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Eno returns from his Florida trip with some wild tales for Welsh, as well as some great conversations and perspectives with players. Eno and Welsh also dig into some interesting March ADP trends from the NFBC.
Rundown
6:18 - Eno talks with Clay Holmes, Pete Fairbanks and more
14:36 - Can a starter have one pitch to a righty or lefty and succeed?
19:56 - Is adding a pitch tangible enough to up someone's rank?
24:27 - Crazy high min picks on NFBC
48:40 - NFBC guys inside the top 100 min, with a post 130 ADP
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Eno is at the trop recording live on location. Welsh and Eno are talking about the latest spring training injuries and the new stuff+ release. **Warning: Welsh is a dummy, and had a mic issue that is less than we normally expect**
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Eno interviews Chris Langin, the Director of Pitching at Driveline Baseball. They discuss whether this season’s rule changes will impact pitchers’ preparations, and they also delve into the process behind the creation of unique pitch shapes. Eno and Al then discuss some fantasy-relevant perspectives to take away from the interview.
Rundown
0:46 Eno introduces his interview with Chris Langin
2:21 Chris talks about how pitchers prepare to throw at Driveline
5:52 Chris discusses Driveline’s approach to addressing the rule changes
13:35 Chris explains the process pitchers undertake to create new pitch shapes
21:30 How important is it for pitchers to create unique pitch shapes?
30:35 Chris talks about working with pitchers on command
34:47 Chris addresses some recent trends in pitchers’ arsenals
39:21 Eno and Al discuss some fantasy takeaways from the interview
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First Year Player Draft ranks can be tricky. How do you value the newest coming prospect class, and how do they relate to overall prospect lists? Chris Welsh and James Anderson talk about to tiers of FYPD ranks, what happened to the pitchers and some deep names to watch.
Rundown
2:48 - Druw Jones and Jackson Holliday
3:49 - Welsh and Druw Jones Snippet
8:07 - James Wood
14:49 - Kodai Senga and Masataka Yoshida
17:12 - James breaks down Senga's start
22:10 - Tier 2 of FYPD
23:53 - Zach Neto
32:26 - Kevin Parada
38:26 - Jett Williams
40:59 - Ethan Salas
44:26 - Dalton Rushing
46:25 - Where are the pitching prospects?
50:58 - Deeper FYPD prospects to target
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Fresh off of drafting his AL LABR team, Eno discusses his process and assesses his results, and he and Al talk about some of the more interesting winning bids.
Rundown
1:33 What did Eno take away from his title-winning 2022 season in AL LABR?
5:53 Eno talks about his preferences for his endgame players
8:05 Eno discusses how he allocated his budget
12:35 Al asks Eno about some winning bids that surprised him
25:03 Eno and Al talk about some of the players on Eno’s roster
28:29 Eno assesses his draft
39:05 Takeaways for mixed league managers
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Greg Jewett joins Al to discuss his general approach to drafting relievers this season and to discuss likely opening day closers who could lose their jobs and relievers who could emerge from committees to become primary closers.
Rundown
1:45 How is Greg approaching getting saves in his drafts this year?
7:25 ADP conundrums: Félix Bautista, Clay Holmes, Jason Adam
18:00 Closers who are potentially at risk of losing their job during the season: Daniel Bard, José Leclerc, Alex Lange, Carlos Estévez
25:40 What should we look for from relievers in spring training?
27:59 Can anyone emerge as a primary closer from these committees: Dodgers, Angels, Phillies, Twins, Cubs, Marlins, Diamondbacks?
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Eno and Al dig into the biggest news items from the early portion of spring training and assess the fantasy impacts.
Rundown
1:47 News impacting pitchers (Tyler Glasnow, Joe Musgrove, Chris Sale)
12:33 Gavin Lux and Yordan Alvarez updates
22:05 A position battle on the Cardinals
25:43 Injury news in the NL Central: Seiya Suzuki and Tyrone Taylor
31:00 How will the Rockies replace Brendan Rodgers?
34:15 Clean-up surgeries for Rhys Hoskins and Ozzie Albies
39:39 Early sluggers and Stuff+ standouts
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Which rookies should you target in your 2023 drafts? Eno and Welsh breakdown all the pitchers, from the guys who have a locked down job to speculative adds.
Rundown
4:13 - Grayson Rodriguez
13:01 - Hunter Brown
18:45 - Kodai Senga
26:29 - Cade Cavalli
34:00 - Andrew Painter
40:42 - Hayden Wesneski and Ken Waldichuk
44:41 - Brandon Pfaady, Ryne Nelson and Drey Jameson
51:00 - Ricky Tiedemann and other speculations
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Spring training is here and Eno and Welsh react to it all. How do the Padres pay everyone, who is on the outs? Pitch clock mania, stolen base numbers are up and lots of player reactions.
Rundown
6:36 - Machado contract
15:20 - Pitch clock
25:24 - Spring training stolen base numbers
34:56 - Yordan Alvarez still not swinging a bat
38:51 - Suzuki oblique injury worries
40:55 - Masataka Yoshida NOT going to leadoff
44:01 - Sean Manaea velo uptick
46:43 - Nathan Eovaldi velo and moving up draft boards
49:03 - Joe Ryan's new sweeper
52:04 - Nolan Gorman's new approach
54:15 - Spring Training at-bat leaders
57:00 - Can we believe in Jarred Kelenic?
1:00:00 - Corbin Carroll's stolen base in first spring training at-bat
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Eno interviews Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar, and they talk about the work that Nootbaar has done at Driveline and how it helped him at the plate. Eno and Al also look at other hitters who share Nootbaar’s proclivity for pulling flyballs and discuss the degree to which they weigh news of changes in players’ offseason training regimens.
Rundown
1:17 - Eno talks about Lars Nootbaar’s 2022 breakout
5:00 - Eno takes a lesson in how to identify sleepers from Nootbaar’s progression
7:31 - Eno provides a primer on some training techniques
13:22 - Eno’s interview with Lars Nootbaar
34:12 - Eno and Al discuss the 2023 outlook for some hitters who frequently pull flyballs (Nootbaar, Nolan Arenado, Juan Yepez, Jonah Heim, José Ramírez, Isaac Paredes, Wilmer Flores)
52:44 How skeptical should we be of offseason reports of players adopting new techniques?
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