Baseball Elite Podcast: July 5, 2021

Baseball Elite Podcast, July 5, 2021

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

1. Silly discussion?? – Could Ohtani have the best fantasy season … ever?

2. All-Star rosters announced … How’d they get here? – AL – Eovaldi, K. Gibson, Kikuchi, Semien, T. Hernandez, Mullins, Ad. Garcia/NL – A. Frazier, Cronenworth, B. Reynolds, Ed. Escobar, B. Crawford, Marquez

3. Who is the imposter trying to be Gerrit Cole?

4. Player Profile – Joe Ross

5. MLB News/Notes – Aroldis Chapman crumbles again/Congrats … Blake Snell gets his ERA under-5!/We won’t be seeing CJ Abrams (broken tibia, MCL) this year/The only thing that can slow Schwarber is a hamstring injury/Z. Gallen also dealing with a hamstring issue/Posey (thumb) leaves early/CIN will be without L. Sims (elbow) and Antone (forearm) for most of this month

6. Weekly Preview Highlights – No 5-game weeks/Shout outs for 2-start pitchers, Kolby Allard and Tylor Megill/PHI bats go to Wrigley and Fenway/CWS with 7 road games in MIN and BAL

7. Waiver Wire Results (SXM Hosts League) – Gavin Sheets ($16)/Ray gets his wish and releases Y. Mercedes … for $6 Elias Diaz/Joe Ross ($22)/Hiura ($34)/Barlow ($24)/G. Cooper ($11)

8. ‘Random Reference’ – September 16, 2009, Houston @ Cincinnati

9. ‘Stamp of Approval’ – TV Show Chuck and Daniel Tiger.