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Rundown
0:27 Rapid Changes to Day-to-Day Life
9:12 Finding New Escapes
16:58 Finishing the Outfield Preview
20:18 Avisaíl García's Role in Milwaukee
23:50 The People's Sleeper: Brian Anderson
29:32 Mark Canha's Encore
33:42 Making Sense of Cincinnati's Plans for Senzel & Akiyama
39:26 Did Injuries Curtail Hunter Renfroe's Best Season?
44:07 Buying Ian Happ?
51:49 Jo Adell & Dylan Carlson
61:34 Other Late Names of Interest
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Rundown
2:17 Choosing From the Big Three
7:25 Cody Bellinger & Mookie Betts
11:49 Buying Juan Soto as a First-Round Pick?
16:45 Old & Boring: Charlie Blackmon & George Springer
19:23 Concerns About Jorge Soler
22:11 Luis Robert vs. Victor Robles vs. Tommy Pham vs. Ramon Laureano
30:07 Is Aaron Judge Discounted Enough?
32:18 2019 Surprises: Austin Meadows & Ketel Marte
38:28 Buying Benintendi?
48:58 Outside the Top 30 in the Outfield
54:46 Eno Finds Something to Not Like About Max Kepler
61:17 Byron Buxton Returning From Surgery
69:16 Bryan Reynolds vs. Lorenzo Cain
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1:11 Re-Thinking Two-Catcher Leagues
7:07 Marveling at Nelson Cruz
12:43 Setting Expectations for Yordan Alvarez
18:48 A Bounce Back for Khris Davis
22:04 Miguel Andujar's Path to Playing Time Opens Up
31:07 Sorting Out Nick Solak's Role
37:27 OK, We'll Talk About Catchers
42:26 Concerns About Will Smith?
45:45 Buying on Jorge Alfaro?
52:06 Oakland's Enviable Catcher Depth
62:10 Catching Prospect Outlooks
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2:51 Eno's AL Strategy
7:48 Are Low IP Starters More Viable in Mono Leagues?
10:47 The Bat Plan
21:19 Managing the Middle Stages of an Auction
27:47 Other AL LABR Observations
33:29 DVR's NL Strategy
39:19 The Pitching Staff
48:44 Figuring Out Catchers in Deep Two-C Leagues
54:59 Other NL LABR Observations
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Rundown
2:02 How To Determine Draft Order Preferences (KDS)
9:39 Taking Risks for Overall Titles
17:01 Game Theory w/Early-Round Selections
22:35 Discipline w/In-Season Drops
28:13 Balancing Risk & Reward with In-Season Pickups
34:07 Building the Right Pitching Staff
40:12 Monitoring the Schedule on a Weekly Basis
46:42 Beer of the Month
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Rundown
1:20 Top-End Options: Story, Lindor & Turner
18:05 What Should You Do With Fernando Tatis Jr.?
27:11 Re-Thinking Adalberto Mondesi
34:31 When Did Xander Bogaerts Become Old and Boring?
37:35 Buying Bo Bichette as Prices Rise?
42:21 2020 Expectations for Tim Anderson
48:04 Mid-Round Options
53:44 Sleepers, Late-Round Considerations
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Rundown
2:15 Gleyber Torres & Volatility
7:26 One More Level from Ozzie Albies?
10:26 Does Jose Altuve Still Belong in the Top 40?
13:43 Can Ketel Marte Repeat His 2019 Breakout?
18:39 Will Whit Merrifield's Steals Come Back?
22:21 Paying Up for Jonathan Villar?
28:00 Projecting K% Improvement for Keston Hiura
31:41 Thinking Twice About Jeff McNeil?
35:31 How Much Playing Time Will the Dodgers Give Gavin Lux?
43:11 More Power to Come From Luis Arraez?
47:20 Cavan Biggio vs. Tommy Edman
58:27 Depth Options at Second Base
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Rundown
1:10 Looking for Red Flags Up Top
5:52 Buying at Slight Discounts on Kris Bryant & Vlad Jr.?
16:11 Is Justin Turner the Best Value Play at Third Base?
22:26 Can Yoan Moncada Reach Another Level?
29:30 Building Around a Batting Average Liability
36:32 Playing Time Concerns for Kingery & Edman?
43:46 Best Options Cheap & Late
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Rundown
5:24 Looking for Red Flags in Bellinger's 2019
14:35 What's Next for Pete Alonso?
21:13 Properly Utilizing ADP & Tier-Driven Rankings
25:47 Playing Time Concerns with Max Muncy?
34:22 The Case for Anthony Rizzo
43:03 Considerations Outside the Top 100
55:22 Endgame Dart Throws
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Rundown
2:54 What Matters to Teams When Choosing a Closer?
6:34 Which Early Closers Do You Trust?
13:05 The Value of Josh Hader, With Fewer Saves
17:45 Considering Rogers, Hand & Jansen
25:45 Messy Closer Situations: Seattle, San Francisco & Pittsburgh
37:04 Preferred 'Discounted' Closer
39:18 Buying Hand or Giles?
49:57 Getting Caught on the Wrong Side of a Run
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