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Welcome to The Roundtable! Each week, we will yammer about the biggest topics/stories in MLB. Athletic Dodgers writer Fabian Ardaya is in this week for Marc. The guys talk about Mike Trout getting hurt again, what we were wrong about after the 1st month of the season & who is the least hopeless team of the Marlins, Rockies or White Sox.

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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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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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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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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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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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