Morning LineUp

Morning Lineup: Anthony Castrovince and Richard Justice discuss Josh Donaldson and Kris Bryant setting arbitration records, Manny Machado and the Orioles coming to terms, and Anthony Rendon and the Nationals reaching an agreement.

On this episode of Newsmakers, MLB.com's Bill Ladson talks to Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman to find out why he was able to have one of his most productive seasons in 2017 and why Washington hasn't broken through in the playoffs yet. Former Major Leaguer and current radio broadcaster Kevin Frandsen joins the show to talk about his new job doing radio for Phillies games and why he thinks the team will be competitive in the NL East this year. Ladson's final guest this week is MLB.com executive correspondent Richard Justice, who breaks down the teams that are most ready for Opening Day.

Morning Lineup: Anthony Castrovince and Richard Justice discuss Jay Bruce and the Mets agreeing to terms, the latest on the Gerrit Cole trade rumors and ranking divisions.

Morning Lineup: Anthony Castrovince, Richard Justice and guest Jeff Nelson discuss nothing but bullpens: who has the best, how they have changed over the years and how the market for relieves has changed

Morning Lineup: Anthony Castrovince, Richard Justice and Jon Paul Morosi discuss pace of play, as well as the best rotations and lineups in the game.

Morning Lineup: Anthony Castrovince, Richard Justice and Mark Feinsand discuss the most improved lineups of the offseason, best lineups in the league and "Who Says No?"

This week on the Newsmakers podcast, Bill Ladson talked to three of the top baseball writers in America to find how they voted on the 2018 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. MLB.com's Richard Justice runs down the 10 men he voted for and why they deserve to be in. USA Today's Bob Nightengale makes his case about why he still votes for players that are linked to PED's and breaks down his criteria for a Hall of Fame member. Ladson's final guest is Bill Madden of the New York Daily News. Madden discusses how analytics has changed the Hall of Fame voting and the criteria he uses when filling out his ballot.

Morning Lineup: Anthony Castrovince and Richard Justice discuss the reported offers to Eric Hosmer and J.D. Martinez as well as interesting subplots to the offseason so far.

Morning Lineup: Anthony Castrovince and Richard Justice ring in the New Year, discuss the lack of Hot Stove moves and talk about which teams will be making moves soon.

Morning Lineup: MLB.com's Alyson Footer and Richard Justice are joined by guest Jim Duquette and they talk about how trades are made and some trade possibilities. Also discussed are the Brewers signing of Jhoulys Chacin and Yovani Gallardo.