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Eno and DVR discuss the Lance Lynn-Dane Dunning swap, Adam Eaton's return to the south side of Chicago, and Carlos Santana's move to Kansas City. New Mets reliever Trevor May joins the show to discuss the evolution of pitching during his time in Minnesota, his role in the new Fan Controlled Football League, sandwiches, and more!
Rundown
0:58 The Rangers Send Lance Lynn to the White Sox
5:40 Dane Dunning in Texas
9:56 Who Is The Most Valuable White Sox Starting Pitcher After Lucas Giolito?
16:58 Adam Eaton Returns to the South Side
20:01 Carlos Santana Heads to Kansas City
23:46 Trevor May Interview Intro
24:00 Changes in Pitching Development During Trevor's Time with the Twins
27:10 Bullpen Workload Management & Relief Role Flexibility
33:28 Can You Throw Too Many High Fastballs?
37:37 Ditching the Curveball for the Slider
43:44 What Did You Learn From 2020?
46:17 Trevor's Role in the New Fan Controlled Football League
52:16 Sandwich Talk!
55:46 Mailbag Q: Caleb Cotham in Philly
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Eno and DVR discuss Raisel Iglesias' move to Anaheim, buy-low candidates, keeper and dynasty league strategy, aging curves for late breakouts, and more.
Rundown
1:25 Raisel Iglesias to the Angels & Reds Bullpen Thoughts
14:23 Is Tomoyuki Sugano a Good Fit in Anaheim?
17:08 Gio Urshela Has a Bone Chip Removed From His Elbow
22:08 What Characteristics Age Well in Young Hitters?
25:01 Buying Low on Bryan Reynolds?
28:15 Finding a Balanced Approach in Long-Term Leagues
32:22 Targeting Rebound Candidates
40:32 Backing Up the David Dahl Love; Still Interested in Sam Hilliard?
46:45 Teoscar Hernández & Aging Curves for Late Breakouts
57:34 Dustin May and Betting on the Breakout
69:19 Dynasty League Setup Ideas
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Eno, Britt and DVR break down the moves made at this week's non-tender trade deadline including the Rockies' puzzling decision to let David Dahl go, the impact of uncertain 2021 budgets on free agency, Len Kasper's move from the Cubs to the White Sox, and more.
Rundown
1:23 Making Sense of Non-Tender Decisions
9:52 The NL DH & Future Leverage
12:07 Teams Don’t Have Budgets Yet?
16:54 Agents & Teams Trying Harder to Avoid Arbitration
23:23 Time to Recalibrate WAR for Relievers?
27:36 Len Kasper’s Move to the South Side of Chicago
33:31 What Is the Ideal Play-by-Play Opportunity: Location & Medium
37:02 Wander Franco Injury Follow-Up
40:26 Winds of Change in the Pie Rankings
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Eno and DVR discuss the non-tender deadline, Trevor May's move into the Mets' bullpen, concerns about pitcher injuries in 2021, early NFBC draft observations, and more.
Rundown
1:14 The Non-Tender Deadline & $/WAR
8:48 Alex Kirilloff's Path to Playing Time Opens Up
10:51 Trevor May Heads to the Mets
12:09 2021 Pitcher Injury Concerns
19:25 Changes Around the Rangers' Infield
25:31 Catcher Is Still Pretty Rough
30:35 Matt Moore & Other International Free Agents of Interest
42:52 Early NFBC Drafts: deGrom, LeMahieu & Arenado
54:08 Digging Deep: Adbert Alzolay & JT Brubaker
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Eno and DVR discuss the Royals' addition of Mike Minor and Michael Taylor, Wander Franco's arm injury, Blake Snell trade rumors, and a few KBO players seeking opportunities in the big leagues.
Rundown
1:14 Smaller Thanksgiving Missteps
7:39 Mike Minor Signs with Kansas City
12:54 Michael Taylor Joins a Weirdly Crowded Royals Outfield
19:46 Minor League Changes & Possible Delayed 2021 Start
28:37 Wander Franco Leaves Dominican Winter League with Arm Injury
32:49 Finding Fits for a Blake Snell Trade
39:33 KBO Players Seeking MLB Opportunities This Winter
51:20 Fantasy Leagues That Didn't Play 2020
55:56 Severino, Sale & Thor in Keeper/Dynasty Leagues
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Eno and DVR discuss a few ideas to fix MLB's broken hot stove as a flurry of NBA activity takes center stage, before holding their pitcher stats draft and discuss a few beer options for Thanksgiving.
Rundown
2:26 Can MLB Speed Up Offseason Player Movement?
12:06 Some Interesting Difference in Top Salaries Between MLB and the NBA
17:10 How Long Should It Take to Develop a Big League Player?
23:42 The First Pick of the Pitcher Stats Draft
30:15 A Newer Metric Moving Up the Board
36:33 Round 2 Begins
40:16 A Great Complementary Metric
53:07 Final Round Selections
63:43 Beer of the Week -- Thanksgiving Edition
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Eno, Britt & DVR discuss Theo Epstein's future, Robinson Canó's 162-game suspension, trade rumors swirling around Nolan Arenado, and the work ahead for Kim Ng with the Marlins' current roster before holding their first annual Thanksgiving sides and appetizers draft.
Rundown
1:52 What’s Next for Theo Epstein?
10:12 What’s Next for the Cubs?
16:46 2021 Unknowns
21:33 Robinson Canó’s Positive PED Test
33:27 Nolan Arenado Trade Fits
49:14 Kim Ng’s Path Forward with the Marlins
56:40 Thanksgiving Day Sides & Apps Draft
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Eno and DVR discuss Cody Bellinger's shoulder surgery and relief for Luke Voit's 2020 foot trouble before drafting hitting stats.
Rundown
1:34 Cody Bellinger Undergoes Shoulder Surgery
9:22 A Cure for Luke Voit's Foot Stuff
14:11 A Hitting Stats Draft!
18:28 DVR's First-Round Selection
26:45 Eno's First-Round Selection
34:32 Round 2 Begins
48:07 Round 3!
64:06 Matt Chapman and an Altered Approach
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Eno and DVR discuss Mike Clevinger's absence for the 2021 season due to Tommy John surgery, Drew Smyly's quick move to Atlanta, injury risk for pitchers, overrating and underrating the same player simultaneously, and more.
Rundown
2:15 Mike Clevinger Undergoing Tommy John Surgery
6:06 Drew Smyly to Atlanta for 2021
8:41 Reassessing Injury Risk for Pitchers in the Wake of Clevinger News?
13:35 Or, Pushing Zac Gallen Up?
17:49 Where to Take Young Pitchers
23:44 Is He Underrated or Overrated?
30:48 Joey Bart’s Surprisingly Quiet Rookie Campaign
38:21 How Will Teams Handle Players Who Skipped Triple-A in 2020?
50:02 Targeting Austin Riley Late
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Eno and DVR discuss Kim Ng's rise to become the general manager of the Marlins, before sharing their evaluation process after a season, a push to remove or modify stolen bases as a common fantasy baseball category, and what we can glean from teams' on-field decisions.
Rundown
1:15 Kim Ng Hired as GM of Marlins
7:13 Self Evaluation After a Season
21:42 Re-Tracing Your Draft Day Steps
33:32 Reconsidering Stolen Bases as a Category
43:24 Looking for Team Evaluations in Decision-Making Process
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