Breakfast with the Beats

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First, the guys talk with Laura Albanese about the Mets:

• What's the latest on Pete Alonso and how important is he to the Mets?
• What happens if they don't bring back Alonso?
• What does the lineup currently look like?
• Thoughts on the rotation, specifically with Paul Blackburn and Tylor Megill
• Is Sean Manaea an ace?
• How good is Edwin Diaz, and who is next in line?
• Who within their Minor League organization can surprise us in 2024?

Then Laura plays Over/Under with the following players in mind:

• Tylor Megill
• Jose Siri
• Starling Marte
• Brandon Nimmo
• Brett Baty

Finally, Laura gives us her prediction on what new trend may surface in 2025 within Major League Baseball....and it's a great one!

Afterwards, the guys discuss Christopher's latest Twitter battle regarding the draft price of Mark Vientos. They also reflect on the latest on the injury to Brandon Nimmo and forecast his season.

Dave's Injury History and Risk pieces are used as a way to discuss surprising injuries at catcher, first base, and second base, specifically talking about:

• Willson Contreras
• Luis Arraez
• Luis Rengifo
• Ozzie Albies
• Brandon Lowe
• Ryan Mountcastle
• Joey Bart

Finally, as always, there's the Mental Health Minute.

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Talking Kansas City Royals and assessing injury risk

Jaylon Thompson from The Kansas City Star visits the guys to talk about the Royals:

• What does the back end of the rotation look like with Kris Bubic, Alec Marsh, Kyle Wright, Daniel Lynch IV, and Noah Cameron all fighting for their own spot?
• What can we expect from the outfield with Hunter Renfroe, MJ Melendez, Kyle Isbel, Dairon Blanco, and Nelson Velázquez trying to stake their claim to play?
• Is Maikel Garcia ready to bounce back in 2025?
• How big of an impact will the trade for Jonathan India make on the construction of this lineup?
• Who does Jaylon Thompson like in the minor leagues?
• Is Jac Caglianone the real-deal?
• How good is Bobby Witt Jr.?
• Jaylon offers a VERY bold prediction that is well-received by the crew.

Dave McDonald joins the show and gives some very helpful tips and tricks for how to construct a roster and explains so by assessing all of the different risks involved when playing fantasy baseball.

Both Dave McDonald and Dave Funnell give their risk ratings on:

• Garrett Crochet
• Grayson Rodriguez
• Luis Robert Jr.
• Jazz Chisholm Jr.
• Tommy Edman

Mike digs deep to discuss Jeff Hoffman, Robert Suarez, and Ryan Walker, before the rest of the guys discuss the latest injury news on Hoffman.

Sean Burke is addressed, leading Chris to do something that he never thought he would do.

Finally, the Mental Health Minute brings about familiar names from our past, but just how old is Dave Funnell's player?

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Jack Sommers from Sports Illustrated visits the show to talk all things Diamondbacks:

• Corbin Burnes signing
• Zac Gallen as a trade candidate
• Who could be the odd man out of the rotation?
• Arizona gets a new pitching coach
• Is Corbin Carroll a first-rounder?
• A.J. Puk, Justin Martinez or the field: making sense of the Diamondbacks bullpen
• Playing Over/Under on playing time
• What's the outlook for Adrian Del Castillo?
• Who is Jack's favorite player to cover?

 Mike gives his two cents on the Arizona bullpen.

Early ADP Discussion: Which players do the guys not like being drafted in between the 100 - 200 pick range?

• Zach Neto
• Bryan Woo
• Brice Turang
• Alexis Díaz
• Ben Joyce
• Luis Gil

Dave goes over the offseason and futures of three injured pitchers:

• Shane McClanahan
• Robbie Ray
• Spencer Strider

Mental Health Minute

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Curt covers the Milwaukee Brewers at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and his work can be found at: https://www.jsonline.com/staff/2648119001/curt-hogg/

Players discussed: 

Devin Williams (before the trade), Trevor Megill, Christian Yelich, Brandon Woodruff, Aaron Ashby, DL Hall, Logan Henderson, Garrett Mitchell.....and more.

Then the guys go over three picks within the top 100 that they dislike, which go into the first round.

Finally, how do you pronounce repertoire?

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