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Add Reid Detmers ASAP! | Must-Have Waiver Wire Pitchers for Your Roster (Ep. 1227) Apr 24, 2026

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Join Chris Welsh and Joe Orrico as they highlight four pitchers they are looking to add immediately off the waiver wire where they still can!

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Intro - 0:00:00

Reid Detmers - 0:00:35

Chase Dollander - 0:01:54

FantasyPros Waivers Assistant - 0:04:35

Foster Griffin - 0:05:16

Louis Varland - 0:06:52

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Leading Off: Shohei Ohtani Will Not Be Stopped! (Ep. 1226) Apr 23, 2026

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Joe Orrico steps in today for Joey P. and joins The Welsh for Leading Off LIVE!

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Intro - 0:00:00

Trophy Smack Giveaway - 0:00:47

Shohei Ohtani - 0:02:44

New York Mets - 0:07:01

Munetaka Murakami - 0:09:26

Oneil Cruz - 0:12:59

Lucas Giolito - 0:22:22

Closer Updates - 0:24:15

Blake Snell - 0:32:18

Rookie Lookie - 0:32:46

Logan Gilbert - 0:35:08

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:37:58

Injury Updates - 0:38:29

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:40:54

Hard Rock Bet - 0:42:17

Outro - 0:48:13

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Add Xander Bogaerts & Oswald Peraza NOW! | Must-Have Waiver Wire Hitters for Your Roster (Ep. 1225) Apr 23, 2026

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Overcome any opponent with offense! Join Chris Welsh and Joe Orrico as they break down the top fantasy baseball waiver wire targets and must-add hitters!

Will Los Angeles Angels 1B/2B/3B/SS Oswald Peraza keep his power up and strikeout rate low? Does San Diego Padres SS Xander Bogaerts have an advantage with the upcoming schedule? Plus, can Seattle Mariners OF Luke Raley keep his elite barrel rate up?

The Pros share their top pickups and deep stashes!

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Intro - 0:00:00
Xander Bogaerts (SS - SD) - 0:00:37
Oswald Peraza (1B, 2B, 3B, SS - LAA) - 0:02:35
FantasyPros Waiver Wire Assistant - 0:04:15
Josh Jung (3B - TEX) - 0:04:43
Luke Raley (1B, OF - SEA) - 0:06:27
Outro - 0:08:14

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Leading Off: Elly De La Cruz Goes OFF! (Ep. 1224) Apr 22, 2026

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Joe Orrico steps in today for Joey P. and joins The Welsh for Leading Off LIVE!

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Intro - 0:00:00

Elly De La Cruz - 0:02:32

New York Mets - 0:05:43

Jesus Luzardo - 0:08:27

FantasyPros My Playbook - 0:15:02

Cal Raleigh - 0:15:56

Munetaka Murakami - 0:16:19

Chase Dollander - 0:19:28

Jeff Hoffman/Louis Varland - 0:22:16

Didier Fuentes - 0:24:16

Jack Kochanowicz - 0:24:32

Lucas Giolito - 0:24:50

Payton Tolle - 0:26:00

BettingPros Prop Bet Cheat Sheet - 0:26:24

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:28:22

Injury Updates - 0:30:37

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:39:25

Hard Rock Bet of the Day - 0:41:21

Outro - 0:47:02

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Leading Off: The Closer Madness Continues! (Ep. 1223) Apr 21, 2026

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Intro - 0:00:00

Trophy Smack Giveaway - 0:00:34

Edwin Diaz - 0:02:13

Raisel Iglesias - 0:08:32

Dylan Cease - 0:10:52

Max Meyer - 0:12:24

Jeff Hoffman - 0:12:44

Isaac Paredes - 0:13:20

Cedric Mullins - 0:13:26

Rookie Lookie - 0:15:29

Prospecting with The Welsh - 0:15:53

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:28:36

Injury Updates - 0:30:08

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:37:41

Hard Rock Bet of the Day - 0:39:52

Outro - 0:43:16

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Should You Buy Low on Jesus Luzardo? | Players On The Trade Block (Ep. 1222) Apr 20, 2026

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Join Joe Pisapia and Chris Welsh as they highlight four players that they are buying and selling based on what we have seen in the first stretch of the 2026 fantasy baseball season!

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Intro - 0:00:00

Ronald Acuna - 0:01:22

Jesus Luzardo - 0:02:57

Zac Gallen - 0:05:24

Michael King - 0:06:59

Twitch Schedule & FantasyPros Trade Analyzer - 0:09:10

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Leading Off: How Concerned Should We Be About Garrett Crochet? (Ep. 1221) Apr 20, 2026

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Intro - 0:00:00

Trophy Smack Giveaway - 0:00:26

Garrett Crochet - 0:01:34

Cole Ragans - 0:04:30

Shane McClanahan - 0:09:57

Bailey Ober - 0:13:19

Ryan Weathers - 0:13:30

Eury Perez - 0:13:39

Jose Ramirez - 0:14:56

Deep Dives - 0:17:37

Rookie Lookie - 0:26:51

Fun Facts - 0:31:33

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:32:00

Injury Updates - 0:35:53

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:40:18

Hard Rock Bet of the Day - 0:41:08

Outro - 0:43:05

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12 Buy Low and Sell High Targets | Fantasy Baseball Trade Talk with James Schiano (Ep. 1220) Apr 18, 2026

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Join Joe Orrico and special guest James Schiano from Rotoworld as they break down 12 buy low and sell high targets that you should be looking to make a move on in your fantasy baseball leagues!

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Intro - 0:00:00

Bubba Chandler - 0:01:18

Eury Perez - 0:03:54

Roman Anthony - 0:05:26

Jakob Marsee - 0:08:27

FantasyPros My Playbook - 0:11:40

Nathan Eovaldi - 0:12:06

Vinnie Pasquantino - 0:14:39

Hard Rock Bet - 0:18:48

Zach Neto - 0:19:59

Mike Trout - 0:23:44

Oneil Cruz - 0:26:28

Brandon Lowe - 0:29:26

The Dugout - 0:31:30

Brandon Nimmo - 0:31:58

Clay Holmes - 0:35:08

Outro - 0:37:43

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Has Reid Detmers Finally Figured It Out? | This Weekend’s MUST-START Pitchers & Sleeper Hitters (Ep. 1219) Apr 18, 2026

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Join Joe Pisapia and Chris Welsh as they highlight their favorite waiver wire adds to help you secure your matchups this weekend, and also a few names to consider picking up before next week gets underway!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Jeffrey Springs - 0:00:47

Reid Detmers - 0:01:55

Carlos Cortes - 0:03:14

Oswald Peraza - 0:04:06

Dean Kremer - 0:05:05

Joey Cantillo - 0:06:32

Outro - 0:07:38