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The Windup: A show about Baseball

The Athletic's flagship baseball podcast features some of the best writers and thinkers in the game. With rumors, analytics, trivia, prospects, rankings and big name interviews, we've got you covered from Spring Training through the World Series. MONDAY: Starkville with Jayson Stark & Doug Glanville | WEDNESDAY: The Roundtable with Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough and friends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Roundtable | Are the Yankees' new bats a big deal?

43 mins; April 03, 2025

Starkville | Dave Sims talks about landing his dream job with the Yankees

57 mins; April 03, 2025

The Roundtable | AL East Preview- Is it a 3 team race for 1st?

54 mins; March 28, 2025

Starkville | Ken Rosenthal & Tyler Kepner preview the upcoming MLB season

68 hours 7 mins; March 26, 2025

The Roundtable | AL & NL Central Preview- Are any of these teams good?

50 mins; March 24, 2025

The Roundtable | AL West Preview- Is the (Mike) Trout fried?

47 mins; March 21, 2025

Starkville | Paul Skenes talks about his crazy rookie season & much more

35 mins; March 19, 2025

The Roundtable | NL West Preview- Can the Rockies contend?

48 mins; March 17, 2025

The Roundtable | Bold Prediction Culture

46 mins; March 14, 2025

Starkville | Mike Krukow & Duane Kuiper talk about what to expect from the Giants this season

53 mins; March 12, 2025

The Roundtable | The Yankees are breaking down already

41 mins; March 10, 2025

Starkville | Max Scherzer talks about his thoughts on ABS & Robot Umps in MLB and much more

63 hours 11 mins; March 05, 2025

The Roundtable | Will Vlad stay or will he go?

44 mins; February 27, 2025

Starkville | Andrew Friedman talks about if the Dodgers are ruining baseball & much more

60 hours 22 mins; February 21, 2025

The Roundtable | Spring Training is underway

45 mins; February 12, 2025

Starkville | Terry Francona talks about his road back to baseball to manage the Reds

53 mins; February 05, 2025

The Roundtable | The Dodgers' signing spree continues

41 mins; January 29, 2025

Starkville | Brian Kenny breaks down the Hall of Fame voting

40 mins; January 22, 2025

The Roundtable | The Sasaki Sweepstakes is heating up

44 mins; January 15, 2025

Starkville | Hall of Fame voting talk with Ken Rosenthal & Eno Sarris

54 mins; January 08, 2025

Starkville | Best of Episode-Joey Votto talks about why he decided to retire from baseball

60 hours 6 mins; December 30, 2024

The Walkoff | 2024 MLB Year in Review

48 mins; December 23, 2024

The Roundtable | Winter Meetings Aftermath

48 mins; December 18, 2024

The Roundtable | Winter Meetings Day 3 news & rumors

43 mins; December 11, 2024

The Walkoff | Agent Joel Wolfe holds court at the Winter Meetings

49 mins; December 10, 2024

The Roundtable | Juan Soto Signs with Mets

49 mins; December 09, 2024

The Walkoff | Winter Meetings Preview & Some Breaking News

41 mins; December 05, 2024

The Roundtable | Does MLB need some kind of a salary cap?

43 mins; December 04, 2024

Starkville | Buster Posey talks about his new position with the Giants & what's next for the team

48 mins; November 25, 2024

The Roundtable | Who actually has a shot to sign Juan Soto?

45 mins; November 21, 2024

The Walkoff | Early Offseason & Award Season Thoughts

48 mins; November 19, 2024

Starkville | Athletic Beat Writer Offseason Preview & Predictions

62 hours 36 mins; November 11, 2024

The Roundtable | Final thoughts on the Dodgers winning the World Series & some offseason talk

45 mins; November 08, 2024

The Walkoff | Breaking down the MLB Top 40 Free Agent Big Board

43 mins; November 07, 2024

The Walkoff | Dodgers win the World Series

49 mins; November 01, 2024

The Roundtable | Yankees stay alive, but for how long

46 mins; October 30, 2024

Starkville | Ned Colletti & Sean Casey review the 1st 2 games of the World Series

45 mins; October 28, 2024

The Walkoff | True or False- World Series Edition

44 mins; October 25, 2024

The Roundtable | Yankees-Dodgers World Series breakdown & Fernando Valenzuela passes away

44 mins; October 23, 2024

Starkville | David Cone & Jerry Hairston Jr preview the Dodgers-Yankees World Series

55 mins; October 22, 2024

The Walkoff | Feliz Navidad!

47 mins; October 18, 2024

The Roundtable | Some interesting managerial decisions this postseason

44 mins; October 16, 2024

Starkville | Ron Darling & Jeff Francoeur talk about the NL and AL Championship Series

46 mins; October 14, 2024

The Walkoff | Who has the best playoff atmosphere?

54 mins; October 11, 2024

The Roundtable | Dominant closers are having issues & would you rather

44 mins; October 09, 2024

Starkville | Tom McCarthy & Gary Cohen break down the Phils-Mets series after 2 games

51 mins; October 07, 2024

The Walkoff | What did we learn from the Wild Card round?

48 mins; October 04, 2024

The Roundtable | The Mets just keep finding ways to win

42 mins; October 02, 2024

Starkville | Ken Rosenthal talks about MLB Playoff chaos and makes some predictions

49 mins; September 30, 2024

The Walkoff | What did we care about this season?

58 mins; September 27, 2024

The Roundtable | A farewell to the Oakland A's

46 mins; September 25, 2024

Starkville | David Stearns talks about the Mets rollercoaster season

64 hours 33 mins; September 24, 2024

Postseason pitching core rankings

60 hours 10 mins; September 20, 2024

The Roundtable | José Altuve's barefoot got him ejected & can Skenes keep things rolling long-term

45 mins; September 18, 2024

Starkville | Whit Merrifield on the HBP epidemic and how MLB can fix it

63 hours 22 mins; September 16, 2024

Woeful White Sox | Playoff outlook

46 mins; September 13, 2024

The Roundtable | Can the Dodgers piece together a rotation for a deep Playoff run?

42 mins; September 11, 2024

Starkville | Joey Votto talks about retiring from the game and what's next

80 hours 2 mins; September 09, 2024

Best & Worst | Matt Chapman extended

53 mins; September 06, 2024

The Roundtable | The best September storylines to pay attention to

45 mins; September 04, 2024

Notable Numbers | Aaron Judge's historic season

49 mins; August 30, 2024

The Roundtable | Is there a top tier of teams that you are confident can win it all?

46 mins; August 28, 2024

Starkville | Diamondbacks Manager Torey Lovullo talks about how his team knows how good they are

64 hours 49 mins; August 26, 2024

Farewell, Joey Votto | Playoff race update

62 hours 11 mins; August 23, 2024

Is Witt Jr vs Judge for the AL MVP actually a race?

44 mins; August 21, 2024

MLB Broadcaster Ron Darling talks about the evolution of pitching in the last 40 years

55 mins; August 19, 2024

MLB Award check-in | Is Aaron Judge running away with MVP?

60 hours 46 mins; August 16, 2024

The NL Wild Card Race is gonna be wild

42 mins; August 14, 2024

Brewers Manager Pat Murphy talks about his authentic approach to managing

65 hours 55 mins; August 12, 2024

Post Trade Deadline Contender Tiers

51 mins; August 09, 2024

The Chicago White Sox losing streak is over!!

43 mins; August 07, 2024

Cleveland Guardians Announcer Tom Hamilton talks about the amazing rookie season for manager Stephen Vogt

60 hours 36 mins; August 05, 2024

Trade Deadline Mailbag

63 hours 56 mins; August 02, 2024

Breaking down the winners, losers and snoozers of the MLB Trade Deadline

45 mins; July 31, 2024

Jim Duquette talks about the latest rumors heading into the Trade Deadline

70 hours 13 mins; July 29, 2024

Hall of Fame Weekend Recap | Trade Deadline Preview

49 mins; July 26, 2024

Sam Miller talks about how the Trade Deadline is a big jumbled mess

45 mins; July 24, 2024

Twins GM Thad Levine talks about his connections to Hall of Famers Beltré, Mauer & Helton

63 hours 6 mins; July 23, 2024

MLB Draft with Keith Law

49 mins; July 19, 2024

Paul Skenes Mania is running wild

43 mins; July 17, 2024

Will Paul Skenes dominate the MLB All-Star Game?

50 mins; July 15, 2024

Can baseball ever be the top dog of all the major sports again?

50 mins; July 10, 2024

Jim Leyland talks about his Hall of Fame managing career

55 mins; July 08, 2024

Bandwagon teams | Mid-Season Superlatives

59 mins; July 05, 2024

Is the MLB All-Star Game still fun?

43 mins; July 03, 2024

Melanie Newman talks about the amazing start for the Orioles

47 mins; July 01, 2024

Mailbag! | Who needs to make a trade?

67 hours 55 mins; June 28, 2024

The story behind MLB's obsession with Missing Bats

43 mins; June 26, 2024

John Shea talks about the passing of Willie Mays

61 hours 0 mins; June 24, 2024

Remembering Willie Mays | Contender Tiers

51 mins; June 21, 2024

Willie Mays was baseball, and the world was better because of it - by Grant Brisbee

7 mins; June 19, 2024

Do the Dodgers & Yankees care about the regular season and what team's are a lost cause

42 mins; June 19, 2024

J.J. Picollo talks about the Royals busy offseason, finding their identity and the new extension for Bobby Witt Jr

56 mins; June 17, 2024

Trade Deadline Primer | Who are the buyers?

75 hours 46 mins; June 14, 2024

Rustin Dodd talks about the influx of gambling in baseball & the Athletic's new MLB Players Poll

44 mins; June 12, 2024

Brian Snitker on Braves struggles and how they can fix it

54 mins; June 10, 2024

Selecting All Stars | Juan Soto's injury

57 mins; June 07, 2024

Is it a big deal for players to bet on baseball & what will the NL West teams do before the Trade Deadline

40 mins; June 05, 2024

Sarah Langs and Jon "Boog" Sciambi talk Lou Gehrig Day, ALS and why baseball is awesome.

70 hours 58 mins; June 03, 2024

Who’s the MVP so far? | MLB adds Negro Leagues stats

61 hours 27 mins; May 31, 2024

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