Here’s ‘The Starting 9’ for today’s show …
1. End Game Pitching Strategies – What to look at and to consider when deciding who to pitch (realistic impact of the start on your categories, recent outings, opposing lineups, etc.)
2. Dog Day Heroes – Frank Schwindel, CJ Cron, Villar, DJ Peters, N. Lopez, Bryan De La Cruz, Amed Rosario
3. 30/100 … but, are they … ‘good’? – K. Seager, Duvall, B. Lowe, A. Meadows
4. Player Profile – Jesus Aguilar
5. Waiver Wire Wins (SXM Host League) – Ranger Suarez ($105), Drew Rasmussen ($7), N. Pearson ($3), E. Suarez ($29), B. Singer ($1), Whitlock ($1), Chafin ($1), R. Hill ($1)
6. MLB News/Notes – Kershaw (forearm) scheduled for 3 innings at AAA on Tuesday/Loasiga (shoulder) could miss all of September/W. Adames (quad) lands on IL/Pollock (hammy) probably done for the season
7. Rob Povia’s Weekly Planner Highlights – The ‘unknowns’ as a team’s pitching plans are increasing rapidly/Glenn Otto and Bryse Wilson showing up on some radars/Will Ohtani play in SD?/A ‘bad’ BAL lineup gets all 8 games at Camden Yards
8. ‘Random Reference’ – April 29th, Orioles at Red Sox 2020
9. ‘Stamp of Approval’ – HGTV House Hunters International and Smores.