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Rundown
2:38 Relative Discounts on Top Starting Pitchers?
7:28 Hitting Prospect Dart Throws
10:39 Punting Saves
15:16 Waiting On the Outfield
21:29 Adjusting to More Teams Overspending Early
24:45 Pitching Prospect Dart Throws
32:35 The Jays' Rotation Looks Familiar
37:43 Countering A Room Driven by the Stars & Scrubs Approach
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0:32 The Dodgers' Depth is a Strength, but Also a Headache for Fantasy Owners
7:47 Taking a Look at the Diamondbacks' Rotation and Jake Lamb
12:15 Questions for the Padres at Second Base and in the Outfield
19:41 Can Billy Hamilton Earn Regular Playing Time in San Francisco? And Who Closes for This Team?
27:32 A Battle at Second Base in Colorado
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0:30 Cubs Battles in the Rotation and at Second Base
8:18 The Reds' Outfield Logjam
14:57 Dylan Carlson, Tyler O'Neill and the Cardinals' Crowded Outfield
22:47 How Will Craig Counsell Mix and Match the Brewers' Movable Pieces?
30:39 Pirates Wrap up the NL Central
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2:39 Stars & Scrubs vs. Balanced Approach
6:54 What To Do When Everybody Spends Up
11:35 Most Likely First-Rounder/$40 Player in 2021
19:37 The Unpredictable Room
26:32 The Importance of Timing Nominations
33:34 Taking the 'Discount' on Vlad Jr. in Auctions?
42:17 Identifying Endgame Targets
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1:06 The Birth of @PitchingNinja
2:56 The Explosion of Tech-Based Learning for Pitchers
4:30 Command vs. Stuff
6:25 Increased Velocity this Spring
7:43 Organizations That Have Embraced Driveline
11:56 Who's Throwing the Pitch to Win You the World Series?
13:06 Prospects Rob is Excited for in 2020
14:50 Most GIF'd Pitchers Flying Below the Radar
16:03 Luis Castillo's GIF-Ability, and the Reds' Potentially Nasty Staff
20:13 2020 Tossups, Starting with Gerrit Cole vs. Jacob deGrom
21:38 Lucas Giolito vs. Chris Paddack
23:06 Zac Gallen vs. Dinelson Lamet
24:40 Jesus Luzardo vs. Julio Urias
25:10 Luke Weaver vs. Lance McCullers
27:24 Mike Foltynewicz vs. Joe Musgrove
29:37 Michael Kopech vs. Dylan Cease
31:30 A New Podcast Coming from Rob
35:36 Inspiring Love for Baseball
37:52 The Flatground App
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Rundown
1:37 Get the Beeps Ready (Chris Sale)
9:32 Marlins Toss-Up (Anderson, Brinson, Hernandez)
14:40 Endgame Auction Nominations & Late-Pitcher Darts
19:26 Ian's AL LABR Experience
27:02 Micro Rankings: How Bad is Being a Commish?
32:09 Dynasty Value Rankings
39:22 Injury Concern Rankings
45:32 Late Pitching Targets
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Rundown
1:30 David Price & Kenta Maeda's Increased Price
7:49 Frankie Montas Gets a Bump
12:48 Josh James' Move Up the Board
18:32 Nick Anderson & Saves in Tampa Bay
27:48 Any Concerns About Max Muncy's Playing Time?
33:14 Nick Castellanos' Jump In Cincy
34:51 Alex Bregman's Slide Out of the First Round
39:06 Mike Clevinger's Slight Drop
42:08 Buying on Blake Snell or James Paxton?
48:56 The Eugenio Suarez Discount
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Rundown
2:12 The Importance of Barrel Rate for Hitters
6:31 Nick Castellanos Set for Positive Regression?
10:06 Lorenzo Cain's Outs Made on Hard Contact
13:58 Marcell Ozuna and xwOBA vs. wOBA
17:47 Statcast Loves Keston Hiura
19:47 Matthew Boyd and Strikeout Rate
26:12 Max Fried and Spin Rate
31:52 Is Brandon Woodruff Undervalued?
34:43 Tyler Glasnow and xwOBA
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Rundown
2:38 TGFBI & Early Draft Update
9:25 2020 Only: Vlad Jr. vs. Eloy Jimenez
16:36 Pricing James Paxton with His Injury
25:12 German Marquez vs. Joe Musgrove
33:14 Adjusting to Points Leagues
40:17 Tyler Glasnow vs. Noah Syndergaard
51:12 Anything Left in the Tank for Miggy?
59:02 Ideal Dynasty League Setup
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