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The Cycle: Rounding The Bases - Trade Deadline Reactions and Analysis (Ep. 1107) Aug 01, 2025

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Join Ryan Wormeli (@RyanWarmly) and Mike Maher (@mikeMaher) for Part One of this week’s edition of The Cycle!

In this episode, Worm and Maher run through some recent injuries before breaking down all of the major moves that took place at the wild trade deadline!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Injuries Galore - 0:02:36

Ronald Acuna Jr. - 0:02:45

Jackson Chourio - 0:02:52

Yandy Diaz - 0:03:14

Chandler Simpson - 0:03:23

Ronald Acuna Jr. (continued) - 0:03:58

Jackson Chourio (continued) - 0:05:43

Trade Deadline Reaction - 0:07:48

Ryan O’Hearn and Ramon Laureano - 0:08:08

Cedric Mullins - 0:10:55

Carlos Correa - 0:13:15

Adrian Houser and Griffin Jax - 0:15:53

Dustin May - 0:19:07

Eugenio Suarez - 0:22:14

Camilo Doval and David Bednar - 0:24:35

Merrill Kelly - 0:27:12

Mike Yastrzemski - 0:27:33

Jose Caballero - 0:28:05

Harrison Bader - 0:28:46

Jhoan Duran - 0:29:27

Shane Bieber and Ty France - 0:30:49

Willi Castro - 0:31:54

Mason Miller - 0:33:30

Leo DeVries - 0:35:42

Outro - 0:37:07

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Fantasy Baseball Advice | Trade Deadline Breakdown (Ep. 1106) Aug 01, 2025

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Joe Pisapia (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoePisapia17⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) recorded this episode of "Leading Off" LIVE on Twitch!

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Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Carlos Correa - 0:03:39

Ryan O’Hearn and Ramon Laureano - 0:06:38

Jesus Sanchez - 0:09:20

Dustin May - 0:09:31

David Bednar and Camilo Doval - 0:15:21

Merrill Kelly - 0:15:27

Taj Bradley - 0:16:50

Adrian Houser - 0:17:11

Jordan Montgomery - 0:19:21

Charlie Morton - 0:22:38

Miguel Andujar - 0:22:44

Eugenio Suarez - 0:22:56

Ke’Bryan Hayes - 0:22:59

Transactions - 0:23:06

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:26:59

Ozzie Albies, George Kirby, and Cal Raleigh - 0:27:01

Kumar Rocker, Andrew Abbott, and Ryan Pepiot - 0:27:15

Injury Updates - 0:29:12

MLB Best Bets - 0:29:20

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:32:11

Outro - 0:37:55

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Fantasy Baseball Advice | MLB Risers & Fallers, Prospects to Know, Injury Updates (Ep. 1105) Jul 31, 2025

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Joe Pisapia (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoePisapia17⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), Joe Orrico (@JoeOrrico99), and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) recorded this episode of "Leading Off" LIVE on Twitch!

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Intro - 0:00:00

Eugenio Suarez - 0:00:44

Mason Miller - 0:02:42

Shane Bieber - 0:06:18

Jhoan Duran - 0:09:36

Ryan Helsley - 0:11:09

Tyler Rogers - 0:11:17

Shohei Ohtani - 0:13:09

Zack Littell - 0:14:52

Mike Soroka - 0:14:58

Ke’Bryan Hayes - 0:15:09

Steven Matz - 0:15:45

Logan Webb - 0:15:54

Shota Imanaga - 0:15:56

Yu Darvish - 0:15:58

Nathan Eovaldi - 0:16:31

Clay Holmes - 0:16:35

Jose Altuve - 0:16:48

Devin Williams - 0:16:52

Colton Montgomery - 0:18:36

Rumors - 0:20:14

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:21:53

Jeffrey Springs, Miguel Andujar, and William Contreras - 0:21:56

Bryan Woo, Mackenzie Gore, Freddy Peralta - 0:22:46

Injury Updates - 0:24:11

MLB Best Bets - 0:26:55

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:28:57

Outro - 0:29:37

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Fantasy Baseball Advice | MLB Risers & Fallers, Prospects to Know, Injury Updates (Ep. 1104) Jul 30, 2025

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Joe Pisapia (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoePisapia17⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) recorded this episode of "Leading Off" LIVE on Twitch!

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Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Ronald Acuna Jr. - 0:03:38

Aaron Judge - 0:07:04

Sandy Alcantara - 0:07:43

Nick Lodolo - 0:10:42

Jesus Luzardo - 0:10:49

Lucas Giolito - 0:10:55

Seth Lugo - 0:11:16

Luis Severino - 0:11:22

Tyler Glasnow - 0:13:08

Casey Mize - 0:13:19

Transactions - 0:15:18

Rookie Lookie - 0:17:09

Rumors - 0:20:04

Seranthony Dominguez - 0:23:23

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:27:57

Vinnie Pasquantino, Riley Greene, and Andrew Vaughn - 0:27:59

Logan Evans, Colin Rea, and Brandon Pfaadt - 0:29:56

Injury Updates - 0:30:49

MLB Best Bets - 0:35:12

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:37:00

Outro - 0:39:10

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Fantasy Baseball Advice | MLB Risers & Fallers, Prospects to Know, Injury Updates (Ep. 1103) Jul 29, 2025

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Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) and Joe Orrico (@JoeOrrico99) recorded this episode of "Leading Off" LIVE on Twitch!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Remembering Ryne Sandberg - 0:01:50

Emmanuel Clase - 0:05:32

Spencer Strider - 0:16:48

Jacob Misiorowski - 0:18:05

Cam Schlittler - 0:18:39

Edward Cabrera - 0:18:57

Transactions - 0:26:58

Rookie Lookie - 0:30:55

Steven Kwan - 0:32:44

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:34:41

Framber Valdez, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Chase Burns - 0:34:43

Cristopher Sanchez, Eduardo Rodriguez, and Matthew Boyd - 0:35:31

Injury Updates - 0:35:53

MLB Best Bets - 0:38:30

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:41:33

Outro - 0:44:59

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Fantasy Baseball Advice | MLB Risers & Fallers, Prospects to Know, Injury Updates (Ep. 1102) Jul 28, 2025

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Joe Pisapia (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoePisapia17⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) recorded this episode of "Leading Off" LIVE on Twitch!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00
Autographed Juan Gonzalez Jersey Giveaway - 0:00:45
Nick Kurtz (1B - KC) - 0:01:12
New York Yankees - 0:06:52
Seth Lugo (SP - KC) - 0:10:11
Cal Raleigh (C, DH - SEA) - 0:13:45
Eury Perez (SP - MIA) - 0:18:30
Brandon Woodruff (SP - MIL) - 0:19:26
Trevor Rogers (SP - BAL) - 0:19:39
Listener Questions #1 - 0:21:09
Paul Skenes (SP - PIT) - 0:22:17
Transactions - 0:22:33
Rookie Lookie - 0:22:40
Rumors - 0:23:24
Prospecting With The Welsh - 0:23:47
Bryce Eldridge (1B - SF) - 0:24:02
Spencer Jones (OF - NYY) - 0:26:30
Robby Snelling (SP - MIA) - 0:28:25
Logan Henderson (SP - MIL) - 0:29:54
3 Up: George Kirby (SP - SEA), Garrett Crochet (SP - BOS) & Max Scherzer (SP - TOR) - 0:32:05
3 Down: Logan Gilbert (SP - SEA), Bryce Elder (SP - ATL) & Joe Ryan (SP - MIN) - 0:32:58
Injury Updates - 0:33:23
Joe’s Best Bets of the Day - 0:36:55
Welsh’s Best Bets of the Day - 0:37:50
FanDuel Sportsbook - 0:40:05
BettingPros App - 0:40:12
Board Updates & Home Run Calls - 0:40:22
Kyle Schwarber (OF, DH - PHI) | +190 - 0:40:46
Julio Rodriguez (OF - SEA) | +275 - 0:41:02
Listener Questions #2 - 0:41:37
Happy Gilmore 2 Review - 0:42:09
Outro - 0:46:19

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The Cycle: Pitching Streamers and Two-Start Pitcher Competition (Ep. 1101) Jul 26, 2025

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Join Ryan Wormeli (@RyanWarmly) and Mike Maher (@mikeMaher) for Part Three of this week’s edition of The Cycle!

In this episode, Worm and Maher break down the best pitching steamers for the upcoming week and make selections in their two-start pitcher competition!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Monday: Slade Cecconi - 0:03:55

Wednesday: Jose Soriano or Brayan Bello - 0:04:12

Thursday: Very Small Slate - 0:05:09

Friday: Cade Horton or Tyler Anderson - 0:05:38

Saturday: Max Scherzer, Luis Gil, or Jose Quintana - 0:06:24

Sunday: Slade Cecconi - 0:07:15

Two-Start Pitcher Competition - 0:07:37

Outro - 0:09:55

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The Cycle: Buy Low and Sell High Targets + Waiver Wire Deep Dive (Ep. 1100) Jul 26, 2025

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Join Ryan Wormeli (@RyanWarmly) and Mike Maher (@mikeMaher) for Part Two of this week’s edition of The Cycle!

In this episode, Worm and Maher highlight their favorite buy low and sell high targets before going through the best pick-ups that you can make off the waiver wire this weekend!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Favorite Buys - 0:00:39

Edward Cabrera - 0:01:04

Dylan Cease - 0:02:57

Favorite Sells - 0:06:14

Brandon Woodruff - 0:06:19

Paul Skenes - 0:08:06

FantasyPros Lineup Assistant - 0:11:45

Waiver Wire Central - 0:12:04

Matt Shaw - 0:12:17

Royce Lewis - 0:15:29

Quinn Priester - 0:17:08

Deep League Targets - 0:18:15

Outro - 0:19:04

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The Cycle: Rounding The Bases with George Bissell (Ep. 1099) Jul 25, 2025

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Join Ryan Wormeli (@RyanWarmly) and Mike Maher (@mikeMaher) for Part One of this week’s edition of The Cycle!

In this episode, Worm and Maher are joined by George Bissell (@GeorgeBissell) from Rotoworld to discuss some recent news and notes, talk about potential trade deadline movers, run through some of the updates to George’s dynasty rankings, and also highlight the best strategies you can employ in the second half of the season!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

First Base: Welcome George Bissell from Rotoworld - 0:00:13

Second Base: News and Notes - 0:01:49

Shohei Ohtani - 0:01:57

Joe Ryan - 0:02:34

Dylan Cease - 0:02:58

Nick Lodolo - 0:03:10

Taj Bradley - 0:03:30

Max Fried - 0:04:25

Jeff Passan’s Trade Deadline Preview - 0:04:53

Signed Juan Gonzalez Jersey Giveaway - 0:11:55

Dynasty Trade Discussions - 0:12:18

Third Base: Dynasty Mid-Season Update - 0:19:29

Cal Raleigh - 0:22:43

Cam Smith, Yordan Alvarez, and Roman Anthony - 0:25:30

Mookie Betts - 0:29:05

Surprising Names - 0:30:39

Using Dynasty Rankings For Re-Draft Decisions - 0:33:08

Ranking Newly Drafted Players - 0:34:53

Home Plate: George’s Second Half Strategy Guide - 0:36:47

Outro - 0:49:39

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Fantasy Baseball Advice | MLB Risers & Fallers, Injury Updates, Prospects to Know (Ep. 1098) Jul 25, 2025

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Joe Pisapia (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoePisapia17⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) recorded this episode of "Leading Off" LIVE on Twitch!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Josh Naylor Trade - 0:01:20

Eugenio Suarez - 0:05:38

Luis Severino - 0:08:37

Fernando Tatis Jr. - 0:11:49

Eric Lauer - 0:11:59

Gunnar Henderson - 0:13:19

Steven Kwan - 0:13:29

Gregory Soto - 0:13:32

Rookie Lookie - 0:13:44

Luis Robert Jr. - 0:18:25

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:18:53

Julio Rodriguez, Randy Arozarena, and Willson Contreras - 0:18:55

Jason Alexander, Yu Darvish, and Sonny Gray - 0:19:05

MLB Best Bets - 0:20:38

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:22:55

Outro - 0:25:50

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