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Stephen Nesbitt and Keith take a closer look at the top and bottom of Keith's Farm System Rankings. What makes the Dodgers organization such a develpment machine? How have the Tigers managed to not improve their system in recent years? The Braves are depleted because of graduation and big trades. How long will they be down? Also, surprising systems (good and bad) and how the loss of shot-season leagues is impacting prospect development.
What makes the Dodgers so good
--How have the Tigers managed to not improve their system
--Braves bottoming out at 29 because of trades. How long will it take to replenish the system
--Surprising system's good and bad (Rockies good, Red Sox bad)
--Loss of losing the short season leagues... It hurts international free agents who aren't ready for low-A ball at 19 years old.
--Trade
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In a Starkville first, Kyle Schwarber joins the show while playing 18 with J.T. Realmuto and Bryson Stott. Besides his slice, Schwarber talks about bouncing back from a World Series defeat, playing for Team USA in the WBC, supporting first responders, what he loves about Philadelphia and much more!
Jayson and Doug also cover the rule changes coming in Spring Training. Glanville shares his most memorable first day of Spring Training in the Doug-out. All that, plus trivia!
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Welcome to The Roundtable with Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough and Marc Carig. Each week, we will yammer about the biggest topics/stories in MLB. The guys talk about some of the new MLB rule changes for the upcoming season and which ones will have the most impact on improving the game.
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Katie, Eno & DVR host their first-ever Rebound Draft, attempting to build the best five-player combination of 2023 bounce-back players -- and -- a squad that outperforms Fernando Tatis Jr. during the upcoming season.
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Adam Wainwright makes his first visit to Starkville as he prepares for his final season as a player. He discusses what he hopes to accomplish this year, what he learned from watching Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols go through it last year, old man walks in every city, life without Yadi, The World Baseball Classic and his upcoming music album that will be released this season.
Jayson and Doug also explain what's great about MLB's new schedule. Then, in the Doug-out, we hear the origin story behind Doug's marriage and what a two week road trip had to do with it. All that, plus Super Bowl/World Series trivia!
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DVR and Keith discuss Keith's recently released 2023 Top 100 MLB Prospects list. Topics include Corbin Carroll and Gunnar Henderson leading the way in organizations with several impact players on the horizon, Jackson Chourio and Elly De La Cruz making big leaps into the top-five overall, Eury Perez becoming Keith's highest-ranked pitching prospect, and a few of the other players with paths to 2023 opportunities are discussed including *six* Guardians prospects, Miguel Vargas, and Brett Baty.
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Welcome to The Roundtable with Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough and Marc Carig. Each week, we will yammer about the biggest topics/stories in MLB. The guys do a "who won't win the World Series" team draft and come to a conclusion of who are the 2 top teams heading into the season, via their draft results.
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Tim and Ken open up the show by talking about Sarah Langs and Pedro Gomez who were both honored last weekend for their love of and impact on baseball. Then in the mailbag...
-Explaining the Dodgers offseason
-What makes a good free agency destination
-The uneven luxury tax playing field
-How expansion will work
-An All-Star Game in Toronto
-The future of the World Baseball Classic
-MLB in Europe
-Marlins ownership
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Eno, Katie and DVR discuss Scott Rolen's election to the Baseball Hall of Fame and the uphill battle recent candidates have faced to be voted in by the BBWAA. Plus, allegations of domestic violence against Mike Clevinger, Arte Moreno's decision to keep the Angels, a new shortstop in Boston, and the path for Jordan Walker to make an impact for the Cardinals in 2023.
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Jayson is in Cooperstown for Tuesday's Hall of Fame announcement. He sits down with Brian Kenny to talk about his ballot and the tough decisions he made. They discuss Scott Rolen, Andruw Jones, Todd Helton, Carlos Beltran and more.
Plus another trip to the Doug-out with some Scott Rolen stories
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