BWB 002 -Â Baseball players are humans, too
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Welcome to Breakfast with the Beats with Mike Carter and Dave Funnell. On today's episode,
Mike and Dave go over their best free agent pickups of the week:
Dave - Jeremiah Jackson
Mike - Max Muncy
Beat writer round-up:
Does Yankees manager Aaron Boone view Ben Rice as a platoon player? 'Hell no'
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7196965/2026/04/15/ben-rice-yankees-platoon-aaron-boone/
by Chris Kirschner
Once a far-away dream, the Pirates' talented, homegrown rotation has become reality
https://www.mlb.com/pirates/news/pirates-are-mlb-s-team-with-an-entirely-homegrown-starting-rotation
by Jason Mackey
'He crushed it': Schultz K's 4 in MLB debut as proud family cheers him on
https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/noah-schultz-makes-mlb-debut-for-white-sox?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage
by Scott Merkin
Hoerner's minor swing adjustments paying major dividends for Cubs
https://www.mlb.com/news/nico-hoerner-has-career-high-five-rbis-to-lead-cubs-to-win
by Jordan Bastian
Help!
What should Mike do with Matt McLain?
Major League Mental Health: Kazuma Okamoto vs Tatsuya Imai
How Okamoto is handling the Major League learning curve
https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/kazuma-okamoto-adjusts-to-his-major-league-life-in-toronto
by Keegan Matheson
Houston Astros' Tatsuya Imai 'not able to adjust to the American lifestyle,' interpreter says
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7196880/2026/04/14/astros-tatsuya-imai-injury-adjustment/
by Chandler Rome
Listener Question:
Carlos Estévez or Kirby Yates?
Mental Health Moment:
How do we handle the struggles of work? How do we make it through the day?
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