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, we’re talking monthly awards, give out our own awards, and hit the Hot Take Hot Corner on Mookie Betts.  Read Stephen’s story on Mason Miller https://theathletic.com/5410939/2024/04/19/mason-miller-oakland-athletics-diabetes/ -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Marc on X/Twitter: @MarcCarig -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Fabian on X/Twitter: @FabianArdaya Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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? Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanville Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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/ -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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/ -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Marc on X/Twitter: @MarcCarig -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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? Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanville Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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/ -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to The Roundtable! Each week, we will yammer about the biggest topics/stories in MLB. The Athletic's Mets writer Tim Britton is sitting in with Grant and Andy this week. They talk about the process of the MLB Power Rankings, why is Snell struggling, what is going on with the Mets & how Dwight Gooden was a pretty good pitcher -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Marc on X/Twitter: @MarcCarig -Follow Tim on X/Twitter: @TimBritton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starkville | Jon Miller is celebrating 50 years of broadcaster baseball games this summer. He stopped by Starkville to share some of his favorite stories from a half century behind the microphone. Strange But True: Tigers third baseman Zach McKinstry had a 3-run error and then gave up a 3-run home run in the same inning last week. When was the last time that happened? Trivia from Mark Snyderman: This week is the 50th anniversary of Henry Aaron’s 715th home run. He is also baseball’s all-time leader in total bases, with 6,856. Only three other players finished their careers with more than 6,000 total bases. Name them. Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanville Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to The Show to Be Named Later with Stephen Nesbitt. This week, Cody Stavenhagen joins the show discuss the latest in the Ippei Mizuhara saga and react to Jackson Holliday’s promotion to the Majors. Then, former major leaguer Jacob Turner joins the show for this week’s “The Cutting Room Floor” to explain the complicated nature of taxes for athletes. Read Stephen’s story on Jackson Holliday’s debut https://theathletic.com/5407409/2024/04/11/jackson-holliday-orioles-mlb-debut-matt/ https://theathletic.com/5408717/2024/04/11/ohtani-ippei-mizuhara-fraud-charges/ -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Cody on X/Twitter: @CodyStavenhagen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices