd Couple with Rob Parker & Kelvin Washington
Fox Sports Radio and iHeartPodcasts
4.5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 16 April 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
On this week’s edition of Inside the (Rob) Parker, Rob discusses the blowback surrounding the Los Angeles Dodgers’ bloated payroll, Mike Trout’s return to prominence during a road series in The Bronx, and Jo Adell’s glove being taken to Cooperstown. Later, New York Mets pitcher Devin Williams swings by for a very compelling conversation, and Star Tribune Minnesota Twins beat writer Bobby Nightengale checks in to discuss their hot start to the season. Plus, we drop Rob's latest appearance on MLB Network and the latest edition of Pocket Protector Central with analytics guru Anthony Masterson, and reveal the fourth installment of his Memory Lane series.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:05.5 | From the Berkshires to the sound. |
| 0:08.1 | From wherever you live in MLB, America, this is Inside the Parker. |
| 0:13.1 | You give us 22 minutes and we'll give you the scoop on Major League Baseball. |
| 0:17.3 | Now, here's Baseball Hall of Fame voter number 56. Rob Parker. Come on. I've been |
| 0:24.8 | covering Major League Baseball for almost 40 years now. In New York, in Cincinnati, in Detroit, |
| 0:32.2 | in L.A. I love this game. Let's go. |
| 0:42.1 | Welcome into the podcast. |
| 0:43.6 | I'm your host, Rob Parker. |
| 0:45.1 | What a show we have for you today. |
| 0:48.5 | Metz Closer, Devin Williams drops by. |
| 0:49.6 | We'll talk with him. |
| 0:57.6 | Also, from the Minnesota Star Tribune. We'll talk with Bobby Nightingale, who covers the twins, |
| 0:59.3 | and they're off to a great start. |
| 1:02.9 | That and much more, let's go. |
| 1:04.3 | Better up. |
| 1:06.5 | To lead off, it's getting robbed. |
| 1:07.5 | And keep him up. |
| 1:11.4 | Rob's hot take on the three biggest stories in Major League Baseball. |
| 1:13.9 | Number one. |
| 1:16.0 | The numbers are out. |
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