# Hangover or Continuation: Picking Division Winners, Wild Card Teams & More; Red Sox Manager Alex Cora Stops By

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Podcast: [Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney](https://stenobird.com/podcast/baseball-tonight-with-buster-olney-583299)
Published: 2026-03-23T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Opening Day is right around the corner. Buster Olney and Jesse Rogers discuss some of the storylines playing out at Spring Training while the World Baseball Classic wrapped up. The Rangers’ Wyatt Langford looks great, the Braves’ offense needs to get right and the Blue Jays are slow-playing Trey Yesavage. Then, Jesse shares his predictions for division and award winners, and his wild card teams. Next, Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora stops by to talk about his thoughts on the World Baseball Classic, Wilyer Abreu looking sharp, which manager called him to talk about Roman Anthony, if the Red Sox have enough power in their lineup, and how he’s handling the back end of the rotation. Later, Buster answers your questions during Bleacher Tweets. 0:00 Welcome 0:56 Phillies sign Cristopher Sanchez to 6-year deal 5:26 Rangers Wyatt Langford looks great 8:04 Braves offense needs to perform 10:31 Blue Jays holding out Trey Yesavage 11:00 Making predictions for the 2026 MLB season 11:29 AL East 13:18 AL Central 14:19 AL West 15:41 AL Wild Card Teams 17:39 NL West 17:45 NL Central 18:28 NL West 18:49 NL Wild Card Teams 19:52 Are Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani MVP Locks? 20:54 Picking against Paul Skenes or Tarik Skubal for Cy Young? 21:30 Rookie of the Year picks 23:33 Red Sox Manager Alex Cora joins the show 24:02 Cora’s thoughts on the World Baseball Classic 28:39 Wilyer Abreu’s breakout performance at the WBC 30:09 Getting calls from other managers about Roman Anthony 32:14 Outlook on the 2026 Boston Red Sox 35:26 Other Headlines: Boston 2B Marcelo Mayer makes the team 36:16 Bleacher Tweets CALL THE SHOW: 406-404-8460 EMAIL THE SHOW: BleacherTweets@gmail.com REACH OUT ON X: #BLEACHERTWEETS Follow The Baseball Tonight Podcast on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHe…

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