Baseball America

After last year's LSU versus Oakland Athletics debate, we revisit a similar conversation but this time swap LSU for the 2024 Norfolk Tides. The Orioles Triple-A team has laid waste to competition in 2024 and features a collection of Top 100 Prospects. Matt Pajak and Geoff Pontes debate each team's strengths and weaknesses. 0:00-5:30 - Introduction/Capriotti’s Review 5:30-8:30 - Reviewing The Norfolk Roster 8:30- 11:00 - Revisiting LSU vs Oakland debate 11:00-12:30 - Why Norfolk could win12:30- 15:00 - Comparing signing bonuses numbers of each team. 15:00-17:00 - Norfolk’s ability to improve game to game. 17:00-19:00 - Is Oakland a third division MLB team? 19:00- 21:00- Oakland Rotation.21:00- 22:00- Are the Athletics a historically bad sports team?22:00- 24:00- Top of The Norfolk better than Oakland’s?24:00 - 28:00- Comparing the two rotations and bullpens. 28:00 - 35:00- Comparing lineups 35:00 - 41:00 - Final thoughts, who wins?Our Sponsors:* Check out Triple Crown Jewelry and use my code BA2022