Luis Robert has been both terrible and injured to begin the season for the Mets, and now they are calling up a top prospect in A.J. Ewing to fill in for him. Should be dropping Robert in all of our leagues? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss a list of problem hitters and what to do about them.

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00:00 Hitters to Cut Podcast

00:15 Welcome to Fred Zinkie

00:30 News

02:40 Mookie Betts is back…..

03:50 Christian Yelich activated

05:45 Jacob Wilson out long-term?

09:00 Addison Barger returned to the IL after just one game….

10:30 Jose Caballero will undergo an MRI on his finger while Anthony Volpe waits in Triple-A….

12:00 Nathan Eovaldi was scratched…..

14:00 Bryce Eldridge not playing.

16:00 Rafael Devers is turning things around and Willy Adames finally had a decent game. Harrison Bader returned and may have been forgotten in some leagues…..

19:30 Ryan Helsley is aiming to return in late May…..

21:10 Mets call up speedy center fielder A.J. Ewing….

23:30 Sean Murphy out again

25:30 RotoWire Smart Money: Colorado ML

27:30 Main topic: Hitters to consider dropping

27:45 Reminder of the rating system.

28:00 1. “I wouldn’t cut the player in XX size of league.”

28:15 2. “I would cut the player if there was someone I liked on waivers and this player was the necessary cut.”

28:30 3. “I would actively look to get them off my roster, for basically anyone.”

29:00 The Players

29:30 Michael Busch

32:45 Jose Altuve

35:45 Trevor Story

38:15 Luis Robert

39:40 Jac Caglianone

41:00 Ezequiel Tovar

44:00 Agustin Ramirez

47:50 Matt McLain

50:45 Luis Garcia

54:00 Adolis Garcia, Alec Bohm

56:30 Royce Lewis

58:00 Matt Chapman

1:01:30 Jordan Westburg, Caleb Durbin

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