Baseball Beat: Tuesday, November 20th

Here is the rundown for the Tuesday, November 20th edition of Baseball Beat. Chuck Wilson will be hosting today as Charley Steiner is on vacation. All times Eastern.

1:05 p.m.
Guest: John Rawlings, The Sporting News
1:25 p.m.
Guest: Rob Bradford, Boston Herald (Red Sox Beat)
1:45 p.m.
Guest: Clark Spencer, Miami Herald (Marlins Beat)
2:05 p.m.
Guest: Paul Hagen, Philadelphia Daily News
2:25 p.m.
Guest: Adam Rubin, New York Daily News (Mets Beat)
2:45 p.m.
Guest: Jeff Kingery, Broadcaster, Colorado Rockies

Guest Summaries:
Rawlings discussed his predictions for the NL MVP, how amazing Mike Lowell's turnaround has been after being a salary dump in the Beckett trade, and Miguel Cabrera's weight being a big risk. Bradford talked about how pleasing it is for Boston fans and teammates that Mike Lowell is returning to the club, as the vacuum on the field and in the clubhouse that would have resulted from his absence would have been bigger than many people realize. He also talked about Coco Crisp possibly being traded for bullpen help. Spencer previewed the NL MVP vote. He also said that he predicts that Miguel Cabrera will be traded to a west-coast AL club and that Dontrelle Willis will probably be staying in Florida to try to turn around from a rough '07. Hagen talked about the just-announced NL MVP Jimmy Rollins and how he talked the talk in spring training and walked the walk during the season, especially in the final push to overtake the Mets for the division. He also discussed Brad Lidge's addition to the club and how questions about him remain. Rubin talked about his vote for Jimmy Rollins as MVP and how Rollins simply played better than David Wright this year. He also talked about how after the Yorvit Torrealba offer fell through, the failure of the Mets to re-engage talks with Paul Lo Duca ensures they will go elsewhere for a catcher. Kingery discussed how disappointing it is that Matt Holliday did not win NL MVP, but hats off to Jimmy Rollins. He wondered why strong fielding is factored in heavily for the MVP but not for the Rookie of the Year, as Rollins SS play is credited towards his MVP win, but Tulowitzki lost the ROY vote despite being far superior in the field compared to winner Ryan Braun.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
The show is on a break the remainder of the week. Baseball Beat will return on Monday, November 26th.