Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss the playoff races, Yordan Alvarez, and defensive stats that matter.

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00:00 Fred Pod 9-16

00:15 Welcome

00:30 News:

01:00 Yordan Alvarez sprains ankle…..

06:30 Yesavage, Eldridge debuted……

11:20 Bo Bichette getting second opinion on knee…..

13:20 Jordan Westburg returns….. Kyle Bradish already looks like an ace again…..

17:30 Cole Ragans returns tomorrow…..

20:00 Sal Stewart continues to mash…..

22:15 Daylen Lile is hitting cleanup and having a nice September…..

24:20 Zach Neto to the IL

29:15 Chalkboard

30:15 Defensive stats that matter

31:05 Ceddanne Rafaela is second among CF in FRV.

32:45 Augustin Ramirez is dead last in baseball in FRV.

34:30 Edgar Quero is tied with Ramirez for the bottom spot in FRV. This is a big reason that Kyle Teel will be their No. 1 catcher next year.

35:45 Nick Castellanos is the worst OF in baseball and hasn’t hit well.

37:15 Logan O’Hoppe has a -11 FRV and has hit poorly in for several months.

38:45 Heliot Ramos has a mediocre .729 OPS and a -11 FRV. He could lose playing time too.

40:30 Ronald Acuna Jr. used to be an average CF. He’s now one of the worst RF in baseball (-8). His sprint speed has declined, likely due to injury. I may project just 15 steals.

42:10 How do we feel about Jasson Dominguez for 2026? He’s so young but has a -9 FRV and a .720 OPS.

45:46 BlueWire

45:50 Positive Defensive Stats

46:10 Patrick Bailey is the best defender in baseball by a wide margin.

47:15 Dillon Dingler and Carlos Narvaez have both been top-5 defensive catchers.

48:40 Ke’Bryan Hayes is the best 3B. No matter how he hits, he’s going to play.

49:30 On a per-inning basis, Denzel Clarke is the best defensive OF this year.

52:50 Trea Turner is a top-5 defensive SS and leads the Majors in average sprint speed.

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