FWFB | Baseball - Episode 850

Episode 850 - Developments and WERF
Host- Justin Mason 
Co-Host- Dave McDonald


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Recent MLB News

• • Nick Pivetta signs with SD
  • Kutter Crawford behind schedule w/ right knee tendinitis
  • Brayan Bello shut down for a few days w/ sore shoulder
  • Frankie Montas shut down 6-8 weeks w/ high grade lat strain
  • Phillies want JT Realmuto to have more days off at catcher
  • ARZ wants to give Lourdes Gurriel more days off
  • Stanton discomfort in both elbows
  • Trevor Megill delayed by mysterious undisclosed “minor health issues”
  • Jon Gray will start
  • Acuna says he’s going to take it easy on the basepaths
  • Devers refusing to move off 3B - what will BOS do with Bregman there too? Lots of talk they want Campbell to start at 2B, move Bregman over to 3B and have Devers play 1B/DH
  • Dodgers will have 5 man rotation prior to Ohtani’s return to the mound
  • Matt Shaw “day to day” with oblique issue
  • Mike Trout and Angels coming up with plan to keep him healthy - moving to RF and DHing more… apparently that’ll do the trick
  • Gavin Lux looking like a super utility player rather than a starter
  • The Tigers could let Kerry Carpenter face more left-handed pitchers

Offseason developments

• • CJ Abrams added 10 pounds of muscle, feels "faster, bigger, stronger." Showed up to camp early
  • Jordan Hicks added 14 pounds to prepare for a full season starters workload
  • Clay Holmes has a new "kick Changeup"
  • Cristopher Sanchez adding new pitch - cutter?
  • Jackson Jobe adds two pitches (curveball, sinker) as he looks to generate more swing-and-miss in two-strike counts.
  • Ryan Weathers lost 20 pounds
  • Adolis Garcia adjusted swing, healthy after knee injury that he played hurt through last year
  • Nick Lodolo came to camp in the Best Shape of His Life and healthy for the first time
  • Kevin Gausman is "sturdier" aka fatter
  • Alejandro Kirk best shape of his life and will be counted on to catch more than he ever has before
  • Trevor Rogers FB currently sitting 93 MPH (supposedly) - at 93 MPH he's MUCH more effective than 92 or lower
  • Kyle Harrison had velo dip last year, corrected issues with his delivery and says his velo is back where he wants it now
  • Jackson Holliday looking bigger/stronger
  • MJ Melendez swing/approach change
  • Francisco Alvarez revamped his swing
  • Miguel Vargas lost weight and went to the gym regularly this offseason - added 20 pounds of muscle
  • Max Meyer added a sweeper
  • Jacob Young "looking jacked"
  • Bryce Miller added a cutter (didn't really throw it last year)
  • Paul Skenes tinkering with adding 2-seam FB and cutter
  • Griffin Canning will throw less 4-seamers and more sinkers and secondaries
  • Eloy Jimenez lost 25-30 pounds this offseason
  • Webb added cutter in Sep and it was phenomenal
  • Elly de la Cruz tweaked batting stance to "help him cut down on strikeouts"
  • Colt Keith made offseason swing adjustments including a more prominent leg kick
  • Michael McGreevy added 15 pounds of muscle
  • Sal Frelick put on 25 pounds of muscle

NFBC Round by Round (Pick your favorite players and fades) 

• • Draft Champions ADP 2/ 3 - 2/17 (last 2 weeks, 10 Drafts)
  • Round 11 150-165
    1. Dave - Adolis / Alexis Diaz
    2. Justin - Luis Rengifo/Reynaldo Lopez
  • Round 12  165-180
    1. Dave - Eugenio / Rafaela-Stott
    2. Justin - Pfaadt/Lane Thomas
  • Round 13  180-195
    1. Dave - Goldschmidt / Jordan Romano
    2. Justin - Isaac Paredes/Gabriel Moreno
  • Round 14  195-210
    1. Dave - Spencer Arrighetti / Arraez-Gelof
    2. Justin - Kerry Carpenter/ Luis Arraez-Gelof
  • Round 15  210-225
    1. Dave - Soler / Sean Murphy
    2. Justin - Jake McCarthy/Sean Murphy

EARTH

• • WERF Draft - https://draft.shgn.com/nfc/public/dp/709/grid