The Baseball Barista with Hunter Pence & Grant Brisbee have a fresh cup of hot baseball takes. They talk about unsung 1st half players, why bullpens are so important and why you should avoid the Rays if they call you for a trade. The guys talk about how impressive the Giants have been this season so far, along with the Dodgers and Padres. They talk about some of the unsung players on some of the top teams in baseball in the first half of the season. They talk about pitching is contagious kinda like hitting, especially in bullpens. Hunter thinks putting more money into bullpens makes more sense in baseball right now. They talk about how if the Rays call you and are interested in a player, you should hang up and keep those players. The Rays and the Giants are very similar in their systems and how they are doing things with trades/pick ups. And they talk about how the Giants have been a big surprise and who is their biggest unsung player.

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