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Fantasy Baseball Advice | Prospects To Watch, Players Trending Up & Down, and MLB Injury Updates (Ep. 1037) Jun 05, 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 - 0:01:08

Griffin Canning - 0:07:10

Chris Sale - 0:08:05

Pablo Lopez - 0:08:13

Merrill Kelly - 0:10:01

Brandon Lowe - 0:10:09

Shane Baz - 0:10:14

Jackson Chourio - 0:11:32

Mackenzie Gore - 0:11:40

Clarke Schmidt - 0:11:51

Rob Manfred - 0:11:56

Rookie Lookie - 0:13:52

Fun Facts - 0:17:10

Kyzatrex - 0:18:58

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:21:08

Gavin Sheets, Riley Greene, and Chase Meidroth - 0:21:10

Lucas Giolito, Jose Soriano, and Kyle Harrison - 0:21:34

Injury Updates - 0:25:25

MLB Best Bets - 0:28:38

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:31:11

Outro - 0:34:05

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Fantasy Baseball Advice | Prospects To Watch, Players Trending Up & Down, and MLB Injury Updates (Ep. 1036) Jun 04, 2025

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Intro - 0:00:00

Jac Caglianone - 0:00:31

Sandy Alcantara - 0:02:44

Drew Rasmussen - 0:05:47

Bryce Harper - 0:07:42

Ketel Marte and Corbin Carroll - 0:07:47

Spencer Strider - 0:08:50

Corbin Burnes - 0:11:43

Junior Caminero - 0:13:00

Tyler Mahle - 0:13:04

Lance McCullers - 0:13:23

Jazz Chisholm - 0:15:07

Devin Williams - 0:15:11

Transactions - 0:15:19

Microsoft Challenger Segment - 0:15:58

Fun Facts - 0:17:53

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:21:35

Max Muncy, Trea Turner, and Carlos Rodon - 0:21:37

Andre Pallante, Bowden Francis, and Michael Lorenzen - 0:23:59

Injury Updates - 0:24:22

MLB Best Bets - 0:31:20

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:32:53

Outro - 0:38:11

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Fantasy Baseball Advice | Prospects To Watch, Players Trending Up & Down, and MLB Injury Updates (Ep. 1035) Jun 03, 2025

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Intro - 0:00:00

Shohei Ohtani - 0:00:55

Francisco Lindor - 0:01:05

Kerry Carpenter - 0:02:50

Jo Adell and Hunter Goodman - 0:03:40

Max Meyer - 0:03:51

Logan Webb - 0:08:24

Christian Yelich - 0:12:39

Mike Trout - 0:12:44

JJ Bleday - 0:12:55

Rookie Lookie - 0:13:09

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:20:46

Lawrence Butler, Jack Flaherty, and Byron Buxton - 0:20:48

Luis Severino, Jonathan Cannon, and Richard Fitts - 0:21:19

Injury Updates - 0:23:27

MLB Best Bets - 0:31:44

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:35:40

Outro - 0:38:05

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Cleaning Up: Jac Caglianone Is Up, Corbin Burnes’ Injury, and Jarren Duran Rumors (Ep. 1034) Jun 02, 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.

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Intro - 0:00:00

Jac Caglianone - 0:01:01

FantasyPros Discord - 0:10:41

Audience Q and A - 0:11:30

Jarren Duran - 0:20:04

Corbin Burnes - 0:27:55

Outro - 0:35:02

Join us on Discord - Join our FantasyPros Discord Community! Chat with other fans and get access to exclusive AMAs that wind up on our podcast feed. Come get your questions answered and BE ON THE SHOW at fantasypros.com/chat

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Fantasy Baseball Advice | Prospects To Watch, Players Trending Up & Down, and MLB Injury Updates (Ep. 1033) Jun 02, 2025

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Intro - 0:00:00
Jac Caglianone (1B - KC) - 0:01:16
Jose Ramirez Autographed Jersey Winner - 0:05:05
Cecil Fielder Autographed Detroit Tigers Jersey Giveaway - 0:06:04
Corbin Burnes (SP - ARI) - 0:07:01
Nathan Eovaldi (SP - TEX) - 0:11:04
Garrett Crochet (SP - BOS) & Cal Raleigh (C, DH - SEA) - 0:11:24
Kris Bubic (SP, RP - KC) - 0:13:40
Jacob deGrom (SP - TEX) - 0:13:48
Junior Caminero (3B - TB) - 0:14:00
Listener Questions #1 - 0:16:04
Saturday Pitching Implosions - 0:16:46
Rookie Lookie - 0:19:24
Prospecting With The Welsh - 0:21:12
Roman Anthony (OF - BOS) - 0:21:35
Bubba Chandler (SP - PIT) - 0:22:48
Ian Seymour (SP - TB) - 0:23:44
Justin Crawford (OF - PHI) - 0:25:44
Ryan Ritter (SS - COL) - 0:27:16
Parker Messick (SP - CLE) - 0:29:17
Fun Facts - 0:31:15
3 Up: Ryan Yarbrough (SP, RP - NYY), Jose Ramirez (3B, DH - CLE) & Xavier Edwards (SS - MIA) - 0:33:32
3 Down: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (SP - LAD), Andres Munoz (RP - SEA) & Kyle Stowers (OF - MIA) - 0:34:09
Injury Updates - 0:34:51
Listener Questions #2 - 0:38:23
Joe’s Best Bets of the Day - 0:39:15
Welsh’s Best Bets of the Day - 0:40:16
FanDuel Sportsbook - 0:41:30
Board Updates & Home Run Calls - 0:41:40
Shohei Ohtani (SP, DH - LAD) | +190 - 0:42:05
Elly De La Cruz (SS - CIN) | +310 - 0:42:21
Outro - 0:00:00

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The Cycle: Pitching Streamers and Two-Start Pitcher Competition (Ep. 1032) May 31, 2025

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Join Ryan Wormeli (@RyanWarmly) and Kelly Kirby (@thewonkypenguin) for Part Three of this week’s edition of The Cycle!

In this episode, Worm and Kelly break down the best pitching steamers for the upcoming week, make selections in their two-start pitcher competition, and highlight things they are excited to watch for this weekend!

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Intro - 0:00:00

Monday: Max Meyer - 0:01:02

Tuesday: Jackson Jobe - 0:02:53

Wednesday: Miles Mikolas - 0:03:54

Thursday: Tony Gonsolin - 0:04:28

Friday: Zack Littell - 0:05:03

Saturday: Jameson Taillon - 0:05:29

Sunday: Shane Smith - 0:06:47

Two-Start Pitcher Competition - 0:08:14

Weekend Excitement - 0:10:51

Outro - 0:13:15

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The Cycle: Buy Low and Sell High Targets + Waiver Wire Deep Dive (Ep. 1031) May 30, 2025

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Join Ryan Wormeli (@RyanWarmly) and Kelly Kirby (@thewonkypenguin) for Part Two of this week’s edition of The Cycle!

In this episode, Worm and Kelly 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!

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Intro - 0:00:00

Buy Lows - 0:00:43

Kristian Campbell - 0:01:02

Bryan Reynolds - 0:03:25

Sell Highs - 0:06:12

Jose Altuve - 0:06:14

Trea Turner - 0:09:37

Kyzatrex - 0:12:48

Waiver Wire Central - 0:14:12

Matt Shaw - 0:14:30

Ryan O’Hearn - 0:15:30

Zebby Matthews - 0:20:24

Lance McCullers - 0:21:13

Outro - 0:23:38

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Leading Off May 30th, 2025 (Ep. 1030) May 30, 2025

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Intro - 0:00:00

AJ Smith-Shawver - 0:02:47

Chris Sale - 0:07:52

Junior Caminero - 0:11:30

Mackenzie Gore - 0:11:48

The Blue Jays - 0:14:43

Ozzie Albies - 0:15:31

Mike Trout - 0:15:43

Transactions - 0:17:40

Rookie Lookie - 0:23:09

Microsoft Challenger Segment - 0:26:49

Kenta Maeda - 0:30:46

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:30:58

Luis Garcia Jr., Austin Riley, and Chandler Simpson - 0:31:00

Ryan Gusto, Jordan Romano, and Jacob Lopez - 0:31:16

Injury Updates - 0:33:39

MLB Best Bets - 0:37:45

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:40:38

Outro - 0:44:15

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The Cycle: Rounding The Bases (Ep. 1029) May 29, 2025

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Join Ryan Wormeli (@RyanWarmly) and Kelly Kirby (@thewonkypenguin) for Part One of this week’s edition of The Cycle!

In this episode, Worm and Kelly discuss the return of Ronald Acuna Jr., when we can expect to see Roman Anthony make his major league debut, go through some recent news and notes, and break down some of the biggest lessons that Kelly has learned so far this season!

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Intro - 0:00:00

First Base: Ronald Acuna Jr. Is Back! - 0:02:20

Signed Jose Ramirez Jersey Giveaway - 0:08:19

Second Base: Roman Anthony - 0:08:55

3rd Base: News, Notes, and Injuries - 0:16:28

Ronel Blanco - 0:16:40

Bo Bichette - 0:16:51

Steven Kwan - 0:17:20

Colton Cowser and Jordan Westburg - 0:17:27

Home Plate: Kelly’s Lessons Learned in 2025 - 0:22:58

Tout Wars/Drafting Saves - 0:23:26

Batting Average - 0:29:36

Don’t Trust Mike Trout - 0:31:10

Hunter Brown and Sandy Alcantara - 0:32:46

Rookies in their 2nd major league stint - 0:35:10

Cubs Closers - 0:38:23

Apology to Pete Crow-Armstrong - 0:38:48

Outro - 0:42:30

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Leading Off May 29th, 2025 (Ep. 1028) May 29, 2025

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Intro - 0:00:00

Sandy Alcantara - 0:03:03

George Kirby - 0:07:54

Lance McCullers - 0:11:02

Daniel Palencia - 0:12:51

Camilo Doval - 0:12:55

Tanner Scott - 0:13:17

Gavin Sheets - 0:14:58

Jackson Jobe - 0:15:53

Transactions - 0:17:40

Rookie Lookie - 0:19:28

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:21:37

Masyn Winn, Junior Caminero, and Paul Skenes - 0:21:39

Cade Povich, Denzel Clarke, and Zach Gallen - 0:23:25

Kyzatrex - 0:25:12

Injury Updates - 0:26:38

MLB Best Bets - 0:30:04

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:33:52

Outro - 0:36:25

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