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Join Ryan Wormeli (@RyanWarmly) and Mike Maher (@mikeMaher) for this week’s edition of The Cycle!
In this episode, Worm and Maher kick things off by recapping the MLB Draft, HR Derby, and All-Star Game!
Later on, they go through a two-round early 2026 Mock Draft, discussing their selections while also breaking down players who just missed the cut!
Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)
Intro - 0:00:00
MLB Draft Recap - 0:02:20
Home Run Derby and All-Star Game - 0:08:26
Injury News and Notes - 0:15:10
Dynasty Trade Discussion - 0:16:34
Signed Juan Gonzalez Jersey Giveaway - 0:25:42
Too Early Mock Draft - 0:26:04
Round 1 - 0:26:21
Shohei Ohtani - 0:26:30
Bobby Witt Jr. - 0:28:33
Aaron Judge - 0:29:20
Ronald Acuna Jr. - 0:30:55
Pete Crow-Armstrong - 0:32:52
Elly De La Cruz - 0:34:25
Cal Raleigh - 0:35:40
Jose Ramirez - 0:35:53
Kyle Tucker - 0:36:55
Tarik Skubal - 0:38:13
James Wood - 0:40:15
Juan Soto - 0:41:36
Round 2 - 0:44:14
Fernando Tatis Jr. - 0:45:32
Garrett Crochet - 0:46:34
Mookie Betts - 0:49:43
Paul Skenes - 0:53:01
Gunnar Henderson - 0:53:49
Jackson Chourio - 0:54:42
FantasyPros Lineup Assistant - 0:55:00
Corbin Carroll - 0:55:27
Francisco Lindor - 0:57:17
Zack Wheeler - 0:59:27
Junior Caminero - 1:00:52
Julio Rodriguez - 1:02:15
Hunter Brown - 1:07:29
Players That Just Missed - 1:07:33
Two-Start Pitcher Competition- 1:12:15
Outro - 1:15:05
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