Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) and Scott Pianowski (@scott_pianowski) discuss the latest news and notes, including the returns of Cody Bellinger and TJ Friedl, the injury to Willson Contreras, and whether or not the injury to Dane Dunning gives Jack Leiter a real chance. They also review their early season predictions, discussing where they went right, where they went wrong, and what we can learn from all of that before ending the show by looking at season-long stats to highlight what offenses we should be picking on with our streaming pitchers.
(2:30) – Top Headlines: Willson Contreras suffers bizarre injury, TJ Friedl and Cody Bellinger return, Seiya Suzuki begins rehab assignment
(21:45) – More News & Notes: Steven Kwan timeline, latest on Dodgers bullpen, and reaction to Walker Buehler’s first start
(39:00) – Revisiting Preseason Predictions: C.J. Abrams, Zach Neto, Tigers starting pitching, Shota Imanaga, Kutter Crawford, Gleyber Torres + highly-rostered players of Eric and Scott’s
(1:03:20) – Possible Offenses to Attack and Fade: Mariners, Pirates, Cardinals, Reds, Red Sox, Padres, and Guardians