Top 5 MLB players to worry about | Baseball Bar-B-Cast

Yahoo Sports senior MLB analyst Jake Mintz is joined by national MLB insider Russell Dorsey who breaks down the top 5 MLB players he’s most worried about. Hear the full conversation on the “Baseball Bar-B-Cast” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.

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Slash line for Luis Robert Junior this year.

In 61 games, 185, 269, 303.

With a 31% strikeout rate.

Over the last 30 games, Jake Mintz, how many home runs does Luke Robert Jr. have?

This is a guy that hit 38 2 years ago.

I’m gonna go with zero, Russell Dorsey.

The answer, Jake Mintz is one home run that he hit two days ago.

Give me another guy on your list.

Willie Adamas.

Numbers for Willie Adamas, 203, 288, 339 in 67 games.

He currently Has 7 home runs, Jake Mintz, and that includes 2 in Colorado this week.

So essentially we’re talking about 5 home runs this season for Willie Adamas.

Who’s next on your list?

Matt McClain.

This year, it just has not clicked for Matt McClain, hitting 184, he is the 3rd worst qualified hitter in Major League Baseball.

Also a guy that is striking out 30.3% of the time.

I think Matt McLean is a really good baseball player.

I really do.

But what he’s shown so far hasn’t, that’s been a, he’s the 3rd worst hitter in Major League Baseball.

All right, Russ, 2 more guys.

We got Sandy Alantado.

2 years ago.

Cy Young winner, dominant.

This year, he’s just not been the same guy.

The fastball is getting hit for nearly 600 slug this year, which is almost 100 points higher than it was in his last full or semi full season.

Last guy on this list for me who probably had the most to lose this year of any guy on this list.

And that’s Zach Galen.

The walks are up, the strikeouts are down.

If you’re the D-backs and you’re looking at Zach Galen, do you move him at the deadline simply because you’re likely not going to bring him back next year?

Or does the burns injury make you look at it differently and say, all right.

Zach, you didn’t have your best year, but we’re gonna bring you back on a 12 year deal with an option.

You can re up your value and then you move next year?

Or do you say, Zach, we love having you here, you’re a stud, and you move them at this year’s deadline.

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