Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

Eno and DVR discuss the flurry of activity since the end of the lockout including injury updates on Fernando Tatis Jr. and Ronald Acuña Jr., several trades involving the Yankees, Twins, Rangers and Reds, a new home for Carlos Rodón, Clayton Kershaw's return to the Dodgers, on-air breaking news with a Matt Olson blockbuster with Atlanta, and much more!

Rundown

Fernando Tatis Jr.'s Wrist Surgery; Possible Surgery

Ronald Acuña Jr. Targeting a May Return?

Trades, Trades & More Trades

Sonny Gray in Minnesota

Mitch Garver in Texas

Clayton Kershaw Stays with the Dodgers

Carlos Rodón's Deal with the Giants; Rising ADP

Chris Bassitt to the Mets

Yusei Kikuchi to the Jays

Breaking News! Matt Olson to Atlanta

Quick Takeaways on Smaller Transactions

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Eno and DVR examine outfielders being drafted outside the Top 200 overall including a few prospects and late sleepers to consider in the endgame at the position.

Players discussed on this episode include...

A.J. Pollock, Ian Happ, Max Kepler, Adam Duvall, Jesús Sánchez, Jo Adell, Andrew Vaughn, Charlie Blackmon, Michael Brantley, Harrison Bader, Austin Hays, Lane Thomas, Raimel Tapia, Wil Myers, Garrett Hampson, Tommy Pham, Mark Canha, Mike Yastrzemski, Anthony Santander, Julio Rodríguez, Riley Greene, Vidal Bruján, Josh Lowe, Jeff McNeil, Brandon Nimmo, Kyle Lewis, Brandon Marsh, Nick Senzel, Tyrone Taylor, Aaron Hicks, & Steven Kwan

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Eno and DVR take a quick break from the Position Previews series to discuss Salary Cap Draft strategy in the wake of their AL- and NL-only LABR experience over the weekend. 

Rundown

- Choosing a Path: Stars & Scrubs v. Balanced Builds

- Limited Pre-Determined Targets

- When to Consider Overpaying For a Player Early

- Eno's AL Pitching Build

- Position Depth Is Key!

- The Downside of a Cheap Infield

- Our LABR Mid-Draft Missteps

- Staying Organized Amidst Chaos

- Stephen Strasburg: Forgotten Ace or Former Ace?

- Mulligan Considerations

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Eno and DVR continue to break down the outfield position, focusing on the players currently going in the Top 100-200 overall range in NFBC drafts.

Groups by NFBC ADP Tiers

Tier 4 – Top 100-150 Overall Outfielders

Mitch Haniger, Jesse Winker, Ryan Mountcastle, Kyle Schwarber, Chris Taylor, Jarred Kelenic, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Austin Meadows, Myles Straw & Trent Grisham

Tier 5 – Top 150-200 Overall Outfielders

Alex Verdugo, Hunter Renfroe, Akil Baddoo, Joey Gallo, Adolis García, Avisaíl Gárcia, Alex Kirilloff, Eddie Rosario, Dylan Carlson, Marcell Ozuna, Jorge Soler, Andrew Benintendi, Seiya Suzuki, Robbie Grossman & Michael Conforto

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Eno and DVR begin to break down the outfield position, focusing on the players currently going inside the Top 100 overall in NFBC drafts. 

Groups by NFBC ADP Tiers

Tier 1 – First Rounders & Near First-Rounders

Fernando Tatis Jr., Juan Soto, Ronald Acuña Jr., Bryce Harper, Kyle Tucker, Mike Trout, Mookie Betts & Luis Robert

Tier 2 – Top 50 Overall Outfielders

Yordan Alvarez, Starling Marte, Teoscar Hernández, Whit Merrifield, Aaron Judge, Cedric Mullins & Tyler O'Neill

Tier 3 – Top 50-100 Overall Outfielders

Byron Buxton, George Springer, Nick Castellanos, Randy Arozarena, Eloy Jiménez, Ketel Marte, J.D. Martinez, Tommy Edman, Daulton Varsho, Bryan Reynolds, Giancarlo Stanton, Cody Bellinger, Kris Bryant & Christian Yelich

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Eno and DVR break down the Relief Pitcher pool in hopes of navigating an increasingly difficult landscape to find viable sources of saves. 

Groups by NFBC ADP Tiers

Tier 1 – Top 30 OV Relief Pitchers

Liam Hendriks & Josh Hader

Tier 2(2a) – Top 30-70 OV Relief Pitchers

Raisel Iglesias, Emmanuel Clase, Ryan Pressly & Edwin Díaz

Tier 3(2b) – 70-120 OV Relief Pitchers

Aroldis Chapman, Kenley Jansen, Jordan Romano, Will Smith & Giovanny Gallegos

Tier 4 – 120-170 OV Relief Pitchers

Mark Melancon, Craig Kimbrel, Corey Knebel & Camilo Doval

Tier 5 – 170-250 OV Relief Pitchers

Scott Barlow, Blake Treinen, Taylor Rogers, David Bednar, Gregory Soto, Lucas Sims

Tier 6 – 250-300 OV Relief Pitchers

Dylan Floro, Lou Trivino, Jake McGee, Andrew Kittredge, Matt Barnes, Paul Sewald & Ken Giles

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Eno and DVR wrap-up their Starting Pitcher series by taking a look at several late-round and endgame targets from young risers such as Casey Mize and Luis Patiño, to ultra deep league considerations like Griffin Jax and Corbin Martin. 

Rundown

Casey Mize's Puzzling 2021 Pitch Mix

Luis Patiño: Time for the Breakout?

A Case for Corey Kluber

Taijuan Walker's Quiet Return to Fantasy Relevance

Cristian Javier's Role Uncertainty

DVR Makes Another Plea for Adbert Alzolay

Luis Gil & Miguel Yajure

Cheap SPs in KC

Cincy Starting Pitcher Depth

Eno's Ultra Deep League Sleepers

Rookie Pitcher Stashes?

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Eno and DVR continue Pitcher Week by breaking down the Starting Pitchers going off the board in the Pick 200-300 range of 2022 drafts (based on NFBC ADP).

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Groups by NFBC ADP Tiers

Tier 7 – Top 200-250 OV Pitchers

Hyun Jin Ryu, Patrick Sandoval, Tanner Houck, Adam Wainwright, Jordan Montgomery, Noah Syndergaard, Anthony DeSclafani, José Urquidy, Alex Wood, John Means, Joe Ryan, Triston McKenzie, Huascar Ynoa, Jon Gray, Alex Cobb & Steven Matz

Tier 8 – Top 250-300 OV Pitchers

Germán Márquez, Bailey Ober, Aaron Civale, Cal Quantrill, Kyle Hendricks, Casey Mize, Aaron Ashby, Josiah Gray, Stephen Strasburg, Drew Rasmussen, Carlos Carrasco, Jesús Luzardo, Andrew Heaney

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Eno and DVR continue Pitcher Week by breaking down the Top 31-50 Starting Pitchers going off the board in 2022 drafts (based on NFBC ADP). Whether you're waiting to address pitching, or simply looking to stabilize your core of starting pitching, this is a very important group of players to dig into as part of your draft prep this winter!

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Groups by NFBC ADP Tiers

Tier 5 – Top 100-150 OV Pitchers

Blake Snell, Shane McClanahan, Zac Gallen, Tyler Mahle, Nathan Eovaldi, Framber Valdez, Chris Bassitt, Shane Baz, Sean Manaea, Pablo López & Luis Garcia

Tier 6 – Top 150-200 OV Pitchers

Eduardo Rodriguez, Ian Anderson, Logan Gilbert, Michael Kopech, Lance McCullers Jr., Ranger Suárez, Clayton Kershaw, Sonny Gray, Luis Severino, Marcus Stroman, Tarik Skubal & Mike Clevinger

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Eno and DVR start Pitcher Week by breaking down the Top 30 Starting Pitchers going off the board in 2022 drafts (based on NFBC ADP). Whether you're building heavily with early pitching, or trying to wait to start building a rotation, getting the right foundation in place is a key to dominating in your leagues this season. 

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Groups by NFBC ADP Tiers

Tier 1 – Top 30 OV Pitchers

Gerrit Cole, Corbin Burnes, Walker Buehler, Max Scherzer, Brandon Woodruff, Jacob deGrom & Zack Wheeler

Tier 2 – Top 30-50 OV Pitchers

Shane Bieber, Julio Urías, Aaron Nola, Lucas Giolito & Sandy Alcantara

Tier 3 – 50-75 OV Arms

Robbie Ray, Freddy Peralta, Chris Sale, Logan Webb & Lance Lynn

Tier 4 – 75-100 OV Arms

Max Fried, Kevin Gausman, Jose Berrios, Jack Flaherty, Joe Musgrove, Dylan Cease, Trevor Rogers, Luis Castillo, Frankie Montas, Charlie Morton, Yu Darvish, Alek Manoah & Justin Verlander

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Eno and DVR break down the first base position, where playing time shares could be increasing at the bottom end of the player pool with the expected return of the DH to the National League. Once again, the position features a few undervalued sluggers, overvalued veterans, and mid-tier targets (and players to avoid).

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Groups by NFBC ADP Tiers

Tier 1

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. & Freddie Freeman

Tier 2

Matt Olson, Paul Goldschmidt, Pete Alonso & Jose Abreu

Tier 3

Ryan Mountcastle, DJ LeMahieu, Jared Walsh, Jake Cronenworth, C.J. Cron, Josh Bell, Rhys Hoskins, Ty France, Tyler Stephenson, Joey Votto & Max Muncy

Tier 4

Anthony Rizzo, Alex Kirilloff, Trey Mancini, Jonathan Schoop & Yuli Gurriel

Tier 5

Bobby Dalbec, Brandon Belt, Frank Schwindel, Nate Lowe, Luke Voit, Miguel Sanó, Spencer Torkelson, LaMonte Wade Jr., Jesus Aguilar & Rowdy Tellez

Best of the Rest

Seth Beer, Dominic Smith, Mike Moustakas, Juan Yepez, Keston Hiura & Eric Hosmer

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Eno and DVR break down the third base position, which offers a handful of intriguing mid-round values, but might require some early attention given the drop-off at the position outside the Top 200 overall. Is Austin Riley catching too much helium coming off of an excellent 2021? Should you pay the Adalberto Mondesi Tax? Is there still early-round potential in the likes of Nolan Arenado, Alex Bregman, Kris Bryant and Anthony Rendon? Plus, if you wait at the position, where you can find undervalued players outside the Top 100?

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Groups by NFBC ADP Tiers

Tier 1

José Ramírez, Rafael Devers & Manny Machado

Tier 2

Austin Riley & Adalberto Mondesi

Tier 3

Nolan Arenado, Alex Bregman, Kris Bryant & Anthony Rendon

Tier 4

DJ LeMahieu, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Yoán Moncada, Luis Urías, Justin Turner, Ryan McMahon, Matt Chapman, Eduardo Escobar & Eugenio Suárez

Tier 5

Josh Donaldson, Jeimer Candelario, Abraham Toro, Cavan Biggio, Gio Urshela, Josh Jung, Jonathan Villar, Alec Bohm

Best of the Rest

Jose Miranda, Kevin Smith, Mike Moustakas, Evan Longoria & Brian Anderson

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Eno and DVR finish the middle infield with their breakdown of the second base position. With plenty of viable options inside the Top 100 in ADP, is it wise to hold off on early rounders like Ozzie Albies and Whit Merrifield? And, how steep is the drop-off if you wait until the 100-200 range to address the keystone?

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Groups by NFBC ADP Tiers

Tier 1

Trea Turner & Ozzie Albies

Tier 2

Whit Merrifield & Marcus Semien

Tier 3

Javier Baez, Jose Altuve, Jazz Chisholm, Brandon Lowe, Ketel Marte, Jorge Polanco, Tommy Edman & Jonathan India 

Tier 4

DJ LeMahieu Jake Cronenworth, Ty France, Chris Taylor, Max Muncy Brendan Rodgers, Luis Urías, Ryan McMahon, Eduardo Escobar & Kolten Wong

Tier 5

Jonathan Schoop, Jean Segura, Enrique Hernández, Gavin Lux, Josh Rojas, Abraham Toro, Andres Gimenez, Garrett Hampson & Nick Madrigal

Best of the Rest

Jeff McNeil, Ramon Urías, Andy Ibañez, Rodolfo Castro, Tucupita Marcano & Robinson Cano

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Eno and DVR kick off their annual Position Preview series with their breakdown of the shortstop position. The position is as loaded as it has ever been, and there are a lot of ways to leverage that depth throughout drafts and auctions this season. 

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Groups Discussed by NFBC ADP Tiers

Tier 1 (The First Rounders)

Trea Turner, Fernando Tatis Jr. & Bo Bichette 

Tier 2

Tim Anderson, Marcus Semien, Trevor Story, Xander Bogaerts, Francisco Lindor & Wander Franco

Tier 3

Javier Baez, Jazz Chisholm, Corey Seager, Jorge Polanco, Bobby Witt Jr. & Carlos Correa

Tier 4

Jake Cronenworth, Dansby Swanson, Willy Adames, Chris Taylor, Gleyber Torres, Luis Urías, Brendan Rodgers & Amed Rosario

Tier 5

Eugenio Suarez, Brandon Crawford, Oneil Cruz, Josh Rojas, Gavin Lux, Nicky Lopez, Andres Gimenez, Gio Urshela & Jonathan Villar 

Best of the Rest

Jose Barrero, Jeremy Pena, Bryson Stott, CJ Abrams, Didi Gregorius & Paul DeJong

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Eno and DVR discuss a few questions surrounding the Stuff+, Location+ and Pitching+ model, ways to 'play along', fear of the unknown with 2022 Clayton Kershaw, how to utilize draft capital effectively with prospects in redraft leagues, and a few basic strategy guidelines for draft-and-hold leagues. 

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Eno and DVR discuss several 'forgotten' players -- including Angels starter Griffin Canning -- plus their 2022 expectations for Josh Donaldson and Dylan Cease, leadoff hitters in danger of taking a tumble down the batting order, and more. 

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Eno, Britt and DVR discuss the current state of the MLB lockout, Rachel Balkovec’s move into the manager position for the Yankees’ Low-A Tampa affiliate, changes at Camden Yards, and the non-playoff teams of 2021 that they see as playoff teams in 2022. 

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Eno and DVR discuss how leagues can consider making structural changes to account for the 2021 rise in time lost to injuries, using BABIP as a launching point to dig deeper on a player's batted-ball profile (and the viability of xBA as a BABIP alternative), and taking an appropriate amount of injury risk in lieu of high-risk, high-reward prospects in redraft leagues. 

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Eno and DVR discuss players with multi-position eligibility, and the necessity of finding at least a few players with that flexibility to fit on draft-and-hold rosters. Plus, they examine Brandon Lowe's 2021, and answer questions about dollar values, limitations of WAR in a small sample, and the types of leagues to consider for those seeking a greater fantasy baseball challenge in 2022. 

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Eno, Britt & DVR, inspired by Andy McCullough, share their New Year’s Resolutions and set a few for teams with varying levels of expected success in 2022. Along the way, they attempt to make a few blockbuster trades as the A's prepare to shake things up after the lockout. 

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Eno and DVR begin the 'On the Clock' phase of the year as another batch of slow drafts gets underway. They discuss how Draft & Hold formats modify their roster builds -- including a willingness to pay premiums for closers -- along with their thoughts about several early-rounders. Plus, they weigh the possibility of a step forward from Jazz Chisholm against the possibility of a rebound from Cody Bellinger or Christian Yelich, Joe Musgrove's bid for SP1 status, Aaron Ashby's Stuff+ shortcomings, and more. 

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Eno and DVR discuss several pitchers who underperformed expectations in 2021, but are primed for a big rebound in 2022.

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Eno and DVR discuss several hitters who underperformed expectations in 2021, but are primed for a big rebound in 2022. 

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Eno, Britt & DVR share their favorite baseball and non-baseball stories from 2021, as well as their top moments from the show this year, before proceeding to a five-round draft of movies that take place around the holidays.

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Eno & DVR discuss the balance of trading pitching for hitting in real baseball -- and in long-term league formats -- before taking a closer look at a few pitchers of interest from the mailbag, a softening stance on Saves + Holds as a category thanks to Ron Shandler's article in the Baseball Forecaster, whether max Exit Velocity can help us see players in decline, and a few reasons for optimism about the Royals in 2022. 

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Eno, Britt & DVR make an attempt to "solve" some of the issues pending in the ongoing negotiations toward a new CBA. Will the players' 'War Chest' help speed up the process of reaching an agreement? How likely is a significant bump to league minimum salaries? Can the players end up with a faster path to reach free agency? If the luxury tax threshold is raised and penalties are reduced, will the teams willing to spend the most gain an advantage?

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Eno & DVR discuss the latest issues with the supply of baseballs used during the 2021 season as first reported by Bradford William Davis, the potential implications of inconsistencies with the ball when reviewing home-run rates, plus Eno unveils as a ISO-Barrel Rate formula in attempt to find players who underperformed their barrel rates last season. Plus, did the Padres quietly sign a closer during last week's flurry of activity?

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Eno, Britt & DVR discuss the last wave of signings and trades prior to the start of the lockout including Rich Hill to Boston, Marcus Stroman to the Cubs, Mark Melancon to Arizona, Corey Knebel to Philadelphia, and a Red Sox-Brewers swap that sent Jackie Bradley Jr. and two prospects to Boston for Hunter Renfroe. Plus, how much does playing 'close to home' factor into a free agent's decision-making process?

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Eno & DVR examine another 48-hour flurry of activity including Corey Seager to the Rangers, Robbie Ray to the Mariners, MLB's retroactive 20-game suspension for Marcell Ozuna, Javier Báez to the Tigers, a catcher carousel, Raisel Iglesias' return to the Halos, and more. 

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Eno & DVR return from a two-week break to a massive haul of free-agent signings and extensions including Max Scherzer and Starling Marte to the Mets, Marcus Semien to the Rangers, Kevin Gausman to the Blue Jays, an 11-year extension for Wander Franco, and a seven-year deal for Byron Buxton to remain in Minnesota. 

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Eno, Britt & DVR discuss the early happening at this week's GM Meetings, Justin Verlander's workout and comeback bid, Andrew Heaney to the Dodgers, the Mets' ongoing search for a new general manager, and big changes in store for the A's, Reds and Rangers this winter. 

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Eno and DVR discuss the players on the receiving end of Qualifying Offers, as well as a few notable omissions including Clayton Kershaw, Carlos Rodón and Jon Gray, before examining the first round of their very early 2022 Draft Champions Leagues.

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Eno, Britt & DVR discuss Atlanta's dominant 7-0 win over Houston to capture the franchise's first World Series title since 1995 on the strength of a massive Jorge Soler homer and an excellent Game 6 start from Max Fried. 

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Eno, Britt & DVR preview Game 6 of the World Series as the Astros try to keep their season alive, and discuss the latest changes in San Diego including the hiring of new manager Bob Melvin. 

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Eno and DVR discuss a busy three-game weekend in the World Series as the Astros did just enough to avoid elimination in Atlanta despite facing a 4-0 deficit after the first inning of Game 5. Should Ian Anderson have been left in the game longer in Game 3? How did Game 4 not play out more like Game 5?

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Eno and DVR discuss Houston's Game 2 World Series win over Atlanta on the strength of a nice outing from José Urquidy and a seven-run outburst from the Astros' lineup before setting expectations for the three-game weekend stretch as the series heads to Georgia. 

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Eno and DVR discuss a Game 1 win for Atlanta that also included the loss of Charlie Morton for the rest of the playoffs, and take a look ahead to Wednesday's Game 2. 

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Eno, Britt & DVR discuss Game 1 of the World Series between the Astros and Braves, and share their expectations for the series as a whole. 

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Eno, Britt & DVR discuss a Houston-Atlanta World Series on the heels of LCS clinching wins over the weekend, and say goodbye to the 2021 Dodgers and Red Sox. 

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Eno, Britt & DVR discuss Chris Taylor's three-homer Game 5 as the NLCS heads back to Atlanta, and the Red Sox's paths to two road wins in Houston to rally back in the ALCS. 

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Eno & DVR discuss the Astros' 3-2 ALCS lead on the strength of Framber Valdez's Game 5 performance in Boston, and Atlanta's bid to close out the NLCS in just five games after taking a commanding 3-1 lead over the Dodgers on Wednesday. 

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Eno, Britt & DVR discuss the Dodgers' Game 3 awakening, uncertainty about Atlanta's bullpen game plans for Game 4, a late surge by the Astros in Boston, and what teams might be learning from this Postseason.

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Eno, Britt & DVR discuss the Red Sox's Game 3 outpouring of offense, their opportunity to open up a two-game lead in the ALCS on Tuesday night, and the Dodgers' bid to claw back from a 2-0 deficit in the NLCS against Atlanta. 

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Eno, Britt & DVR discuss a busy weekend in the LCS round including Atlanta's 2-0 lead over the Dodgers, a Red Sox-Astros series knotted up at one game apiece, and the mounting pitching injuries for Houston. 

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Eno and DVR discuss the Game 5 matchup between the Dodgers and Giants, Houston's dominance (and the White Sox short list of flaws despite their elimination), and Atlanta's chances to advance through the NLCS against the winner of Dodgers-Giants. 

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Chad Jennings joins Britt and DVR discuss how the Red Sox match up with the Astros ahead of the ALCS, and whether the script they used to oust the Rays in a five-game series can be effective over a best-of-seven. Then, Britt and DVR examine Atlanta's series win over the Brewers, and the Dodgers' series-tying victory in Los Angeles on Tuesday night. 

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Eno, Britt and DVR discuss the Red Sox's series clinching-win over the Rays, what's next for Tampa Bay, and three teams -- the Dodgers, Brewers and White Sox -- all trying to avoid elimination in Game 4 matchups Tuesday. 

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Eno, Britt and DVR review a great group of weekend playoff games as the Astros and Red Sox try to close out their ALDS series to begin the week, while home-field advantage has shifted in each of the NLDS series with the Brewers-Braves and Dodgers-Giants knotted up at one game apiece. 

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Eno, Britt & DVR discuss the Rays' Game 1 win over the Red Sox, the continued October greatness of Randy Arozarena, Houston's cruise control series opener against the White Sox, and expectations for the NLDS matchups between the Braves-Brewers and Dodgers-Giants.

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Eno, Britt & DVR discuss the Dodgers' walk-off win over the Cards in the NL Wild Card Game, and the Game 1 matchups for the ALDS as the White Sox-Astros and Red Sox-Rays series begin Thursday night. 

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