Episode 850 - Developments and WERF
Host- Justin Mason
Co-Host- Dave McDonald
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Recent MLB News
- Nick Pivetta signs with SD
- Kutter Crawford behind schedule w/ right knee tendinitis
- Brayan Bello shut down for a few days w/ sore shoulder
- Frankie Montas shut down 6-8 weeks w/ high grade lat strain
- Phillies want JT Realmuto to have more days off at catcher
- ARZ wants to give Lourdes Gurriel more days off
- Stanton discomfort in both elbows
- Trevor Megill delayed by mysterious undisclosed “minor health issues”
- Jon Gray will start
- Acuna says he’s going to take it easy on the basepaths
- Devers refusing to move off 3B - what will BOS do with Bregman there too? Lots of talk they want Campbell to start at 2B, move Bregman over to 3B and have Devers play 1B/DH
- Dodgers will have 5 man rotation prior to Ohtani’s return to the mound
- Matt Shaw “day to day” with oblique issue
- Mike Trout and Angels coming up with plan to keep him healthy - moving to RF and DHing more… apparently that’ll do the trick
- Gavin Lux looking like a super utility player rather than a starter
- The Tigers could let Kerry Carpenter face more left-handed pitchers
Offseason developments
- CJ Abrams added 10 pounds of muscle, feels "faster, bigger, stronger." Showed up to camp early
- Jordan Hicks added 14 pounds to prepare for a full season starters workload
- Clay Holmes has a new "kick Changeup"
- Cristopher Sanchez adding new pitch - cutter?
- Jackson Jobe adds two pitches (curveball, sinker) as he looks to generate more swing-and-miss in two-strike counts.
- Ryan Weathers lost 20 pounds
- Adolis Garcia adjusted swing, healthy after knee injury that he played hurt through last year
- Nick Lodolo came to camp in the Best Shape of His Life and healthy for the first time
- Kevin Gausman is "sturdier" aka fatter
- Alejandro Kirk best shape of his life and will be counted on to catch more than he ever has before
- Trevor Rogers FB currently sitting 93 MPH (supposedly) - at 93 MPH he's MUCH more effective than 92 or lower
- Kyle Harrison had velo dip last year, corrected issues with his delivery and says his velo is back where he wants it now
- Jackson Holliday looking bigger/stronger
- MJ Melendez swing/approach change
- Francisco Alvarez revamped his swing
- Miguel Vargas lost weight and went to the gym regularly this offseason - added 20 pounds of muscle
- Max Meyer added a sweeper
- Jacob Young "looking jacked"
- Bryce Miller added a cutter (didn't really throw it last year)
- Paul Skenes tinkering with adding 2-seam FB and cutter
- Griffin Canning will throw less 4-seamers and more sinkers and secondaries
- Eloy Jimenez lost 25-30 pounds this offseason
- Webb added cutter in Sep and it was phenomenal
- Elly de la Cruz tweaked batting stance to "help him cut down on strikeouts"
- Colt Keith made offseason swing adjustments including a more prominent leg kick
- Michael McGreevy added 15 pounds of muscle
- Sal Frelick put on 25 pounds of muscle
NFBC Round by Round (Pick your favorite players and fades)
- Draft Champions ADP 2/ 3 - 2/17 (last 2 weeks, 10 Drafts)
- Round 11 150-165
- Dave - Adolis / Alexis Diaz
- Justin - Luis Rengifo/Reynaldo Lopez
- Round 12 165-180
- Dave - Eugenio / Rafaela-Stott
- Justin - Pfaadt/Lane Thomas
- Round 13 180-195
- Dave - Goldschmidt / Jordan Romano
- Justin - Isaac Paredes/Gabriel Moreno
- Round 14 195-210
- Dave - Spencer Arrighetti / Arraez-Gelof
- Justin - Kerry Carpenter/ Luis Arraez-Gelof
- Round 15 210-225
- Dave - Soler / Sean Murphy
- Justin - Jake McCarthy/Sean Murphy
EARTH
- WERF Draft - https://draft.shgn.com/nfc/public/dp/709/grid
