Eno and DVR discuss recent progress in the Ippei Mizuhara story, as Mizuhara is in the process of negotiating a guilty plea with federal prosecutors with evidence suggesting that Mizuhara may have stolen more than $4.5 million from Shohei Ohtani. Plus, they consider the arrival of Jackson Holliday and his 2024 comps before taking a look at several minor league injury updates, the early-season struggles of Ceddanne Rafaela, waiver-wire targets, and a few mailbag questions.
Rundown
2:07 Movement in the Ippei Mizuhara Case
5:25 Jackson Holliday Gets the Call to Baltimore; Debuts Wednesday
15:17 Spencer Arrighetti: Promoted by Astros to Fill Rotation Vacancy
18:16 Minor League Injury Updates: Junior Caminero, Jeferson Quero, Robert Gasser, River Ryan & Walker Jenkins
27:42 Ceddanne Rafaela's Ongoing Struggles at the Plate
37:22 Good News (Nick Pivetta), Bad News (Yoán Moncada)
43:13 Early Waiver Wire Outlook: Colton Cowser, Cody Bradford, Bryce Elder and José Soriano
55:30 Mailbag Questions: Pitching+, David Bednar's Hold on the Closer Role, and JP Sears
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