Tatis, McNeil hurting; injury updates for aces; bullpen drama

08/16/19 • 35 min

Rotoworld Baseball Show – Fantasy Baseball

D.J. Short and Drew Silva discuss injuries to Fernando Tatis, Jr. and Jeff McNeil and some possible stopgap options on the waiver wire. They also provide injury updates on a few frontline starting pitchers as well as go over some notable recent call-ups and continued closer drama around the game.

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