Ken Rosenthal, MLB on FOX and FOXSports.com reporter, joins Matt this week to talk about the first couple of months in the baseball season. They discuss the Diamondbacks solid start, the Dodgers' issues, why offensive numbers are down again this season and possible reasons that attendance has lagged. Plus, hear a funny story on former Sun Devil Dustin Pedroia.
Among his observations:
On if the Arizona Diamondbacks are now the favorites to win the division: "I would say yes, and I say it a bit reluctantly because the division is so odd, to put it mildly... I like the Diamondbacks, I like their balance, I like their depth especially, and it just seems to me that they will have solutions to whatever problems arise because they have so much depth."
On the issues with the Los Angeles Dodgers: "I don't think (Don) Mattingly will be there beyond this season; at one point this season I thought he would be fired. Their issues go well beyond the manager; their issues are health and will they click and play with energy as a team."
On if more replay will be used for next season: "Yes, no question. They've talked about that, and it's just a question of what form it's going take, how extensive you want it to be, and how it's going to be executed."
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