The Shift Baseball Show

The Shift: Elly De La Cruz’s ceiling could be scary

Nick & Francisco discuss a plethora of topics that include Elly De La Cruz's ceiling at The Major League Level, Luis Arraez's quest for .400 is already legendary, The Mets outlook for the rest of the year, and more!

The Shift: Home Run Celebrations & the debate over the current state of batting average

Francisco & Nick are back with a two very heated debates that involve batting average & home run celebrations. They also talk about The Athletics and their fans in Oakland, as well as another Top 5 Segment.

The Shift: Another injury for Jacob deGrom & what it means for his career

Nick and Francisco are back with a slew of intriguing subjects. Unfortunately, Jacob deGrom will have to undergo Tommy John Surgery, and won't be back until 2025, according to reports. The guys discuss what it means for his career. Also, Elly De La Cruz's highly anticipated debut is discussed, a new segment is introduced and much more!

The Shift: The best & worst of MLB’s City Connect uniforms

Francisco & Nick have a few of there more heated discussions that included ranking MLB's city connect uniforms, Jayson Stark's recent "Hall of Fame Highway" of current players, and much more.

The Shift: Evaluating whether realignment is a good idea for baseball

Nick and Francisco dive into an abundance of topics that include realignment in baseball, storylines that haven't been mentioned enough, and more!

Max Fried’s injury issues vs. Carlos Correa’s lack of production

Francisco and Nick take you through a multitude of topics this week that include: Max Fried, Carlos Correa, MLB Rule Changes through a month into the season, All-Time Philadelphia Phillies lineups, and much more.

The Shift: What to make of Wander Franco’s ”Ball Flip” & All-Time Oakland Athletics Lineup

Francisco & Nick open the show debating whether or not Wander Franco's "ball flip" is good for baseball, and discuss yet another incredible Shohei Ohtani stat, this time involving Babe Ruth. For the meat & potatoes, they give their March/April Awards to five different players, and continue their All-Time lineup series with The Oakland Athletics. Lastly, Nick & Fran give a few bets to take.

The Shift: Evaluating Spencer Strider’s status as an elite pitcher in MLB

Nick & Francisco take you an abundance of great topics from baseball over the last few days. They evaluate whether or not Spencer Strider should be considered an elite starting pitcher, discuss the upcoming series between The Astros and Phillies, debate their all-time Pirates lineups, and more.

The Shift: MLB is taking things too far with their ”Experiments”

Episode 9 of The Shift has Nick & Fran debating whether or not MLB is taking things too far with their experiments being used in The Atlantic League. Also, they take a look at Cody Bellinger possibly returning to form and Jacob deGrom being pulled after 4 no-hit innings & 58 pitches against Kansas City. Lastly, the new series of all-time lineups continues with the Boston Red Sox.

The Shift: Power Rankings, all-time lineups & two big injuries in The National League

Nick & Fran are back with Episode 8 of "The Shift". They give their power rankings of the top five teams in baseball so far, give their all-time lineups for a certain NL West franchise in a series that's previewed on today's show, and break down what O'Neil Cruz's injury means for The Pirates. Plus, bets & one other new segment that premieres on the new episode.