# 1098 | Struggling Star Hitters and Early Deadline Look With ESPN's Paul Hembekides

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Podcast: [The Just Baseball Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-just-baseball-show-3672598)
Published: 2026-05-13T20:38:59+00:00
Episode link: https://www.justbaseball.com/
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Duration seconds: 3792

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Aram and Peter discuss the injuries to Max Fried and Francisco Alvarez before being joined by ESPN's Paul Hembekides to break down why some of the biggest names in baseball are struggling out of the gate before a way-too-early preview at what could be the craziest trade deadline in a long time. Intro: 1:00 Max Fried Injury: 2:00 Francisco Alvarez Injury: 5:44 AJ Ewing: 7:51 Meet and Greet: 11:28 Paul Hembekides: 14:02 Patrick Bailey Trade: 17:12 Giants Sellers: 22:42 Cal Raliegh: 24:56 Fernando Tatis Jr: 31:07 Gunnar Henderson: 39:08 Vladimir Guerrero Jr: 42:37 Trade Deadline Rumors: 49:02 All the Important Links! Join our Just Baseball Discord Subscribe to Our New Newsletter! Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM

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