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DVR returns to join Eno and discuss their takeaways from the 2023 draft season including teams' varying processes for promotion prospects on Opening Day, a few of their most heavily-rostered players, and a few things they need to go right to have a successful season.
Rundown
3:45 Taking a Moment to Look Back at Draft Season
8:34 Was DVR's Heavy Targeting of Fringe Top-100 SPs Too Risky?
15:28 Leaning Into Mid-Tier First Basemen
20:55 Did Spring Performances in WBC Have Elevated Impact on Drafts?
23:02 Rookie Helium: Anthony Volpe & Jordan Walker
30:42 What Puts Prospects Over the Top for a Roster Spot During Spring Training?
37:39 Team Factors Are Critically Important and Tough to Read
43:32 What Needs to Go Right For You in 2023?
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Welsh and Eno are discussing Grayson's option to the minors and discussing prospects with stand out stats from spring training.
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Eno dropped his top-10 bold predictions for the season on the Athletic this weekend. Welsh is picking to find which makes Eno nervous, plus a breakdown of Eno's main event draft.
Rundown
3:10 - Which prediction made Eno nervous
8:00- Bold Ryan McMahon call
10:38 - Votto story and the Reds pitching staff
16:03 - Welsh wonders about pitch shape manipulation
26:23 - Prospects make the bigs
32:21 - Welsh watched Juan Soto on the backfields Monday
37:47 - Eno's Main Event roster breakdown
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Eno and Al look at the Phillies’ roster in the aftermath of Rhys Hoskins’ season-ending injury and consider first base replacements in fantasy. They also discuss FAB options for both 12- and 15-team leagues.
Rundown
1:20 Replacing Rhys Hoskins
7:47 Spend early in FAB or save up?
13:06 12-team FAB hitting targets
26:36 12-team FAB pitching targets
32:32 15-team FAB hitting targets
42:00 15-team FAB pitching targets
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Eno and Al look at the players who have moved up and down the farthest in NFBC ADP over the last week, and they also discuss the fantasy fallout from the injuries to Adam Wainwright and Raisel Iglesias.
Rundown
1:24 Who takes Adam Wainwright’s spot in the Cardinals’ rotation?
7:44 Who gets saves for Atlanta with Raisel Iglesias out?
10:36 Top ADP risers overall
27:34 Top ADP hitting risers
41:29 Top ADP fallers
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Eno and Welsh react to Roki Sasaki's electric stuff in the WBC. Project Prospect continues as the guys look at players that were optioned, but could still be up soon, as well surprising names still in camp.
Rundown
3:20 - Roki Sasaki reactions
14:35 - Brandon Pfaadt
23:10 - Christian Encarnacion-Strand
27:12 - Addison Barger
33:37 - Kyle Manzardo
38:52 - Gavin Stone
41:52 - Bryce Miller
47:09 - Ben Joyce
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So much news one little weekend can pack in. Eno and Welsh discuss Altuve's injury, should we be worried about Soto's oblique and Eno digs into some of the biggest Stuff+ numbers from the WBC.
Rundown
4:19 - Jose Altuve's injury and how to draft him
22:34 - Juan Soto's oblique
29:45 - Jacob DeGrom's first spring start
32:55 - Brandon Nimmo
34:43 - Jurickson Profar to the Rockies
39:34 - Weird Vaughn Grissom situation
44:57 - WBC Stuff+ numbers
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Eno and Al discuss the latest news items, including some positive developments for Kyle Wright and Byron Buxton, and they look at several position battles that are still looming with opening day less than two weeks away. Eno also identifies several pitchers who are Stuff+ laggards.
Rundown
1:08 News updates: Edwin Díaz, Kyle Wright, Byron Buxton, Mitch Haniger, David Villar, Eric Haase, Jackson Jobe
20:12 Position battles - hitters: NYM 3B, LAD CF, MIA OF, CHC OF/DH, KC OF, OAK CF
37:03 Position battles - rotations: OAK, ATL, ARI, TB, CIN
49:06 Stuff+ laggards
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Eno and Al talk about the latest injury updates, including Edwin Díaz’s knee injury, Tony Gonsolin’s return from a sprained ankle and Harrison Bader’s strained oblique. They also consider whether certain spring training stats have meaning, such as Michael Toglia’s playing time and Oscar Colás’ lack of strikeouts.
Rundown
1:16 The media reaction to Edwin Díaz’s knee injury
6:05 Implications of Díaz’s injury for the Mets bullpen
9:34 Implications of Díaz’s injury for the reliever pool
15:36 Mark Melancon’s shoulder injury and the Diamondbacks’ bullpen
18:49 Starting pitcher injury updates (Tony Gonsolin, Garrett Whitlock, Ranger Suárez, José Quintana, Cade Cavalli)
36:11 Harrison Bader’s oblique strain and the Yankees’ roster crunch
39:45 Do these spring stats mean anything?
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Welsh watched Jacob DeGrom pitch his first live game on the Rangers backfield Tuesday, so Welsh and Eno breakdown the videos. We've also got 10 prospects to watch for re-draft leagues that don't currently have a set job.
Rundown
5:10 - Welsh's live look and video of Jacob DeGrom's first game against live hitters
12:21 - Where and how to draft DeGrom
27:05 - Jasson Dominguez
35:10 - Mark Vientos
37:06 - Zac Veen
44:03 - Ricky Tiedemann
49:07 - Brett Baty
51:17 - Matt Mervis
53:45 - Sal Frelick
57:12 - Bradon Pfaadt
59:56 - Christian Encarnacion-Strand
1:03:37 - Anthony Volpe
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