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Rundown
7:04 Why is Jon Koncak Our Center?
11:25 Anything Left for Jon Lester or Jose Quintana?
17:03 Buying a Craig Kimbrel Rebound?
20:54 Warming Up to Steven Souza Jr.
27:17 Setting Expectations for Jesse Winker
34:36 The Sim Does Not Like Nick Senzel
38:49 Brewers Old, High-Floor Depth Players
45:32 Luis Urías Should Be Healthy Again
52:47 Will the Pirates Let Cole Tucker Play Regularly?
57:44 Prospects on the Cusp in Pittsburgh
60:45 Dylan Carlson Time, but Lane Thomas Too?
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2:45 A Reading of MLB Rule 5.09a (11)
6:39 Steve Buscemi in Mr. Deeds & Aaron Judge's Ribs
10:13 A Quick Look Back at Frank Thomas
14:06 Our Memories of Ryne Sandberg Rookie Cards are Foggy
18:47 Several Injury Updates
25:45 Quick Glance: May ADPs
29:57 Buying Clevinger as a Top-10 SP Again?
33:51 Getting Rowdy
39:58 'Show-Me' Pitches
51:35 Eno Quits Jorge Lopez
56:23 Impact of Shortened 2020 on 2021 Workloads
62:49 Keeper Q & Prospect Development
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Rundown
1:36 Eno is Still Chippy
9:32 Awaiting a Proposal
17:26 Are We Really This Divided?
22:29 Follow-Up: What Makes an Ace?
28:15 Surprise 'Aces'
34:19 Reasons to Doubt Lucas Giolito's 2019 Breakout
45:05 What DVR Is Learning From Retro Drafts
59:23 Beer of the Week
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Rundown
4:44 Owners & Players Head to the Table
13:36 Impact of the Five-Round First-Year Player Draft
26:01 Fantasy Impact of Expanded Rosters
29:54 Looking Back at Great Half-Seasons
46:16 Jeff Zimmerman's Piece on Hard-Hit Angles
54:08 Concerns with Low Exit Velocity at Young Ages
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Rundown
7:28 The Difficulty of Predicting Anything
15:03 Maintaining Health in Restarting MLB
21:06 More than Escapism
28:05 The Impact of Changing Reliever Usage
41:41 A New Project Goat 2.0 Winner!
46:31 Long-Term Strikeout Rates (Update)
57:58 Beer of the Week
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Rundown
1:02 KBO Opening Day!
9:53 Resources: MyKBO.net & MyKBOStats.com
14:31 Project GOAT: Round 2 Champions
24:10 What Constitutes a 'No. 1 Starter'?
30:31 Changing Fastball Movement with Small Changes
38:59 Ideal World Series Ring
44:48 Beer Bracket Championship Matchup
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Rundown
1:10 Eno Needs Rice
4:34 Birds 1, DVR 0
7:35 Another Temporary Realignment Proposal
13:11 Will Some Teams Need Alternative Home Parks?
21:45 Raising Expectations for Pitching Prospects?
31:08 (Still) Unsettled Closer Situations
42:03 Beer Bracket Update
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Rundown
1:39 Searching for Salsa in South Korea
7:33 Developing Better Habits
14:32 Updating Top Prospect ETAs
21:08 Increased Playoffs = More Aggressive Callups?
29:21 Which of the Top Teams Falls Most in Shortened Season?
41:01 Why Do Some Pitchers Still Use Wind-Ups?
50:09 Can Mitch Keller 'Fix' His Fastball?57:31 Problems with Pitching-Heavy Rosters?
61:06 Beer Bracket Update
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Rundown
4:29 Searching for Light at the End of the Tunnel
10:47 Turn on the Video Feed!
16:38 More Structural Wrinkles to Consider
24:06 The Depths of Eno's Closet
26:13 Increased Velocity = Increased Injury Risk?
33:21 Jeff Zimmerman's Statcast-based Projections
39:19 Predicting Future Strikeout Rates for Hitters
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Rundown
2:56 Retro Fantasy Baseball Draft: 1982
10:10 The Different Shapes of Each Position in '82
22:05 KBO Sets an Opening Day
28:51 Losing the Feel of a Pitch
35:41 Alec Bohm's Path to 2020 Time with Phillies
46:37 How Do Players Feel About Fantasy Baseball?
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