With C. Trent on vacation, Zach welcomes in the podcast's first player guest in Cincinnati Reds right-hander Dan Straily.

They discuss Straily's offseason habits, the up-and-down nature of his career and the time his friend was stopped by TSA for transporting weighted baseballs.

Also, Zach quickly reviews three movies he saw, since What's Zach Watching took last week off.

Nick Senzel is the new top prospect in the Reds organization, according to Baseball America.

The magazine released its annual list of top prospects for the Reds last week and Cincinnati Enquirer Reds beat writers C. Trent Rosecrans and Zach Buchanan caught up with the man who makes that list, J.J. Cooper.

Cooper, a University of Georgia graduate, has been writing about the Reds’ minor-league system for more than a decade now. He discusses not just Senzel, but the rest of the top 10 and beyond.

The Reds became the last team in MLB to make a big-league signing on Tuesday, inking Indiana native Drew Storen to a one-year deal. Hear from Reds GM Dick Williams, Storen and his high school teammate, Tucker Barnhart. Storen also tells you which Red he used to dress up as for Halloween.

We also look back at 2016 and ahead to 2017, and Zach gives his top 10 movies and TV shows of the year.

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The Winter Meetings are over, the free agent bargain bin has yet to hit the prices where the Reds will start stocking up and that leaves the Hall of Fame debates.

Enquirer Reds beat writers C. Trent Rosecrans and Zach Buchanan discuss the Hall of Fame and Trent’s ballot, since he has one.

We also answer listener questions submitted to the Facebook page and Twitter.

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In the latest episode of the Reds Beat Podcast, Cincinnati Enquirer Reds beat writers C. Trent Rosecrans and Zach Buchanan discuss the slow winter, the market for relievers and take listener questions on multi-sport athletes, sunk costs and clubhouse culture. Also, we're joined by Enquirer Arts reporter Carol Motsinger in a spoiler-heavy discussion of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. #Reds #CincinnatiReds #MLB #MajorLeagueBaseball #StarWars #RogueOne

The Reds weren't alone in not creating much noise at the Winter Meetings, as Zach wraps up his week outside Washington. Zach also discusses his desire to kill the Rule 5 draft. We also review the spring training invites. Finally, Zach saw "Loving" and we talk about "Rogue One," "Moana" and the best Pixar movies.

Cincinnati Enquirer Reds beat writer Zach Buchanan joins fellow Enquirer Reds beat writer C. Trent Rosecrans live from the MLB Winter Meetings held just outside Washington, D.C. We discuss the Reds' activities or lack of. Also, Zach with a spoiler-free discussion of the "Westworld" season finale -- spoiler, he doesn't know how it ended, because he fell asleep, a ringing endorsement.

Cincinnati Enquirer Reds beat writers C. Trent Rosecrans and Zach Buchanan discuss the value of trading either Anthony DeSclafani or Billy Hamilton. We also touch a bit on the Hall of Fame. This week in "What's Zach Watching?" Zach saw "Moana" and watched TBS' "Search Party."

Cincinnati Enquirer Reds beat writer C. Trent Rosecrans and Zach Buchanan discuss the early movement in free agency in baseball, including the Cardinals' deal with Brett Cecil and the Rangers with Andrew Cashner. We also discuss MVP and Cy Young voting, awards voting in general and what impact a 26th roster spot could have on the Reds and other teams in baseball. This week in "What's Zach Watching?" Zach watched Arrival. #Reds #Cincinnati #CincinnatiReds #MLB

Cincinnati Enquirer Reds beat writers C. Trent Rosecrans and Zach Buchanan talk about baseball's award season, including the ridiculous number of Cy Young candidates and the irrelevance of the Silver Sluggers. We also talk about Brandon Phillips' post-2017 future. This week in "What's Zach Watching," Zach and his mom saw "Moonlight."