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Ep. 139: Enjoy The Fireworks Jun 28, 2017

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George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus discuss the recent promotion of Franklin Barreto (4:32) and the five players they’re each keeping an eye on over the remainder of the season: George Springer (11:00), Hanley Ramirez (18:30), Alex Wood (25:30), Anthony Rendon (30:00), Ryan Zimmerman (34:30), Gary Sanchez (40:00), Josh Harrison (44:00), Odubel Herrera (48:00), Robbie Ray (52:00), Luis Severino & Andrew Miller (56:00), Aaron Nola & Carlos Santana (1:00:00), Cameron Maybin & Chris Taylor (1:03:00).

Ep. 138: Not That Derek Fisher Jun 21, 2017

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George Bissell and Mike Gianella discuss the fantasy impact of the league-wide home run surge on the pitching landscape (5:00), how a dramatic shift in Francisco Lindor’s batted ball profile could diminish his fantasy value (17:00), realistic expectations for hot prospects Jacob Faria (23:00), Francis Martes (27:00) and Derek Fisher (45:00), and finally answer a wide variety of listener questions regarding Addison Russell (53:00), Gregory Polanco (59:00), Mike Zunino (1:05:30) and Yasiel Puig (1:07:00).

Ep. 137: All Rise Jun 14, 2017

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George Bissell and Mike Gianella are joined by Stacey Gotsulias to discuss the meteoric rise of Aaron Judge (5:00), whether he can sustain this level of elite production and his long-term outlook (10:00), the impact of a healthy Gary Sanchez (15:00), the sudden emergence of Aaron Hicks (18:00), renaissance campaigns from veterans Brett Gardner and Matt Holliday (21:30), the underrated contributions of Starlin Castro and Didi Gregorius (24:30), early impressions of Jordan Montgomery and Masahiro Tanaka (27:00), and finally take a look at the latest batch of expert FAAB acquisitions including Mallex Smith, Lewis Brinson, Matt Albers, Sean Newcomb and Seth Lugo (32:00).

Ep. 136: They're Completely Chill Jun 07, 2017

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George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus debate BP’s in-season fantasy rankings updates at shortstop (3:00), second base (23:00), third base (34:00), first base (43:00) and catcher (53:00).
Rankings Redux Part II Lineup
Francisco Lindor (4:00)
Xander Bogaerts (8:00)
Jonathan Villar (11:30)
Trevor Story (14:00)
Zack Cozart (18:00)
Dee Gordon (25:00)
Rougned Odor (28:00)
Chris Taylor (31:30)
Jake Lamb (35:00)
Justin Turner (37:00)
Alex Bregman (38:30)
Nicholas Castellanos (41:00)
Anthony Rizzo (44:00)
Freddie Freeman (45:00)
Lucas Duda (49:00)
Jonathan Lucroy (53:30)
Alex Avila (55:00)
Intro: That Fleeting World, “The Alchemist”
Outro: Silent Partner, “Chances”

Ep. 135: Rankings Redux Jun 01, 2017

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George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus banter about the brawl in San Francisco, Mike Trout’s injury, and discuss BP’s in-season fantasy rankings updates at starting pitcher (6:00), outfield (21:00), and relief pitcher (44:00).

Ep. 134: Getting Recognized May 24, 2017

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George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Eric Roseberry of Baseball Prospectus discuss potential wavier wire targets including Ian Happ (7:00), Tommy Joseph (10:00), Justin Smoak (13:00), Alex Avila (18:00), and Brad Peacock (23:00). They also recap the latest FAAB acquisitions in Tout Wars and LABR (27:30), and share their biggest surprises of the 2017 campaign including Jason Vargas, Yasmani Grandal, Alex Wood and Corey Dickerson (43:00). Finally, BP Toronto Co-Editor-in-Chief Joshua Howsam joins the show to analyze Marco Estrada’s strikeout surge (51:00), Jose Bautista’s struggles (55:00), and Marcus Stroman’s upside (59:00).

Ep. 133: It's Happening May 17, 2017

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George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus discuss the fantasy impact of recent call-up’s Ian Happ (4:00) and Bradley Zimmer (8:30). Then analyze a plethora of surprising early season performances including Freddie Freeman (14:00), Jake Arrieta (21:00), Dallas Keuchel (26:00), Elvis Andrus (30:00), Miguel Sano (33:00), Aaron Altherr (33:00), Kyle Schwarber (39:00) and Keon Broxton (40:00). Finally, they break down the latest expert FAAB acquisitions including Jose Berrios (43:00), Eddie Butler (47:30), and Zach Godley (51:30).

Ep. 132: Risky Closers May 10, 2017

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George Bissell, Mike Gianella and Bret Sayre of Baseball Prospectus discuss the latest batch of FAAB acquisitions in Tout Wars and LABR (5:00), Trevor Cahill’s renaissance campaign (26:00), empty the Twitter mailbag featuring questions regarding Kyle Schwarber, Robert Gsellman, Joey Gallo, Eddie Butler and more (36:00), and finally discuss BP’s in-season fantasy valuations (47:00).

Ep. 131: Big Maple May 03, 2017

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George Bissell is joined by Ryan Bloomfield of BaseballHQ to discuss James Paxton’s meteoric rise (3:30), Chris Devenski’s realistic upside (15:00) and deliver a “Fact or Fluke?” verdict regarding Ryan Zimmerman, Aaron Judge, Joey Gallo, Ervin Santana, Miguel Sano, Kyle Schwarber and more (24:00). Then, Jarrett Seidler of Baseball Prospectus and BP Mets stops by to break down the impact of Noah Syndergaard’s injury (58:00), Robert Gsellman’s disappointing first month (1:04), and Amed Rosario’s fantasy potential (1:15:00).

Ep. 130: I Feel Like The Guy From The Mighty Ducks Apr 26, 2017

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George Bissell, Bret Sayre and Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus discuss Eric Thames ridiculous hot streak (2:00), realistic expectations for Cody Bellinger and Dan Vogelbach (7:00), and analyze the latest FAAB acquisitions in the Tout Wars and LABR expert leagues (14:00).
LABR Mixed
Trevor Rosenthal
Jordan Montgomery
Bud Norris
Kolten Wong (Tout Wars Mixed)
Tim Beckham
Cody Reed
Chad Kuhl
Taylor Motter
Jesse Chavez (Why is he so underrated?)
Tout Wars NL
Enrique Hernandez
Phil Ervin
Matt Cain
Allen Cordoba
Zach Eflin
T.J. Rivera
Tout Wars AL
Jorge Bonifacio
Brad Peacock
Intro: That Fleeting World, “The Alchemist”
Outro: Silent Partner, “Chances”

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