Eric and Sami chat with Fantrax prospect hound Eric Cross (@EricCross04) about what we can expect from some young starting pitchers for the rest of 2021, and then Eric gives some predictions of when some of the top prospects in baseball may be up in 2021 and if fantasy managers should be stashing them.
All music is from Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger (music is available on Spotify)
Timestamps
Meet Eric Cross and chat about how he got into writing about prospects
(8:02) Huascar Ynoa breaks his hand. Is there an Atlanta arm to fill his spot?
(13:45) Casey Mize
(20:10) Daniel Lynch (with a sidetrack about Nick Madrigal's first MLB homerun)
(24:36) Logan Gilbert
(29:45) Triston McKenzie
(34:05) Mitch Keller (plus a discussion of Pittsburgh's poor track record of developing pitching)
(38:15) Trevor Rogers
(42:00) Adbert Alzolay
(46:00) Luis Garcia
(50:30) Shane McClanahan
(55:30) Quick Hit Promotion Expectations
Vidal Brujan, Jo Adell, Brandon Marsh, Jarren Duran, Bobby Witt Jr, Matt Manning, Mackenzie Gore, Alex Manoah
(1:10:00) Calling Pitches: Eric, Sami, and Eric give two less-heralded prospects each that they think can make a 2021 impact.
