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Waiver Wire Deep Dive | Must-Have Players For Your Roster (Ep. 1087) Jul 12, 2025

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Join Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) as they run through the waiver wire and highlight the top names you should be looking to add this weekend!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Colson Montgomery - 0:00:17

Tyler Freeman - 0:02:00

Thairo Estrada - 0:03:29

Romy Gonzalez - 0:05:20

FantasyPros Waiver Assistant - 0:07:49

Ronny Henriquez - 0:08:19

Kevin Ginkel & Hurston Waldrep - 0:10:16

Pristine Auction Giveaway - 0:12:30

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The Cycle: News Updates, Second Half Bold Predictions, and HR Derby Draft (Ep. 1086) Jul 11, 2025

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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 go through some news and injury updates, discuss ABS being used at the All-Star Game, the MLB Draft, make some bold predictions for the second half, and participate in a HR Derby Draft!

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Intro - 0:00:00

News Updates - 0:02:17

Dallas Keuchel - 0:02:23

ABS During All-Star Game - 0:02:39

MLB Draft and The Washington Nationals - 0:07:12

Injury Updates - 0:10:45

Post All-Star Break Predictions - 0:16:13

Junior Caminero - 0:18:03

Hunter Brown - 0:23:01

Signed Juan Gonzalez Jersey Giveaway - 0:30:33

Chandler Simpson - 0:30:55

Players with 50+ and 40+ HR - 0:37:25

Cal Raleigh - 0:42:04

20 Win Pitchers - 0:47:29

Bold Trade Predictions - 0:54:45

World Series Predictions - 0:55:55

FantasyPros Lineup Assistant - 0:58:18

Home Run Derby Draft - 0:58:35

Outro - 1:11:13

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Fantasy Baseball Advice | Players Trending Up & Down, Prospects to Watch, MLB Injury Updates (Ep. 1085) Jul 11, 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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Intro - 0:00:00

Spencer Strider - 0:04:54

Bryan Woo - 0:05:11

Pete Crow-Armstrong - 0:09:33

Manny Machado - 0:14:25

Walker Buehler - 0:14:35

David Peterson - 0:14:58

Transactions - 0:15:09

Rookie Lookie - 0:15:35

Giancarlo Stanton - 0:22:33

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:25:26

Marcus Semien, Jordan Westburg, and Nick Lodolo - 0:25:28

Eduardo Rodriguez, Jack Kochanowicz, and Julio Rodriguez - 0:25:48

Injury Updates - 0:26:52

MLB Best Bets - 0:33:51

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:36:27

Outro - 0:45:32

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Fantasy Baseball Advice | Players Trending Up & Down, Prospects to Watch, MLB Injury Updates (Ep. 1084) Jul 10, 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

Tyler Glasnow - 0:02:19

Cam Schlittler - 0:05:02

Ronald Acuna Jr. - 0:08:44

Corbin Carroll - 0:10:42

Dylan Cease - 0:12:24

Mackenzie Gore - 0:13:32

Lucas Giolito - 0:13:38

Adrian Houser - 0:14:08

Andrew Abbott - 0:19:24

Jesus Luzardo - 0:19:43

Sandy Alcantara - 0:19:50

Transactions - 0:23:33

Rookie Lookie - 0:25:23

Rumors - 0:27:26

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:28:32

Salvador Perez, Jazz Chisholm, and Mike Trout - 0:28:33

Logan Evans, Kyle Hendricks, and Kumar Rocker - 0:28:40

Injury Updates - 0:28:52

MLB Best Bets - 0:31:56

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:34:23

Outro - 0:36:26

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Fantasy Baseball Advice | Players Trending Up & Down, Prospects to Watch, MLB Injury Updates (Ep. 1083) Jul 09, 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

Cal Raleigh - 0:01:11

Jacob Misiorowski - 0:02:23

Eury Perez - 0:06:38

Lawrence Butler - 0:10:50

Jake Burger - 0:14:07

Nick Pivetta - 0:14:35

Brayan Bello - 0:18:18

Jack Flaherty - 0:18:24

Hunter Brown - 0:18:29

Logan Gilbert - 0:18:40

Transactions - 0:19:20

Rookie Lookie - 0:21:44

Fun Facts - 0:22:35

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:24:44

Kyle Schwarber, Juan Soto, and Jose Ramirez - 0:24:45

Clay Holmes, Nick Martinez, and Jordan Romano - 0:25:29

Injury Updates - 0:27:23

MLB Best Bets - 0:30:28

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:33:56

Outro - 0:36:02

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WHO ARE WE BUYING AND SELLING? | Players On The Trade Block (Ep. 1082) Jul 08, 2025

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Join Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) as they highlight six players on the trade block this week that you should be looking to make a move on!

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Intro - 0:00:00

Pristine Auction - 0:00:25

Julio Rodríguez OF SEA - 0:00:27

Gunnar Henderson SS BAL - 0:03:24

Zac Gallen SP ARI - 0:05:45

FantasyPros Trade Analyzer - 0:09:16

Jasson Domínguez OF NYY - 0:09:51

Nico Hoerner 2B CHC - 0:12:33

Chase Burns SP CIN - 0:14:41

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Fantasy Baseball Advice | Players Trending Up & Down, Prospects to Watch, MLB Injury Updates (Ep. 1081) Jul 08, 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

Zac Gallen - 0:01:01

Corbin Carroll - 0:03:53

Freddy Peralta - 0:04:03

Yoshinobu Yanamoto - 0:04:18

Yu Darvish - 0:07:37

Jacob deGrom - 0:07:46

Jose Ramirez - 0:08:07

Bobby Witt Jr. - 0:08:10

Drew Rasmussen and Joe Boyle - 0:08:20

Chase Dollander - 0:12:53

Rookie Lookie - 0:12:59

Rumors - 0:17:30

Fun Facts - 0:19:24

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:21:46

Manny Machado, Corey Seager, and Cristopher Sanchez - 0:21:48

Yusei Kikuchi, Tanner Bibee, and Colton Gordon - 0:23:20

Injury Updates - 0:23:31

MLB Best Bets - 0:29:49

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:32:36

Outro - 0:33:04

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Fantasy Baseball Advice | Rookies Rundown, MLB Prospects Futures Game Preview, Player Trends (Ep. 1080) Jul 07, 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 Texas Rangers Jersey - 0:02:06
Brandon Woodruff (SP - MIL) - 0:02:53
Corbin Carroll (OF - ARI) - 0:05:04
Cam Schlittler (SP - NYY) & Clarke Schmidt (SP - NYY) - 0:07:27
George Kirby (SP - SEA) - 0:10:31
Paul Skenes (SP - PIT) - 0:10:37
Zack Wheeler (SP - PHI) - 0:10:58
Trevor Rogers (SP - BAL) - 0:11:22
Matthew Boyd (SP - CHC) - 0:12:56
Kevin Gausman (SP - TOR) - 0:13:18
Emmet Sheehan (SP - LAD) - 0:13:24
Transactions - 0:14:39
Listener Questions #1 - 0:17:11
Transactions (cont.) - 0:17:37
Rookie Lookie - 0:18:05
Listener Questions #2 - 0:19:35
Rookie Lookie (cont.) - 0:19:50
Prospecting With The Welsh - 0:21:53
Trey Yesavage (SP - TOR) - 0:22:09
Brice Matthews (3B, SS - HOU) - 0:25:11
Owen Caissie (OF - CHC) - 0:28:02
Andrew Painter (SP - PHI) - 0:29:53
3 Up: Jackson Holliday (2B, SS - BAL), Seiya Suzuki (OF, DH - CHC) & Marcell Ozuna (OF, DH - ATL) - 0:33:25
3 Down: Carlos Rodon (SP - NYY), Dean Kremer (SP - BAL) & Marcell Ozuna (OF, DH - ATL) - 0:33:40
Listener Questions #2 - 0:34:36
Injury Updates - 0:37:55
Joe’s Best Bets of the Day - 0:39:09
Welsh’s Best Bets of the Day - 0:39:46
FanDuel Sportsbook - 0:41:46
BettingPros App - 0:41:56
Board Updates & Home Run Calls - 0:42:04
Elly De La Cruz (SS - CIN) | +340 - 0:42:50
Ketel Marte (2B, DH - ARI) | +425 - 0:42:57
Outro - 0:43:30

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Waiver Wire Deep Dive | Must-Have Players For Your Roster (Ep. 1079) Jul 04, 2025

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Join Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) as they run through the waiver wire and highlight the top names you should be looking to add this weekend!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Chase DeLauter - 0:00:15

Kyle Teel - 0:02:30

Colby Thomas - 0:04:45

Yanquiel Fernandez - 0:06:17

FantasyPros Waiver Assistant - 0:08:42

Trevor Rogers - 0:09:11

Adrian Houser - 0:11:00

Kumar Rocker - 0:12:29

Grant Taylor - 0:14:18

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The Cycle: Top Waiver Wire Adds and Pitching Streamers (Ep. 1078) Jul 04, 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 run through the best waiver wire pickups, highlight the top pitcher streaming options for next week, and make selections in their two-start pitcher competition!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Waiver Wire Central - 0:01:13

Otto Lopez - 0:01:21

Trevor Story - 0:03:25

FantasyPros Lineup Assistant - 0:05:19

Dean Kremer - 0:05:42

Mike Soroka - 0:09:54

Deep League Targets - 0:11:31

SP Streamers - 0:14:05

Monday: Noah Cameron - 0:14:26

Tuesday: Jose Soriano or Eury Perez - 0:15:48