On the 14th episode of the DFA Podcast, the guys officially open up trade deadline season by reviewing the Adeiny Hechavarria acquisition by Tampa Bay. Then it’s bad news on young stars Kyle Schwarber and Julio Urias, and happy returns for Felix Hernandez and Wilson Ramos.
The Yankees will have an entirely new team of players by next week, all named Tyler or Dustin or Blake or something.
Marcus Stroman bounces back, Jae-Gyun Hwang and Miguel Andujar had fun debuts, and Alex Meyer showed his whole scouting report.
Looking back and projections for Justin Bour, Mike Moustakas, Kevin Kiermaier, Daniel Norris, Yadier Molina, Daniel Murphy, Aledmys Diaz, Aaron Judge.
Welcome, Kyle Schwarber, welcome. Adios, Wilson Ramos and Blake Snell.
Nathan on waiting for spring, Patrick on an unexpected bonus of replay, and David on going to SABR.
Notes on Rafael Devers, Jacob Nix, Brendan Rogers, Corey Ray, and more.
Does using a reliever in high-leverage innings one year affect performance the next?
Eyes on a pair of electric arms, a fast-rising second-sacker, and a couple international signees.
Tampa Bay brings in Adeiny Hechavarria and his sterling defensive reputation, while the Brewers claim former All-Star catcher Stephen Vogt off waivers from the A’s.