Tas Melas and Joel MacMillan get pumped for the upcoming season: What will be the biggest storyline? Who will outperform expectations? Which rookie will be a standout? Will there be a new member of the 40-40 club? Bold predictions, WBC carryover, and the reasons for casuals to get in early.

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No Bunts | 2023 MLB Season Preview

The Athletic's flagship baseball podcast features some of the best writers and thinkers in the game. With rumors, analytics, trivia, prospects, rankings and big name interviews, we've got you covered from Spring Training through the World Series. MONDAY: Starkville with Jayson Stark & Doug Glanville | WEDNESDAY: The Roundtable with Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough and Marc Carig | FRIDAY: Nesbitt and Friends

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Starkville | The Cubs are off to a pretty good start even with some injuries. Cubs announcer Jim Deshaies is back to talk about the Cubs, why pitchers seem to get hurt more in MLB, if he likes the pitch clock and the crazy MLB record that he holds

Strange But True: The Yankees go bananas over the weekend and score 15 runs in back to back games vs Brewers and there are a few interesting notes from the game from the mound and at the plate.

Trivia from Lindsay Barnes: This month we celebrated the anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Who was the first member of the 300-win club to play his entire career after Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier?

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Talking Cubs, pitcher injuries & the pitch clock with Jim Deshaies

Welcome to The Show to Be Named Later with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. This week, we’re doing a little “Buy, Sell, or Hold” on the season’s first month, talking about Shohei Ohtani’s big trip to Toronto, and some hope for White Sox fans.
Stephen on Chad Kuhl’s comeback
https://theathletic.com/5443553/2024/04/25/chad-kuhl-white-sox-comeback/
Chad’s Red Sox prospects update
https://theathletic.com/5446700/2024/04/26/red-sox-2020-top-prospects/
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Buy, Sell, or Hold + Ohtani goes to Toronto

Welcome to The Roundtable! Each week, we will yammer about the biggest topics/stories in MLB. They guys talk about The Athletic's big piece on the Top 10 front offices in MLB, how 40 executives voted on it and who were some of the surprise teams that did or didn't get a ton of votes.

Here is a link to the article: https://theathletic.com/5424700/2024/04/24/mlb-front-office-rankings/

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What are the Top 10 front offices in baseball?

Starkville | The Royals are off to a good start led by Bobby Witt Jr. and a young core. Club broadcaster Rex Hudler is back to discuss the team's chances to contend and share some of the fun tales from his playing days.
Strange But True: Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser found the fountains in Kansas City twice this week. Once with a home run and once when he tossed the final our of a Craig Kimbrel milestone save into the water. That was a problem!
Trivia from Bill Flannagan: Stephen Strasburg retired with a 113-62 record and a winning percentage of .6457. Since divisional play (1969) only 3 HOF pitchers have finished their careers with a higher winning percentage. Who are they?

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After fast start, can the Royals contend this season?

Welcome to The Show to Be Named Later with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. This week, Keith Law joins the show discuss the Paul Skenes situation in Pittsburgh and Keith’s MLB Draft top prospects rankings. 

Keith’s prospect rankings
https://theathletic.com/5421487/2024/04/18/mlb-draft-2024-prospect-rankings-top-50-keith-law/

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No Bunts | 2023 MLB Season Preview

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