Episode 31 | Anthony Rendon Done For Season & Way Too Early Award Predictions

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony open things with bad news on the injury front as two MVP favorites in Mookie Betts and Manny Machado both got hurt this past week. Though things are look up for the two, the implications in the NL West division race could be massive in their absence. Unfortunately, things would not look up for Anthony Rendon and Hyun Jin Ryu, both of whom will see their seasons ended due to injuries. This will certainly set the Blue Jays on the hunt for another starter at the deadline, just as it will place Rendon's contract among the very worst in baseball. The two proceed to bid farewell to Lorenzo Cain, who was DFA'd by the Brewers on mutually good terms. As one former star walks out, two prospective game changers enter in the forms of Oneil Cruz of the Pirates and Riley Greene of the Tigers. After a round of trivia, the duo round this one out by revisiting their preseason award and playoff predictions to see how they hold up. Some takes aged rather well, others aged like Albert Pujols in L.A. It's a great big roast session of who had the worst takes coupled with a look at the present day frontrunners here on Episode 31 of The Diamond Duo Podcast!
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Timestamps:
0:53 - Mike Trout is the Mariners Dad, NJ vs. NY debate, and May Teams of the Month voting results
9:16 - Mookie Betts and Manny Machado are Injured
17:39 - Anthony Rendon and Hyun-jin Ryu Out for the Season: The Implications for The Blue Jays and Angels
28:39 - Lorenzo Cain DFA’d by Brewers
35:07 - Riley Greene and Oneil Cruz Called Up
41:17 - Trivia I
49:08 - Way Too Early Awards Predictions
1:31:28 - An Updated Playoff Picture
1:31:50 - Tom Didn't Put The Yankees In The Postseason To Start The Year, A Discussion
1:42:34 - Trivia II