The Roundtable | Why are pitcher injuries on the rise, Cardinals adjusting to modern baseball & the A's moving to Sacramento

Welcome to The Show to Be Named Later with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. This week, we’re talking Juan Soto’s future in pinstripes, the Elly De La Cruz show, and answering listener mailbag questions. -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 if there is a big 3 top teams in the NL, if the new bat-tracking data is important and what to make of Paul Skenes' MLB debut. -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 | The Tigers are on the rise this season and their Manager A.J. Hinch joins Starkville. He talks about his philosophy to help struggling players, his move from player to coaching, his involvement in the Astros cheating scandal and much more. Strange But True: The Pirates decided to go a little crazy and give out some free passes to the Cubs on Saturday. The Pirates gave up 6 bases loaded walks in 1 inning and somehow still won the game vs the Cubs Trivia from Jason Catania: Jose Altuve just became the 7th player to reach 300 steals AND 200 homers in the Wild Card Era (since 1995)... Can you name the other 6? 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 talking Paul Skenes, other memorable pitching debuts, and an interview with Chase Whitley about his first start. Plus, what's working so well for Boston's pitching staff? -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 Cardinals writer Katie Woo is sitting in with Grant and Andy this week. They talk about the interesting trade of Luis Arráez to the Padres, is Paul Skenes the real deal and Andy's new book- The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Marc on X/Twitter: @MarcCarig -Follow Katie on X/Twitter: @katiejwoo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starkville | The Dodgers are on top of the NL West a little over a month into the season. Dave Roberts visits Starkville this week and talks about how Ohtani is a unicorn, Mookie Betts can do it, what to expect from his returning starting pitchers and much more. Strange But True: We hear the juicy story about the Twins rally sausage and what was the weirdest superstition that Doug witnessed when he played. Trivia from Joe Wilkins: Since the retirement of Barry Bonds, there have been 5 different players who have the title of active career home run leader... 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, 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