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Eno, Britt and DVR discuss the Padres' thrilling Game 2 win over the Cards, the A's triumph over the White Sox, and the Reds bowing out of the postseason without plating a run.
Rundown
1:20 Who Pitches for San Diego in Game 3?
6:33 The A's Advance to the ALDS
10:49 Does Rick Renteria Deserve This Much Criticism?
15:50 Ian Anderson Delivers
18:06 Will the Reds' Offense Be a Strength in 2021?
24:27 Marcell Ozuna's Fake Selfie & Mic'ing Up Players in a Playoff Game?
33:35 The Dodgers Cruise, But What Happens with Kenley Jansen Going Forward?
37:04 What's Next for the Brewers?
39:28 Marlins-Cubs & Cards-Padres Predictions
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Eno, Britt, and DVR discuss Wednesday's loaded eight-game playoff slate, including an excellent pitching matchup in Atlanta, the A's effort to push their Wild Card Series to a decisive Game 3, and a collapse in Cleveland.
Rundown
2:51 Braves-Reds & Trevor Bauer, Villain
8:03 The Twins' Early Exit
11:00 Chris Bassitt's Strong Start, Liam Hendriks Usage
13:02 Starling Marte's Injury & Sixto Sánchez's Chance to Advance the Marlins
17:27 The Future is Bright in Toronto
21:09 Cleveland’s Latest Collapse
26:02 The Dodgers Hold Serve in Game 1
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Eno, Britt & DVR discuss the impact of Mike Clevinger's absence for at least the Wild Card round, Alex Kirilloff's MLB debut coming in the postseason (rare!), the Yankees' approach against Shane Bieber, and more!
Rundown
0:35 Mike Clevinger’s Uncertain Status Beyond Wild Card Round
3:39 Alex Kirilloff Debuting in the Postseason
10:22 Framber Valdez Shines Behind Zack Greinke
13:57 How The Yankees Hit Shane Bieber?
20:29 Did the Jays Deserve Better in Game 1?
25:09 Lucas Giolito's Dominant Start
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Eno, Britt & DVR discuss their picks in the NL Wild Card Series matchups, and share their predictions for LCS and World Series winners as the 2020 Postseason gets underway.
Series Breakdowns
1:51 Dodgers vs. Brewers
10:35 Padres vs. Cardinals
15:03 Braves vs. Reds
20:15 Cubs vs. Marlins
Big Predictions
27:55 LCS & World Series
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Ken Rosenthal joins Eno, Britt & DVR to discuss the different and imperfect 2020 postseason and consider the teams best suited for the unique twists of this October.
Interview w/Ken Rosenthal
4:05 Are the Rays Optimally Suited for This Postseason?
5:02 Atlanta's Tough Wild Card Round Draw
6:22 Does Home Field Advantage Even Matter?
7:39 Is Previous Playoff Experience Less Important?
9:09 Tactical Adjustments to a Packed Schedule
11:04 Are the Cubs Getting Overlooked?
12:23 The Impact of Neutral Parks After Round 1
14:17 Ken's American League Predictions
17:08 The Brewers & Having a Puncher's Chance Against the Dodgers
Series Breakdowns
20:38 Rays vs. Jays
24:08 A's vs. White Sox
27:27 Twins vs. Astros
30:09 Indians vs. Yankees
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Eno and DVR discuss some of their takeaways from the 60-game 2020 season -- including the need for making quicker decisions and their plans to increase the value placed on multi-position players in the future -- before answering a series of mailbag questions.
Rundown
4:57 Roster Churn & Quick Decisions
9:56 Tony Gonsolin’s 2021 Outlook
13:17 Increasing Weight on Multi-Position Players
17:22 Projecting Jake Cronenworth in 2021
21:16 Revisiting 'Punting' Saves
30:59 Adjusting to Universal DH
36:03 Kyle Lewis as a Fringe Top-25 Hitter?
46:40 Keston Hiura & Second-Base Depth Concerns
54:08 Is Edwin Rios a 2021 Sleeper?
59:20 Future Interest in Justin Dunn
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Eno and DVR discuss another wave of rising hitters with an eye toward 2021 before contemplating some of the projected early-round starting pitchers as forecasted by friend and brilliant fantasy baseball mind, Vlad Sedler.
Rundown
1:53 Buying Conforto's 2020 & Machado's Push Back Up the Board
9:31 Thinking About Position Eligibility Again
18:06 Luke Voit is Mashing Despite ‘Foot Stuff’
21:54 Game Show! (wRC+ Leaders Since 2018)
25:49 Nitro: A Large Bucket View of Hitters
30:55 Makes Sense of Teoscar Hernandez, Ian Happ & Dominic Smith
43:35 The Early Round SPs
60:03 Trevor Bauer’s Workload Dream
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Eno, Britt & DVR discuss their expectations for the final week of the season as several National League teams jockey for the four available playoff spots, before making their picks (and predictions) for Rookie of the Year, Cy Young and MVP winners in each league.
Rundown
1:43 A Futile Attempt to Understand 2020 Playoff Tie-Breakers
7:20 The National League Playoff Race
18:24 A High Stakes Week in Philadelphia
24:20 Is the Expanded Postseason Here to Stay?
34:27 Rookie of the Year Selections
43:00 Cy Young Selections
51:43 MVP Selections
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Eno and DVR discuss the changes expected among the top-20 hitters for 2021 — including potential risers into that group — and widely-available pitchers that might help in the final 10 days of the season.
Rundown
2:41 What Drops a Hitter Coming Out of 2020?
8:56 Cody Bellinger & Christian Yelich Similarities
11:00 Top-Five for 2021 (and Next Five)
17:58 Will Early Pitching Fall?
23:48 A Graceful Decline for Starling Marte?
26:04 Potential Newcomers in the First Two Rounds
33:13 Luis Robert & Elevated Swing Rates
38:50 Should Bo Bichette Go Even Higher than Luis Robert?
43:37 Xander Bogaerts' Case for a Move Up
57:03 Endgame Pitching Help to Consider
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Eno and DVR discuss how they're going to build 2021 pitcher rankings coming out of the shortened 2020 season, in an effort to balance risk with injuries, skills, stuff and command.
Rundown
5:25 Early 2021 Starting Pitcher Rankings Thoughts
10:50 Age, Injuries & Decline
18:10 The ‘Flawed’ Pop-Up Pitchers of 2020
23:46 Which Pitchers Don’t Have Any Flaws
30:45 The Surprising Season From Dakota Hudson
35:50 Avoiding Red Flags Early
40:47 Are You More Comfortable Betting on Stuff or Command Improvement?
49:25 How to Handle Prospect Pitchers with Poor Command
53:14 Good Control without Good Command?
58:33 Various Considerations in Defining Athleticism
64:26 Matt Chapman’s Season-Ending Injury
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