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Leading Off May 19th, 2025 (Ep. 1017) May 19, 2025

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Joe Pisapia (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoePisapia17⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Chris Welsh (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@IsItTheWelsh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) 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

Jose Alvarado - 0:01:16

Cody Bellinger - 0:04:52

Merrill Kelly - 0:05:01

Jack Leiter - 0:06:49

Royce Lewis - 0:08:25

Alexander Camaro - 0:08:34

Paul Skenes - 0:11:23

Jared Jones - 0:11:44

Transactions - 0:13:11

Rookie Lookie - 0:18:50

Prospecting with The Welsh - 0:20:30

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:31:00

Max Fried, Jeffrey Springs, and CJ Abrams - 0:31:03

Shane Baz, Brayan Bello, and Zach Eflin - 0:31:26

Kyzatrex - 0:33:55

Injury Updates - 0:36:34

MLB Best Bets - 0:38:23

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:41:44

Outro - 0:43:09

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The Cycle: Pitching Streamers and Two-Start Pitcher Competition (Ep. 1016) May 17, 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, 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: Ben Brown and Gunnar Hoglund - 0:01:55

Tuesday: Nick Martinez and Jameson Taillon - 0:02:44

Wednesday: Tomoyuki Sugano, JP Sears, and AJ Smith Shawver - 0:03:41

Thursday: Luis Severino - 0:04:19

Friday: Matthew Boyd - 0:05:05

Saturday: Sandy Alcantara - 0:06:29

Sunday: Brayan Bello and Jack Leiter - 0:07:52

Two-Start Pitcher Competition - 0:09:05

Weekend Excitement - 0:11:57

Outro - 0:14:49

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The Cycle: Buy Low and Sell High Targets + Waiver Wire Deep Dive (Ep. 1015) May 16, 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!

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Intro - 0:00:00

Buy Lows - 0:00:28

Shane Baz - 0:00:44

Cole Ragans - 0:05:04

Sell Highs - 0:10:55

Pete Crow-Armstrong - 0:10:58

Javier Baez - 0:14:02

FantasyPros Lineup Assistant - 0:16:41

Waiver Wire Central - 0:17:01

Brooks Lee - 0:17:05

Dalton Rushing - 0:20:42

Tomoyuki Sugano - 0:22:26

Hunter Dobbins - 0:26:40

Deep League Targets - 0:28:50

Outro - 0:29:59

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Leading Off May 16th, 2025 (Ep. 1014) May 16, 2025

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Intro - 0:00:00

Signed Jose Ramirez Jersey Giveaway - 0:03:21

Jacob deGrom and Hunter Brown- 0:03:41

Shohei Ohtani - 0:09:24

Hyesong Kim - 0:09:34

Ronald Acuna Jr. - 0:11:25

Spencer Strider - 0:12:19

Drake Baldwin - 0:12:25

Matt McLain - 0:13:37

Transactions - 0:14:00

Rookie Lookie - 0:16:43

Microsoft Challenger Segment - 0:20:55

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:22:48

Max Muncy, Jake Burger, and Brandon Lowe - 0:22:52

Osvaldo Bido, Kevin Gausman, and Tomoyuki Sugano - 0:23:17

Injury Updates - 0:23:34

MLB Best Bets - 0:25:24

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:28:09

Chat Q&A - 0:29:45

Outro - 0:41:46

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The Cycle: Rounding The Bases (Ep. 1013) May 15, 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 take some Ls based on their pre-season takes, discuss whether or not Jose Altuve has finally hit the wall, break down some of the latest news and notes from around the league, and give their opinions on the reinstatements of Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson.

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Intro - 0:00:00

First Base: Take The L - 0:00:50

Adley Rutschman - 0:01:26

Devin Williams - 0:07:09

Jeffrey Springs - 0:09:21

Mike Trout - 0:12:47

Emmanuel Clase - 0:14:35

Signed Jose Ramirez Jersey Giveaway - 0:17:04

Second Base: Is Jose Altuve Washed? - 0:17:29

3rd Base: News, Notes, and Injuries - 0:24:43

Home Plate: Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson - 0:32:25

Outro - 0:39:02

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Leading Off May 15th, 2025 (Ep. 1012) May 15, 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

Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani - 0:01:50

Devin Williams and Luke Weaver - 0:02:20

Tarik Skubal - 0:04:39

Alex Bregman - 0:04:50

Patrick Corbin - 0:08:43

Ryan Weathers - 0:11:30

Spencer Strider - 0:12:37

Rookie Lookie - 0:16:06

Kyzatrex - 0:20:36

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:30:18

Cedric Mullins, Rhys Hoskins, and Kyle Stowers - 0:30:22

Aaron Nola, Sonny Gray, and Simeon Woods Richardson - 0:33:25

Injury Updates - 0:33:48

MLB Best Bets - 0:37:05

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:40:15

Outro - 0:45:15

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Leading Off May 14th, 2025 (Ep. 1011) May 14, 2025

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Intro - 0:00:00

The Athletics - 0:01:12

Dylan Cease - 0:05:17

Javier Baez - 0:05:45

Bryan Reynolds - 0:06:19

Elly De La Cruz - 0:07:45

Shane Baz - 0:10:15

Devin Williams - 0:11:51

Jack Leiter - 0:12:04

Rookie Lookie - 0:17:16

Microsoft Challenger Segment - 0:23:08

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:25:08

Robbie Ray, Andrew Abbott, and Josh Jung - 0:25:13

Jose Berrios, Landon Knack, and Jeff Hoffman - 0:25:23

My Playbook - 0:27:03

Injury Updates - 0:27:17

MLB Best Bets - 0:31:25

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:35:35

Pete Rose - 0:37:12

Outro - 0:42:41

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Leading Off May 13th, 2025 (Ep. 1010) May 13, 2025

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Intro - 0:00:00

Ronald Acuna Jr. - 0:02:29

The Bronx Bombers - 0:05:08

Paul Skenes and Jackson Jobe - 0:07:56

Drew Pomeranz - 0:08:17

Brandon Woodruff - 0:09:38

Jordan Walker - 0:11:19

Trevor Story - 0:15:05

Transactions - 0:16:34

Kyzatrex - 0:18:16

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:20:12

Corbin Carroll, David Peterson, and Jose Ramirez - 0:20:14

Emerson Hancock, Ryan Gusto, and Bryan Reynolds - 0:20:35

Injury Updates - 0:21:06

MLB Best Bets - 0:28:05

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:31:57

Outro - 0:36:33

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Leading Off May 12th, 2025 (Ep. 1009) May 13, 2025

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Timestamps: (May be off due to ads):
Introduction - 0:00:00
Rafael Devers (3B, DH - BOS) - 0:00:59
Kyle Schwarber (OF, DH - PHI) & Zack Wheeler (SP - PHI) - 0:02:41
Listener Questions #1 - 0:04:24
Sandy Alcantara (SP - MIA) - 0:05:51
Bowden Francis (SP, RP - TOR) - 0:07:50
Brandon Woodruff (SP - MIL) - 0:09:12
Colorado Rockies - 0:11:44
Luis Robert Jr. (OF - CWS) - 0:15:32
Nick Kurtz (1B - ATH) - 0:15:54
Rookie Lookie - 0:18:17
Prospecting With The Welsh - 0:18:37
Jordan Lawlar (3B, SS - ARI) - 0:18:52
Roman Anthony (OF - BOS) & Marcelo Mayer (SS - BOS) - 0:21:32
Bubba Chandler (SP - PIT) - 0:23:11
Jonah Tong (SP - NYM) - 0:24:16
Justin Crawford (OF - PHI) - 0:26:04
Jacob Misiorowski (SP, RP - MIL) - 0:27:38
3 Up: Freddie Freeman (1B - LAD), Ben Rice (1B, DH - NYY) & Nathan Eovaldi (SP - TEX) - 0:30:25
3 Down: Brady Singer (SP - CIN), Luis Severino (SP - ATH) & Nick Pivetta (SP - SD) - 0:30:44
FantasyPros My Playbook Ad Read - 0:31:09
Injury Updates - 0:31:31
Joe’s Best Bets of the Day - 0:34:08
Welsh’s Best Bets of the Day - 0:35:37
BettingPros App Ad Read - 0:37:11
FanDuel Sportsbook Ad Read - 0:37:39
Board Update & Home Run Calls - 0:37:52
Xander Bogaerts (2B, SS - SD) | +800 - 0:38:22
Corey Seager (SS - TEX) | +430 - 0:38:50
Outro - 0:39:36