Stats nerds and high school jocks, welcome to the 2 Tools Baseball podcast, a show that is designed to walk you through some fresh perspectives on Major League Baseball. Hosted by the numbers guy, Alex, and the lifetime ball player, Travis, the 2 Tools Baseball Podcast aims to tackle weekly hot topics from unique and often contrasting viewpoints throughout the MLB season. We'd appreciate it if you came along for this wild ride. Cheers!
EP 76: Albert Pujols reaches the historic 700 career home run milestones in LA, while Aaron Judge fails to reach 61 against Boston. The playoff picture solidifies with just a week of baseball left in…
Alex and Travis start the weekly recap by announcing the Angels playoff elimination and praising the new Players of the Week. Judge and Pujols both inch closer in their pursuits of history, and MLB I…
EP 74: Alex and Travis breakdown the significance of historic home run milestones being chased down by Mike Trout, Aaron Judge, and Albert Pujols. The wild card races couldn't be tighter, while the D…
EP 73: Angels owner Arte Moreno announces his desire to sell the team, and Angels fans react in a big way. Julio Rodriguez inks a monster extension that has the potential to break records. MLB announ…
Johnny Cueto, Paul Goldschmidt, and Albert Pujols earn player of the week nods. The Brewers seem to be slipping away from the Cardinals in the NL Central, while the Dodgers' lead in the NL West grows…
Hot slate of topics this week include the 80-game suspension of Fernando Tatis Jr. for testing positive for PEDs, the scorching hot streak the Dodgers are on, the unexpected spiral of the Yankees, an…
EP 70: New Padres outfielder Juan Soto headlines the biggest trade day of the MLB season. Alex and Travis breakdown the winners and losers between all the buyers, the sellers, and the teams in betwee…
A Mike Trout injury update filled headlines this week, and Aroldis Chapman has continued to perform poorly. The trade deadline is less than a week away so Alex and Travis give their breakdown on what…
Alex and Travis recap the Home Run Derby and breakdown their thoughts on the All-Star Game lineups, starting pitchers, rule changes, and more. Matt Carpenter gets his own segment since he's breaking …
Alex and Travis open with the 2022 All-Star Game roster, breaking down deserving starters, biggest snubs, and everything in between. The 1st half of the season is officially over so Alex and Travis d…
EP 66: Paul Goldschmidt and Vlad Guerrero Jr win Player of the Week nods, but Mike Trout threw his name in the conversation with a monster series in Seattle. All-Star voting numbers were released whi…
EP 65: Joe Girardi and Joe Maddon were relieved of their managerial duties in attempts to send their teams in a new direction this season. Disappointing times for the White Sox have fans wondering if…
EP 64: Alex and Travis open with the disastrous spiral that the Angels have been on over the last two weeks. Then they discuss the underrated first full season of Ke'Bryan Hayes' young career. Who is…
EP 63: A Jose Trevino walk-off and a monster performance by Joc Pederson made for some of the biggest stories of the week. Trevor Story quickly turned around his rough start in the biggest way possib…
EP 62: MLB Players of the Week Trevor Story and Sandy Alcantara get their credit at the top of the show, followed by a breakdown of Aaron Judge's recent power explosion. Other hot performers include …
EP 61: Alex and Travis discuss their thoughts on the players of the week: Reid Detmers for his historic no-hitter and reigning NL MVP Bryce Harper who looks like he is returning to 2021 form. The Ang…
EP 60: Alex and Travis open with a discussion about how the two league-leading teams stack up against each other: the Yankees and the Mets. They go into other notable teams who have surprised in the …
EP 59: Taylor Ward and Willy Adames were announced as players of the week, and the MLB recently released their Team of the Month and an updated power rankings. After one month of play, Alex and Travi…
Miguel Cabrera officially joins the 3000 hits club, so Alex and Travis explain what that means for his career and which active players could be next to join him. They transition into breaking down th…
Alex and Travis open with the their thoughts on the retirement announcements of Jake Arrieta and Tony Watson. They discuss whether or not they think Yelich and Bellinger are truly returning to form s…