Panic Meter - Francisco Lindor

Panic Meter - Francisco Lindor

Author: RotoWire.com April 19, 2024 Duration: 52:58

After 18 games, Francisco Lindor is hitting .151 with one homer and no stolen bases. What's our level of panic, especially when comparing him to other shortstops in the same range like Gunnar Henderson and CJ Abrams? CJ Kaltenbach (aka The Seige) joins Jeff Erickson.

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00:00 - CJ Abrams

04:30 - Ronald Acuña

06:30 - Ozzie Albies

07:00 - Francisco Lindor

09:00 - Anthony Volpe

10:00 - Jackson Merrill

11:15 - Elly De La Cruz

12:30 - Jack Leiter's debut

19:00 - General FAAB approach?

22:00 - O’s talk, Gunnar Henderson (and other options we had at the turn)

24:15 - Rafael Devers

28:30 - Red Sox issues: Bello, Houck

32:20 - Jared Jones

36:00 - Drafting from 1.1

41:30 - INJ Notes: Darvish, Bryant, Albies, Verlander

44:00 - Mike Trout

46:00 - Q&A

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