Baseball Elite Podcast: April 19, 2021

 

Baseball Elite Podcast, April 19, 2021

Here’s ‘The Starting 9’ for today’s show ..

1. And now … we get to worry about Acuna (abdominal strain). Guillermo Heredia showcasing himself in CF

2. An elite start … Bieber with 10 or more K’s in each of first 4 starts (48 Ks in 29.1 innings)

3. Hot Adds (SXM $bids) – Graveman ($135), D. Dunning ($50), Profar ($29), Dolis ($77), A. Cobb ($53), T. Shaw ($54), DeSclafani ($55), McKinstry ($93), J. Ross ($71), Lowrie ($81)

4. Player Profile – JB Bukauskus

5. The value of Kopech

6. Weekly Planner Highlights – 7-game homestand for BOS/5-game weeks for TOR, BAL, ATL, COL/Paddack with a difficult 2-start set-up against MIL and LAD

7. MLB News/Notes – Ohtani listed as the SP for Tuesday/S. Marte (side) leaves early on Sunday/Strasburg (shoulder) lands on IL/Lynn (strained trapezius) heads to the IL/Lux (wrist) goes to IL/K. Hayes (wrist) aiming for late in the week/J. Bruce retires

8. ‘Random Reference’ – Jamey Wright

9. ‘Stamp of Approval’ – Unlimited IL spots Ray’s retirement plan (shortage of gnomes).