Baskin & Phelps

July 31 Full Show

Why are the Guardians entertaining Kwan offers in the midst of a WC race?+Trading Kwan mean Guardians want to build up team with more young players

How would you feel about the Guardians if they dealt Steven Kwan?+Jim Clark: Khal Stephen has Shane Bieber-like arsenal+Phelps would rather long competitive windows than 1 World Series

Daryl Ruiter: Physical Browns practices are good sign, still question if it helps them win games+Outside of Jerry Jeudy, there's no confidence in Browns receiver room+Continuing conversation on a potential Steven Kwan trade

Anthony Castrovince: Emmanuel Clase, Luis Ortiz suspensions drastically change future of Guardians+If Guardians changed philosophy to power bats, Steven Kwan doesn't fit that

Baskin and Phelps start connecting some dots between the Guardians recent draft of power, swing-and-miss bats and ask if Steven Kwan fits that new mold.

Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com joins Baskin and Phelps to recap the Shane Bieber and Paul Sewald trades. He also discusses how drastically impactful the Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz suspensions are for the future makeup of the team.

Baskin and Phelps continue their conversation on the Guardians potentially moving on from Steven Kwan at today's deadline.

Baskin and Phelps react to Daryl Ruiter saying the Browns offense is lackluster by discussing the wide receiver room. They both think that outside of Jerry Jeudy, there's no one the team can rely on.

Browns beat reporter Daryl Ruiter joins Baskin and Phelps during Cleveland's off day from training camp. He discusses the more physical practices that the Browns are having, adding it could be helpful this season, but is still unsure on if it would win them games.

Jeff Phelps continues his argument that he'd rather watch a decade of competitive baseball without a championship than watch one World Series win followed by decades of bad teams.

Jim Clark, the voice of the Akron Rubberducks, joins Baskin and Phelps to break down Cleveland's newest acquisition Khal Stephen. He says Stephen reminds him a great deal of Shane Bieber and thinks he'll have a chance to contribute to the big league club in 2026.

Baskin and Phelps take your calls ahead of MLB's trade deadline, one where the Guardians might move Steven Kwan. They ask how you would feel about the team if they ended up dealing Kwan.

Baskin and Phelps discuss why the Guardians would trade Steven Kwan and what a return package could do for the future of the franchise.

On the day of MLB's trade deadline, Baskin and Phelps discuss why the team would be entertaining trade offers for Steven Kwan when they're only 2.5 games out of the last wild card spot.

July 30th Full Show

MJ Emmerson might be done in Cleveland; injury gives chance to young guys+Shedeur wasn't a Jimmy Haslam pick. He simply let his GM make the calls

Andrew Siciliano: Both rookie QBs will be gamers in preseason, Browns likely going with veteran Week 1+Maliek Collins: Excited to join defense with Myles Garrett, Mason Graham