Shawn Spradling

I'm going to need to get your pick after this, too.

Oh, yeah, I will.

I will say three things.

One, Japan is the favorite to win until they prove that they aren't.

For me, they will always be the favorite until someone dethrones them because they went a five-year stretch from like 20, I don't know,

2019 to 2024, that they didn't lose a single game in any international play.

They're just, they're a different beast.

That's number one.

Number two, when I put out a prediction about a year ago on a different podcast, I actually said Dominican Republic because I just saw how strong the entire roster is.

Depth is insane.

You have Junior Caminero and O'Neal Cruz on the bench, both able to hit 40 bombs each, not even able to get playing time.

And Christopher Sanchez just committed today, which is massive.

And number three, I'm still going to pick Team USA to win.

All right.

All right.

That pitching is just unbelievable right now.

And I think that they're also going to be hungry from 2023.

Hey, if we want to play that game, let's just go.

Let's jump on a podcast.

I'll give you a soundbite for every one of the 20 teams as why they'll win the tournament.