Main Event Recap + Players on the Rise

Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) discuss the Anthony Volpe hysteria, the latest injury news from around baseball and players on the rise heading into a huge draft weekend.

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• Latest news
• Anthony Volpe has been receiving support from “high-level voices” within the Yankees in his bid to make the Opening Day roster, per The Athletic.
• Rhys Hoskins was carted off the field Thursday, later diagnosed with a torn left ACL. Seeking a second opinion, but by all accounts his ACL is torn. Darik Hall is expected to see most of the playing time at first base for Philadelphia.
• James Outman makes the team and will play a fair amount for the Dodgers. (10:00)
• Hayden Wesneski has another stellar showing for the Cubs, striking out five over five innings against the Diamondbacks on Thursday. He did not allow an earned run (2.12 ERA, 22:6 K:BB in 17 spring innings). (12:50)
• Alex Cobb (knee) might miss the start of the season. Took a comebacker off his knee back on March 11.
• Jhoan Duran threw an inning in Thursday’s Grapefruit League game, returning from a sore leg, the result of a comebacker in a minor-league game.
• Yordan Alvarez (hand) hitless in his spring debut Thursday.
• NFBC Main Event:
• Clay's Team: https://twitter.com/claywlink/status/1639094100296122368
• Joe Musgrove (toe) is my ace. He threw three innings in a simulated game Thursday.
• Went with the two ace relievers instead.
• Jared Shuster & Dylan Dodd (26:00)
• Brayan Bello (forearm)
• Hunter Brown (back) falling
• David Hensley
• Scott McGough (35:15)
• Ben Joyce
• Top Five Players on the Rise on UNDERDOG (39:00):
• Miguel Vargas
• Jeffrey Springs/Drew Rasmussen
• Hayden Wesneski
• Jurickson Profar
• James Outman
• Vaughn Grissom (50:25)
• A.J. Minter (56:20)

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