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Eno and DVR take a quick break from their 2025 Position Preview series to catch up on news from around the league. Max Scherzer has landed with the Blue Jays on a one-year deal, Ha-seong Kim has joined the Rays, and bullpen changes are happening for several clubs with Carlos Estévez (Royals), Ryan Pressly (Cubs), and Kirby Yates (Dodgers) on the move.
Rundown
2:37 Max Scherzer Signs with the Blue Jays
8:40 Grant Holmes' Current Opportunity in the Atlanta Rotation
13:11 Carlos Estévez Signs with the Royals
24:09 Ryan Pressly Traded to the Cubs
29:41 Kirby Yates Officially Joins the Dodgers
33:37 Ha-Seong Kim Signs with the Rays
41:22 Jorge Polanco Returns to the Mariners
49:30 Shinnosuke Ogasawara: Gets Two-Year Deal with Nats
50:31 Other News & Notes: Taylor Rogers & Austin Hays to the Reds, Jorge Mateo & Dylan Carlson to the O's, and Elias Díaz to the Padres
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Eno and DVR continue Pitcher Week with the third installment of the 2025 Starting Pitcher Preview! This episode focuses on the starting pitchers often drafted between Pick 175 and 250 overall in early fantasy baseball drafts. Will some of last year's biggest surprises like Seth Lugo, Sean Manaea and Luis Gil follow-up with valuable encores in 2025? Injury risk and opportunities for discounts are plentiful throughout this group!
Rundown
1:10 ADP Tier 5b -- Ryan Pepiot, Shane Baz, Brandon Pfaadt & Seth Lugo
22:42 ADP Tier 5b (continued) -- Sean Manaea, Cristopher Sánchez, Taj Bradley & Zach Eflin
37:47 ADP Tier 6a -- MacKenzie Gore, Nathan Eovaldi, Luis Gil, Nick Pivetta & Spencer Arrighetti
1:01:21 ADP Tier 6b -- Yu Darvish, José Berrios, Tanner Houck & Bowden Francis
1:16:33 ADP Tier 6b (continued) Brandon Woodruff, Clarke Schmidt, Ronel Blanco, Drew Rasmussen, Gavin Williams & Jesús Luzardo
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Eno and DVR continue Pitcher Week with the second installment of the 2025 Starting Pitcher Preview! This episode focuses on the starting pitchers often drafted between Pick 100 and 200 overall in early fantasy baseball drafts. Which fallers from previous seasons offer the most rebound potential? Where should you take on injury risk in this group? And, is there any good oatmeal available for your pitching staff within these tiers?
Rundown
2:47 ADP Tier 4a -- Freddy Peralta, Logan Webb & Max Fried
18:42 ADP Tier 4a (continued -- Joe Ryan, Tyler Glasnow, Grayson Rodriguez & Hunter Brown
37:47 ADP Tier 4a (continued) -- Sonny Gray, Shane McClanahan & Zac Gallen
49:18 ADP Tier 4b -- Carlos Rodón, Justin Steele, Spencer Strider, Bryan Woo, Jack Flaherty, Kodai Senga
1:11:40 ADP Tier 5a-- Jared Jones, Robbie Ray, Sandy Alcantara, Reynaldo López, Yusei Kikiuchi & Kevin Gausman
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Eno and DVR begin Pitcher Week with the first installment of the 2025 Starting Pitcher Preview! This episode focuses on the starting pitchers often drafted among the Top 100 Overall in early fantasy baseball drafts. Should you build your roster around Paul Skenes or Tarik Skubal and take a pitcher in Round 1, or wait a couple of rounds and find a potentially undervalued ace? How much will the Dodgers' use of a six-man rotation impact the value of their top-end starters? And which risers still have another level they could reach in the upcoming season?
Rundown
2:19 ADP Tier 1a -- Paul Skenes v. Tarik Skubal in Round 1!
12:37 ADP Tier 1a -- Zack Wheeler, Logan Gilbert & Garrett Crochet
25:21 ADP Tier 1b -- Corbin Burnes, Chris Sale & Jacob deGrom,
40:22 ADP Tier 1b -- George Kirby, Cole Ragans, Dylan Cease & Blake Snell
55:55 ADP Tier 2 -- Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Gerrit Cole, Michael King, Pablo López & Framber Valdez
1:05:32 ADP Tier 3 -- Shota Imanaga, Bryce Miller, Bailey Ober, Aaron Nola, Luis Castillo, Hunter Greene, Roki Sasaki, Spencer Schwellenbach & Tanner Bibee
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Eno and DVR continue their position preview series with UT/Utility players -- where a potential choice with the first overall pick awaits thanks to Shohei Ohtani. In addition to a trio of early-round sluggers to consider, there are late-round considerations that could emerge to qualify at new positions in-season. Plus, we take a look at a few very late outfielders (beyond Pick 300) to consider.
Rundown
2:08 Are You Taking Shohei Ohtani First Overall Despite Shoulder Surgery?
11:19 Choosing Marcell Ozuna v. Brent Rooker v. Kyle Schwarber
21:33 Giancarlo Stanton & Joc Pederson
26:32 Late UT-only Players, Paths to Add In-Season Eligibility
34:12 Eloy Jiménez's Opportunity in Tampa Bay
45:46 Outfielders We Like Beyond Pick 300 Overall
56:54 Some Surprisingly Great Comps for Late Outfielder
1:10:09 Optimism About Jordan Beck?
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Eno and DVR continue their position preview series in the outfield with a focus on middle and late-round options (~Pick 200-300 overall). Can you find enough value in the later rounds to wait for these players at a discount? (Note: This is part three of a three-episode series focusing on the outfield, with another group of very late outfielders to consider coming in an episode with UT-only players.)
Rundown
3:05 ADP Tier 7 -- Jurickson Profar, Jung Hoo Lee, Jake McCarthy, Jorge Soler, Alec Burleson & Willi Castro*
18:25 ADP Tier 7 (Continued) -- George Springer, Brendan Donovan, Jesús Sánchez, Byron Buxton & TJ Friedl
35:44 ADP Tier 8 - Lars Nootbaar, Nolan Jones, Garrett Mitchell, JJ Bleday, Jo Adell, Evan Carter & Matt Wallner
58:05 ADP Tier 8 (Continued) Michael Conforto, Wilyer Abreu, Jordan Walker & Roman Anthony
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Eno and DVR continue their position preview series in the outfield with a focus on early-middle round options (~Pick 120-210 overall). As you accumulate depth and seek categorical boosts, which players should you target with options available throughout your draft? (Note: This is part two of a three-episode series focusing on the outfield)
Rundown
3:05 ADP Tier 5a -- Ian Happ, Mike Trout, Pete Crow-Armstrong & Randy Arozarena
27:46 ADP Tier 5b - Dylan Crews, Steven Kwan, Adolis García & Jasson Dominguez
46:35 ADP Tier 6 -- Colton Cowser, Josh Lowe, Brandon Nimmo, Nick Castellanos, Ceddanne Rafaela, Parker Meadows, Tommy Edman, Lane Thomas, Taylor Ward, Tyler O’Neill, Kerry Carpenter & Victor Robles
1:20:52 ADP Tier 7 -- Heliot Ramos, Cedric Mullins & Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (more Tier 7 to begin Part 3 of the series!)
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Eno and DVR continue their position preview series in the outfield! With a slew of players carrying first and second-round Average Draft Positions -- and and significant influx of youth at the position, there are plenty of strategic approaches to consider. (Note: This is part one of a three-episode series focusing on the outfield)
Rundown
6:42 ADP Tier 1a (The First Rounders) -- Aaron Judge, Juan Soto, Kyle Tucker, Corbin Carroll, Fernando Tatis Jr. *Mookie Betts, Julio Rodríguez
28:33 ADP Tier 1b (The Second Rounders) -- Jackson Chourio, Yordan Alvarez, Jarren Duran, Jazz Chisholm Jr.*, Jackson Merrill & Ronald Acuña Jr.
41:50 ADP Tier 2 -- Michael Harris II, Oneil Cruz, Wyatt Langford & James Wood
56:38 ADP Tier 3 -- Teoscar Hernández, Lawrence Butler, Brenton Doyle, Seiya Suzuki, Luis Robert Jr. & Bryan Reynolds
1:14:46 ADP Tier 4 -- Anthony Santander, Riley Greene, Cody Bellinger*, Christian Yelich & Spencer Steer*
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Eno and DVR catch up on recent baseball news including Roki Sasaki's decision to join the Dodgers, Tanner Scott's four-year deal with the defending World Series Champions, and Kirby Yates' recent addition to the same bullpen. Plus, Anthony Santander to the Blue Jays, a big international signing for the A's as Shotaro Morii bypassed the NPB draft out of high school in Japan to join an MLB organization, and a few mailbag questions following the first week of position previews.
Rundown
2:54 Roki Sasaki Chooses the Dodgers
9:05 The Keeper/Dynasty League Outlook
17:59 Tanner Scott Signs a Four-Year Deal with the Dodgers
23:36 Joe Sheehan Highlights Baseball's Recent Parity
31:50 Anthony Santander Joins the Blue Jays; More Additions to Come?
37:38 Shotaro Morri Signs with A's
44:31 Baseball Prospectus' New Arsenal Metrics
57:43 Spencer Torkelson's Long-Term Value
1:03:53 Nolan Gorman's Playing Time Projections
1:09:32 Accidental Omission From 3B Preview: Max Muncy
1:13:40 Dr. Tim Explains Loose Bodies to Us
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Eno and DVR continue their position preview series at catcher, where the league formats (one-catcher leagues v. two-catcher leagues) have a considerable impact on how to approach the group. Does William Contreras provide enough value over his position mates to justify at Top-30 overall ADP (in two-catcher leagues). Where is there value at the position, and which situations are better to avoid?
Rundown
5:38 ADP Tier 1 -- The William Contreras Tier
12:07 ADP Tier 2 -- Yainer Diaz, Adley Rutschman, Salvador Perez, Willson Contreras, Cal Raleigh & Will Smith
34:00 ADP Tier 3 -- Shea Langeliers, Logan O’Hoppe, J.T. Realmuto, Tyler Stephenson & Francisco Alvarez
43:28 ADP Tier 4 -- Gabriel Moreno, Austin Wells & Keibert Ruiz
52:19 ADP Tier 5 -- Sean Murphy, Iván Herrera, Connor Wong, Ryan Jeffers & Joey Bart
1:10:12 ADP Tier 6 -- Alejandro Kirk, Bo Naylor, Patrick Bailey & Jonah Heim
1:14:36 -- The Late, Late Catchers of Interest (Beyond Pick 300)
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