The Baseball Barista with Hunter Pence and Grant Brisbee are back and ready to talk about some of the big stories going on in baseball. This episode they talk about MLB starting to check pitchers for substances, Shohei Ohtani's amazing season & how defense is a big key for good teams.

MLB started this week to check pitchers for substances during games. Some interesting reactions from Max Scherzer and Sergio Romo so far. They talk about the back and forth between Scherzer and Joe Giradi. Shohei Ohtani is changing the game in a big way this season. More players in the minors and college might try to be 2 way players after seeing the success of Ohtani. The guys talk about if they think we will see more 2 way players. They talk about how defense is a big key for some of the better teams in baseball. They talk about a few different stats that show that to be the case. And they talk about what would be their perfect team if they were building it in a video game and in real life.

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