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Who are the FIVE most underrated players in baseball right now? We spend so much time talking about baseball's biggest superstars that sometimes the players who are quietly producing get completely overlooked. I'm changing that today. On this episode of High Heat with Cheddar, I'm counting down my five most underrated players in baseball — guys who deserve WAY more recognition for what they bring to the field. ⚾ MY TOP 5 MOST UNDERRATED PLAYERS: 1. Otto Lopez 2. Victor Mesa Jr. 3. Sam Antonacci 4. Tristan Peters 5. Liam Hicks From Otto Lopez at the top of the list to Victor Mesa Jr.'s combination of offensive production, elite defense, and a huge postseason moment, these are the players I think deserve a much bigger spotlight. Do you agree with my rankings? Who did I leave off the list? And which of these players do YOU think is the most underrated in baseball? Drop your picks in the comments. I want to hear your arguments! 🔥 Subscribe for more MLB analysis, baseball debates, player breakdowns, interviews, and stories you won't hear everywhere else.

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The 2026 MLB Playoffs are already INSANE! ⚾🔥

October baseball is officially here, and the drama is just getting started.

From the Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego Padres to the Los Angeles Dodgers and the rest of the postseason field, there's already plenty to talk about as teams battle for a shot at the World Series.

In today's episode of High Heat with Cheddar, we're breaking down the biggest storylines surrounding the 2026 MLB Postseason, discussing the players making headlines, and giving our thoughts on what could happen next.

Which team do YOU think is winning the 2026 World Series? And what's been the craziest moment of the playoffs so far?

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The 2026 MLB regular season is officially in the books, and October baseball is here.

On this episode of High Heat with Cheddar, I’m sitting down for a straight-up baseball conversation about everything happening around MLB as we head into the postseason.

Justin Verlander has made the final start of his legendary career. Max Scherzer may not be far behind him. The playoff field is set, the Wild Card matchups are here, and after 162 games there is a LOT to talk about.

We get into Verlander and Scherzer, the end of an era for starting pitching, the 2026 regular season, the playoff picture, teams that surprised or disappointed this year, October matchups and plenty more from around Major League Baseball.

If you love baseball conversations without all the scripted TV-show nonsense, subscribe to High Heat with Cheddar and stick around for postseason coverage.

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In the middle of the 2021 MLB season, baseball finally cracked down on one of the sport’s worst-kept secrets: pitchers using foreign substances — or “sticky stuff” — to get a better grip and generate more spin.

And almost immediately, things got chaotic.

Gerrit Cole found himself at the center of the controversy. Max Scherzer nearly stripped on the field during an inspection. Tyler Glasnow blamed the sudden adjustment for contributing to his injury. Spin rates dropped across baseball.

So it seems simple, right?

Take away the sticky stuff, expose the pitchers who depended on it, and give hitters their chance again.

Except that’s not exactly what happened.

In this episode of High Heat with Cheddar, I break down the entire 2021 sticky-stuff crackdown — why MLB finally acted, what substances like Spider Tack could actually do to a baseball, what happened to league-wide spin rates, and whether the crackdown really destroyed pitching dominance.

We also get into Gerrit Cole’s infamous Spider Tack answer, his incredible 129-pitch shutout AFTER enforcement began, the Max Scherzer inspection circus, Tyler Glasnow’s injury comments, Hector Santiago becoming the first pitcher suspended under the new enforcement, and what the numbers actually tell us about hitting after the crackdown.

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The Seattle Mariners looked like they were finally building something special.

In 2021, they shocked baseball with 90 wins.

In 2022, Cal Raleigh's walk-off home run finally ended a 21-year postseason drought.

In 2023 and 2024, they came painfully close to October again.

And then in 2025, everything finally came together. Seattle won the AL West, reached Game 7 of the ALCS, and came just eight outs away from the first World Series appearance in franchise history.

It felt like the Mariners had officially arrived.

Then 2026 happened.

In this episode of High Heat with Cheddar, I go through the entire Mariners story from 2021 through 2026 — how Seattle went from one of baseball's most exciting young teams to a legitimate World Series contender... and why this season has been such a massive disappointment.

We’re talking about the expectations that grew around this core, the frustrating near-misses, the incredible 2025 run, what went wrong in 2026, and the bigger question facing Seattle now:

Did the Mariners waste their best opportunity to win?

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Before we even recorded, Harry Lewis casually named the entire top five in the 1962 National League MVP voting. That’s the kind of baseball mind joining the show today.

On this episode of High Heat with Cheddar, I sit down with Harry—a lifelong San Francisco Giants fan, local baseball radio host, and one of the most knowledgeable baseball people I’ve ever met.

We’re talking baseball history, Giants fandom, and a lifetime of loving the game. Hairy’s loyalty belongs to San Francisco, but his knowledge reaches far beyond one team. If you enjoy getting lost in a good baseball conversation, pull up a chair.

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Ryan Cohen of Jomboy Media joins High Heat with Cheddar for a wide-ranging conversation about baseball, sports media, fandom, and what it’s like being part of the Jomboy Media world.

Ryan has become a familiar face across JM Baseball and Jomboy Media, bringing a mix of baseball knowledge, personality, and diehard Padres fandom to one of the biggest digital baseball brands in the game.

In this episode, we talk about Ryan’s journey with Jomboy, the evolution of baseball content, the changing way fans consume the game, his perspective as a Padres fan, and plenty more from around Major League Baseball.

This was one of the most fun conversations I’ve had on High Heat so far, and I’m excited to finally share it.

⚾ Subscribe to High Heat with Cheddar for baseball deep dives, stories from throughout MLB history, interviews, and conversations with people from around the game.

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In 2021, Scott Servais and the Seattle Mariners did the mathematically unthinkable: they racked up 90 wins despite finishing the season with a staggering -51 run differential. Advanced stats declared it an impossibility, baseball analysts called it luck, and manager Scott Servais famously dubbed it the team's "+90 Fun Differential."

In this episode of High Heat with Cheddar, we breakdown the wildest statistical anomaly in modern baseball history:

• How Seattle went an unbelievable 33-19 in one-run games
• The clutch bullpen management of Scott Servais
• Why Run Differential failed to predict the 2021 Mariners
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