April 7, 2026
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EJ and John talk about the team’s 7-2 start, including Ben Rice and Cam Schlittler’s dazzling starts to the season, and share their concerns about the team’s weaknesses.
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I still think that Stanton is going to have to have regular days off, and if you don't put Judge at DH those days, I see no reason to not put Rice at DH and Goldschmidt at 1B.
Because of Rodon, Cole and Schmidt, all expected back at some point during the 2026 season, the bullpen was always going to be in flux, probably up until September 1. What we see as the bullpen arms now, should be radically different on September 1. But while no NRI arm made the pen out of Spring Training, watch out for Yovanny Cruz, who is currently in SWB. But depending on what the rotation looks like on June 15, and how Elmer Rodrig…