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DVR and Eno discuss a few sluggish early bats that have been on the radar to be dropped before examining some unlucky hitters. Plus, they break down the great start to 2023 for Nolan Gorman, the ongoing struggles of José Berrios, and the step forward for Louie Varland and several other Twins starters.
Rundown
3:14 Terrestrial v. Aerial Movers
6:57 Early-Season Drop Decisions
8:49 Jean Segura Falling Toward Waiver Wire
12:37 Chris Taylor's Ongoing Contact Woes
16:29 Trey Mancini's Slow Start in Chicago
21:24 Nick Gordon: King of the Unlucky Hitters?
26:21 Byron Buxton: Regular DH Now
31:02 Is This a Nolan Gorman Breakout?
35:47 Tyler O'Neill's Slipping Playing Time
43:52 José Berrios: Is This It?
48:33 Stuff+ on FanGraphs
54:07 Big Bids From the Weekend
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DVR and Al assess the short- and long-term fantasy value of Taj Bradley and Edouard Julien, both of whom debuted this week, and they look at at the pool of free agent shortstops who could replace Corey Seager or other injured shortstops. They also look at other free agent hitters and pitchers to target in FAB.
Rundown
1:22 Shortstop injury replacements
9:05 Edouard Julien and Taj Bradley debut
17:17 Rotations in flux: Diamondbacks, Guardians, Brewers
23:39 DVR makes a case for Brad Keller
29:54 Streamable pitchers to pursue
37:30 Hitters to target
44:06 Have these fantasy zombies come alive?
52:54 Who are we targeting for saves?
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DVR and Eno discuss some of the biggest movers in Stuff+ according to Eno's pitching model, early K-BB% laggards to target (and a few to worry about), and Taj Bradley's impressive arrival and potential for more starts due to another injury in the Rays' rotation.
Rundown
0:44 2023 Changes to the Run Environment
4:20 Stuff+ Improvers, No. 1 Graham Ashcraft
9:30 Looking for Differences Between Low-End Starters & Waiver Options
13:30 Ashcraft v. Bubic
17:17 Fastball Movement Impacted By Park Factors?
21:23 Good in the Model, Bad Results
32:12 Improved Command From Hunter Greene?
38:42 K-BB% Laggards; Potential Buy-Low Targets?
49:25 DVR Sticking with Chris Sale, Eno Sticking with Blake Snell
53:12 Taj Bradley's Debut; Chances to Stick Around w/Three Rotation Injuries
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DVR, Eno and Welsh dig into some Triple-A stuff+ numbers. The guys look at what these numbers mean and how much more we need, as well as the latest prospect news, call-ups and graduations.
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DVR and Eno discuss the lengthy absence on tap for Oneil Cruz, another frantic weekend of free-agent pickups in fantasy baseball, the value of two-start weeks in weekly leagues, and several players of interest as the second week of action winds down.
Rundown
1:47 Oneil Cruz's Injury & Lengthy Absence
6:40 A Woefully Thin Waiver Wire Position
13:26 Pitchers of Interesting From Weekend Pickups
22:41 A Wide Range of Outcomes for Kris Bubic?
25:51 Why Two-Start Weeks Are So Valuable
34:02 JP Sears: A Second Viable Starter in Oakland?
44:28 Digging for Deep League Bats
52:29 Francisco Álvarez's Opportunity to Stick
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DVR and Al explore this weekend’s waiver wire options, starting with top prospects Grayson Rodriguez and Francisco Álvarez. They also discuss several hot-hitting Brewers, Seth Lugo’s impressive return to starting, a thin cohort of streamable starters and some bullpen developments.
Rundown
0:41 Breaking news, including Grayson Rodriguez and Francisco Álvarez promotions
16:07 Notable lineup developments
30:18 Pitchers of note: Seth Lugo, Kris Bubic, Braxton Garrett
40:24 Streamable pitchers
50:32 Bullpen check-in
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DVR and Al are joined by Mike Kurland of The Athletic and Gaining The Edge Fantasy to talk about playing time analysis. Mike reveals his process for analyzing lineups and batting orders, and the group sorts through some rest-of-season player toss-up dilemmas.
Rundown
0:39 Mike talks about his process for analyzing playing time
4:47 How important is it to track pinch-hitting trends?
6:49 How does Mike use lineup analysis in order to give him an edge?
18:50 How does Mike handle making decisions in the absence of larger samples?
22:36 How far ahead in the schedule should we be looking?
27:05 Player toss-ups
39:18 Looking for stability in fluid roster situations
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DVR and Welsh discuss some prospect impact in the majors with Brice Turang and others. The Triple-A season is underway with some interesting performances, plus a look at a few minor league assignments.
Rundown
1:03 - Brice Turang
8:47 - Esteury Ruiz vs Brice Turang
15:47 - Jhony Brito
24:24 - Jared Shuster
26:59 - Are we back in on MacKenzie Gore?
36:48 - Brandon Pfaadt's less than great Triple-A debut
39:57 - Brett Baty
45:00 - Tyler Soderstrom's 113.5 Max EV
48:36 - Interesting Minor League Assignments
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DVR and Welsh discuss takeaways from the Opening Series, including a closer look at the arsenal of Kodai Senga, the 'new' Noah Syndergaard, the significant increase in steals right out of the gate, plus a few massive free-agent bidding pickups from the first in-season waiver run in many leagues.
Rundown
4:30 Kodai Senga's Mets Debut
7:23 New Pitches & Velo Spikes Drive Quick Decisions
14:27 Jeffrey Springs & 'Buy High' Considerations
22:04 Noah Syndergaard Version 3.0
36:27 Ranking Dodgers Starting Pitchers By Expected Innings Pitched
42:52 By the Numbers, Early Impact of New Rules
47:04 Weekend FAB Takeaways
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DVR and Al look at some actionable news items from opening day, including IL stints for Justin Verlander, Max Fried and Ryan Pepiot, and they consider players worth pursuing on the waiver wire, such as Elehuris Montero, Clarke Schmidt and Hunter Gaddis.
Rundown
0:34 A new approach to the waivers show
1:40 Opening day lineup Implications
31:37 Injury news impacting waiver options
35:42 Other pitching options on waivers
42:33 Which teams should we stream pitchers against?
47:12 Two-start pitchers to stream
55:53 Opening day bullpen observations
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