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The Cycle: The 10 BIGGEST Fantasy Baseball Questions for the 2025 Season (Ep. 957) Mar 26, 2025

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Get Opening Day started with a brand new episode of The Cycle, where Ryan Wormeli (@RyanWarmly) and Mike Maher (@mikemaher) answer the 10 BIGGEST fantasy baseball questions for the 2025 MLB season!

How does Los Angeles Dodgers SP/DH Shohei Ohtani follow-up his historic 2024 season in his return to pitching? Will Pittsburgh Pirates SP Paul Skenes be worth the first-round pick managers spent in fantasy drafts? Plus, will any speedster break 50 stolen bases this year?

The Pros answer the call before regular season baseball officially begins.

Timestamps:

Introduction - 0:00:00
Shohei Ohtani (SP, DH - LAD) - 0:03:48
Paul Skenes (SP - PIT) - 0:10:42
John Smoltz Autographed Braves Jersey Giveaway - 0:14:11
Do Any Pitchers Throw 200+ Innings? - 0:14:44
Can 2025 Rookie Hitters Shine? - 0:19:04
Mike Trout (OF - LAA) - 0:24:17
Weekend Fantasy Baseball Drafts Recap - 0:24:56
Microsoft Chasing Challenges - 0:27:06
Will Any Player Break 50 Stolen Bases? - 0:28:43
Spencer Strider (SP - ATL) & Ronald Acuna Jr. (OF - ATL) - 0:32:21
FantasyPros My Playbook App - 0:36:21
Garrett Crochet (SP - BOS) - 0:36:45
Chicago White Sox Other Than Luis Robert Jr. To Roster - 0:41:10
Players Who Will & Won’t Be First-Rounders in 2026 - 0:43:24
Outro - 0:50:03

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12 Team Head-To-Head Mock Draft: OBP and QS (Ep. 956) Mar 25, 2025

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Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17), Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh), and Joe Orrico (@JoeOrrico99) are joined by Chris Clegg (@ChrisCleggMiLB) from The Dynasty Dugout for the final mock draft of the preseason, and today the fellas tackle a 12 team head-to-head categories league with a twist: OBP and QS instead of batting average and wins!

Timestamps:

Intro - 0:00:00

Signed John Smoltz Jersey Giveaway - 0:02:18

Round 1 - 0:03:22

Round 2 - 0:06:52

Round 3 - 0:08:11

Round 4 - 0:11:10

Round 5 - 0:13:54

Round 6 - 0:15:26

Round 7 - 0:16:59

Round 8 - 0:18:44

Round 9 - 0:19:56

Fantrax - 0:20:45

Round 10 - 0:23:15

Round 11 - 0:25:23

Round 12 - 0:25:47

Round 13 - 0:27:25

Round 14 - 0:29:08

Round 15 - 0:30:51

Round 16 - 0:33:06

Round 17 - 0:35:59

Round 18 - 0:38:16

Round 19 - 0:40:12

Round 20 - 0:42:27

Round 21 - 0:43:56

Round 22 - 0:47:40

Round 23 - 0:48:37

Round 24 - 0:50:39

Draft Recap and Analysis - 0:51:00

Outro - 1:00:25

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20 League Winners For The 2025 Fantasy Baseball Season (Ep. 955) Mar 25, 2025

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Join Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) as they reveal their Top 20 players that are going to help you win your league this season!

Timestamps:

Intro - 0:00:00

News & Notes, Christian Campbell & Shane McClanahan - 0:00:25

FantasyPros Twitch Streams - 0:03:11

Pristine Auction Giveaway - 0:05:22

Victor Scott - 0:06:10

James Wood or Teoscar Hernandez? - 0:07:44

Which Player Has More Upside? - 0:08:29

Kyle Manzardo - 0:08:56

Cam Smith - 0:10:00

Cam Smith or Connor Norby? - 0:11:43

Jeffrey Springs - 0:11:56

Clay Holmes - 0:13:25

Wells, Rice or Manzardo? - 0:16:02

Jesus Luzardo - 0:16:48

Michael Toglia - 0:17:50

Brandon Woodruff - 0:19:51

Grade The Trade - 0:21:45

Cristopher Sanchez - 0:22:19

Sean Manaea - 0:24:43

Pete Crow-Armstrong - 0:26:10

Chasing Challenges From Microsoft - Jackson Holliday - 0:27:43

Jasson Dominguez - 0:30:08

Ryan Pepiot - 0:32:33

Are We Concerned About Francisco Lindor? - 0:33:30

Does Drew Rasmussen See an Uptick? - 0:34:30

Spencer Schwellenbach - 0:35:06

Sandy Alcantara - 0:36:37

Spencer Strider - 0:38:25

Luis Robert Jr. - 0:40:34

Mike Trout - 0:42:15

Ronald Acuna Jr. - 0:44:25

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10 Team Head-To-Head Mock Draft (Ep. 954) Mar 22, 2025

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Join Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17), Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh), Joe Orrico (@JoeOrrico99) and Scott Bogman (@BogmanSports) as they take part in a 10 team head-to-head mock draft to help you prepare for all of your remaining drafts!

Timestamps:

Intro - 0:00:00

Round 1 - 0:04:14

Round 2 - 0:07:25

Round 3 - 0:10:04

Round 4 - 0:12:07

Round 5 - 0:14:32

Microsoft Challenger Segment - 0:16:04

Round 6 - 0:19:56

Round 7 - 0:21:34

Round 8 - 0:23:51

Round 9 - 0:26:24

Round 10 - 0:28:49

Round 11 - 0:33:47

Round 12 - 0:37:27

Round 13 - 0:38:27

Round 14 - 0:40:33

Round 15 - 0:42:02

Round 16 - 0:43:14

Round 17 - 0:46:16

Round 18 - 0:47:31

Round 19 - 0:49:44

Round 20 - 0:50:33

Round 21 - 0:51:29

Round 22 - 0:51:42

Draft Recap and Analysis - 0:51:54

Outro - 1:00:01

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2025 Fantasy Baseball All-Breakout Team | Players About to EXPLODE (Ep. 953) Mar 21, 2025

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Shoot for ceiling this spring when you join Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) for their 2025 fantasy baseball all-break team of MLB players they think are about to explode!

Can New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells take Advantage of The Bronx? Will Chicago Cubs shortstop Matt Shaw push for NL Rookie of the Year honors? Plus, could Washington Nationals OF Dylan Crews be the answer to managers' prayers?

The Pros call their shots trying to find the next fantasy baseball stars!

Timestamps:

Intro - 0:00:00
The Definition of Breakout Performer - 0:00:19
John Smoltz Autographed Braves Jersey Giveaway - 0:03:43
Shea Langeliers (C - OAK) - 0:05:30
Austin Wells (C - NYY) - 0:06:22
Michael Toglia (1B, OF - COL) - 0:08:14
Triston Casas (BOS - 1B) - 0:10:08
Jackson Holliday (2B - BAL) - 0:12:19
Kristian Campbell (2B, SS, OF - BOS) - 0:14:02
Junior Caminero (3B - TB) - 0:17:34
Matt Shaw (2B, 3B, SS - CHC) - 0:20:19
Matt McLain (2B, SS - CIN) - 0:24:05
Masyn Winn (SS - STL) - 0:25:35
Dylan Crews (OF - WSH) & Jasson Dominguez (OF - NYY) - 0:27:55
FantasyPros Draft Wizard Cheat Sheet Creator - 0:33:22
Pete Crow-Armstrong (OF - CHC) - 0:34:26
Jordan Walker (OF - STL) - 0:26:05
Spencer Schwellenbach (SP - ATL) - 0:39:34
Jared Jones (SP - PIT) - 0:40:20
Brandon Pfaadt (SP - ARI) - 0:41:05
Andres Munoz (RP - SEA) - 0:42:11
Gavin Williams (SP - CLE) - 0:43:11
Ryan Pepiot (SP - TB) - 0: 44:20
Will Warren (SP - NYY) - 0:45:08
Ben Joyce (RP - LAA) - 0:46:12
Outro - 0:47:13

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The Cycle: Predicting Yearbook Superlatives For The 2025 Fantasy Baseball Season (Ep. 952) Mar 20, 2025

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Join Ryan Wormeli (@RyanWarmly) and Mike Maher (@mikeMaher) for this week’s edition of The Cycle!

In this episode, the fellas give you their yearbook superlative predictions ahead of the 2025 fantasy baseball season!

Who is most likely to succeed? Who’s the hottest in the office? Do we have a class clown this year? Is there a class couple?

Tune in to get all of the answers in this fun episode!

Timestamps:

Intro - 0:00:00

Takeaways from Dodgers/Cubs - 0:02:35

Most Likely To Succeed - 0:08:12

Bryan Reynolds - 0:08:29

Shane McClanahan - 0:10:57

Signed John Smoltz Jersey Giveaway - 0:16:36

Biggest Flirt - 0:17:02

Christian Yelich - 0:17:37

Jackson Holliday - 0:22:38

Class Clown - 0:29:34

William Contreras - 0:30:04

Jacob deGrom - 0:36:12

MLB Draft Kit - 0:43:18

Hottest In The Office - 0:44:10

James Wood - 0:44:49

Roki Sasaki - 0:48:03

Most Gullible - 0:52:06

Mike Trout - 0:52:18

Class Couple - 0:55:18

Jake Burger and Victor Robles - 0:55:40

Outro - 0:57:40

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Cleaning Up: Roki Sasaki, Jarred Jones, Cam Smith and More! (Ep. 951) Mar 19, 2025

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Join Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) and Joe Orrico (@JoeOrrico99) as they tackle your questions live on Discord every Wednesday of the season at 2 PM EST at fantasypros.com/chat.

Timestamps:

Intro -0:00:00

FantasyPros Discord Chats - 0:00:30

FantasyPros Twitch Streams - 0:02:00

Rōki Sasaki Has a Bad Start, Too Early To Panic? - 0:03:20

FantasyPros Draft Wizard - 0:12:15

Jarred Jones Injury is a Real Concern - 0:12:15

Fantrax - 0:18:31

Will Cam Smith Make the Team? - 0:19:40

Dynasty Decision; Sasaki or Schwellenbach? - 0:23:20

Pocket Aces or Zero Starting Pitcher Start? - 0:25:48

How Many Relief Pitchers Do I Need? - 0:28:51

FantasyPros Discord & Twitch - 0:31:54

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Leading Off: March 19th, 2025 | Tokyo Series - Day 2 (Ep. 950) Mar 19, 2025

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Joe Pisapia and Chris Welsh recorded this show LIVE on Twitch! Follow us on Twitch at ⁠twitch.tv/fantasypros⁠ and never miss a stream!Joe Pisapia (⁠@JoePisapia17⁠) and Chris Welsh (⁠@IsItTheWelsh⁠) are back for another season of Leading Off live!In this episode, the boys recap the second game of the season in Tokyo between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs. They also break down some recent news out of spring training, give some injury updates on key players, and tackle listener questions like, what do we expect from Ronald Acuna or who pitches more between George Kirby or Jacob deGrom?

Timestamps:

Intro - 0:00:00

Roki Sasaki's MLB debut - 0:02:00

Use the Draft Assistant for live expert advice in your last-minute drafts! - 0:11:10

The Dodgers' offense - 0:11:49

Jarred Jones will miss next spring start - 0:14:28

Do you spend high draft picks on pitching? - 0:18:27

If saves+holds are a scoring category in your league, are we more willing to punt on closers? - 0:19:16

Who are good Jarred Jones replacement options in deep leagues? - 0:20:40

Mason Miller in the 10th or Bailey Ober in the 15th? - 0:22:16

Leading Off is on Twitch every weekday at 12 PM ET from Opening Day onward! - 0:22:39

Download the Fantasy Baseball My Playbook app to manage your teams - 0:23:04

Who to keep? - 0:24:00

Hallmark movies - 0:25:39

Pickup Rhys Hoskins? - 0:26:14

Kodai Senga - 0:26:30

Unlocking the "positive Joe" draft - 0:27:06

Max Scherzer's hurt - 0:27:51

Gunnar Henderson took batting practice Tuesday - 0:28:32

Coby Mayo optioned to Triple-A - 0:29:12

Who pitches more: George Kirby or Jacob deGrom? - 0:30:03

Who's our sleeper No. 2 catcher? - 0:31:54

Ronald Acuna expectations - 0:32:41

Which veteran free agent SPs are still worth signing? - 0:35:03

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Leading Off March 18th, 2025: Tokyo Series (Ep. 949) Mar 18, 2025

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Joe Pisapia and Chris Welsh recorded this show LIVE on Twitch! Follow us on Twitch at twitch.tv/fantasypros and never miss a stream!

Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) are back for another season of Leading Off Live!

In this episode, the boys recap the first game of the season in Tokyo between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs. They also break down some recent news out of spring training and give some injury updates on key players

Timestamps:

Intro - 0:00:00

Dodgers/Cubs - 0:03:53

Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shota Imanaga - 0:05:10

Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts - 0:09:51

Matt Shaw - 0:12:40

FantasyPros Draft Assistant - 0:17:33

Justin Verlander - 0:18:35

Kristian Campbell - 0:21:13

Cam Smith - 0:21:33

My Playbook - 0:25:09

Spencer Strider - 0:26:15

Royce Lewis - 0:29:36

Injury Updates - 0:32:37

Outro - 0:35:29

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The 2025 Fantasy Baseball All-Sleeper Team (Ep. 948) Mar 17, 2025

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Join Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) as they reveal their All-Sleeper teams for the 2025 fantasy baseball season!

Timestamps:

Intro - 0:00:00

Signed John Smoltz Jersey Giveaway - 0:01:56

Joey Bart - 0:03:47

Ivan Herrera - 0:06:11

Kyle Manzardo - 0:07:22

Pavin Smith - 0:08:30

Thairo Estrada - 0:10:25

Colt Keith - 0:12:50

Luis Rengifo - 0:14:38

Joey Ortiz - 0:15:45

Trevor Story - 0:18:43

Tyler Fitzgerald - 0:20:42

FantasyPros Draft Simulator - 0:22:06

Jake McCarthy, Garrett Mitchell, and Victor Scott - 0:23:28

Alec Burleson, Garrett Mitchell, and Matt Wallner - 0:27:47

Microsoft Challenger Segment - 0:29:26

Walker Buehler, Tomoyuki Sugano, Grant Holmes, and A.J. Puk - 0:31:52

Gavin Williams, Nick Lodolo, Max Meyer, and Jordan Romano - 0:36:32

Outro - 0:39:14

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Draft Assistant⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Get live support during your fantasy football draft with the Draft Assistant. Connect the Draft Assistant to your draft and get real-time suggestions based on expert rankings, team needs, and positional scarcity. Get the most value out of every pick in your fantasy football draft with the Draft Assistant. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fantasypros.com/assistant⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠or download our Fantasy Baseball Draft Wizard app on Google Play or App Store.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠Twitch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - FantasyPros is now LIVE on Twitch! When the MLB season begins, join us every weekday at 12 PM Eastern for Leading Off -- your daily dose of fantasy baseball news, insights, and strategy. Ask questions, get insight, and interact live! Follow us now at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitch.tv/fantasypros⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and never miss a stream! A bigger lineup of exclusive, interactive live content is on the way!

⁠⁠⁠Download the BettingPros App⁠⁠⁠ - Download the free ⁠⁠⁠BettingPros app for iOS and Android⁠⁠⁠ ahead of the baseball season. With Sportsbook Sync, automatically track your bets across all major sportsbooks in one spot. Easily monitor your bet performance by sport and bet type, including game picks, props, and parlays. Create custom Betting Systems to find winning trends and profitable opportunities. Get a free trial of BettingPros Premium by downloading the app at ⁠⁠⁠bettingpros.com/apps⁠⁠⁠ and activating your trial on the upgrade screen.

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