Prospect Report: Matt Mervis Promoted! Christopher Morel Next? (Fantasy Baseball Today in 5 Podcast)
Fantasy Baseball Today
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4.7 • 3.8K Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2023
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Matt Mervis was promoted by the Cubs on Friday! Is he a must-add? Mervis or Christian Encarnacion-Strand? Will we see Christopher Morel with the Cubs soon, too?
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| 0:00.0 | It's Smash Mervis Time! |
| 0:05.6 | Let's discuss on Fantasy Baseball today in 5. |
| 0:09.9 | Welcome into FBT in 5. |
| 0:11.4 | Today is Saturday, May 6th. |
| 0:13.1 | I am Frank Samful, joined by Scott White and normally we do Scott's 5 prospects on |
| 0:19.3 | the verge. |
| 0:20.3 | But this week you wrote your prospect report a little bit earlier and guess what? |
| 0:24.5 | Matt Mervis got the call. |
| 0:26.1 | So let's just talk about him. |
| 0:28.2 | Lots of power, doesn't strike out very much. |
| 0:30.7 | Great on base skills cut. |
| 0:32.6 | 45% rostered is Matt Mervis. |
| 0:35.4 | What are you expecting in his debut with the Cubs? |
| 0:39.0 | Well, I feel like it's hard to expect anything from any prospect call up the way this |
| 0:46.5 | year is gone. |
| 0:47.5 | Really the way the last few years have gone. |
| 0:49.4 | Not a lot of consistency there. |
| 0:51.7 | I have more hope for Matt Mervis than most. |
| 0:54.0 | I will say just because he seems so polished as a hitter. |
| 0:57.8 | Not the least of which being because he is 25 years old already. |
| 1:03.7 | So he's more experienced than most first time call ups and having spent some time at |
| 1:09.1 | college. |
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