Baseball Elite Podcast, May 24, 2021
Here’s ‘The Starting 9’ for today’s show …
1. The Greatest Fantasy Weekend Ever? – Fernando Tatis, Jr. goes 11-for-14, 4 2B, 4 HR, 3 BB, 3 SB
2. Maybe COVID makes you stronger??! Teoscar Hernandez since coming back from COVID … .345 (30-for-87) with five homers, 22 RBI and a pair of stolen bases over 22 games.
3. HR Derby … Winker vs. Riley vs. Sano
4. MLB News/Notes – Keston Hiura coming back to bigs, Feyereisen gets a save for TB/C. Biggio (cervical spine ligament sprain), F. Reyes (abdominal), Maeda (abductor strain), V. Robles (ankle) all on IL/DET sends Jacoby Jones to AAA … V. Reyes recalled/T. Trammell murdering the ball since being demoted … 10 games, 5 HRs, 22-for-43, hitting .510 with a .977 SLG and 1.477 OPS
5. Winning Waiver Bids (from the SXM Host League) – Danny Santana ($13), Bard ($77), Hansel Robles ($126), Treinen ($21), G. Polanco ($141), Naquin ($77), Turnbull ($57), J. Fuentes ($9)
6. Player Profile – Cody Poteet
7. Weekly Planner Highlights – Checking in on SBs/BOS, HOU, ATL with just 5 games/CWS gets 8 games … all at home (5th best HR park)/Cole Irvin with 2 starts … vs. SEA, vs. LAA
8. ‘Random Reference’ – The Cobra and the mask.
9. ‘Stamp of Approval’ – Dynasty drafts in baseball and family get-togethers.
