As teams prepare for opening day, roster cuts are being made and injury updates are getting more specific.
With Zack Wheeler inking a three-year agreement with the Phillies, Matt Chapman joining the Giants on a three-year deal with two opt-outs, and Joey Votto finding a chance to extend his career with the Blue Jays, this week was especially active. Oh, and Mookie Betts is going to replace Gavin Lux at shortstop by switching positions.
In fewer than two weeks, the Dodgers-Padres opening series in Seoul will take place, and in less than two weeks, Other Half Brewing’s Domino Park location in Brooklyn will host our live Rates & Barrels episodes! On Wednesday, March 20 and Thursday, March 21, Eno Sarris and I will be live at 7 p.m. Come enjoy a pint of Other Half’s new Opening Day beer and another delicious sandwich from Eno and Chef Ryan.
This week on the pod, we spoke about how important it is to plan your early-round draft approach by going backward. You may take full advantage of the depth and form of the player pool by making better judgments early on by learning what you can find in abundance late. For our club preview series, we also covered six more teams, and we were thrilled to hear that Baseball Savant will soon be introducing new bat tracking measures.
Training for Spring Before we received the official message, Eno made an effort to calm everyone down.
“Anticipated to be prepared for Opening Day.”
Many Braves fans and fantasy managers were relieved to hear those seven words after being worried about Ronald Acuña Jr.’s surgically repaired knee all weekend. After seeing Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the reigning NL MVP was given the all-clear on the initial diagnosis of meniscus irritation.
