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James Shields To Be Traded In The Next 24 Hours, But To Which Team?
Well folks, we could have the first big trade of the 2016 season within the next 24 hours. The San Diego Padres are looking to deal right-handed pitcher, James Shields, as soon as they can. As of right now, it is reported that there are a few teams interested in Shields, but the Chicago White Sox are the front runners.
The White Sox could use another arm in their rotation. Currently, their rotation has four very solid starters, but the fifth starter has brought about many questions. Shields has struggled in 2016, but if he can turn it around, everyone knows how good he can really be.
If the White Sox were to land Shields, their rotation would include Chris Sale, Jose Quintana, Carlos Rodon, Mat Latos, and James Shields. Trading for Shields could not only bolster their rotation, but it would also bring about a pitcher who goes deep into games to give their bullpen a rest.
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2016 June MLB Amateur Draft Mock Draft V.3
The 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft is quickly approaching and it’s time to make the final mock draft. The draft will be held on June 9th, 2016. If you have any questions or comments about this article, the draft, or baseball in general, please feel free to Tweet me @dynasty_digest. If you enjoyed this article, please follow my blog for more updates (dynastydigest.sportsblog.com).
- Philadelphia Phillies: A.J. Puk (LHP; University of Florida)

- Cincinnati Reds: Kyle Lewis (OF; Mercer)

- Atlanta Braves: Nick Senzel (3B; University of Tennessee)
- Colorado Rockies: Jason Groome (LHP; Barnegat High School)

- Milwaukee Brewers: Riley Pint (RHP; St. Thomas Aquinas High School)
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – June 2, 2016

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The NBA Finals are starting today. That league has learned how to market their stars in a way that baseball needs to emulate.
It is a “Name above the marquee” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Jon Lester, Michael Fulmer, Alexei Ramirez, George Springer, Mookie Betts, Jacob deGrom, Brandon Belt and Matt Shoemaker all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball yesterday.
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The Time To Buy On Byron Buxton Is Now

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Byron Buxton is back in the majors after really disappointing in his first stint earlier this year. Chances are, after hitting .163/.212/.306 in the majors earlier this year, his owner in your league might be willing to part with him at a reduced cost relative to his status as a top-3 prospect.
Yesterday in a chat at Fangraphs, August Fagerstrom had this to say about Buxton:
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: Reports out of Minnesota seem to indicate that Buxton actually looked different in AAA. Sometimes guys are a little more willing to try something different when the games “don’t matter.” Maybe he found something.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast Archives May 1, 2016 – May 31, 2016 (Episodes 1286 – 1316)
Paul Francis Sullivan (please call him Sully) does a podcast 365 days a year – unless it is a leap year – then he will do another 1. He has done a show everyday since Oct.24/2012. This to date represents a streak of 1285 days consecutively!
Past the CLICK TO READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY are episodes 1286 – 1316 of the Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
We will also archive all of his podcasts to date (in coming weeks) so they are easily accessible for all his fans. Check out all his Archived info here.
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Searching High and Low for Sell Highs and Buy Lows
- Josiah Rutledge at Pitching Breakdowns sees hope for Carlos Martinez, currently sporting a mediocre 4.25 ERA. Rutledge notes posits that the big difference between this year and last is a lack of command. Once that returns, his numbers should rebound. Martinez had a rough start Wednesday, giving up 6 ER in 5 IP. His owner might be frustrated enough at this point to sell at a reduced cost.
- Andrew Perpetua of Fangraphs found 8 players under performing their xOBA, and they make excellent buy low candidates. Adam Jones, Prince Fielder, Trevor Plouffe, and Brian Dozier are fantasy relevant players who make the list of hitters due to bounce back. This is the second time someone has pointed to Dozier as a buy candidate.
- At Rotographs, Paul Sporer likes Francisco Liriano as a buy low candidate.
- Dynasty players take note: Joe Musgrove is starting to get attention…
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – May 23, 2016

Todd Radom, the brilliant sports illustrator and designer and frequent guest on the Baseball Tonight Podcast, returned as a guest.
We talked Red Sox and I looked to redeem myself after losing a Logo and Uniform Quiz last Christmas.
It is a “Glory of Redemption” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Cole Hamels, Madison Bumgarner, David Ortiz, Cameron Rupp, Melvin Upton Jr., Carlos Villanueva and Jonathan Schoop all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball yesterday.
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Who Owned Baseball May 19, 2016 (Daily #MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2016 #WOB Standings

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Chris Sale continued his dominating 2016 with another complete game victory, striking out 9 Astros, walking none and allowing 4 hits and 1 run as the White Sox held on, 2-1.
Jeff Samardzija capped the Giants history 8-0 road trip with an 8 inning, 8 strikeout performance, walking none and allowing one run in the 3-1 final in San Diego.
Mike Trout reached base 3 times, homering, driving in 3 and stealing a base in the Angels 7-4 win against the Dodgers.
Matt Carpenter went 3 for 5 with a homer and 6 RBI to lead the Cardinals past the Rockies, 13-7.
They all owned baseball on May 19, 2016.
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Jesse Winker’s chance should be coming with the Cincinnati Reds
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This may not come as a surprise to many of you, but the Cincinnati Reds are not going to make the playoffs this season. Here’s what may come as a surprise, the Reds farm system is not as bad as it used to be.
Sure, most of the Reds faithful are excited for the depth of pitching prospects in the system with names like Amir Garrett, Cody Reed and Rookie Davis tearing it up, but they do have some offense. In fact, it may be time to hand over left field to their top prospect Jesse Winker.
Winker, of course, was the Reds first round draft pick (supplemental) back in the 2012MLB Draft that they nabbed out of high school. He quickly worked his way up the minor league ladder, showing consistency across the board. He was a steady .280 to .300 hitter capable of 15 to 20…
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Strikeouts Are Sexy And Max Scherzer Knows It

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Strikeouts are sexy. Well at least according to the Washington Nationals’ star pitcher Max Scherzer. He would know too. On Wednesday night Scherzer struck out 20 Detroit Tigers during a nine-inning game.
“Tonight, at the end of the night, was a special night,” Scherzer said. “Because, I mean, the strikeouts are sexy. And to be able to punch out 20 — it’s sexy.”
He tied the MLB record for most K’s in a nine-inning game. The only other people to do so are Roger “The Rocket” Clemens, who accomplished the feat twice in 1986 and again in 1996 while playing for the Boston Red Sox and Kerry Wood of the Chicago Cubs, who struck out 20 Houston Astros batters in 1998.
Of course there is everyone’s hero and beloved 6’10” right-hander Randy “The Big Unit” Johnson. On May 8, 2001, while a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Johnson struck out 20 Cincinnati Reds batters within nine innings.If you want to get technical about it – two others have done it as well but their records are differently labeled.
Unfortunately for Johnson, the game went into extra innings. Johnson didn’t need more than nine innings to accrue his 20 K’s, but since the went into extra innings the game is not considered an “official” 20-strikeout game by MLB.
Still it is considered by almost everyone else as the same record that Wood, Clemens and Scherzer now hold.
There was one other man that struck out over 20 batters in one game and there is a good chance that you’ve never heard his name before. Tom Cheney struck out 21 batters once on September 12, 1962 while playing for the Washington Senators but that’s a record of it’s own too because it took extra innings for him to accomplish that feat.
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MLB All Star Game: The rise of the middle infielders
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I recently went to MLB.com to start to conjure whom I will give my votes to for this season’s All Star Game. It was not as easy as I thought, but for an entirely new reason.
There is no denying that past All Star Games have had many snubs. Most of them revolve around the fact that there has been an abundance of exciting sluggers at first base and a bevy of exciting “five-tool” superstars in the outfield. Occasionally the hot corner would provide some depth that would prove difficult in selecting the right player for the Midsummer Classic.
Not anymore. Now, the depth at shortstop and second base, two of baseball’s traditionally light hitting, unattractive positions has changed the All Star ballot game.
Today, we take a look at the American League second basemen.
You would think that the American League pick at second base would be a no-brainer.
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MLB All Star Game: The rise of the middle infielders PART DEUX
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Yesterday, we discussed how there seems to be a changing of the guard when it comes to All Star voting. Where it once was very difficult to pick the right first baseman or three of a bevy of stud outfielders from each league, there is now entirely too much depth at the middle infield positions.
Yesterday, I dissected the difficulty in picking the right All Star at second base in the American League. Today, let’s take a look at the National League.
The entire landscape has pretty much changed since last year’s All Star game in regards to the premier second baseman in the NL. Dee Gordon was the man, however, he is currently suspended and won’t be eligible for the Midsummer Classic. DJ LeMahieu is actually still playing respectable baseball, looking to return to this year’s Game. Joe Panik, the third NL All Star last year, has gotten…
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Power outage at MLB Reports Headquarters
Due to a power outage, there will be no new posts for a few hours on – mlbreports.com . Sorry for those people who were looking for DFS fanduel picks.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – May 11, 2016

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Bryce Harper should not of fired an F-Bomb. But the ump who tossed him from the bench was dead wrong.
Plus Stephen Strasburg‘s signing sent shockwaves throughout the universe.
It is a DC Follies episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
J.A. Happ, Ryan Rua, Mike Leake, Matt Carpenter, Lorenzo Cain, Chris Devenski, Matt Cain and Ryan Zimmerman all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball yesterday.
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Washington Nationals Victor Robles leading impressive prospect brigade
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Deep down on the Washington Nationals farm, there is an exciting trio atop the Hagerstown Suns lineup. Victor Robles, Max Schrock and Kelvin Gutierrez are lighting up the Sally in an offensive barrage that has the Suns sitting at 18-9 heading into the final two games of the weekend.
The Hagerstown Trio sounds more like a 1920s jazz group that an upstart gang of prospects. That is exactly what they are. All three are in the top ten in the South Atlantic League in batting average, and they combine to litter the top ten in nearly every other statistical category.
So, who are they?
Leading off for the Suns is who is widely considered their third best prospect in the system. While all eyes are on the 2016 arrival dates of Lucas Giolito (or right now, what is wrong with him) and Trea Turner, Victor Robles has etched…
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The rise of New York Yankees Domingo Acevedo must be for real
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Luis Severino’s recent struggles have brought up eerie, unpleasant memories for New York Yankees fans. Phil Hughes. Joba Chamberlain. Ian Kennedy. Ivan Nova. Manny Banuelos. Andrew Brackman. The past five years have heard the Yankees brass convincing people that their next ace was on the horizon, that their pitching prospects were indeed elite. The sad truth is that not since Andy Pettitte have the Yankees produced a starting pitcher with any sort of staying power.
Severino is going through a rough patch, there is no doubt. By no means should the Yankees give up on him; however, he is in desperate need of adjustments. He has poor command of the strike zone, and his fastball, although fast, doesn’t seem to miss too many bats. Those adjustments were needed by plenty of the Yankees top pitching prospects before him, but none seemed to make…
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Is Josh Hader the Milwaukee Brewers next great pitching prospect?
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The list of great Milwaukee Brewers pitching prospects who panned out in the major leagues in the 2000s starts with Yovani Gallardo and, well, it pretty much ends right there. The Brewers front office did a lot of work this offseason to replenish a barren farm system. In doing so, they may have found that next great pitching prospect, as Josh Hader is off to a hot start in 2016.
So, who is Josh Hader?
Hader was drafted in the 19th round of the 2012 draft by the Baltimore Orioles. Selected 581st overall, the 6-foot-3 lefty has been well traveled ever since. He was first traded to Houston in the deal that brought Bud Norris to the Inner Harbor in 2013, only to be traded by Houston last season at the deadline to Milwaukee in the Carlos Gomez blockbuster. Every stop has seen Hader pitch rather successfully.
The tall and…
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New York Yankees Must Make Changes To Take Advantage Of Their Greatest Asset

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The New York Yankees entered 2016 with questions surrounding both the rotation and starting lineup, but nobody questioned one spot of the roster: the bullpen. Dellin Betances,Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman would combine for a three-headed monster of potentially historic proportions.
Games against the Bronx Bombers would basically be over before the seventh-inning stretch. Right?
While Chapman is still serving his 30-game suspension and hasn’t debuted yet, a sluggish April has prevented New York from utilizing what we all figured would be its greatest strength.
General manager Brian Cashman has toed the line between getting younger and remaining competitive for quite a while and has done a great job.
He found Derek Jeter’s successor in Didi Gregorius and despite not signing an MLB free agent this past winter, he made what appeared to be solid additions in Chapman, Starlin Castro and Aaron Hicks.
However, the one thing on Cashman’s to-do list that he couldn’t cross off was finding depth (or just better options) for the starting rotation.
He even sacrificed some depth by sending Adam Warren to the Chicago Cubs in the Castro trade.
This area was a cause for concern, but there seemed to be enough positives where an overwhelming bullpen would make up the difference.
It hasn’t.
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What’s up with the Philadelphia Phillies?
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This was supposed to be a down year for the Philadelphia Phillies. They were supposed to be transitioning from the years of mistakes that Ruben Amaro, Jr. (who incidentally went from GM to first base coach for the Boston Red Sox) made. They were supposed to be a few years away.
One full month into 2016, only four teams in all of baseball have a better record? What is going on in the City of Brotherly Love?
The Phillies can’t get ahead of themselves. This same thing happened to the Atlanta Braves last season. They came out of the gates hot, and even pulled some pieces off the table at the trade deadline when they were “still in it”, like Jason Grilli for example.
These Phillies are good, primarily because they have gotten rid of some of the old and brought in a lot of new. They have to…
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Daily Fantasy MLB DFS Picks For FanDuel 5/4/16

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There is a sneaky bargain dollar deal on Wednesday night. If you search really good already – you probably know that Justin Smoak is a fantastic value at $2300 against Colby Lewis.
Not only did the big switch hitting 1B club 2 HRs on Tuesday to win me some money, but he has done yard twice vs his opponent at the Rogers Centre – with a 1.438 OPS in 16 AB.
Jose Bautista has also fared well against Lewis, with a pair of HRs against him, with a ridiculous 9 Walks as well. Joey Bats has a .619 OPS versus the man.
To help the stack even further, Michael Saunders has a HR and a .898 OPS in 20 AB.
In order to create the dollars needed to play the best pitcher on the board (Felix Hernandez), I put in Russell Martin at C as the 4th Jays player.
In case you haven’t noticed – Twins OF Danny Santana has been bringing in 8.7 PPG as a $2400 cost to the budget. Give me that production any time. I also added his teammate Brian Dozier to the fold tomorrow.
At 3B – I have enlisted Anthony Rendon for a 2nd straight day, as he hit his 1st HR of the season Tuesday.
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2016 MLB Runs Scoring Survivor: O’s Win AL Race to 11, Giants Finish 3rd In MLB Overall: 27 Teams Left To Go
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This should turn out to be quite fun. A lot of gambling establishments have this sort of deal, and we will keep a running total of this on a daily basis (just for fun though), in addition to MLB Shutout Survivor, Who Owned Baseball (Daily MVP of the pitcher/hitter in both the American and National League) and also our Interleague results.
What Runs Survivor is: A MLB team scoring 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or (10+) in different games throughout the course of the season.
Once a club has one of these run totals once, you cross it off and keep going until they complete the 11 different variations.
A Bold Italic illustrates it has been done for runs by the club.
This years victors were the Cubs – in a record few 15 games for the 11 scenarios. Previous Winners include the SF Giants, Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Angels and Toronto Blue Jays all over the last 4 years.
Baltimore was the quickest to the American League 11 variations, accomplishing the feat in just 23 games.
The hardest total to pick off is scoring 9 runs. We will keep updating these posts when a new team crosses off their 11th different total until all 30 clubs have done so.
We will also be doing the MLB Shutout Survivor as well. I would peg 2014 and 2015 winners (Toronto) as the last team to be blanked yet again.
D’Backs + Astros Bageled Over Weekend Leaves Just 4 Teams Remaining In 2016 MLB Shutout Survivor

Still alive in MLB Shutout Survivor and win the American League version of it as the last team to be zeroed in 2016.
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Arizona was speedbagged by the Colorado Rockies yet again at Chase Field over the
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – May 2, 2016

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The Red Sox swept the Yankees. That always gives me reason to gloat. Meanwhile I see more reason to eliminate divisions.
And Soundcloud is pissing me off.
It is a “Best of Times and Worst of Times” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
Clayton Kershaw, Nolan Arenado, Marcus Stroman, Brett Lawrie, Alex Rodriguez, Drew Pomeranz, Danny Salazar and Brandon Drury all added to their totals in Who Owned Baseball.
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Who Owned Baseball May 1, 2016 (Daily MLB AL/NL Pitcher + Hitter MVP’s) + 2016 #WOB Standings

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Clayton Kershaw threw a complete game 3 hit shutout, striking out 14 Padres along the way in the Dodgers razor thin 1-0 victory.
Nolan Arenado singled, homered, drove in three and showed some solid defense in the Rockies 6-3 victory over the Diamondbacks.
Marcus Stroman pitched 8 innings, allowing 3 hits, 1 run and 9 strikeouts. He would earn the 5-1 decision for the Blue Jays over Tampa Bay.
Brett Lawrie went 3 for 3 with a homer to lead the White Sox past Baltimore, 7-1.
They all owned baseball on May 1, 2016.
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MLB Power Rankings 2016: Week 5 – May

The Bucs have the best Batting Average and OBP in the majors this year, and are waiting for the Starting Pitching to join them. Considering they have talent in the Minor Leagues to address this, and won 98 Games last year, it is not surprising to see them jump 10 spots in the rankings on a great week of play – where so many of their fellow NL clubs (besides the Nats and Cubs struggled so mightily).
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Disclaimer: We based these rankings on best strength to win the World Series. Therefore some teams that have an easier division to play in, with the least path of resistance to the postseason overall may be ranked a lot higher than a club who is equally talented, yet may play in a juggernaut of a division.
Game Records were before the results of the ESPN Sunday Night Game was played
Gone are the days right now where a Yankees and Red Sox Sunday Night matchup wasn’t important in the pantheon that are the weekly MLB Power Rankings.
Boston is still going to be in the top 10 as the AL East lone representative on the heels of their offensive output.
Every time I look up the Beantown Boys are into the double digits in hits for the game, and David Ortiz and Dustin Pedroia are in the thick of it.
While they also didn’t make the biggest movers and shakers either, John Farrell‘s club is looking poised to be cracking the top 5 soon.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – May 1, 2016

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It is Sunday and time for the SUNDAY REQUEST.
@sullybaseball Listen to your 11/5/2012 show when you promise to review the 2012 free agent signings 3 years later, i.e. now. #SundayRequest
— cubsfan (@cu8sfan) December 13, 2015
Good call.
Three years later we can have some perspective on some of the clear winners and losers of the Free Agent class before the 2013 season.
It is a “keep your promises” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
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The good and the bad of the New York Yankees: Week 4
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April did not end in a pretty way for the New York Yankees. The only victory they were able to salvage was when Nathan Eovaldi took a no hitter into the seventh inning. It seems the only way this anemic offense can win is if the starting pitcher doesn’t allow a hit.
The hardest thing I ever had to do as a writer was remove my fandom from my duties of being fair in my analysis. It was one of the reasons my first gig in sports writing — covering the Yankees at YGY — became tiresome, especially when the team went through slumps. It’s one thing to be a homer and root for “your guys” to do well, but it’s delusional to sit their and think that “your guys” are the best at what they do simply because they are in pinstripes.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast Archives Apr 1, 2016 – Apr 30, 2016 (Episodes 1256 – 1285)
All of Sully’s Podcasts From Apr 2016
Paul Francis Sullivan (please call him Sully) does a podcast 365 days a year – unless it is a leap year – then he will do another 1. He has done a show everyday since Oct.24/2012. This to date represents a streak of 1257 days consecutively!
Past the CLICK TO READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY are episodes 1256 – 1285 of the Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
We will also archive all of his podcasts to date (in coming weeks) so they are easily accessible for all his fans. Check out all his Archived info here.
Our website followers have grown larger each year for his podcast.
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