Optimism Or Concern?

Optimism Or Concern?

Author: RotoWire.com April 28, 2023 Duration: 57:44

Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) is joined by Chris Towers of CBS Sports (CTowersCBS) to look at some players who have gotten off to poor starts over the first month, and how concerned fantasy players should be.

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