Opening Day 2026: Cubs Throw Cash at PCA; Pitching Ninja on the Best Pitches in Baseball

MLB Opening Day 2026 has arrived! Buster Olney and Hembo discuss the Chicago Cubs locking up Pete Crow-Armstrong to a six-year, $115 million deal, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ascending to superstar, MLB's No. 2 prospect Kevin McGonigle making the Tigers Opening Day roster, why Cinncinati Reds rookie Sal Stewart could be the rock of their lineup, if Wyatt Langford can make noise in the AL MVP race, and why Hembo is down on Tyler Glasnow after a stellar spring. Then, Pitching Ninja Rob Friedman stops by to talk about his new book "Unhittable: How Technology, Mavericks, and Innovators Engineered Baseball's New Era of Pitching Dominance," the best pitches in baseball, which pitcher he'd choose for a Space Jam "winner-takes-the-planet" game, why pitching is so different today, Japanese players bringing the splitter back in America, the prevalence of injuries among pitchers, and their friend Sarah Langs. Plus, Buster finishes the team previews with the Detroit Tigers, the Washington Nationals, the Tampa Bay Rays, the San Diego Padres and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Later, Buster answers your questions during Bleacher Tweets. 1:53 Cubs sign Pete Crow-Armstrong to six-year deal 5:26 Blue Jays Vladimir Guerrero Jr. primed for a monster year 10:18 Tigers prospect Kevin McGonigle makes the roster 14:52 Reds Sal Stewart can bang 16:32 Rangers Wyatt Lanford for MVP? 19:54 Dodgers Tyler Glasnow looks good 22:31 Pitching Ninja 23:37 Best pitches in baseball 27:29 Shohei Ohtani hyperbole 30:52 How pitching changed? 49:34 San Diego Padres preview 51:13 Detroit Tigers preview 52:55 Arizona Diamondbacks preview 53:47 Washington Nationals preview 54:55 Tampa Bay Rays preview 56:22 Bleacher Tweets CALL THE SHOW: 406-404-8460 EMAIL THE SHOW: BleacherTweets@gmail.com REACH OUT ON X: BUY PITCHING NINJA’S NEW BOOK: Follow The Baseball Tonight Podcast on… YouTube: Spotify: Apple Podcasts: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You can listen to Opening Day 2026: Cubs Throw Cash at PCA; Pitching Ninja on the Best Pitches in Baseball online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Opening Day 2026: Cubs Throw Cash at PCA; Pitching Ninja on the Best Pitches in Baseball is an episode from Fantasy Focus Baseball by ESPN Radio.

This episode is 68:32 long.

This episode was published on Mar 25, 2026.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Fantasy Focus Baseball when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.