Fair Territory with Ken Rosenthal

Ken Rosenthal dives into Bobby Witt Jr.'s 11-year, $288.7 million extension and how it impacts KC. (10:31)(7:05) LA floods DodgerFest. Ken says the 2024 Dodgers will be the game's top story. Hear from Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts & Shohei Ohtani. (0:59) Good times are here for the Orioles: New management with deep pockets & (21:47) Dude of the Week Mike Elias gets his ace. (13:25) Inside Dish unpacks the Corbin Burnes trade. Ken explains why Milwaukee had to make the move and why calls for a salary cap and a Burnes Brewers extension weren't reasonable options. (23:12) Ken is tired of the racially motivated Dorks of the Week who destroyed the Jackie Robinson statue in Kansas.(24:00) Grillin' Ken answers your questions, including how the Giants will fill the Ross Stripling vacancy in their rotation, a surprise team to keep on the radar & Ken's history covering no hitters.Watch Fair Territory every week on the Foul Territory Youtube channelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ken Rosenthal explains why the Hector Neris Cubs deal is exactly where it should be.Inside Dish unpacks the unprecedented decision-making John Fisher's A's face with their temporary ballpark. Why would any free agent want to play there? Ken presents the case on why Fisher's ramp up payroll plan is probably not going to happen.Grillin' Ken answers your questions, including new thresholds for Hall of Fame pitching stats, Mariners young arms & if Oneil Cruz is angling for a Pirates extension.Highlights from the BBWAA Awards Dinner include Shohei Ohtani addressing the crowd in English.Dudes of the Week got their Hall calls & Dorks of the Week are those vote shamers among us.Watch Fair Territory every week on the Foul Territory Youtube channelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ken Rosenthal argues that the Astros championship window is shrinking. Maybe that's why owner Jim Crane broke character and signed a DUDE he's coveted for years!The BBWAA should induct a big class to the Hall of Fame. Ken examines the players trending towards Cooperstown immortality.Plus, a recap of a rough week in journalism.Dorks of the Week need to save their breaths in torching Anthony Rendon.Grillin' Ken answers your questions, including why anyone would want to sign with the A's, could Mike Trout be in play for the Phillies & where does Clayton Kershaw could end up??Watch Fair Territory every week on the Foul Territory Youtube channelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ken Rosenthal explores being a month away from spring training with a whopping 175 free agents still out there. He tries to answer how we got to this point and whether the sport would ever have a signing deadline.Inside Dish reflects on "The Machine" Albert Pujols on his 44th birthday, including a post script to an all-time World Series individual performance.Dude of the Week just got paid, and will get paid again. Dorks of the Week left off an obvious name on their Top 10 catchers list.Grillin' Ken answers your questions, including why Ken doesn't hate the Padres, what plan the Angels have & whether or not teams are tired of dealing with Scott Boras.Watch Fair Territory every week on the Foul Territory Youtube channelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ken Rosenthal sizes up "The Boras Four" (Blake Snell, Jordan Montgomery, Cody Bellinger & Matt Chapman) with the teams that are lurking. (0:13)(6:29) Ken also breaks down the Giants-Mariners trade for both sides. Robbie Ray could be a big midseason "add" to boost the SF pitching staff.(9:58) Inside Dish explores Ken's Hall of Fame ballot. He defends voting for Carlos Beltran and vouches for Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley. (21:40) Grillin' Ken answers your questions, including weighing the Mets additions, questioning the Red Sox future as mid-market spenders & seeing the Twins sitting on the offseason sidelines.Watch Fair Territory every week on the Foul Territory Youtube channelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ken Rosenthal explores what comes next with the free agent big board still loaded. Scott Boras clients are due up next.Ken dishes on the Giants, Red Sox, Yankees, Cubs and Orioles as teams with extensive needs.Inside Dish dives deeper into the Braves landing Chris Sale. Is the juice worth the squeeze for Atlanta?  Does Vaughn Grissom improve the Red Sox?Grillin' Ken answers your questions, including the most underrated offseason signing, Kenley Jansen's trade value & how the Jonathan India saga will conclude in Cincinnati.Watch Fair Territory every week on the Foul Territory Youtube channelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ken's Holiday Special features the pitch clock success, Shohei Ohtani's unicorn year, Baltimore Orioles surprise, sleeper Arizona Diamondbacks, Vegas A's mistreatment, Hall of Fame ballot preview, World Baseball Classic reminiscing & the dominant run by Ronald Acuña Jr.Ken counts down his top 5 headlines of the 2023 season.Dude of the YEAR was the center of attention all year and so was a disgraceful Dork of the YEAR!Grillin' Ken includes questions about Blake Snell, Dylan Cease, & Shane Bieber.Watch Fair Territory every week on the Foul Territory Youtube channelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's the inside word on the looming Yoshinobu Yamamoto signing? Ken Rosenthal delivers the latest update on how this could play out. Ken also hits the Tyler Glasnow trade --> extension for the Dodgers.Inside Dish explores how the market is moving slowly but the starting pitching market is ready to burst any day now! Ken's Dudes figured out how to stay under the "Steve Cohen" tax & Dorks are asleep at the wheel!Grillin' Ken (fan questions) includes the Cubs and Mariners offseason plans + Randy Arozarena's Rays future.Watch Fair Territory on Youtube and smash that (free) subscribe button :)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ken Rosenthal says Shohei Ohtani to LA for $700mil is good for baseball.Ken breaks down the reported contract deferrals & how the Dodgers progress with SHO-time in their lineup (and rotation?) for years to come.Inside Dish reacts to how the media covered Ohtani's saga. It's important to be speedy, and it's even more important to be right.Dude of the Week (aside from Shohei) spoke his mind when nobody else did - and got away with it! Dorks of the Week couldn't rip down Ohtani's Angels Stadium poster fast enough.Grillin' Ken answers your questions, including how the Giants will pivot and what this could mean for Juan Soto's future free agent market.--Watch Fair Territory weekly on the Foul Territory Youtube channelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ken thinks that Shohei Ohtani knows where he wants to sign! That's part of his Top 5 storylines entering the chaos in Nashville.How does Juan Soto's likely exit mirror how the Red Sox sent Mookie Betts to LA?Yoshinobu Yamamoto is "the belle of the ball" not named Ohtani. Ken explains why he feels his number is rising.Baseball the way it should be covered! Tap in to subscribe free to FT on YoutubeHow have the Yankees backed themselves into a corner & what's the starting pitcher trade market looking like these days?Inside Dish explores epic events from prior meetings, including blockbuster deals and 3-teams wrestling (literally) for superstar players.Dude of the Week Jackson Chourio hasn't reached the big leagues yet and the Dork resides in Anaheim with the Angels sneaking below the luxury tax.Grillin' Ken answers your questions, including the Dodgers shortstop dilemma & Ken's fav city eats.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.