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Eno and DVR examine the second base position for 2023 fantasy baseball drafts.
Rundown
3:03 ADP Tier 1: Top-50 Overall Second Basemen (Jose Altuve, Marcus Semien, Jazz Chisholm Jr. Ozzie Albies)
18:18 ADP Tier 2: Tommy Edman, Andres Giménez & Gleyber Torres
31:34 ADP Tier 3: A Large Group of Multi-Position Players (Jorge Polanco, Brandon Lowe, Vaughn Grissom, Thairo Estrada, Jonathan India, Max Muncy, Jeff McNeil, Brandon Drury, Jake Cronenworth & Whit Merrifield)
55:13 ADP Tier 4: Beyond the Top 200 (Ketel Marte, Gavin Lux, Luis Urías, Jean Segura, Nick Gordon, Brendan Rodgers)
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Eno and DVR examine the shortstop position for 2023 fantasy baseball drafts.
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1:25 ADP Tier 1 (Trea Turner, Bobby Witt Jr., Bo Bichette, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Francisco Lindor)
14:15 The Fernando Tatis Jr. Problem(s)
27:56 ADP Tier 2 (Corey Seager, Oneil Cruz, Tommy Edman, Dansby Swanson, Wander Franco, Xander Bogaerts, Tim Anderson, Willy Adames)
46:43 ADP Tier 3 (Jeremy Peña, Carlos Correa, Amed Rosario, Nico Hoerner)
55:24 ADP Tier 4 (Thairo Estrada, Javier Báez, Adalberto Mondesi, Bryson Stott, Jorge Mateo)
1:01:17 ADP Tier 5 (Ezequiel Tovar, CJ Abrams, Luis Urías, Anthony Volpe, J.P Crawford)
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Eno and DVR examine the first base position for 2023 fantasy baseball drafts.
Rundown
1:07 ADP Tier 1-1.5: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Freddie Freeman, Paul Goldschmidt & Pete Alonso
15:24 Does Matt Olson Belong In This Group?
17:02 Tier 2: José Abreu, Rhys Hoskins, C.J. Cron, Christian Walker, Vinnie Pasquantino & Nathaniel Lowe
27:40 Is Andrew Vaughn Overpriced?
36:30 Tier 3: Ryan Mountcastle, Anthony Rizzo, Josh Bell, Josh Naylor, Ty France, Rowdy Tellez & Miguel Vargas
49:10 Tier 4: Young Players & Late Darts (Triston Casas, Spencer Torkelson, Jared Walsh, Brandon Belt and Matt Mervis)
1:02:37 Kyle Manzardo: Capable of a Late 2023 Arrival & Impact?
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Eno and DVR examine the third base position for 2023 fantasy baseball drafts.
Rundown
0:53 Tier 1-1.5: José Ramírez, Bobby Witt Jr., Manny Machado, Rafael Devers & Austin Riley
10:15 Tier 2: Nolan Arenado & Alex Bregman
17:37 Gunnar Henderson: Expectations For First Full Season?
21:53 Tier 3: Henderson, Max Muncy, Jose Miranda, Eugenio Suárez, Matt Chapman, Ke'Bryan Hayes & Ryan McMahon
32:04 Tier 4: Outside the Top 200 Overall (Luis Urías, Justin Turner & Yoán Moncada)
39:24 Young Players to Consider (Josh Jung, Miguel Vargas, Jordan Walker, Isaac Paredes & Brett Baty)
58:35 Tier 5: Late, Late Darts (Jeimer Canderlario, J.D. Davis, Josh Donaldson v. DJ LeMahieu, Brian Anderson & Spencer Steer)
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Eno and DVR discuss several noteworthy news items including a few recent trades, signings, and proclamations about opportunities for a pair of interesting 2023 rookies.
Rundown
2:53 Adalberto Mondesi: Buying Into Opportunity in Boston?
10:40 Adam Duvall's Chances of a 2021 Repeat
13:57 Grayson Rodriguez Expected to Opening in O's Rotation
26:54 Miguel Vargas: On Track for Second-Base Job?
35:15 Breaking Down the Twins-Marlins Swap
43:11 Luis Arraez: What You See, Is What You Get?
53:28 More Stability for Alex Kirilloff & Trevor Larnach
59:56 Lightning Round Signings! (Josh Harrison, Jesús Aguilar, Ian Kennedy, Nelson Cruz, Aroldis Chapman, Ian Kennedy & Zack Greinke)
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Eno and DVR close out Pitcher Week with their 2023 Relief Pitcher Preview.
Rundown
0:53 ADP Tier 1: Edwin Díaz, Emmanuel Clase, Josh Hader
12:48 ADP Tier 2: Jordan Romano, Devin Williams, Ryan Pressly, Raisel Iglesias, Félix Bautista, Ryan Helsley & Kenley Jansen
23:46 ADP Tier 3: Camilo Doval, Scott Barlow, David Bednar, Daniel Bard, Alexis Díaz, Jhoan Durán
29:47 ADP Tier 4: Andrés Muñoz, Liam Hendriks, Paul Sewald & Pete Fairbanks
36:41 Unsettled Situations Without Top 200 ADP Relievers
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Eno and DVR continue Pitcher Week with a look at the starting pitchers typically available outside the Top 200 overall in early drafts.
Rundown
1:46 Pick 200-250 Overall Starting Pitchers (Lance McCullers Jr. Patrick Sandoval, Jack Flaherty, Sonny Gray, Edward Cabrera, Reid Detmers, Jameson Taillon, Aaron Ashby, José Berríos, Trevor Rogers, Jose Urquidy)
26:03 Pick 250-300 (Eric Lauer, Marcus Stroman, Michael Kopech, Miles Mikolas, Merrill Kelly, Justin Steele, Zach Eflin, Noah Syndergaard, Roansy Contreras)
43:44 Beyond Pick 300 (Martín Pérez, Carlos Carrasco, Cal Quantrill, Taijuan Walker, Aaron Civale, Eduardo Rodriguez, Steven Matz, Adam Wainwright)
52:18 Rookies of Interest Available in Late Rounds (Brandon Pfaadt, Ryne Nelson, Drey Jameson, Ken Waldichuk, Eury Perez, Ricky Tiedemann, Daniel Espino, Gavin Williams, Tanner Bibee, Andrew Painter, Kyle Harrison, Bobby Miller, Gavin Stone, Taj Bradley)
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Eno and DVR continue Pitcher Week with a look at the starting pitchers with Top 100-200 overall ADP in January drafts.
Rundown
1:37 A Quick Breaking News Item (Adalberto Mondesi Traded to Boston)
4:20 ADP Tier 3: Robbie Ray, George Kirby, Logan Gilbert, Hunter Greene, Luis Severino, Nestor Cortes, Logan Webb, Kyle Wright, Blake Snell, Clayton Kershaw, Nick Lodolo
19:50 The Clayton Kershaw 'Problem'
36:58 Lingering Questions About the Ball (Related Reading: https://www.insider.com/mlb-used-two-balls-again-this-year-and-evidence-points-to-a-third-2022-12 - by Bradford William Davis w/research from Dr. Meredith Wills)
42:01 ADP Tier 3.5 - Lance Lynn, Joe Ryan, Freddy Peralta, Jesús Luzardo, Lucas Giolito, Chris Bassitt
50:05 ADP Tier 4 – Dustin May, Luis Garcia, Pablo López, Jordan Montgomery, Chris Sale, Charlie Morton, Tony Gonsolin
1:11:07 ADP Tier 4.5 - Jeffrey Springs, Drew Rasmussen, Brady Singer, Grayson Rodriguez, Jon Gray
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Eno and DVR begin Pitcher Week with a look at the starting pitchers with Top 100 overall ADP in January drafts.
Rundown
5:34 ADP Tier 1: Elite of the Elite: Corbin Burnes, Gerrit Cole, Sandy Alcantara, Jacob deGrom
14:43 ADP Tier 1.5: Spencer Strider, Brandon Woodruff, Aaron Nola, Shane McClanahan, Dylan Cease, Justin Verlander, Carlos Rodón, Max Scherzer, Zack Wheeler, Julio Urías
53:25 ADP Tier 2: (Pick 60-80) Mostly SP2s: Shane Bieber, Luis Castillo, Kevin Gausman, Alek Manoah, Cristian Javier, Zac Gallen, Max Fried
1:18:08 ADP Tier 2.5: (Pick 80-100): Joe Musgrove, Yu Darvish, Framber Valdez, Triston McKenzie, Tyler Glasnow
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Eno and DVR discuss the potential impact of Brian Anderson and Jesse Winker during in the Brewers' lineup, a new fan on the way in February, Alex Kirilloff's health winter, Tommy Pham and Adam Duvall in new outfields, and Julian Merryweather's fresh start in Chicago before discussing early-round strategy including high-risk, high-reward players in the top-20, and working backward through the draft board while making decisions on draft day.
Rundown
2:05 Jesse Winker's Healthy Winter
7:38 (Another) Brian Anderson in Milwaukee
14:27 A Show & Life Update!
23:20 Alex Kirilloff Progressing From Wrist Injury; Twins Depth Chart
28:57 Tommy Pham Joins the Mets
32:56 Adam Duvall to the Red Sox
37:05 Jullian Merryweather Enters the Cubs' Closer Picture?
44:50 Early Risk Considerations
48:22 Problem Solving Roster Foundations
1:04:20 Waiting on Speed, Without Relying on Esteury Ruiz
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