Today on The Bat Around, Stan "The Fan" Charles alongside Craig Heist welcome Bill Ladson, columnist for MLB.com, to begin the show at 10:20 with talk of off-season trades, the HOF ballet, and player contracts. International scouting expert for Baseball America, Ben Badler, follows at 10:45 with thoughts on Orioles' management of Mike Elias and Sig Midel as well as insight on international players. The top of the hour brings AP writer, David Ginsburg's HOF picks and the discrepancy of the vote for Mike Mussina, followed by an interview with Eno Sarris from The Athletic. Lastly, Mel Antonen from MASNsports.com joins the show providing his thoughts on Manny Machado, Bryce Harper, Chris Davis, and Adam Jones.