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Rundown
4:18 The Marlins’ COVID-19 Outbreak
10:57 A Need To Fix Old Habits
21:52 Ohtani’s 2020 Pitching Debut
26:36 Tommy Pham & The Padres Are Running!
31:12 A Closer Look at Houston’s Pitching
40:09 Mike Foltynewicz Gets DFA’d
45:29 Nate Pearson Coming Up Wednesday; Stephenson Arrives in Cincy
55:23 Statcast Is Working!
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Rundown
1:24 Juan Soto's Move to the COVID-19 IL
4:09 Changing Protocols For Return to Play
8:45 We're Tier 3
12:07 Adjusting Workouts?
17:18 Unnecessarily Pinching Pennies
23:35 Excited For Expanded Playoffs for 2020?
34:29 The Blue Jays Head to Buffalo
46:11 What Are You Looking Forward to During Opening Weekend?
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Rundown
1:23 Opening Day Traditions
7:33 Show News!
14:38 More Unusual Information Patterns
18:22 Why, Rockies?
25:51 Mookie Betts’ 12-Year Extension with the Dodgers
29:42 How Speed Ages
38:07 Cy Young Predictions
51:12 MVP Predictions
56:52 Playoff Predictions
76:54 Beer of the Week
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Rundown
1:43 Displaced Jays
4:45 Gavin Lux Optioned; Costly Re-draft Drop?
8:25 Closer Carousel: Houston, St. Louis, Pittsburgh & Seattle
18:22 Moving Up: Sean Newcomb & Corbin Burnes
26:45 Robbie Ray: A Changed Man?
34:34 NL ROY Predictions & Favorites
42:07 AL ROY Predictions & Favorites
50:44 NL Comeback Player of the Year Predictions & Favorites
53:31 AL Comeback Player of the Year Predictions & Favorites
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1:18 Issues with 2020 Statcast Data
5:57 Latest Pitching Rankings Adjustments
15:09 More Unusual Math
18:47 Confidence Levels Across Rankings
23:52 Buying In On Amed Rosario For Another Step Forward?
28:11 How Long Will Multi-Inning Relievers Hold Value?
35:24 Pushing Up Closers in Best Ball Drafts?
47:37 Deep Points League Pitching
53:04 Unexpected Appreciation For Evan Longoria
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2:19 The BAT X vs. The BAT: Risers Among Hitters
7:24 Expecting a Bounce Back From Andrew Benintendi?
12:38 Rougned Odor, Nick Solak and Rangers in Flux
17:37 Danny Santana In a 60-Game Season
21:29 Are All Pitch Mixes Created Equal?
28:55 More Value With Increased Velocity or New Pitches?
33:33 The Evolution of Multi-Inning Relievers
40:05 Increasing Defensive Versatile
44:10 NL Pitchers Who Fared Best Against Other Pitchers
49:38 Injured Players to Stash for the Future
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Rundown
2:49 K-BB Skills Without a Strong Home-Run Rate
7:28 Revisiting 2019 For Craig Kimbrel & Edwin Diaz
13:36 All-In On Kenta Maeda?
17:53 Alex Wood's Surprisingly Low Projected Strikeout Rate
21:41 Grouping the Prospect Pitchers
26:45 Limited Downgrades For Absences (For Now)
38:58 Players Buying In For Each Other?
43:04 Problem Pitcher: Carlos Martinez
48:01 Garrett Richards: Mid-Round Bargain?
53:03 Pushing Up Pearson, Howard & Kopech
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Rundown
3:05 David Price Opts Out of 2020 Season
11:29 The Difficulty of Gathering & Tracking Information
22:12 A Few 'Normal' News Items
31:28 Pitcher Rankings; Mike Clevinger vs. Shane Bieber
40:04 Patrick Corbin vs. His Projections
50:27 Buying Stability Early, Finding Overachievers Late
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Rundown
2:44 José Quintana Suffers Thumb Injury
7:53 Pitcher List Mock Draft Observations
11:33 Avoid Overpaying for Steals Early?
15:53 Re-Examining Position Depth
20:08 Choosing Your Weakness While Playing to Strengths
28:49 Going Old and Boring in the Late Rounds
36:35 What Happened to Teams That Waited for Pitching?
47:18 Adjusting Values for Colorado Hitters & Pitchers?
50:37 Speculating On Illness Is Terrible
58:18 Prohibition Baseball in Palm Beach
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Rundown
3:23 Minor League Season Officially Cancelled
10:22 Desmond, Zimmerman, Ross & Leake Opt Out
24:08 60-Man Player Pool Observations
44:17 Prospect of the Week!
58:36 Rankings Adjustments for Universal DH
64:27 Breaking News -- Jorge Mateo Traded
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