RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Todd Zola and Jason Collette review the recent Rays-Red Sox series then rank a busy week of two-start pitchers.

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I. News

1. Adolis Garcia hit two more HR, up to 20 - are you totally sold on him? Where does he go next year?

2. Padres sweep Dodgers - at least Bellinger/Muncy are back, but are the Dodgers in trouble?

3. Astros continue to rake

4. Conforto returns

5. Hector Neris blows save, role in jeopardy

II. RazzSlam, points leagues

1. What's working, what's not?

2. Strategy for future seasons

III. Getting to know you

1. Collecting cards in MLB The Show

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RotoWire.com's Lead Prospect Analyst James Anderson (@RealJRAnderson) and Senior MLB Editor Clay Link (@claywlink) discuss Wander Franco's debut, others on the way, the top names in the upcoming first-year player draft and more.

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• Byron Buxton hurt again, what do you do with him, and is there a robust enough trade market to act?
• Reds bullpen meltdown
• Dodgers-Padres series, is there anything wrong with Julio Urias, what to do with Blake Snell?
• Wander Franco Day
• Blue Jays talk - George Springer returns, Alek Manoah suspended

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the Wander Franco call-up, all the FAAB action and wrap up a busy weekend of baseball including Kyle Schwarber going nuts against the Mets. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Todd Zola and Clay Link of RotoWire.com grade all of next week's two-start options on a 0-5 scale.

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Joe Sheehan joins the RotoWire podcast and discusses Jacob deGrom's injury, MLB's crackdown on pitchers using grip-enhancing substances, and many of the other top news items of the day.

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RotoWire.com's Lead Prospect Analyst James Anderson and Senior MLB Editor Clay Link (@claywlink) take another public 'L' on Hunter Greene before moving on to the deepest and weakest farm systems and ultimately to James' Joe Gray All-Stars.

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Major League Baseball officially announced their crackdown on pitchers using illegal substances on the ball on Tuesday morning. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss that ruling and the fantasy ramifications of it. Also, starting pitching injuries are on the climb, with big news on Tyler Glasnow, Shane Bieber and Max Scherzer.

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Scott Jenstad and guest, Toby G. from BatFlip Crazy, talk some NFBC mid-season strategy and break down a busy weekend in baseball, including all the FAAB bidding and a number of intriguing players heading into the summer. Follow us on Twitter: @ScottJenstad I @batflipcrazy I @RotoWire

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Matt Peacock 0

Tucker Davidson 3 (Todd 2)

Zac Lowther 0

Matt Harvey 0

Nate Eovaldi 4

Trevor Williams 2

Jake Arrieta 1

Luis Castillo 3

Vladimir Gutierrez 2

Jean Carlos Mejia 0

Sam Hentges 0

Austin Gomber 1 (Todd 2)

Dallas Keuchel 3

Matthew Boyd 3 (Todd 4)

Casey Mize 4

Brad Keller 2

Dylan Bundy 4

Tony Gonsonlin 3

Trevor Rogers 5

Brett Anderson 0

Freddy Peralta 4

David Peterson 0

Taijuan Walker 4

Jordan Montgomery 3 (Todd 4)

Sean Manaea 4 (Todd 5)

Spencer Howard 0 (Todd 1)

Tyler Anderson 2

Ryan Weathers 2

Marco Gonzales 3

Sammy Long 3 (Todd 2)

Adam Wainwright 2

Tyler Glasnow 5

Shane McClanahan 3 (Todd 1)

Alek Monoah 3 (Todd 4)

Hyun-Jin Ryu 5

Patrick Corbin 2

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Scott Jenstad is joined by guest, Michael Govier of RotoFanatic and the Pallazzo Podcast, and they discuss some confusing bullpens and also break down a number of intriguing players two months into the season including Sean Manaea, Brandon Crawford and Robbie Ray; plus much, much more. Follow us on Twitter: @RotoWire I @ScottJenstad I @MJGovier

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Bobby Witt hitting .311/.377/.803 with nine HR, two steals and a 29 K% over his last 15 games at Double-A

Adley Rutschman hitting .378/.478/.757 with four HR and more walks (8) than strikeouts (7) over his last 10 games at Double-A

Will be interesting to see which of them gets promoted to Triple-A first, as Rutschman is three years older and more ready, but the O’s might really manipulate his service time.

Nick Pratto has a 42% Hard Hit rate at Double-A. How high should he be ranked?

Cade Cavalli is a closing in on being a top-five pitching prospect

George Valera comes off the IL with a bang

Oswald Peraza joins CJ Abrams and Riley Greene as age-20 hitters at Double-A

Pedro Leon heating up, hitting .288/.382/.545 with 4 HR and 2 SB over his last 18 games

Jhonkensy Noel, Alec Burlesson, Anthony Volpe the top adds in shallow dynasty leagues

Bailey Falter is a priority add in deeper dynasty leagues

Kaden Polcovich is a Sports Info Solutions darling 53.3% Hard Hit rate at High-A

Post-hype sleeper: Joe Gray

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• Is there anything to be gleaned from the slow debuts of Jarred Kelenic, Jackson Kowar, Daniel Lynch and Alek Monoah?
• Deciding how much to bid on surprise batters including Patrick Wisdom, Adolis Garcia and Akil Baddoo.
• What to expect from Manny Machado, Anthony Rendon, Adalberto Mondesi and Luis Castillo the rest of the season.
• The Red Sox starting rotation: Real or Memorex?
• Any interest in Sam Long?

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Scott Jenstad welcomes special guest, Vlad Sedler of FantasyGuru.com, and they break down the week in FAAB, preview Week 11 and talk about many notable players, including Cedric Mullins, Ian Happ, DJ Lemahieu and many more. Follow  us on Twitter: @ScottJenstad I @RotoGut I @RotoWire

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Drew Smyly 2

Nick Pivetta 3 (Todd 4)

Martin Perez 2

Adbert Alzolay 4

Sonny Gray 4 (Todd 5)

Shane Bieber 5

Antonio Senzatela 0 (Todd 1)

Dylan Cease 4 (Todd 3)

Matt Boyd 3

Framber Valdez 4

Ervin Santana 0

Kris Bubic 3

Tony Gonsolin 4 (Todd 3)

Pablo Lopez 5

Elieser Hernandez 3 (Todd 4) *Very Tentative*

Randy Dobnak 1 (Todd 0)

Chris Bassitt 5

JT Brubaker 2 (Todd 3)

Alex Wood 4

Carlos Martinez 1 (Todd 3)

Robbie Ray 3

Jon Lester 0

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I. News & Notes

• Alek Manoah struggles in Wednesday's start
• Sean Manaea dominates
• Jarred Kelenic struggles
• Injury to Kyle Lewis
• Fernando Tatis could return Thursday

II. Cardinals Talk

• Jack Flaherty's injury and how devastating it is to the Cards
• Skeptical about Alex Reyes keeping the closer job
• Not a Tyler O'Neill guy

III. About The Seige

• Legal background
• How he got it into the industry
• What he's doing for Elite
• His "guys"
• Formula One talk

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Outliers

Ian Higher

• Jacob deGrom (20 spots higher)
• Tim Anderson (15 spots higher)
• Kyle Lewis (61 spots higher)

James Higher

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (9 spots higher)
• Ozzie Albies (13 spots higher)
• CJ Abrams (14 spots higher)
• Gleyber Torres (20 spots higher)
• Brennen Davis (59 spots higher)
• Alek Manoah (62 spots higher)

Plus, the guys discuss what to do if you’re rostering struggling players such as Luis Castillo and Keston Hiura, how to maximize the trade value of a top starting pitcher and which injured hitters rebuilding teams should be targeting.

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• Javy Baez & Kris Bryant's hot starts, and what they are fetching in trade talks
• Adalberto Mondesi hurt again
• Giancarlo Stanton & Gleyber Torres out of Tuesday's lineup
• Johnny Cueto good again
• Logan Gilbert slowly improving
• David Price getting another bullpen start
• Marlins updates - Sixto Sanchez, Jazz Chisholm

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss all the wild Alek Manoah bids in FAAB this week (and talk all the other players added too!), wrap up the weekend of baseball and take a look ahead at Week 10.  Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Merrill Kelly 2

Matt Peacock 0

Drew Smyly 2

Tucker Davidson 0

Jorge Lopez 0

Garrett Richards 3

Nick Pivetta 3 (Todd 2)

Kyle Hendricks 4

Trevor Williams 2 (Todd 1)

Sonny Gray 4 (Todd 5)

Tyler Mahle 4 (Todd 3)

German Marquez 2

Carlos Rodon 5

Dylan Cease 4 (Todd 5)

Jose Urena 0

Jose Urquidy 4

Luis Garcia 4 (Todd 3)

Mike Minor 4

Brady Singer 3 (Todd 2)

Trevor Bauer 5

Pablo Lopez 5

Corbin Burnes 5

Jose Berrios 4

Michael Pineda 4 (Todd 3)

Marcus Stroman 4

Jordan Montgomery 3 (Todd 2)

James Kaprielian 2

Vince Velasquez 3 (Todd 2)

Wil Crowe 0

Tyler Anderson 3

Joe Musgrove 5

Logan Gilbert 1

Johnny Cueto 3 (Todd 2)

Jack Flaherty 5

Rich Hill 4

Tyler Glasnow 5

Dane Dunning 1

Stephen Strasburg 5 (Todd 4)

Joe Ross 0

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I. Injuries

• How to deal with the everyday deluge.
• Luke Voit
• Marcell Ozuna
• Ryan Pressly
• Lance McCullers
• Noah Syndergaard

II. Second Chance Draft

III. San Francisco Giants

• Is Kevin Gausman an ace now?
• Is Rogers the closer over McGee?
• How legit is Brandon Crawford? 
• Can Buster Posey make it through a full season?
• Are there any reinforcements on the way?
• What's the play this year - are they ahead of schedule and does that change their plan?

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Alek Manoah expectations.

Preview of James' Dynasty Rankings (major-leaguers only, subject to change):

Ronald Acuna

Fernando Tatis

Juan Soto

Vladimir Guerrero

Mike Trout

Trea Turner

Mookie Betts

Cody Bellinger

Bo Bichette

Jose Ramirez

Bryce Harper

Shohei Ohtani

Ozzie Albies

Xander Bogaerts

Corey Seager

Christian Yelich

Rafael Devers

Alex Bregman

Aaron Judge

Manny Machado

Eloy Jimenez

Gerrit Cole

Luis Robert

Shane Bieber

Trevor Bauer

Freddie Freeman

Corbin Burnes

Trent Grisham

Jacob deGrom

Brandon Woodruff

Lucas Giolito

Kyle Tucker

Walker Buehler

Tyler Glasnow

Randy Arozarena

Gleyber Torres

Tim Anderson

Aaron Nola

Jack Flaherty

Trevor Story

Nolan Arenado

Pete Alonso

Austin Meadows

Yordan Alvarez

Nick Castellanos

Sandy Alcantara

Francisco Lindor

Byron Buxton

Gavin Lux

Austin Riley

Ramon Laureano

Jazz Chisholm

Kris Bryant

Andrew Vaughn

Yoan Moncada

Michael Conforto

Matt Olson

Dylan Carlson

Clayton Kershaw

Will Smith

Anthony Rendon

Julio Urias

Ian Anderson

Pablo Lopez

J.T. Realmuto

Max Muncy

Joey Gallo

Carlos Correa

Marcell Ozuna

George Springer

Yu Darvish

Teoscar Hernandez

Trevor Rogers

Jesse Winker

Joe Musgrove

Kevin Gausman

Alex Verdugo

Luis Castillo

Adalberto Mondesi

Ke'Bryan Hayes

Alex Kirilloff

Ketel Marte

Jose Altuve

Jared Walsh

Ryan McMahon

Trey Mancini

Lance Lynn

Max Scherzer

Whit Merrifield

Dansby Swanson

Brandon Lowe

Franmil Reyes

Rhys Hoskins

Zac Gallen

Max Fried

Lance McCullers

Tyler Mahle

Hyun-Jin Ryu

Jose Berrios

Zack Wheeler

Josh Hader

Zach Plesac

Luis Severino

Noah Syndergaard

Matt Chapman

Eugenio Suarez

Mike Soroka

Jesus Luzardo

Anthony Rizzo

J.D. Martinez

Marcus Semien

Mark Canha

Javier Baez

Jo Adell

Luke Voit

Adolis Garcia

Michael Kopech

Dominic Smith

Dustin May

Tommy Edman

Willson Contreras

Kyle Hendricks

Ian Happ

Chris Taylor

Jake Cronenworth

Mitch Haniger

John Means

Carlos Rodon

Freddy Peralta

Sal Perez

Kyle Schwarber

DJ LeMahieu

Keston Hiura

Lourdes Gurriel

Jose Abreu

Starling Marte

Stephen Strasburg

Giancarlo Stanton

Jordan Montgomery

Sonny Gray

Tony Gonsolin

Framber Valdez

Paul Goldschmidt

Aroldis Chapman

Carson Kelly

Dylan Bundy

Mike Clevinger

Liam Hendriks

Nate Lowe

Gio Urshela

Edwin Diaz

James Karinchak

Victor Robles

Wil Myers

Chris Sale

Aaron Civale

Eduardo Rodriguez

Joey Wendle

Anthony Santander

German Marquez

Blake Snell

Kenta Maeda

Jeff McNeil

Chris Paddack

Andrew Benintendi

Clint Frazier

Alec Bohm

Dinelson Lamet

Carlos Carrasco

Jose Urquidy

Ryan Weathers

Jeimer Candelario

Kyle Lewis

Alejandro Kirk

Brady Singer

Luis Patino

Yermin Mercedes

Miguel Sano

J.D. Davis

Willy Adames

Justin Turner

Bryan Reynolds

Yusei Kikuchi

Cavan Biggio

Josh Donaldson

Mike Moustakas

Nick Solak

Yasmani Grandal

Matt Barnes

Casey Mize

Sean Murphy

Zack Greinke

Raisel Iglesias

Alex Reyes

Buster Posey

Eric Hosmer

Brandon Nimmo

Mike Yastrzemski

Carlos Santana

Brandon Belt

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• Bryce Harper to the IL
• Adalberto Mondesi returns
• Jacob deGrom returns
• Kyle Gibson to the IL
• Zach Plesac to IL hurting his thumb while ripping his shirt off
• Alex Manoah's upcoming debut
• Projecting mid-season draft values
• Finding a trade for Blake Snell

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up another great weekend of baseball, talking all the FAAB bidding, injuries and some great and poor performances. They detail all the major names in free agency this week and also talk about a number of players, including Austin Riley, Matt Chapman, Zack Wheeler and many, many more. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Two-start pitchers for the week of May 24, 2021 (0-5 scale):

Riley Smith 0

Charlie Morton 4

John Means 5

Dean Kremer 0

Jake Arrieta 3 (Todd 2)

Wade Miley 2 (Todd 1)

Sam Hentges 0

Aaron Civale 5

Austin Gomber 0 (Todd 2)

Kyle Freeland 0 

Lance Lynn 5

Lucas Giolito 5

Spencer Turnbull 4

Tarik Skubal 2 (Todd 1)

Brad Keller 2 (Todd 1)

Clayton Kershaw 5

Trevor Rogers 5 (Todd 4)

Sandy Alcantara 5 (Todd 4)

Brandon Woodruff 5

Corbin Burnes 5

David Peterson 1 (Todd 2)

Jacob deGrom 5

Corey Kluber 4 (Todd 5)

Frankie Montas 3

Cole Irvin 2 (Todd 3)

Zach Eflin 4 (Todd 5)

Trevor Cahill 0

Blake Snell 5 (Todd 3)

Joe Musgrove 5

Justin Dunn 2 (Todd 3)

Kevin Gausman 5

Kwang Hyun Kim 3 (Todd 2)

Ryan Yarbrough 2 (Todd 3)

Ross Stripling 0

Steven Matz 0 (Todd 1)

Max Scherzer 5

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I. News

• Corey Kluber's no-hitter
• Lucas Giolito bounces back against the Twins
• Fernando Tatis Jr. bounces back from the COVID IL

II. Angels

• Mike Trout's calf injury
• Shohei Ohtani's velocity
• When do we see Jo Adell and Brandon Marsh?
• Rotation Talk

III. About Jock

• How did he get started?
• What type of leagues/formats does he prefer?
• What was his plan in the Tout Wars Draft & Hold League?

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Luis Barrera gets the call

Prospects Ready For A Promotion:

Triple-A:

All the Rays hitters (Wander Franco, Vidal Brujan, Josh Lowe, Taylor Walls)

Jarren Duran

Alek Manoah

Jesus Sanchez

Jackson Kowar

Chris Gittens

Double-A

Simeon Woods Richardson

Triston Casas

Michael Busch

DL Hall

Alek Thomas

Hunter Greene

Roansy Contreras

High-A

Julio Rodriguez

George Kirby

Nick Gonzales

Grayson Rodriguez

Liover Peguero

Ronny Mauricio

Oswald Peraza

Low-A

Luis Matos

Pete Crow-Armstrong

Robert Hassell

Gunnar Henderson

Francisco Alvarez

Heriberto Hernandez

Gilberto Jimenez

Jordan Walker

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After Monday's slew of injury news before games last night, do we need to restructure our rosters to better prepare for bad news? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson explore that issue and more this week.

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss all the baseball action over the weekend, focusing on some struggling starting pitchers, and also break down another week in the FAAB market. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Matt Peacock 0

Max Fried 4

Charlie Morton 3

Matt Harvey 1 (0)

Eduardo Rodriguez 3 (Todd 4)

Adbert Alzolay 3.5 (Todd 3)

Zach Davies 2 (Todd 1)

Sonny Gray 5

Luis Castillo 2 (Todd 3)

Sam Hentges 0

Dallas Keuchel 3 (Todd 2)

Casey Mize 4

Jose Urquidy 4 if he does (probably doesn’t)

Shohei Ohtani 5 -- I’m starting him as a hitter

Alex Cobb 2 (Todd 3)

Julio Urias 5

Cody Poteet 1

J.A. Happ 2 (Todd 3)

Michael Pineda 3

Taijuan Walker 4

Gerrit Cole 5

Jameson Taillon 2 (Todd 3)

James Kaprielian 1

Zack Wheeler 5

JT Brubaker 3

Yu Darvish 5

Justin Dunn 2

Logan Webb 3 (Todd 1)

Anthony DeSclafani 4

Ryan Yarbrough 3

Jordan Lyles 1 (Todd 0)

Mike Foltynewicz 1

Hyun-Jin Ryu 5

Jon Lester 2

Patrick Corbin 3

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• Kelenic/Gilbert call-ups
• Zac Gallen
• Jose Urquidy
• Adalberto Mondesi
• Rising/Falling Stocks
• Diving Into the Phillies
• KBO Coverage

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Jarred Kelenic

Logan Gilbert being “seriously considered” for Friday’s start, per the Seattle Times.

Confirmation bias:

Corbin Carroll - Headed for the top 10

Nick Gonzales - Bat looks explosive

Angel Martinez - Grab him in all dynasty formats

Chris Gittens - The Most Terrifying Hitter at Triple-A

It looks like I was too low:

Vidal Brujan - 100% HR/FB rate

Jesus Sanchez - Stash candidate

Estevan Florial - Is it *finally* clicking?

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Jarred Kelenic appears to be getting the call on Thursday, so Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discussed that move and his potential trade cost/value, depending on which side of that coin you are on. We also discuss Jacob deGrom's trip to the IL, some closer talk, the A's stadium power play and more!

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad wrap up all the action from the weekend of baseball, including a busy FAAB week, another slew of injuries and hot starts by Randal Grichuk, Matt Barnes and Alex Reyes; and much, much more! Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire.

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Projected two-start options for the week of May 10, 2021 (0-5 scale):

Luke Weaver 1 (Todd 0)

Madison Bumgarner 4 

Max Fried 3 (Todd 2)

John Means 4

Jorge Lopez 0

Martin Perez 1

Nathan Eovaldi 3 (Todd 4)

Adbert Alozlay 2 (Todd 3)

Jeff Hoffman 1 (Todd 0)

Sonny Gray 4

Shane Bieber 5

Antonio Senzatela 0

Jon Gray 0

Dylan Cease 3

Casey Mize 2

Lance McCullers 4

Luis Garcia 2 (Todd 3)

Brady Singer 4

Trevor Bauer 5

Daniel Castano 0

Pablo Lopez 4

Freddy Peralta 4

J.A. Happ 4

Jordan Montgomery 3

Chase Anderson 0

Mitch Keller 1

JT Brubaker 3 (Todd 4)

Ryan Weathers 1 (Todd 0)

Aaron Sanchez 3

Kwang Hyun Kim 3

Ryan Yarbrough 3

Kyle Gibson 4

Robbie Ray 3

Erick Fedde 1 (Todd 2)

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• John Means
• How often do you pay up for aces in DFS? How often do you go with two aces?
• Albert Pujols
• Injury Notes - George Springer, Anthony Rendon, the injury climate generally
• Dodger Therapy
• What games is Broc playing in DFS and why?

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Noteworthy Minor-League Assignments

Votes Of Confidence

Bobby Witt - Double-A

CJ Abrams - Double-A

Alek Manoah - Triple-A

Max Meyer - Double-A

Matt Allan - High-A

Quinn Priester - High-A

Travis Swaggerty - Triple-A

Luisangel Acuna - Low-A

Brayan Rocchio - High-A

Masyn Winn - Low-A

Francisco Morales - Double-A

Keoni Cavaco - Low-A

Benyamin Bailey - Low-A

Aaron Bracho - High-A

Matthew Liberatore - Triple-A

Angel Martinez - Low-A

Jake Vogel - Low-A

Tucupita Marcano - Triple-A

Bo Naylor - Double-A

Hunter Greene - Double-A

Alexander Mojica - Low-A

Jordan Walker - Low-A

Ji-wan Bae - Double-A

Sergio Campana - Low-A

Gabriel Arias - Triple-A

Colin Barber - High-A

Brayan Buelvas - Low-A

Evan Carter - Low-A

Yohendrick Pinango - Low-A

Soft Landings

Julio Rodriguez - High-A

Spencer Torkelson - High-A

Adley Rutschman - Double-A

JJ Bleday - Double-A

Heliot Ramos - Double-A

George Kirby - High-A

Simeon Woods Richardson - Double-A

Grayson Rodriguez - High-A

DL Hall - Double-A

Jackson Rutledge - High-A

Jordyn Adams - High-A

Heriberto Hernandez - Low-A

Francisco Alvarez - Low-A

Luis Medina - High-A

Heston Kjerstad - Low-A

Will Wilson - High-A

Misael Urbina - Extended spring training

Kameron Misner - High-A

Seth Johnson - Low-A

Jordan Nwogu - Low-A

Alexander Canario - Low-A

Bryson Stott - High-A

Aaron Sabato - Low-A 

Diego Cartaya - Extended spring training

Osleivis Basabe - Extended spring training

Miguel Vargas - High-A

Nick Swiney - Low-A

Adam Hall - High-A

Cole Wilcox - Low-A

Julio Carreras - Extended spring training

Ian Seymour - Extended spring training

Missing In Action

Brennen Davis - Head injury

Jasson Dominguez - Extended Spring Training

Kristian Robinson - Bahamas

Hedbert Perez - Extended Spring Training

Josh Jung - Foot injury

Royce Lewis - ACL

Brandon Marsh - Shoulder injury

Ethan Hankins - Elbow injury

Alexander Vizcaino - Sore arm

Connor Seabold - Elbow inflammation

Jeremy De La Rosa - Extended Spring Training

Jeremy Pena - Wrist injury

Kohl Franklin - Extended Spring Training

Greg Jones - Quad injury

Jairo Solis - Elbow surgery

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• LABR trade between Fred & Jeff
• When do you start trading?
• Blue Jays talk, with an emphasis on George Springer & Cavan Biggio
• What's wrong with Francisco Lindor?
• What's a good "buy-low" price for Lindor?
• Mets fire their hitting coaches
• Jacob de From scratched from Tuesday's start
• Tyler Anderson's excellent start
• Streamers for this week - Shane McClanahan, Daniel Lynch, Nick Pivetta, Martin Perez.

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad recap the weekend in baseball including another busy week of FAAB, a rash of injuries to big name players and players who are surging or struggling. Follow us on Twitter:  @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire.

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Two-start pitcher grades for the week of May 3, 2021:

Luke Weaver 3

Huascar Ynoa 3

Dean Kremer 0

Nick Pivetta 3

Kyle Hendricks 4

Aaron Civale 4

Cal Quantrill 2.5

German Marquez 3 (Todd 2)

Casey Mize 1

Zack Greinke 5

Jakob Junis 2 (Todd 1)

Mike Minor 3

Shohei Ohtani 3 (Todd 4)

Walker Buehler 5

Nick Neidert 0

Eric Lauer 1 (Zola 2)

Kenta Maeda 4

J.A. Happ 4

Jacob deGrom 5

Joey Lucchesi 0 (Todd 1)

Domingo German 2 (Todd 3)

Frankie Montas 2

Cole Irvin 2

Matt Moore 0

Aaron Nola 5

Tyler Anderson 0

Chris Paddack 3

Justin Dunn 3

Aaron Sanchez 2

Adam Wainwright 3 (Todd 4)

Kwang Hyun Kim 3

Michael Wacha 3

Dane Dunning 2 (Todd 3)

Kyle Gibson 3 (Todd 4)

Steven Matz 3

Joe Ross 0

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We spend a lot of time discussing streaming on this episode, but we start off with news and notes:

• Bryce Harper
• Illness Issues Abound - Robert, Alvarez, Burnes
• Hyun-Jin Ryu
• Matt Olson

SP Streamer Discussion

• What does Michael look for first when diving into a slate
• I've asserted that it's easier to stream this year, but Michael's experience draft has been the opposite and tells us why
• How to avoid getting Gombered
• What's wrong with Kenta Maeda?
• What's right with Jakob Junis?
• What's the likelihood of Patrick Corbin turning it around?
• Impressions from Shane McClanahan and Yusei Kikuchi

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Should we have bid more on Pavin Smith in MAIN? Does it matter, since we got Kyle Higashioka?

Smith has been leading off for over a week, looks pretty good

Alex Kirilloff batting fifth against righties, ninth against his first lefty Wednesday — has started six straight.

Clay’s boy, Shane McClanahan starting Thursday against the A’s.

The buzz surrounding Pedro Leon is mounting...

How much longer can Cleveland wait on Bobby Bradley, and to a lesser extent, Daniel Johnson?

Arizona somehow has by far the best wRC+ (155) in the majors against LHP, so this is another big test for Ryan Weathers.

Jazz Chisholm to the IL, probably would have graduated with two more games.

Cale Loken wants to know what our prediction is for Jazz in startup dynasty drafts next offseason

Joel Steen wants a breakdown of Marco Luciano, whom he just acquired in a trade

Dan Corrado: Any catcher targets/strategies in dynasty? What are we doing with Plesac — when’s the next dynasty update?

Michael Patrick: Is it time for a rebuilder to give up on Willy Adames, Clint Frazier, or Nick Senzel and give the roster spots to players with more upside? J.Mac also wanted to know what to do with Senzel…

The Ulysses Sect: Lux/Jazz/Solak ROS and long term?

Patrick: Could we see Tristan Casas in Boston this year?

Toolsy: Baddoo or Jarren Duran ROS?

Jason Jablonski - Sell on Rogers/Antone?

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• Did you stream Austin Gomber? Joe Ross last week? How tough is it to stream right now?
• Cubs & Brewers injuries decimating their respective lineups.
• Yadi Molina to the IL.
• What to do with the following strugglers?
  - Ian Happ
  - Clint Frazier
  - Andrew Vaughn
  - Amir Garrett
  - Alex Colome
• Fun outing from Shohei Ohtani
• Jazz Chisholm

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Week 5 Schedule Notes

FAAB Pickups - Weathers, Staumont, Kirilloff, Gomber, Tyler O'Neill, Deivi Garcia, Alex Wood

Injury News & Notes

Bumgarner's No-Hitter

Struggling Braves

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Merrill Kelly 1 (Todd 2)

Charlie Morton 4

Ian Anderson 4

Bruce Zimmerman 1

Dean Kremer 0

Garrett Richards 2 (Todd 3)

Zach Davies 3 (Todd 1)

Trevor Williams 1 (Todd 0)

Tyler Mahle 4

Zach Plesac 3

Austin Gomber 3.5 (Todd 3)

Chi Chi Gonzalez 0 (-.5)

Carlos Rodon 5

Spencer Turnbull 2

Jose Urena 0

Jose Urquidy 3

Cristian Javier 3 (Todd 4)

Brad Keller 2 (Todd 3)

Julio Urias 5

Walker Buehler 5

Trevor Rogers 5

Daniel Castano 0

Corbin Burnes 5

Adrian Houser 2

Corey Kluber 2 (Todd 3)

Domingo German 2

Sean Manaea 3 (Todd 4)

Frankie Montas 2 (Todd 3)

Zack Wheeler 4

Zach Eflin 4

Justus Sheffield 2

Anthony DeSclafani 3 (Todd 4)

Adam Wainwright 2

Rich Hill 1 (Todd 3)

Michael Wacha 3

Jordan Lyles 1 (Todd 0)

Mike Foltynewicz 1 (Todd 2)

Ross Stripling 0

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1. News: A's winning streak, Dinelson Lamet, Adolis Garcia, Ronald Acuña, Ke'Bryan Hayes
2. Cleveland talk: Who's the next Aaron Civale? Which hitter prospects are going to get a look this year?
3. Closer Situations: Reds, Blue Jays, Twins, Diamondbacks, Tigers, Mariners
4. NFBC Talk: Winning a spot in next year's Main Event

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Jazz Chisholm update — 193 wRC+, 16.1 BB%, 26.8 K%

Alex Kirilloff was not an option to replace Kepler with Twins in Oakland — could get the call Friday. 

Luis Garcia does as well as could have been expected in Coors — 6 K’s and 2 ER in 5.2 IP.

Ryan Weathers sticking in rotation for now.

TONY LA RUSSA says there will be some tough decisions to make when Billy Hamilton finishes his rehab — could Vaughn get sent down? Vaughn has a .393 OBP and three doubles in his last eight games.

James dropped Clarke Schmidt in TDGX.

Pavin Smith, Josh Fleming and Adolis Garcia were nice low-key adds in 15-teamers.

George Kirby hype train ramping up.

Kyle Harrison is looking like the next great Giants pitching prospect.

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1. Injuries

• Mookie Betts
• Ronald Acuña
• Starling Marte
• Christian Yelich
• Austin Hays
• Byron Buxton

2. What do you do with Fernando Tatis Jr.?

3. Streamers

• Michael Fulmer
• Joe Ross
• Josh Fleming
• Jeff Hoffman

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 Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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