Edwin Diaz Replacements & Fill in the Blank! (4/21 Fantasy Baseball Podcast)
Fantasy Baseball Today
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4.7 • 3.8K Ratings
🗓️ 21 April 2026
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
Edwin Diaz will have loose bodies removed from his elbow and won't be back until the second half (2:23). ... Dalton Rushing just keeps hitting homers (12:09)! ... Isaac Paredes is on the board (19:04). ... News (23:25): Mick Abel went on the IL with elbow inflammation. ... Kyle Bradish struggled again (32:25). ... Justin Wrobleski did the thing again (38:30). ... Jac Caglianone is on the board (48:44). ... Let's do fill in the blank, rankings edition (54:30)! ... We wrap up with leftovers, bullpen updates and streamers (1:06:32).
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the fantasy baseball today podcast from CBS Sports. |
| 0:04.6 | And first pitch, watching deep left field. |
| 0:08.9 | This is why I want to walk. |
| 0:11.3 | Got a fantasy question? |
| 0:12.7 | Email fantasy baseball at cbsi.com. |
| 0:16.2 | Get ready to win your league. |
| 0:18.5 | Where fantasy becomes reality. |
| 0:21.5 | Now here's Frank Scott and Chris. |
| 0:23.7 | If you have a closer who is healthy and good, hold that pitcher very close to your heart. |
| 0:30.4 | Welcome into fantasy baseball today on Tuesday, April 21st. |
| 0:34.4 | I am Frank Stamphle, joined by Chris Towers. |
| 0:37.1 | Today on the show, we finally figured out |
| 0:39.9 | what is going on with Edwin Diaz. We'll do a little fill in the blank and the most |
| 0:45.2 | dropped players from the weekend. But before we get into the players of the night, let's just |
| 0:51.6 | start with Edwin Diaz, Chris, because this is massive news. |
| 0:54.8 | We learned that he will have surgery this week |
| 0:57.3 | to remove loose bodies from his right elbow |
| 0:59.3 | and will be sidelined until the second half of the season. |
| 1:04.7 | In most drafts, the first or second closer off the board, |
| 1:07.6 | if you drafted Edwin Diaz over Mason Miller, |
| 1:10.5 | I am |
| 1:12.5 | so sorry. That's rough. |
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