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Rundown
2:45 Opt-Outs & Absences From Camp
13:13 Oh Yeah, I Drafted A Bunch of Teams!
24:11 Ian's Targets As Compiled by Steve Cozzolino
29:15 Mike Trout Sliding Out Of Top-Three?
35:09 Other July Observations
39:46 Starling Marte vs. Adalberto Mondesi
45:19 Nando Hates Social Media, But Likes Yoenis Céspedes
47:00 Is There Such Thing As A 'Reach' This Year?
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Rundown
2:06 What Do We Do with Aaron Judge?
4:41 More Love for Kyle Schwarber
6:49 Power vs. Speed
11:54 The Value in Byron Buxton
14:45 Early Builds Through the DVR Team Lens
16:53 Leaning on Veteran Starters
20:28 Increasing Confidence in Adalberto Mondesi
24:34 Finding Steals Late
30:36 Prioritizing the Corners
35:40 Depth of the Mid-Round SP Pool
40:50 Is Stacking a Viable Season-Long Strategy?
47:33 Second-Tier First Basemen
51:54 The Value in Real-Life Positional Versatility
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Rundown
1:54 Final OOTP Thoughts
13:14 Players Opting Out of 2020 MLB Season
24:00 Melky Cabrera to the Mets?
29:08 Optimism About Yoenis Céspedes
35:32 Keeper League Pitching Question
52:13 Adjusting Pitching Categories for This Season
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Rundown
0:30 Nando Di Fino Joins the Show
0:54 Yay Baseball!
5:15 Do Whatever You Want
7:31 Putting Keeper Leagues on Hold
12:28 One Big Rule Change for 2020
14:29 Eno Sarris Joins the Show
15:23 Embracing the Weird
17:40 Starting Pitcher Strategy Guide
20:00 Don't Pay up for Stars in Auctions?
22:43 The Trickiness of Weekly Leagues in 2020
26:52 Looking at Player Types
28:59 When to Draft?
31:14 Brandon Funston Joins the Show
31:54 DVR Loves Hype Videos
33:05 Looking Forward to the Sprint of a Season
35:03 A Shorter Season Can't Save the Mariners
36:55 Losing Streaks and Pressure
39:50 Targeting Fun Players
41:14 Drafting as Late as Possible
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Rundown
1:00 It's Almost Like You Don't Like Us
7:29 More Day Games Coming in 2020?
11:39 Chances We'll See All 60 Games
16:58 Nando's OOTP Collapse
19:59 A Pod Divided: Madison Bumgarner
26:43 Buying White Sox as Short-Season Sleeper?
34:48 Unusual Paths to Success
42:18 More Movie Suggestions for DVR
49:45 Is This a Good Cary Grant?
52:11 Awaiting Answers About the Upcoming Season
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Rundown
0:47 Discussing the Status of 2020 Negotiations
6:04 Circling Back to Likely Midseason Callups
7:36 Jo Adell
12:44 Dylan Carlson
15:42 Carter Kieboom
18:17 Cristian Pache and Drew Waters
21:46 Ryan Mountcastle
25:28 Casey Mize, Matt Manning and Tarik Skubal
32:27 A.J. Puk
34:24 Consider a Replacement for the Wins Category in 2020?
41:09 Brendan McKay
45:00 Spencer Howard
48:05 Michael Kopech
50:56 Nate Pearson
54:32 Mackenzie Gore
58:23 Pulling a Jasson Dominguez Autographed Card
61:26 Pappy Van Winkle vs. All Other Bourbons
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Rundown
4:59 The Push for OOTP Playoff Spots
13:50 Ian's Meddling Gets Trevor Bauer Suspended
21:40 Timing Trades in Keeper & Dynasty Leagues
25:03 Is Now a Smart Time to Trade Away Fernando Tatis Jr.?
30:56 Ian Weighs In About The Sealed Yankees Letter
36:22 Movie Recommendations for DVR
41:11 Best Team(s) of The Next Decade
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Rundown
1:00 The Top-Three Prospects
4:55 How the Realities of 2020 Affected the Draft
7:28 The Cubs Got Great Value in Ed Howard
9:13 The Orioles' Draft, Starting with Heston Kjerstad
11:54 Padres Go Robert Hassell III over Zac Veen
13:31 Garrett Mitchell and Pete Crow-Armstrong
16:57 Max Meyer's Ceiling
18:48 Who Could Debut in 2021?
20:59 Reid Detmers to the Angels
23:07 Asa Lacy in the Top Tier
25:15 Leaning on Area Scouts
26:38 Trusting the Smart Organizations
28:45 A Non-Obvious Draftee Who Could Be a Star
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Rundown
5:52 DVR Receives A Nice E-Mail
10:31 Projecting The Next Decade
18:49 Turn On Deck
20:56 Ian's Case for Redrafting 2020 Leagues
26:05 Maybe Things Are Different Than They Were in 1994?
40:06 OOTP Madness
44:34 Weighing Risk & Opportunity Cost
51:28 Show Wager Update
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Rundown
2:14 The Latest in MLB
6:08 Changes Fantasy Players in Head-to-Head Leagues Can Make
10:33 Strategy Adjustments for 2020
16:25 How Much Are You Willing to Spend on Fantasy Baseball in 2020?
19:18 Risks Tied to Youngsters and Players with Injury Histories
23:32 What Do You Do with Leagues That Have Already Drafted?
26:49 How to Move Forward in Keeper Leagues
30:39 Circling Back to Experimental League Formats
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