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Eno and DVR discuss Aaron Nola's new deal to remain in Philadelphia, Lance Lynn's return to the Cardinals on a one-year pact, the posting of Yoshinobu Yamamoto ahead of his highly-anticipated foray into free agency, and the fallout from a non-tender deadline that led to a flurry of activity plus the potential end of Brandon Woodruff's time in Milwaukee.
Rundown
1:29 Aaron Nola Gets a New Seven-Year Deal to Stay in Philly
9:31 Lance Lynn (Back) to the Cardinals
13:43 Other Potential One-Year Deals for Free Agent Starting Pitchers
18:46 Reynaldo López: Stretching Out as Starter in Atlanta?
30:29 Yoshinobu Yamamoto: $200 Million Deal Coming?
39:22 Brandon Woodruff Non-Tendered by Brewers
43:05 Injured Pitchers to Target?
51:57 Other Movement Around the Non-Tender Deadline
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Eno, DVR & The Welsh are LIVE from First Pitch Arizona discussing a few interesting ideas that bubbled up during the conference, how they are trying to build roster foundations in 2024, and potentially undervalued pitchers for the first leg of draft season.
Plus, Kyle Manzardo of the Cleveland Guardians joins the show to discuss his approach, changes following his midseason trade to Cleveland, and his combination of contact and power as he's moved through the minors.
Finally, Eno, DVR & Welsh discuss the AFL Stuff+ Report and prospects that have stood out to Welsh in live looks this spring.
Rundown
5:28 Who Is the Best Pitcher in the World, Right Now?
9:32 Changes to Prioritizing Aces in 2024?
13:52 Looking at Total Pitches v. Innings Pitched
18:35 An Eno Board: Above Average Stuff, Below Average ERA in 2023
31:57 Kyle Manzardo Joins the Show!
56:37 Changing a Teams' Plans During the Spring
60:15 Arizona Fall League Stuff+ Report
66:57 Other Standout Prospects This Fall
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Eno and DVR discuss several disappointing hitters from the 2023 season with an eye toward their rebound potential and long-term outlook.
Rundown
4:17 Carlos Correa: Did Injuries Sap Overall Performance?
13:58 Daulton Varsho: Going Too Far with Pull-Heavy, Flyball Approach?
28:02 MJ Melendez: Is More Power on the Way?
32:47 Eloy Jiménez: Will He Hit Enough Without OF-Eligibility in Some Leagues?
39:04 Trevor Story: Optimism in Underlying Numbers Post-Injury?
47:32 Paul Goldschmidt: It's All Relative
54:01 Cedric Mullins: Is 2021 or 2022 Still in Reach?
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Eno and DVR discuss the upcoming World Series matchup between the Diamondbacks and Rangers, and how they drastically underestimated Adolis García when he broke through as a regular for Texas two years ago. Plus, they examine several hitters that were pleasant surprises in 2023 (and one disappointment thanks to lofty expectations).
Rundown
1:26 Assessing the D-backs-Rangers World Series Matchup
9:09 Brandon Pfaadt's Postseason Surge; 2024 Outlook
13:25 Why We Underestimated Adolis García
20:02 Chas McCormick's Breakout
27:17 Buying Lane Thomas' Career Year as Repeatable?
33:56 Spencer Steer's Future Outlook
41:57 Attempting to Make Sense of Cody Bellinger's Bounceback
48:03 Does Vlad Jr. Still Offer an Elite Ceiling?
56:40 Would You Rather Have Triston Casas than Vlad Jr.? (No....at least, probably not.)
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Eno and DVR discuss the recent success of Jordan Montgomery and changes he's made since leaving the Yankees via trade in 2021, Aaron Nola v. Blake Snell as real-life free agents and for 2024 fantasy value, and several offseason injury updates including shoulder surgery for Brandon Woodruff and Kyle Wright, knee surgery for Byron Buxton, turf toe surgery for Jazz Chisholm Jr., and more.
Rundown
1:40 Jordan Montgomery 3.0 & Future Outlook
7:53 An Intriguing Market for Free Agent Pitchers Awaits
11:05 Clayton Kershaw's Health
13:08 Shoulder Capsule Surgery for Brandon Woodruff & Kyle Wright
18:40 Justin Verlander is a Top-___ Pitcher in 2024
24:29 Nathan Eovaldi's Postseason Success; Challenging Projection
29:34 Blake Snell v. Aaron Nola
41:25 'Sitting Slow': How the Astros Hit Sonny Gray?
44:31 Byron Buxton Undergoes Knee Surgery
52:05 Kim Ng Chooses to Part Ways with Marlins
58:36 Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s Turf Toe Surgery; Chisholm v. Varsho in 2024?
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Eno and Welsh talk season winners, value risers, league offense numbers, elite average player totals and a little AFL talk around Jackson Jobe.
Rundown
Jackson Jobe - 6:14
Fantasy Awards - 13:23
Mailbag Question Jazz vs Chourio - 25:02
RP values from 2023 - 39:11
Super player averages - 44:22
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Eno and Al wrap up the Friday edition of the show for 2023 by recommending a handful of streamers for the final weekend and reviewing the trends that made this season an interesting one from a fantasy perspective. Specifically, they look at how the regulation of shifts and increase in stolen bases affected the fantasy landscape, and they looked back on a busy season for prospect debuts.
Rundown
1:06 The latest news
6:26 Streamers for the final weekend
11:04 The latest news, continued
20:06 Looking back at 2023: The rule changes
33:21 Looking back at 2023: The never-ending Prospect-Palooza
45:44 Some ERA risers and fallers
48:33 Final thoughts
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Eno and Welsh talk final week hitters and pitchers to stream and the release of the Arizona Fall League rosters.
Rundown
Zac Gallen vs Blake Snell 2024 - 6:33
Blake Snell stuff - 8:11
Felix interviews Snell - 14:35
Pitchers for Tue-Thur - 19:09
Hitters to pick-up - 30:47
AFL Roster release - 35:04
Top AFL hitting prospects - 38:48
Colson Montgomery - 48:05
Top AFL pitching prospects - 52:21
Deeper AFL prospects to watch - 57:08
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Eno and Al take their final look at weekly FAB, identifying players to target to help out in the season’s concluding week. They also discuss Max Fried’s move to the IL as well as Shane Bieber’s return and Sandy Alcantara’s timetable, and they talk about their expectations for Rays prospect Junior Caminero, who is set to make his major league debut.
Rundown
1:24 IL comings and goings: Max Fried, Sandy Alcantara, Shane Bieber
12:42 The rest of the big news
20:47 How to approach the final FAB
24:14 Hitters to consider
37:41 Starters to target
45:03 Closer Corner
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Eno and Welsh are talking Ohtani's injury, Snell's CY Young bid, streaming options Thur/Fri, prospects and more
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