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The Cycle: The Biggest Fantasy Baseball Questions For The Second Half (Ep. 1077) Jul 03, 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 hit on some of the biggest fantasy questions as we head into the second half of the season!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Luis Ortiz Investigation - 0:02:04

PCA vs Cal Raleigh - 0:13:56

Potential Trade Deadline Moves - 0:17:52

Signed Juan Gonzalez Jersey Giveaway - 0:21:51

Second Half Rookie Impacts - 0:22:15

Under The Radar SPs - 0:27:41

Non-Closing Relievers To Target - 0:30:29

Second Half Bounce Backs - 0:34:42

Outro - 0:39:51

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Fantasy Baseball Advice | Players Trending Up & Down, Prospects to Watch, MLB Injury Updates (Ep. 1076) Jul 03, 2025

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

Join Joe Pisapia, Chris Welsh and the Peanuts & Cracker Jacks at 12 p.m. ET at ⁠⁠⁠⁠twitch.tv/fantasypros⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ every weekday for industry-leading fantasy baseball advice and to have your questions answered on the stream!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Signed Juan Gonzalez Jersey Giveaway - 0:00:55

Spencer Schwellenbach - 0:01:55

Jacob Misiorowski - 0:04:59

Hunter Brown - 0:08:24

Marcus Semien - 0:08:41

Dylan Cease - 0:11:12

Clayton Kershaw - 0:13:45

Sean Manaea - 0:18:52

Luis Ortiz - 0:19:13

Transactions - 0:25:48

Masataka Yoshida - 0:29:03

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:29:34

Mitch Keller, Addison Barger, and Davis Schneider - 0:29:35

Will Warren, Mick Abel, and Nick Kurtz - 0:30:57

Injury Updates - 0:31:18

MLB Best Bets - 0:36:38

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:40:05

Outro - 0:41:35

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Fantasy Baseball Advice | Players Trending Up & Down, Prospects to Watch, MLB Injury Updates (Ep. 1075) Jul 02, 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

Signed Juan Gonzalez Jersey Giveaway - 0:00:43

Jacob deGrom - 0:02:15

Zac Gallen - 0:07:35

Yoshinobu Yamamoto - 0:15:12

Edward Cabrera - 0:15:18

Grant Holmes - 0:15:31

Ronald Acuna Jr. - 0:17:02

Matthew Boyd - 0:20:46

Gavin Williams - 0:21:06

Paul Skenes - 0:21:14

Trey Mancini - 0:25:21

Emmet Sheehan - 0:25:58

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:26:17

Randy Arozarena, Hunter Goodman, and George Springer - 0:26:18

Max Fried, Emerson Hancock, and Chase Dollander - 0:26:35

Injury Updates - 0:26:52

MLB Best Bets - 0:33:53

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:33:56

Outro - 0:40:07

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Fantasy Baseball Advice | Players Trending Up & Down, Prospects to Watch, MLB Injury Updates (Ep. 1074) Jul 01, 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

Signed Juan Gonzalez Jersey Giveaway - 0:01:09

Chase Burns - 0:02:54

Garrett Crochet - 0:07:57

Wilyer Abreu - 0:08:05

Zack Wheeler - 0:11:25

Logan Webb - 0:12:05

Max Scherzer - 0:12:13

Trevor Rogers - 0:13:40

Gunnar Henderson - 0:16:09

Adolis Garcia - 0:16:15

Transactions - 0:16:27

Rookie Lookie - 0:16:37

Fun Facts - 0:24:46

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:28:13

Eugenio Suarez, George Kirby, and Randy Arozarena - 0:28:14

Michael Wacha, Jacob Lopez, and Erick Fedde - 0:28:27

Injury Updates - 0:28:43

MLB Best Bets - 0:32:52

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:34:55

Outro - 0:37:02

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Cleaning Up: Big Second Half Rankings Movers (Ep. 1073) Jun 30, 2025

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Join Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) and Joe Orrico (@JoeOrrico99) as they tackle your questions live on Discord every Monday of the season at 5 PM EST at fantasypros.com/chat.

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

Rankings Updates - 0:01:54

FantasyPros Discord - 0:14:53

Kyle Teal or Sean Murphy? - 0:15:47

Dream Trades - 0:18:05

Chat Q&A - 0:25:15

Outro - 0:37:48

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Fantasy Baseball Advice | MLB Risers & Fallers, Rookie Rundown, Hitters Go Cold (Ep. 1072) Jun 30, 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
Cecil Fielder Detroit Tigers Autographed Jersey Giveaway - 0:00:30
Tarik Skubal (SP - DET) - 0:01:48
Listener Questions #1 - 0:04:09
Aaron Judge (OF, DH - NYY) - 0:05:17
Spencer Strider (SP - ATL) - 0:05:24
Sandy Alcantara (SP - MIA) - 0:05:29
Chad Patrick (SP - MIL) - 0:08:53
Eric Lauer (SP, RP - TOR) - 0:09:19
Listener Questions #2 - 0:10:33
Walker Buehler (SP - BOS) - 0:13:45
Lance McCullers (SP - HOU) - 0:13:52
Transactions - 0:14:09
Rookie Lookie - 0:14:37
Prospecting With the Welsh - 0:17:28
Justin Crawford (OF - PHI) - 0:17:42
Spencer Jones (OF - NYY) - 0:20:26
Colson Montgomery (SS - CWS) - 0:23:55
Quinn Mathews (SP - STL) - 0:25:59
Rumors - 0:28:12
Fun Facts - 0:23:28
3 Up: Ketel Marte (2B, DH - ARI), Corey Seager (SS, DH - TEX) & Oneil Cruz (SS, OF - PIT) - 0:29 43
3 Down: Kenley Jansen (RP - LAA), Luis Severino (SP - ATH) & Frankie Montas (SP - NYM) - 0:30:15
Listener Questions #3 - 0:30:57
Injury Updates - 0:32:55
Joe’s Best Bets of the Day - 0:34:20
Welsh’s Best Bets of the Day - 0:35 08
FanDuel Sportsbook - 0:36:27
BettingPros App - 0:36:36
Board Updates & Home Run Calls - 0:37:08
Kyle Schwarber (OF, DH - PHI) | +220 - 0:38:06
Outro - 0:38:24

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The Cycle: Pitching Streamers and Two-Start Pitcher Competition (Ep. 1071) Jun 29, 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!

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Intro - 0:00:00

Monday: Erick Fedde - 0:00:52

Tuesday: Edward Cabrera - 0:03:24

Wednesday: Brayan Bello - 0:05:26

Thursday: Dustin May - 0:07:18

Friday: Quinn Priester - 0:07:58

Saturday: Taj Bradley - 0:08:57

Sunday: Reese Olson - 0:10:22

Two-Start Pitcher Competition - 0:11:33

Outro - 0:13:51

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Waiver Wire Deep Dive | Must-Have Players For Your Roster (Ep. 1070) Jun 28, 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!

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Intro - 0:00:00

Chandler Simpson - 0:00:20

Casey Schmitt - 0:02:20

Tyler Freeman - 0:04:25

Christian Moore - 0:06:45

FantasyPros Waiver Wire Assistant - 0:08:08

Eric Lauer - 0:08:39

Frankie Montas - 0:10:31

Didier Fuentes - 0:12:10

Janson Junk - 0:12:30

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The Cycle: Buy Low and Sell High Targets + Waiver Wire Deep Dive (Ep. 1069) Jun 28, 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

Buy Lows - 0:00:15

Roman Anthony - 0:00:21

George Kirby - 0:04:18

Sell Highs - 0:10:24

Clarke Schmidt - 0:10:26

Byron Buxton - 0:13:45

FantasyPros Lineup Assistant - 0:18:10

Waiver Wire Central - 0:18:30

Dominic Canzone - 0:18:33

Chandler Simpson - 0:22:11

Austin Hays - 0:23:50

Charlie Morton and Trevor Rogers - 0:24:18

Jacob Lopez - 0:30:01

Emmet Sheehan - 0:31:00

Deep League Targets - 0:33:32

Outro - 0:35:15

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The Cycle: Rounding The Bases (Ep. 1068) Jun 27, 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 talk about Chase Burns’ electric debut, play a game of “2nd Half Buy or Sell” featuring some standout rookies, go over some recent news and notes, and highlight the fantastic performance we have seen from Cal Raleigh so far this season!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

First Base: Chase Burns - 0:03:39

Signed Cecil Fielder Jersey Giveaway - 0:11:16

Second Base: 2nd Half Buy or Sell Rookies - 0:11:40

Jac Caglianone and Nick Kurtz - 0:13:10

Christian Moore - 0:16:43

Rookie Pitcher Rankings - 0:20:35

Third Base: News, Notes, and Injuries - 0:25:12

Max Meyer - 0:25:16

Corbin Carroll - 0:26:19

Sean Manaea - 0:26:32