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Eno goes solo for a Tuesday roundup: Aaron Judge's return (and Trent Grisham's hamstring), Seattle's playoff odds slipping under 7%, and injury news on Pivetta, Burnes, McClanahan, and Kyle Harrison. Then The Athletic's Fabian Ardaya joins for the state of the Dodgers: Ohtani's done pitching for the season, the back of the rotation, and what's wrong with Kyle Tucker. Plus waiver wire notes to close.
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One of baseball’s greatest managers, Joe Maddon, returns to Starkville!
This week, Jayson and Doug catch up with Joe to break down the latest stadium developments in Tampa, reflect on the 10-year anniversary of the historic 2016 World Series champion Cubs, and weigh in on Shohei Ohtani’s singular dominance and Mike Trout’s enduring loyalty.
Later, the guys head to Philadelphia for a wild edition of Strange But True, diving into a pair of stunning Phillies comebacks that proved they are never out of it—even down to their final out.
Rundown:
3:49 Joe Maddon Joins the Show
5:22 A New Ballpark in Tampa?
15:24 Managing in the Trop
18:28 Ohtani vs. PCA
26:36 2016 Chicago Cubs
32:22 State of Modern Managing
38:52 Mike Trout’s Loyalty
41:09 Best Ejection Stories
45:47 Strange But True
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Shohei Ohtani has been playing through a pair of injuries, does he need a breather before the playoffs? Eno and DVR discuss the Dodgers’ unique position in the final month of the regular season, before digging into Adley Rutschman’s return to Baltimore, and several intriguing players they’re considering on the waiver wire this weekend. Plus, Senior Hot Dog Correspondent Niv Shah returns to discuss the Atlanta Dog that went missing during a matinee at Nats Park this week.
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Rundown
1:36 Does Shohei Ohtani Need a Break Before October?
5:25 Adley Rutschman: Homers in Return to Baltimore
8:40 Catchers’ Uphill Battle to Stay Healthy & Hit
12:24 An Outlook for Padres Rookie Ethan Salas?
16:30 Coming Up Next
17:04 Chasing Categories in September
22:29 Other Hitters to Consider: Jonah Cox & Adael Amador
30:47Iván Herrera’s Future Behind the Plate
33:50 Shallow League Interest In Trevor Story?
38:27 Corbin Burnes: Nearing Big-League Return
39:44 Pitchers Facing Innings Limit
50:24 Coming Up
51:08 Waiver-Wire Pitching Woes This September
1:00:50 Taste of the Majors: The Atlanta Dog That Wasn’t
1:08:00 Happy Birthday, DVR!
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Several presentations and tools from Saberseminar have us thinking about baseball in different ways. Eno, Trevor, and DVR share a few takeaways and threads to pull on in the future, including the impact of high pitch count innings, biomechanics, and more. Plus, they discuss an impressive tool -- Open Command -- and look at some of the biggest differences across pitchers compared to Location+, and they revisit a previous talk about arm angle and it's relationship to injury, especially when a high arm-angle pitcher utilizes a sweeper.
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Rundown
0:00 More Takeaways From Saberseminar
1:36 A Fun New Tool: BaseballFlightsim.com from Kevin Brown
5:04 Projection Fragility: Michael Hershkowitz & Beat the Streak
9:52 Velocity Dip After High Volume Inning (Michael Alan Shabraeck)
13:49 Biomechanics: Front Knee Collapse (Ben Lerch)
19:32 Reducing Silos: Reds POBO Nick Krall
22:38 Open Command: What Does It Tell Us? (Doyoung-Tom Kim)
45:48 High Arm Angles & Sweepers: A Bad Mix? (Connor Richards)
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Angels fans rejoice as Arte Moreno has decided to sell the club to Stan Kroenke, on the heels of MLB’s longest-running playoff drought. Plus, Eno and DVR discuss fantasy stat correlations and variance as the head-to-head playoffs are underway in many leagues, before taking a look at a few of the most interesting players getting promoted (or activated from the IL) as a part of September roster expansion.
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Rundown
0:00 Angels Fans, Rejoice!
1:59 Arte Moreno Agrees to Sell Angels
6:16 Falling Behind During The Moreno Era
10:57 Big Changes Expected Under Stan Kroenke
18:33 Correlation & Volatility: The Link Between Fantasy Stats
23:36 Monthly Volatility: Batting Average Fluctuates Most
31:19 Preseason Projections: Thrown Away Too Quickly? (Dan Szymborski)
36:42 Is Coby Mayo Showing Signs of Growth?
41:06 Check Out The Athletic Live, Sept. 8th on YouTube!
41:37 September Roster Expansion: Notable Promotions & Returns
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The Boston Red Sox have gone from one of MLB's biggest disappointments to a legitimate September contender. DVR, Eno and Britt Ghiroli discuss Boston's remarkable turnaround, whether Craig Breslow's changes actually fixed something within the organization and whether the Red Sox should now be viewed as a legitimate World Series threat.
First, Ketel Marte returns to the Diamondbacks following a 13-game absence. DVR, Eno and Britt discuss the reaction in Arizona, Torey Lovullo's handling of the situation and what the latest chapter could mean for Marte's long-term future with the D-backs.
Then it's time for a few September surprises. Aaron Nola put together a strong August after struggling for much of the season, Rafael Devers reached 30 home runs for the fifth time in his career and Alex Bregman's second-half power surge has quietly put him among MLB's home run leaders since the beginning of July.
Britt, DVR and Eno also discuss the controversy surrounding comments made on the Red Sox radio broadcast about Jazz Chisholm Jr. and the larger question it raises about the increasingly blurry line between broadcasters, reporters and fans.
Plus the Baltimore Orioles are finally back to .500. Colton Cowser's incredible catch helped Baltimore reach the mark for the first time since April, but the Orioles' improvement goes much deeper.
Finally, the conversation turns to Dodgers owner Mark Walter and the questions surrounding his broader business empire. How relevant are those financial issues to baseball, and how much of the Dodgers'
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00:00 — Welcome to September Baseball
02:42 — DVR's Very Important Travel Advice
04:49 — Ketel Marte Returns to Arizona
11:21 — Aaron Nola's August Turnaround
14:49 — Rafael Devers Reaches 30 HR Again
16:32 — Alex Bregman's Second-Half Power Surge
18:12 — Walker Jenkins' First MLB Home Run
23:05 — Something Is Happening With the Red Sox
25:53 — Are Boston Legitimate World Series Contenders?
27:41 — Did Craig Breslow Fix the Red Sox?
33:11 — Red Sox Radio Controversy
42:39 — Do the Brewers Have a Kyle Harrison Problem?
50:40 — Sage Performance Review: Orioles Back to .500
58:41 — Mark Walter, the Dodgers & MLB Ownership
1:11:58 — Discord, Merch & What's Next
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MLB's player development continues to change. DVR and Eno take the show on the road at Saber Seminar, exploring the evolution of pitching development, the next generation of hitting metrics and the new data that could change how teams evaluate players.
Former MLB pitcher and current University of Oregon Director of Pitching Development Dan Straily joins the show to retrace his career through one of the most transformative eras in pitching. Straily explains how being forced to develop a changeup helped take him from Double-A to the major leagues, how the Astros recognized that his fastball played better at the top of the strike zone and how pitchers gradually gained a better understanding of pitch shapes and movement.
Then Driveline Baseball's Director of Baseball Operations Jack Lambert joins the show to explain one of the emerging frontiers in hitting analysis: bat path grades. How can bat speed, attack angle, attack direction and swing-path data help measure the value of an individual swing? And could metrics like rotational acceleration eventually tell us even more about a hitter's underlying ability?
DVR, Eno and Lambert explore whether bat-path data can eventually become hitting's answer to Stuff+, how quickly swing metrics stabilize and why this type of information could become especially valuable for evaluating amateur and minor-league hitters before traditional statistics provide enough information.
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00:00 — Dan Straily & the Evolution of Pitching Development
01:15 — Being Forced to Develop a Changeup
03:17 — How the Astros Unlocked Straily’s Fastball
04:47 — When Pitch Design Doesn't Fit the Pitcher
08:21 — Why Triple-A Made Straily a Better Pitcher
10:01 — Are Young Pitchers Too Focused on Stuff+?
12:03 — Straily, Driveline & the Weighted-Ball Battle
13:28 — Reinventing Himself in the KBO
15:34 — How Straily’s Playing Career Shaped His Coaching
19:02 — Jack Lambert & Driveline’s Bat Path Grades
20:11 — What Is a Bat Path Grade?
21:43 — How Predictive Is Bat Path Data?
23:20 — Rotational Acceleration vs. Bat Speed
25:43 — Can Swing Data Become Hitting’s Stuff+?
29:52 — DVR & Eno’s Biggest Saber Seminar Takeaways
33:43 — Why Anti-Tunneling Works for Some Pitchers
34:32 — The Science Behind Multiple Fastball Shapes
35:38 — The Hidden Differences Between MLB Bats
36:44 — What Really Predicts Stolen Bases?
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It’s Doug’s birthday, and who better to help him celebrate than his former Phillies teammate and mentee, Jimmy Rollins? This week, Doug and DVR, filling in for Jayson, sit down with Jimmy to talk about the shock of being drafted by Philadelphia, how Doug helped him get acclimated to the big leagues, what it was like playing alongside Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, and Cole Hamels, and the moment he finally knew it was time to retire.
Plus, with the playoff chase heating up, Doug and DVR each pick a team they believe in. And, of course, it wouldn’t be the show without Strange But True—a particularly rough week for Mariners pitcher Bryce Miller.
Rundown:
0:49 Happy Birthday, Doug!
7:14 Teams We Believe In
16:22 Jimmy Rollins Stops By
16:56 Getting Drafted by the Phillies
24:58 J-Roll’s Mentors
35:54 The End in Philadelphia
40:37 How the Game Has Changed
48:38 Art of Stealing Bases
50:37 Lightning Round
1:01:43 The 6-1-1 Podcast
1:05:22 Strange But True
1:12:46 Trivia Time
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MLB's final push for the Wild Card and Playoffs are here, Derek VanRiper and Eno Sarris have everything you need for the stretch run. DVR and Eno break down the best September waiver-wire targets, two-start pitchers and late-season saves options while examining whether breakouts from Jordan Walker, James Wood and other young hitters are sustainable heading into 2027.
First, the guys catch up on the baseball news you should know. Carlos Correa is nearing a September return, Eugenio Suárez and TJ Friedl have landed on waivers, Mason Winn's thumb injury creates new questions in St. Louis, and Denzel Clarke could get another opportunity with the A's. Plus, Roki Sasaki heads back to the IL while Gavin Stone and Tony Gonsolin work their way toward potential September returns.
Walker has changed his swing, lowered his strikeout rate and reached a new level of power, but should fantasy managers really pay a first-round price next spring? The guys also look ahead to Cam Smith and Lawrence Butler, including why a big September from Smith could make him more expensive than DVR wants him to be in 2027 fantasy drafts.
Then it's time to attack the waiver wire for the final month of the fantasy baseball season. Tristan Peters remains surprisingly available despite a productive season and everyday role with the White Sox, while Rafael Flores, Mickey Gasper and Tim Tawa offer potential help in deeper formats.
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00:00 — Fantasy Friday: September Targets & MLB News
02:05 — Carlos Correa Nearing a Return
03:56 — Eugenio Suárez & TJ Friedl Hit Waivers
06:15 — Mason Winn Injury & Cardinals Playing Time
12:19 — Denzel Clarke Nearing a Return
15:18 — Roki Sasaki Heads to the IL
17:52 — Can Hitters Really Change Their Swing Decisions?
23:08 — James Wood’s Improved Approach
24:24 — Jordan Walker’s Breakout & 2027 Value
32:54 — Cam Smith vs. Lawrence Butler
39:21 — Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Targets
39:42 — Why Tristan Peters Is Still Available
44:21 — Rafael Flores & Mickey Gasper
46:44 — Elliot Ramos & Taylor Ward Stock Down
48:00 — Best Two-Start Pitchers for Next Week
49:23 — Drop Grayson Rodriguez?
53:03 — Deep-League Streamers & Saves Targets
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Should MLB create a Rookie Pitcher of the Year award? DVR, Eno and Trevor May break down baseball’s best rookie pitchers, including Nolan McLean, Parker Messick and Payton Tolle, before searching deeper for young arms who could become impact starters, closers and fantasy baseball breakouts in 2027.
Parker Messick is putting together a historically impressive rookie season for the Guardians. Payton Tolle offers a different profile for the Red Sox. With more traditional high-end velocity and a polished presence on the mound. In the National League, Nolan McLean has answered some of the biggest questions surrounding his arsenal. Could increased changeup usage unlock another level for the Mets right-hander?
The crew also examines Logan Henderson's unusual combination of below-average velocity, strike throwing and swing-and-miss ability before diving into the next group of intriguing young pitchers. Walbert Ureña, Didier Fuentes, Bradgley Rodríguez, Blade Tidwell and Connor Prielipp all present different questions about command, pitch shape, sequencing and future roles.
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00:00 — Should MLB Have a Rookie Pitcher of the Year?
08:22 — Parker Messick vs. Payton Tolle
09:10 — Messick’s Historically Good Rookie Season
14:48 — How Good Can Payton Tolle Be?
19:18 — Nolan McLean’s Rookie Season
19:38 — Has McLean Answered the Lefty Question?
27:44 — The Logan Henderson Puzzle
35:20 — Rookie Pitchers to Watch for 2027
35:25 — Walbert Ureña’s Breakout Season
48:52 — Didier Fuentes’ Unusual Arsenal
55:01 — Could Bradgley Rodríguez Become a Starter?
1:01:42 — Connor Prielipp’s Next Step
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