Good morning! In today's edition of The Bat Around, Stan "The Fan" Charles alongside Craig Heist, welcome Steve Garland, owner of "Big Bats Cafe" at 10:10 for a Bay Bridge Traffic Report. At 10:20, Ed Matz from ESPN joins the show to discuss the Orioles rebuild, marketing strategies and his prediction for the Cy Young Award winner, follwed by Mel Antonen from MASN at 10:45 with thoughts on the future of Orioles management and the Nationals. The second half brings baseball historian and author, Lee Lowenfish at 11:05, talking about the addition of new scouts for the Orioles as well as his books.

Lastly, Bill Ladson from MLB.com wraps the show at 11:35 giving insight on his conversation with Ryan Zimmerman and Ladson gives his World Series predictions.