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Mark Healey and George Kurtz will discuss the fantasy implications of Miguel Cabrera moving to third base, try to determine just who are the NL's top first basemen and finalkly, try to figure out just how much Hiroki Kuroda and Michael Pineda's fantasy numbers will be affected by their new home.

Baseball Digest LIVE is back! This week, Howard Megdal, the author of "Wilpon's Folly" joins the show to discuss his book, the New York Mets ownership situation and the 2012 season.

The staff of BaseballDigest.com; Assignment Editor Bill Ivie and Senior Writers Drew Sarver and Shai Kushner break down the upcoming 2011 MLB season

Great lineup this week, as author, and official Major League Baseball historian, John Thorn stops by to chat about his newest book "Baseball in the Garden of Eden." during the SABR Seventh Inning Stretch. Also on the program, former White Sox, In addition to authoring several books, Thorn has also worked with Ken Burns on his "Baseball" documentary, while also discovering the documentation that traced the origins of baseball to Pittsfield, Mass. Thorn was also recently named by Bud Selig as MLB's official historian. And, in his first act in his new role, Thorn will be the chairman of the Baseball Origins Committee. The committee is made up of 12 experts and historians that will seek to determine the facts of baseball's beginnings and its evolution. Following the study, they will seek to tell the full story of the game as well as its development in local communities. Robin Ventura, whose NCAA hit streak (58 games) was just challenged – but ultimately stood the test of time. Robin – called by Bill James as statistically the best third baseman of the ‘90s – can comment on how hard it is at any level to keep that consistency at the plate; the trend of more college players on MLB team rosters; as well as discuss his old team, the White Sox, and the addition of Adam Dunn, a hitter in his own mold. FYI: Robin is touring on behalf of the Capital One Cup, which honors the country’s top mens – and womens – collegiate programs across 13 different sports, honoring the winning schools with $200,000, money earmarked for athletes looking to go on to graduate school. A standout at OSU, Robin – as you know – is considered among the best college players of all time. Also, BaseballDigest.com Fantasy Writer Jesse Paguaga breaks down the Top 5 Fantasy SS sleepers to look out for.

"56" author Kostya Kennedy (Senior Writer, SI.com) joins the show to talk about his incredible new book, chronicling the record 56-game hitting streak of HOF Joe DiMaggio. Also on the program, appearing on the SABR Seventh Inning Stretch, F.X. Finn will talk about Tout Wars, the annual event that brings Fantasy Baseball players from all over the country to NYC. New York Post senior sports columnist and author Mike Vaccaro (The First Fall Classic, 1941: The Greatest Year In Sports, Emperors and Idiots) joins the show to discuss the ownership situation of the New York Mets, and how it will affect the ability of the Wilpons or MLB to run the team all season.

Jennider Royle, who covers the Baltimore Orioles for MASN, joins the show to talk about the resurgent franchise. Also, during the SABR Seventh Inning Stretch, author Jean Hastings Ardell (Breaking into Baseball: Women and the National Pastime) is the co-chair of the upcoming NINE Conference, which takes place in Tempe next week. The latest Fantasy talk, news rumors and more!

Spring Training updates from Cactus League include Dan Hayes from North County Times (Padres) and Troy Renck, The Denver Post (Rockies). Author Mark Armour (Joe Cronin: A Life in Baseball) joins the SABR Seventh Inning Stretch to talk about the Chadwick Awards, his book on Joe Cronin and other SABR-related stuff. Plus in the cleanup spot, uberblogger Seth Stohs from SethSpeaks.net talks Twins. 12:30 pm - 12:55 pm Seth Stohs, SethSpeaks.net (Twins)

Players have started to show up in Spring Training sites from Florida to Arizona, and to get this week's show closer to Opening Day is a solid lineup of baseball fo,ks from all over the baseball world. In the leadoff spot, Bill Shanks who covers the Braves Fox Sports Radio, WFSM 670 will talk about Atlanta's chances in NL East. The Reds haven't done much to change thngs too radically from last season, can they defend their NL Central title? We'll ask Dave Mitchell of Battle Of Ohio Baseball. The SABR Seventh Inning Stretch this week features Rodney Johnson, who is the President of the Arizona Chapter and covers baseball as the Arizona Baseball Examiner for Examiner.com. Ed Luteran has been a regular spring training attendee in Florida since 1972. He has been covering spring games for mlb.com since 2005. Finally, Tony Cincotta from Fantasy Pros 911 on SiriusXM will talk Fantasy Baseball Draft Day do's and don'ts.

On this week's Baseball Digest Live, Sean Casey from the MLB Network headlines another jam-packed show. The former baseman and designated hitter who played for the Indians, Reds, Pirates, Tigers and Red Sox. Sean is a three time All-Star and a career .300 hitter will talk with BD.com Bill Ivie and Tim Danielson about his playing career, life after baseball and about his charity project, "Casey's Clubhouse". Also joining the show will be USA Today national baseball writer Bob Nightengale, who'll preview the upcoming season. On the SABR Seventh Inning Stretch, Gary Gillette and Pete Palmer, editors of the upcoming edition of the Emerald Guide to Baseball.

USA Today's Steve Gardner, baseball writer/reporter and Sports Weekly fantasy columnist will talk about the MLB offseason, and break down how multiple moves will affect their Fantasy value. Jason Collette, Rays Insider for ESPN 1040 and who writes the popular "Dock Of The Rays" joins the show to talk about the busy off season for Tampa Bay. This week, Baseball Digest LIVE also debuts a new segment, The SABR Seventh Inning Stretch, which will feature news and updates from various members of the Society of Baseball Research. This week, Paul Parker, president of the Denver Chapter (Rocky Mountain SABR), will talk about this weekend's upcoming SABR Day; research presentations, a guest speaker, and a massive game of catch in the parking lot. SABR's San Francisco Chapter is going to pay a visit to AT&T Park and the World Series trophy and then have a videoconference with the Hall of Fame, and Richard Hunt, who is the head of the Cooperstown Chapter, will be on to chat about that. Finally, Bill Ivie, the Assignment Editor for BaseballDigest.com, and the founder of I-70 Baseball, joins the show to announce some major happenings for the Baseball Digest Affiliate Network.

Baseball Digest LIVE host Mark Healey talks former MLB pitching coach Rick Peterson about Bloomberg Sports additions to its amazing baseball analytics tools.

Baseball Digest LIVE host Mark Healey asks Terry Collins about Mets and self evaluation, bullpen roles and pressure of being the guy Mets picked over Wally Backman.

Baseball Digest Online Editor Mark Healey reports from the Baseball Winter Meetings in Orlando, Florida. Following 11:00am podcast, Healey will be answering questions on Twitter (@BaseballDigest9)

Matt Cerrone from MetsBlog.com joins the show to discuss the New York Mets and their new manager, Terry Collins.