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Infielder ADP Battles: Derek VanRiper vs. Jeff Erickson (Ep. 937) Mar 04, 2025

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Joe Orrico (@JoeOrrico99) is joined by Derek VanRiper (@dvr.bsky.social) from The Athletic and Jeff Erickson (@Jeff_Erickson) from RotoWire for Part Two in our ADP Battle Series, and today the fellas tackle the infield!

There are two key battles at each position to help you make the best decisions ahead of your 2025 fantasy baseball drafts!

Timestamps:

Intro - 0:00:00

Salvador Perez vs. Cal Raleigh - 0:01:03

J.T. Realmuto vs. Logan O’Hoppe - 0:05:09

Signed John Smoltz Jersey Giveaway - 0:07:30

Josh Naylor vs. Christian Walker - 0:07:58

Vinnie Pasquantino vs. Triston Casas - 0:10:37

Fantrax - 0:14:46

Jose Altuve vs. Ozzie Albies - 0:15:23

Brice Turang vs. Luis Garcia - 0:19:40

Rafael Devers vs. Manny Machado vs. Austin Riley - 0:24:22

Junior Caminero vs. Mark Vientos - 0:29:27

FantasyPros Draft Wizard - 0:33:41

Oneil Cruz vs. CJ Abrams - 0:34:22

Xander Bogaerts vs. Ezequiel Tovar - 0:38:03

Outro - 0:41:11

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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.⁠⁠

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10 Players Projections LOVE in 2025 (Ep. 936) Mar 03, 2025

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Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) and Joe Orrico (@JoeOrrico99) scoured projections and have highlighted 10 players that the various systems are higher on than consensus in 2025

From ATC’s love for Garrett Crochet and Xavier Edwards, to Luis Robert and Bo Bichette’s projected bouncebacks from Steamer, Chris and Joe break down why you should or shouldn’t believe what the numbers are telling us

Timestamps:

Intro - 0:00:00

Signed John Smoltz Jersey Giveaway - 0:02:37

Garrett Crochet - 0:03:18

Oneil Cruz - 0:06:52

Chris Sale - 0:10:52

Xavier Edwards - 0:14:17

Cristopher Sanchez - 0:19:30

FantasyPros Draft Assistant - 0:22:53

Luis Robert - 0:23:57

Mike Trout - 0:28:36

Dylan Crews - 0:34:07

Bo Bichette - 0:38:11

Clay Holmes - 0:41:54

Outro - 0:45:47

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Starting Pitcher ADP Battles: Eno Sarris vs. Nick Pollack (Ep. 935) Mar 01, 2025

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Joe Orrico (@JoeOrrico99) is joined by Eno Sarris (@enosarris) from The Athletic and Nick Pollack (@PitcherList) from PitcherList for the first part of our ADP battle series, and we kick things off with starting pitchers!

Join Joe, Eno and Nick as they break down and debate 10 key decisions that you will face when assembling your starting rotation in 2025 fantasy baseball drafts!

Timestamps:

Intro - 0:00:00

Paul Skenes vs. Tarik Skubal - 0:01:44

Chris Sale vs. Garrett Crochet - 0:05:25

FantasyPros Draft Wizard - 0:11:47

Jacob DeGrom vs. Cole Ragans - 0:12:15

Shota Imanaga vs. Logan Webb - 0:19:05

Max Fried vs. Tyler Glasnow - 0:28:00

FantasyPros Draft Assistant - 0:37:08

Luis Castillo vs. Spencer Schwellenbach - 0:37:38

Grayson Rodriguez vs. Sonny Gray - 0:42:16

Robbie Ray vs. Kevin Gausman - 0:46:48

Zach Eflin vs. Brandon Pfaadt - 0:48:11

Cristopher Sanchez vs. Ryan Pepiot - 0:54:07

Outro - 1:00:23

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The Cycle: Players We Hate Ranking in 2025 | Polarizing Targets and Draft Debates (Ep. 934) Feb 28, 2025

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Ryan Wormeli (@RyanWarmly) and Mike Maher (@mikeMaher) are reunited behind the mic in this week’s edition of The Cycle!

Maher gets Worm caught up on some recent offseason news before they dive into a breakdown of eight players who are particularly tough to rank ahead of the 2025 fantasy baseball season!

Timestamps:

Intro - 0:00:00

Alex Bregman to the Red Sox - 0:04:46

New Pitches - 0:05:30

Remaining Free Agents - 0:09:25

Tough Players to Rank - 0:11:54

Jackson Holliday - 0:12:24

Zach Neto - 0:19:15

FantasyPros Draft Simulator - 0:23:17

Spencer Strider - 0:24:40

Shane McClanahan - 0:31:04

Brent Rooker - 0:35:36

Roki Sasaki - 0:42:17

Mike Trout - 0:46:53

Willson Contreras - 0:51:54

Outro - 0:56:18

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The Ultimate Starting Pitcher Guide Part Two: Sleepers, Busts, and Must-Have Targets (Ep. 933) Feb 27, 2025

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Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) is joined by Nick Pollack (@PitcherList) from PitcherList for Part Two of our Ultimate Pitching Guide!

Joey P and Nick break down the 31-100 range of starting pitchers, highlighting their targets, fades, and must-have players to help you prepare for all of your 2025 fantasy baseball drafts!

Timestamps:

Intro - 0:00:00

Signed Billy Wagner Baseball Giveaway - 0:04:18

31-50 - 0:04:51

Justin Steele - 0:05:39

Jared Jones - 0:09:06

Sandy Alcantara - 0:14:45

FantasyPros Draft Wizard - 0:19:35

51-70 - 0:20:07

Robbie Ray - 0:20:17

Spencer Arrighetti - 0:22:39

Brandon Woodruff - 0:27:21

71-100 - 0:29:29

Gavin Williams - 0:30:04

Jesus Luzardo - 0:33:05

Drew Rasmussen - 0:37:25

Outside of the Top 100 - 0:38:30

DJ Herz - 0:38:35

David Festa - 0:39:05

Quinn Matthews - 0:39:35

Dustin May - 0:42:35

Lucas Giolito - 0:45:44

Grant Holmes - 0:47:18

Outro - 0:50:15

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The Ultimate Starting Pitcher Guide Part One: Sleepers, Busts, and Must-Have Targets (Ep. 932) Feb 26, 2025

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Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) is joined by Eno Sarris (@enosarris) from The Athletic for Part One of our Ultimate Starting Pitcher Guide!

Chris and Eno break down each tier within the Top 30 SPs, highlighting targets, fades, and must-haves that will have you dominating your fantasy baseball leagues in 2025!

Timestamps:

Intro - 0:00:00

The Top 10 - 0:01:39

Paul Skenes vs. Tarik Skubal - 0:02:16

Logan Gilbert - 0:07:45

Corbin Burnes - 0:09:58

Garrett Crochet - 0:12:40

Signed Billy Wagner Baseball Giveaway - 0:16:08

11-20 - 0:16:58

Gerrit Cole - 0:17:18

Jacob deGrom - 0:20:24

Spencer Strider - 0:25:09

Pablo Lopez - 0:26:47

Fantrax - 0:30:31

21-30 - 0:31:32

Tyler Glasnow - 0:31:50

Spencer Schwellenbach - 0:37:05

Sleepers - 0:42:58

Busts - 0:45:32

Must-Haves - 0:50:09

Outro - 0:51:12

Helpful Links:

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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.⁠

⁠Fantrax⁠ - Bring your fantasy baseball league to Fantrax for an unbeatable user experience and a chance to win a signed Vladimir Guerrero Jr signed jersey! Sign up today at ⁠fantrax.com/fantasypros.

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The Top 50 Fantasy Baseball Players in 2025 (Ep. 931) Feb 25, 2025

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Join Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) as they break down the Top 50 players for 2025 fantasy baseball leagues!

Should you consider taking a pitcher in the first round? Will Jackson Chourio be more valuable than Julio Rodriguez? Is it too early to grab your first closer? Who belongs in this range, who doesn’t, and who could get there before next season?

Tune in and let the pros break it all down!

Timestamps:

Intro - 0:00:00

Signed Billy Wagner Ball Giveaway - 0:02:43

1-15 - 0:03:20

SPs in the First Round - 0:04:11

Elly De La Cruz - 0:06:40

Fantrax - 0:11:50

16-30 - 0:12:53

Ketel Marte - 0:14:25

Rafael Devers - 0:15:42

Julio Rodriguez vs. Jackson Chourio - 0:17:26

FantasyPros Draft Wizard - 0:23:28

31-50 - 0:24:26

Garrett Crochet - 0:25:57

Closers in the Top 50 - 0:28:20

Ozzie Albies - 0:29:23

Michael Harris II - 0:30:15

Who Doesn’t Belong in the Top 50? - 0:30:43

Who Should Be In The Top 50? - 0:32:13

Jacob deGrom - 0:33:16

Christian Walker - 0:35:14

Junior Caminero - 0:35:36

James Wood - 0:36:52

Brent Rooker - 0:37:45

Pablo Lopez - 0:38:29

Outro - 0:40:15

Helpful Links:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mock Draft Simulator⁠ – FantasyPros has the largest database of expert rankings for drafts. Complete fast and FREE drafts using our Mock Draft Simulator at ⁠fantasypros.com/mock⁠.

⁠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.

Fantrax - Bring your fantasy baseball league to Fantrax for an unbeatable user experience and a chance to win a signed Vladimir Guerrero Jr signed jersey! Sign up today at fantrax.com/fantasypros.

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The Cycle: 2025 Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategies & Targets You NEED to Know (Ep. 930) Feb 21, 2025

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Mike Maher and Kelly Kirby help you take your fantasy baseball team to another level with a deep dive into the pros and cons of popular strategies, including Pocket Aces or Best Player Available, and give you some solid draft targets that coincide with those strategies. We spotlight early-round pitchers like Logan Gilbert and give you potential late-round gems like Kumar Rocker. Find out which blueprint best suits your roster so you can dominate draft day.

Timestamps:

Intro - 0:00:00

Draft Strategies Overview - Pocket Aces, Best Player Available & More - 0:02:00

FantasyPros Draft Wizard - 0:10:16

Early-Round Pitcher Targets - Paul Skenes, Logan Gilbert - 0:11:40

Early-Round Hitter Targets - Francisco Lindor & Mookie Bets - 0:19:55

Pocket Aces Tweeners - Lindor, Jarren Duran and Jackson Chourio - 0:23:09

Middle-Round Targets - Sandy Alcantara, Vinnie Pasquantino, Jared Jones, Jasson Dominguez - 0:25:33

Late-Round Targets - Jeffrey Springs, Matt Shaw, Ivan Herrera, Kumar Rocker, Max Scherzer - 0:34:55

Helpful Links:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mock Draft Simulator – FantasyPros has the largest database of expert rankings for drafts. Complete fast and FREE drafts using our Mock Draft Simulator at fantasypros.com/mock.

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/assistant or download our Fantasy Baseball Draft Wizard app on Google Play or App Store.

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10 Team Head-To-Head Mock Draft (Ep. 929) Feb 20, 2025

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Join Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17), Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh), and Joe Orrico (@JoeOrrico99) as they take part in a 10 team, head-to-head mock draft to help you prepare for your 2025 fantasy baseball drafts!

Timestamps:

Intro - 0:00:00

FantasyPros Draft Wizard - 0:01:39

Round 1 - 0:03:49

Round 2 - 0:05:21

Round 3 - 0:06:29

Round 4 - 0:08:05

Round 5 - 0:09:01

Round 6 - 0:11:03

Round 7 - 0:14:05

Round 8 - 0:15:05

Round 9 - 0:17:49

Round 10 - 0:20:03

Round 11 - 0:21:10

Round 12 - 0:22:42

Round 13 - 0:24:27

FantasyPros Cheat Sheet Creator - 0:25:42

Round 14 - 0:26:17

Round 15 - 0:27:47

Round 16 - 0:29:53

Round 17 - 0:31:31

Round 18 - 0:32:46

Round 19 - 0:35:31

Round 20 - 0:38:00

Round 21 - 0:39:51

Draft Recap and Analysis - 0:40:46

Outro - 0:47:10

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Live Fantasy Baseball Expert Q&A | Draft Advice, Strategy, and Keeper Decisions (Ep. 928) Feb 20, 2025

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FantasyPros MLB is back for the first Q&A livestream of the season! Join Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) LIVE every Wednesday at 4 PM ET/1 PM PT as they dive into everything you need to win your league this season. From draft strategy to waiver wire gems, trade targets, and real-time MLB updates, we’ve got you covered!

Timestamps:

Intro - 0:00:00

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 0:01:45

Keep Sandy Alcantara or Bowden Francis? - 0:03:48

Shane McClanahan - 0:06:08

The Boston Red Sox - 0:10:05

FantasyPros Draft Wizard - 0:13:09

Cole Ragans, Garrett Crochet, or Logan Gilbert? - 0:13:56

Is Adley Rutschman worth holding in a 12-team, five keeper league? - 0:18:04

Chances that James Wood is a Top 20 pick in 2026? - 0:20:59

Keep Fernando Tatis Jr. or Jackson Chourio? - 0:22:32

Keep Francisco Lindor in the 3rd Round, or Marcell Ozuna in the 17th Round - 0:24:39