Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome Chris Torres (@TorresTakes) to discuss whether or not Sami is being replaced on the podcast and what to do about current breaking news, like injuries to Ozzie Albies and Liam Hendriks. Then they discuss the catcher waiver wire landscape and look ahead for which fringe starting hitters have good upcoming weekends.
All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify
Timestamps
4:00 - Trending News Breakdown
- Fernando Tatis Jr. not healing as the Padres want
- Ozzie Albies fractured foot. Which 2B can you add to replace him?
- Jon Berti, Cesar Hernandez, Matt Reynolds, Ezequial Duran, Cavan Biggio
- Liam Hendriks to the IL. How much FAAB for Graveman?
- Corey Knebel is out as closer. Would you add Dominguez over Graveman?
- Edward Cabrera to the IL.
- Yoan Moncada has a great day. Does it matter?
- Leody Tavares gets called up:
- Taveras, Jarren Duran, or Edward Olivares?
- Oneil Cruz is coming up. Is he? I mean, really, is he?
39:00 - Catcher Landscape: We get in on the talk about the current crop of streaming catchers
- Gabriel Moreno
- Christian Bethancourt
- Cal Raleigh
- Jose Trevino
- Omar Narvaez
- Carson Kelly
- Elias Diaz
- Brian Severen
48:30 - Fringe Starters with Good Weekend Schedules: Are they playable?
- Didi Gregorius
- Bryson Stott
- Alec Bohm
- Seth Brown
- Hunter Dozier
- Andrew Benintendi
- Nomar Mazara
- Jurickson Profar
- Jake Cronenworth
- Jorge Alfaro
- Ji-Man Choi
- Vidal Brujan
- Dylan Moore
- J.P Crawford?
- Orlando Arcia
- Adam Duvall
- Michael Chavis
- Marcell Ozuna
