The Shift Baseball Show

The Shift: Barry Bonds owns the greatest season in MLB history

Francisco & Nick are back for podcast episode 84 of the Shift! On the latest pod, the guys open the show talking about how good the NL West has been to start the season, and if we could see four teams from the division make the playoffs by season's end. Also, Fran & Nick discuss Mets fans giving Juan Soto an ovation recently against the Cardinals. Lastly, they announce the winner of their bracket of "best seasons by individual players in MLB history".

The Shift: Torpedo bats & the Athletics embarrassing press room

Francisco and Nick are back for podcast episode 83 of the Shift! The show opens with discussion on the "torpedo" bats, which have been a big topic as the Yankees tied a record for home runs by a team in their first three games. The "meat and potatoes" segment of the program includes talk of Jurickson Profar's 80-game suspension for PED's, Garrett Crochet's contract extension with Boston, and more. Lastly, the guys end the show revealing the semi-final winners in their March Madness bracket of greatest individual seasons by players in MLB history.

The Shift: MLB season preview (2025)

Nick & Francisco are here with their Major League Baseball season preview for the 2025 season! They get you ready for the upcoming season with bold predictions, picking this year's Cy Young's & MVP's, and give their World Series matchups and winners. Outside of the preview, the guys continue the bracket of best individual seasons in MLB history by looking at who won round one from last week and discussing the matchups for round two.

The Shift: Joey Gallo ”Shifts” to pitching?

Francisco and Nick are back with reaction to Gallo getting released by the White Sox and much more!

The Shift: What the Luis Gil injury could mean for the Yankees?

Podcast episode 80 of the Shift! Nick and Francisco start the show with the recent breaking news that last year's A.L. Rookie of the Year, Luis Gil, will miss time with an injury, and what that means for his team, the New York Yankees. They also give their takeaways from the first week of Spring Training. Lastly, Fran and Nick discuss recent Heisman trophy winner and two-way player, Travis Hunter, and his recent comments saying what he does is tougher than Shohei Ohtani.

The Shift: Spring Training Storylines

Nick and Francisco give their take on Spring Training.

The Shift: Evaluating Rob Manfred’s tenure after a decade as commissioner

Francisco & Nick are here for podcast episode 77 of the Shift! The guys open the show assessing Rob Manfred's job as commissioner over the last decade that he has held the position. Also, they discuss the most shocking trades in MLB history, after we saw maybe the most surprising one in sports history over in the NBA with the Mavericks trading Luka Doncic to the Lakers for Anthony Davis. Lastly, Nick and Fran talk about an 11-year old pulling the 1-of-1 Paul Skenes rookie card and what he's deciding to do with it.

The Shift: Why Roki Sasaki would be smart to sign with the Padres

Francisco Rojas is here for a solo podcast episode of the Shift! On this edition of the pod, Fran starts off the show discussing why it would be smart for young Japanese phenom, Roki Sasaki, to sign with the Padres. Also, he talks about the Hall of Fame with the BBWAA election being only a week away. Lastly, Fran closes out the show with a brand new "Stat of the week".

The Shift: Examining the state of the MLB in 2025

Francisco Rojas and Nick Earnshaw are here for a new podcast episode of the Shift! Episode 74 opens with Nick and Fran discussing the likelihood that Pete Alonso re-signs with the Mets. For much of the show though, the guys go back and forth talking about the pros and cons of Major League Baseball, as it stands in 2025. Lastly, Nick gives Fran a brand new blind ranking.

The Shift: Matt Musico on Juan Soto signing the biggest contract in sports history

Nick and Francisco are back for episode 73 of the Shift! More or less, it's the Juan Soto episode. Soto signed the largest contract in sports history on Sunday with the New York Mets for 15 years/$765 million. Mets & baseball expert, Matt Musico, hops on the show to talk about what the deal means for the team from Queens, what they'll do now that they've signed Soto, and more. Also, Fran and Nick discuss Dick Allen & Dave Parker being elected to the Hall of Fame.