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Sell High or Let it Ride? Jun 17, 2023

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Chris Crawford (@Crawford_milb) and Ryan Boyer (@ryanPBoyer) take a look at the highlights of the early part of the weekend, including the sensational first MLB start from Emmet Sheehan and Triston McKenzie being scratched due to an elbow injury. In the second half of the show, they look at some performers who have excelled like Josh Lowe, Spencer Steer, Mitch Keller and Lane Thomas; and they discuss whether they believe in them for the second half of the season or whether they'd look to sell high.

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Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 19, 2023) Jun 16, 2023

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Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk pickups and Rival Fantasy before grading all of next week's projected two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale!

Opening/Emmet Sheehan called up

Pickups

Michael A. Taylor
Edouard Julien (11:00)
Oswaldo Cabrera
Aaron Hicks
A.J. Minter (15:00)
Ryan O’Hearn
Dairon Blanco (19:00)

Rival Fantasy 23:30

Emmet Sheehan OVER, Tanner Houck UNDER, Joe Ryan OVER

Two-Start Pitchers 35:00

Merrill Kelly 4
Ryne Nelson 0
Spencer Strider 5 (37:00)
Kutter Crawford 1
Garrett Whitlock 3
Brandon Williamson 1 (Todd 0)
Aaron Civale 3
Austin Gomber 0
Jesse Scholtens 0
Michael Lorenzen 2 (Todd 3)
Hunter Brown 4
Jordan Lyles 0
Daniel Lynch 0
Clayton Kershaw 4 (Todd 5)
Eury Perez 4
Edward Cabrera 1 (Todd 3)
Corbin Burnes 5
Pablo Lopez 4
Bailey Ober 4
Max Scherzer 4 (52:00)
Gerrit Cole 5
Luis Medina 1 (Todd 0)
Ranger Suarez 3 (Todd 4)
Osvaldo Bido 0
Johan Oviedo 2
Michael Wacha 4
George Kirby 4
Alex Cobb 4
Anthony DeSclafani 3
Tyler Glasnow 5
Andrew Heaney 3 (Todd 4)
Jose Berrios 4
Yusei Kikuchi 3
Josiah Gray 3
MacKenzie Gore 3
Two-Start Pitcher Grades recap 1:05:30

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Catching up with ESPN's Tristan H. Cockcroft Jun 15, 2023

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Todd and Tristan discuss the current state of the game and how it may change as the season progresses. They also focus on the new scoring and format for ESPN's standard points game, and the league in which they compete to get a better feel for the strategy and game play.

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Going For The Overall Prize w/ Andrew Geller Jun 14, 2023

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Andrew's background
Managing 15-team vs. 12-team leagues
How to approach FAAB spending
Closers
Catchers
Where to find upside
Elly De La Cruz vs. Oneil Cruz
Previewing the top of 2024 ADP
Shohei Ohtani
Francisco Alvarez

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Todd and Fred review Tuesday's news and notes Jun 14, 2023

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Todd welcomes Fred for their yearly visit. They talk about Elly De La Cruz, Dairon Blanco and Michael Harris, along with the news and notes of the day.

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Elly FAAB Week / Previewing Week 12 Jun 12, 2023

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the massive Elly De La Cruz bids in FAAB, preview Week 12 and wrap up a busy weekend all across baseball. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

Bat Flip: The Team-Shuffling Baseball Card Game is a gamer’s love-letter to baseball.

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Weekend Risers and Potential FAAB Targets Jun 11, 2023

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Chris Crawford (@crawford_milb) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) look at the stars of the weekend as well as some players that didn't bring it up to their best abilities on Saturday. They also some potential FAAB targets for the week, including one of the best young hitters in the minor leagues.

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Assessing Struggling Players Jun 10, 2023

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Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MiLB) and Drew Silva (@drewsilv) comb through the biggest current storylines in baseball and then get into an assessment of definitely-drafted players who are now struggling into the summer months. Jose Abreu, Alek Manoah, Jeremy Pena, Patrick Sandoval ... cut bait or stay the course?

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Two-Start Pitchers (Week of June 12, 2023) Jun 09, 2023

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Clay Link (@claywlink) and Todd Zola (@ToddZola) talk pickups and Rival Fantasy before grading all of next week's projected two-start pitchers on a 0-5 scale!

Bat Flip: The Team-Shuffling Baseball Card Game is a gamer’s love-letter to baseball.

Opening/The Reds are fun again/Elly De La Cruz

Pickups

Andrew Abbott
AJ Smith-Shawver (7:00)
Jo Adell (9:15)
Trevor May (15:30)
Julio Teheran

Rival Fantasy (26:00)

Cristian Javier, Rich Hill

Two-Start Pitchers

Tommy Henry 2 (Todd 1)
Zach Davies 2
Charlie Morton 4 (Todd 5)
Spencer Strider 5
Dean Kremer 2
James Paxton 3
Jameson Taillon 2 (Todd 3)
Luke Weaver 0
Tanner Bibee 4
Connor Seabold 0
Chase Anderson 1 (Todd 0)
Lance Lynn 2
Reese Olson 0 (Todd 1)
Tyler Holten 0
Hunter Brown 4
Zack Greinke 2 (Todd 1)
Tyler Anderson 2 (Todd 1)
Tony Gonsolin 5 (Todd 4)
Pablo Lopez 4 (Todd 5)
Luis Severino 4
James Kaprielian 0
Hogan Harris 0
Dylan Covey 0
Zack Wheeler 5
Roansy Contreras 1 (Todd 2) 56:00
Joe Musgrove 4
Logan Gilbert 5
Logan Webb 4 (Todd 5)
Alex Cobb 3 (Todd 4)
Mathew Liberatore 3 (Todd 2)
Zach Eflin 5
Yonny Chirinos 3
Dane Dunning 4 (Todd 3)
Jon Gray 4
Chris Bassitt 4 (Todd 5)
Jake Irvin 0
Two-Start Pitcher Grades recap 1:02:20

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Five Ways to Gain The Edge, with Mike Kurland Jun 08, 2023

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Mike Kurland from Gaining The Edge (https://www.patreon.com/GTEFantasy), The Athletic and Fantasy Pros joins Jeff Erickson to share the five ways he's climbed to third overall in the NFBC Main Event, talk about the latest from the Marlins and the news of the day.

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