Rotoworld Baseball Show – Fantasy Baseball

2020 catcher/outfielder rankings

21 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

D.J. Short and Drew Silva begin to look ahead to the 2020 season by discussing their catcher and outfielder rankings. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWiz...

Early ADP Outliers

19 Feb 2020

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D.J. Short and Nate Grimm break down outliers in early fantasy baseball drafts based on average draft position (ADP) data. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and N...

2020 shortstop/third base rankings

17 Feb 2020

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva begin to look ahead to the 2020 season by breaking down their shortstop and third base rankings. Hosted by Simplecast, an Ad...

2020 first base/second base rankings

07 Feb 2020

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva begin to look ahead to the 2020 season by breaking down their first base and second base rankings. Hosted by Simplecast, an ...

Marte goes West; Castellanos joins Reds; 2020 Prospect Outlook

31 Jan 2020

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D.J. Short is joined by Christopher Crawford to break down recent MLB headlines, including the Diamondbacks' acquisition of Starling Marte and Nick Ca...

Hall of Fame talk; Ozuna to Braves; Arenado drama

24 Jan 2020

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva discuss Derek Jeter and Larry Walker headed to the Hall of Fame as well as continued fallout from the Astros' scandal, inclu...

Astros' scandal fallout; Josh Donaldson to Twins

17 Jan 2020

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva break down the massive fallout from the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal, Josh Donaldson signing with the Twins, top remainin...

Bumgarner, Kluber on the move; All-Decade Team

20 Dec 2019

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva discuss the latest Hot Stove headlines, including Madison Bumgarner to the Diamondbacks and Corey Kluber being traded from t...

MLB Winter Meetings Wrap-Up

13 Dec 2019

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva recap a busy Winter Meetings, including monster contracts for Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg, and Anthony Rendon. They also ...

Hot Stove Heating Up; Wheeler, Moustakas, Hamels sign

06 Dec 2019

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva recap the latest Hot Stove news, including Zack Wheeler to the Phillies, Mike Moustakas to the Reds, and Cole Hamels to the ...

Grandal to White Sox; Will Smith to Braves; early 2020 mock drafts

22 Nov 2019

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva discuss early Hot Stove headlines, including Yasmani Grandal to the White Sox and Will Smith to the Braves. They also break ...

Early 2020 Targets

13 Nov 2019

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George Bissell of Rotoworld and Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus discuss their early 2020 fantasy targets including: Adrian Houser, Max Fried, Wil...

MLB Hot Stove preview episode

05 Nov 2019

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva return with a Hot Stove preview episode, breaking down the top free agents in MLB, high-profile trade targets, and teams to ...

Early-Round 2020 Mock Draft

27 Sep 2019

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In the final regular season episode, D.J. Short and Drew Silva break down what the first three rounds could look like in 2020 fantasy baseball drafts....

10 Big Breakouts from 2019

24 Sep 2019

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Matt Stroup and Chris Crawford look at 10 of the biggest surprises — breakouts and bounce-back players — from the 2019 season, including Ketel Mar...

2019 fantasy baseball surprises and letdowns

23 Sep 2019

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva wrap up the 2019 MLB season by detailing some notable fantasy baseball surprises and letdowns. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsW...

Prospect Report: Luzardo, Lux, Lewis (and Hoerner)

17 Sep 2019

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Matt Stroup and Rotoworld prospects guru Chris Crawford discuss some prospects making noise late in the season, and determine what it means for their ...

Early 2020 Top-20 fantasy hitters; late-season streaming SPs

13 Sep 2019

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With the 2019 MLB regular season winding down, D.J. Short and Drew Silva unveil their early 2020 top-20 hitter rankings in fantasy leagues. They also ...

September Hot Streaks: Who to Trust

10 Sep 2019

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Matt Stroup and George Bissell run through some players on the rise in September and try to determine whether or not we can trust them in fantasy leag...

Early 2020 Top-10 starting pitchers; Kimbrel, Springer hurt; weekend streamers

06 Sep 2019

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva unveil their early 2020 top-10 starting pitcher rankings. They also break down the latest news, including injuries to George...

Gavin Lux arrives, Adalberto Mondesi is back

03 Sep 2019

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Matt Stroup and Nate Grimm look at some big-name September call-ups, including top shortstop prospect Gavin Lux of the Dodgers and Astros outfielder K...

Late-season mailbag; weekend streaming options

30 Aug 2019

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D.J. Short takes late-season mailbag questions in addition to talking about Jose Ramirez's broken hamate bone and some streaming starting pitcher opti...

Late-Season Surges; Potential Impact of Lux

27 Aug 2019

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Matt Stroup and Nate Grimm look at some notable late-season hot streaks — ranging from Mark Canha to Willie Calhoun to Nick Ahmed — and try to det...

Unexpected contributions from Yastrzemski, Davis; Heaney rolling; call-ups of note

23 Aug 2019

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva discuss unexpected contributions from Mike Yastrzemski and J.D. Davis and who is the better bet moving forward. They also br...

Aquino's Historic HR Surge and Lamet's Fantasy Impact

20 Aug 2019

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Matt Stroup and Chris Crawford examine 10 recent trends (five hitters, five pitchers) and weigh their fantasy relevance. Among the names we hit — "T...

Tatis, McNeil hurting; injury updates for aces; bullpen drama

16 Aug 2019

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva discuss injuries to Fernando Tatis, Jr. and Jeff McNeil and some possible stopgap options on the waiver wire. They also prov...

Aquino Arrives; Trout vs. Acuna

13 Aug 2019

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George Bissell (Rotoworld) and Mark Barry (Baseball Prospectus) discuss the meteoric rise of Aristides Aquino, Josh Rojas' promotion, Yordan Alvarez' ...

Rookie hitters surging: Foltynewicz back on track; bullpen situations

09 Aug 2019

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva discuss rookie hitters on the rise, including Bo Bichette, Keston Hiura, and Aristides Aquino, and where this year's standou...

Prospects Arrive: Dustin May, Bo Bichette and Isan Diaz

05 Aug 2019

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Matt Stroup and Rotoworld prospects guru Chris Crawford discuss the arrival of some notable prospects, including Dodgers right-hander Dustin May (aka ...

MLB trade deadline roundup

02 Aug 2019

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva break down the biggest deals from this week's MLB trade deadline, including Zack Greinke to the Astros and Trevor Bauer to t...

Jose Ramirez rising; Bo Bichette arrives

30 Jul 2019

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Matt Stroup and George Bissell discuss the long-awaited breakout from Jose Ramirez (.344 average, nine home runs, four stolen bases so far in July), a...

Trade deadline preview; Snell and Gallo injuries

26 Jul 2019

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva preview the upcoming MLB trade deadline, including the most likely players to be dealt and how the next week could reshape b...

Lance Lynn Renaissance; Mercado's Value

23 Jul 2019

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Matt Stroup and Nate Grimm run through a wide range of pitching and hitting trends, including the surprise renaissance season for Lance Lynn, who stru...

Mondesi, Jimenez injured; Laureano mashing

19 Jul 2019

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Matt Stroup and Drew Silva look at the fallout from recent injuries to MLB stolen base leader Adalberto Mondesi and surging outfielder Eloy Jimenez (...

Waiver Wire Pickups: Mallex, Hiura, Pagan

16 Jul 2019

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Matt Stroup and George Bissell consider some recent waiver wire options, including a surging Mallex Smith (17 steals since late May), a hot-hitting Ke...

All-Star Takeaways: Bieber, Gallo, Brantley, Vlad Jr.

12 Jul 2019

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Matt Stroup and Drew Silva run through some takeaways from the All-Star break, including the outlook for Shane Bieber, Joey Gallo, Michael Brantley an...

Rotoworld Midseason Classic

03 Jul 2019

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D.J. Short hosts the first-ever Rotoworld Midseason Classic. Joined by Drew Silva, Ryan Boyer, and Christopher Crawford, the Rotoworld Baseball team b...

June Standouts: Scherzer, Machado, Blackmon, Tatis Jr.

02 Jul 2019

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George Bissell and special guest Mark Barry of Baseball Prospectus discuss the tragic passing of Tyler Skaggs, Nathan Eovaldi's transition to the clos...

Mailbag edition

28 Jun 2019

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D.J. Short opens the Rotoworld Mailbag to answer fantasy baseball questions. Manny Machado, Jesus Luzardo, Brendan McKay, and Keston Hiura are among t...

Hicks Hurt, Montas Suspended

25 Jun 2019

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George Bissell of Rotoworld and special guest Rob Silver of Baseball Prospectus discuss the fantasy fallout from the Jordan Hicks injury (7:00), Frank...

High-profile injuries; Zac Gallen's arrival; outfielders to pick up

21 Jun 2019

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva break down high-profile injuries to Trevor Story, Adalberto Mondesi, and Rich Hill as well as notable returns for Giancarlo ...

Yankees Acquire Encarnacion, Wild Weekend Performances

18 Jun 2019

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George Bissell and Nathan Grimm discuss the fantasy impact of the Yankees acquisition of veteran slugger Edwin Encarnacion, the White Sox decision to ...

Seager hurt; Kingery rising

14 Jun 2019

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva discuss Corey Seager's hamstring injury, Ken Giles' elbow injury, and the Chris Paddack situation with the Padres. They also...

Midseason Updates; Alvarez, Keuchel and more

11 Jun 2019

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George Bissell of Rotoworld and Mike Gianella of Baseball Prospectus discuss the fantasy impact of the Yordan Alvarez in Houston (1:30), the Braves si...

MLB Draft talk; Kimbrel to Cubs; McCutchen done for season

07 Jun 2019

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Drew Silva and Christopher Crawford discuss recent MLB headlines, including the fantasy-relevant players coming out of this week's draft, Craig Kimbre...

Bats on the Rise: Riley, Chavis, Jimenez

04 Jun 2019

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Matt Stroup and Rotoworld prospects guru Chris Crawford check in on some of the notable names that have been called up this season, including hard-hit...

Breakouts for Bell, Giolito; Taking stock of surprises/disappointments

31 May 2019

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva discuss injury situations with the Astros, Luke Weaver's forearm strain, breakouts for Josh Bell and Lucas Giolito, and much...

Cavan Biggio's upside; Hunter Pence Renaissance

28 May 2019

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Matt Stroup and George Bissell break down some recent fantasy trends, including what to expect from Cavan Biggio with the Blue Jays, and what to make ...

Mets' wild week; notable returns; waiver wire pickups

24 May 2019

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva discuss the Mets' wild week, injuries to Giancarlo Stanton, Khris Davis, Andrelton Simmons, and Wade Davis, as well as some ...

Breakout Season: Buxton, Bieber, Riley

21 May 2019

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Matt Stroup and Nate Grimm look at an impressive wave of recent big league arrivals, including hard-hitting recent call-ups Austin Riley, Keston Hiura...

Call-up bonanza; injury updates

17 May 2019

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva break down the wave of prospect call-ups from the past week, including Keston Hiura, Austin Riley, Brendan Rodgers, Willie C...

Austin Meadows rising, Jose Ramirez struggling

14 May 2019

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Who are the biggest surprises of the season so far? And which players have been the biggest fantasy letdowns? Matt Stroup and Chris Crawford come up w...

Waiver wire pitchers; Ohtani returns; prospect stashes

10 May 2019

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva break down waiver wire starting pitchers, including Brandon Woodruff, Brad Peacock, Kyle Gibson, and Jerad Eickhoff. They al...

Senzel, Soroka and Skaggs

07 May 2019

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Matt Stroup and Nate Grimm discuss the immediate success and season-long upside of recent Reds arrival Nick Senzel, plus the emergence of future Brave...

Kluber injured; Senzel on the way; Caleb Smith's breakout

03 May 2019

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva break down Corey Kluber's non-displaced ulna fracture, Nick Senzel's pending arrival to the majors, and recent call-ups Grif...

Faith in Minor; expectations for Vlad Jr.

30 Apr 2019

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Matt Stroup and George Bissell run down a wide range of recent trends for starting pitchers and hitters, including what to make of the Mike Minor rena...

Vlad Jr. is finally here; Mailbag questions

26 Apr 2019

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva celebrate Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s long-awaited arrival to the major leagues while breaking down other headlines, including u...

Patience with Nola; Polanco returns

23 Apr 2019

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Matt Stroup and Nate Grimm look at a wide range of fantasy news, including the outlook for struggling right-handers Aaron Nola, Yu Darvish and Corey K...

Pitching, pitching, pitching; Post-hype Kingery; Dozier emerging

19 Apr 2019

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva discuss a bunch of starting pitcher updates, including Blake Snell's broken toe, the Dodgers' rotation, Chris Sale's latest ...

Concerned about Kluber?

16 Apr 2019

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Matt Stroup and Ryan Boyer break down a number of recent performances and headlines, including Corey Kluber carrying a 6.16 ERA through his first four...

Missing Severino and Clevinger; Sale struggling; Vogelbach surging

12 Apr 2019

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D.J. Short and Drew Silva discuss lengthy absences for Luis Severino and Mike Clevinger as well as Chris Sale's latest disappointing start. They also ...

Swanson, Heyward rising; AL East upside arms

09 Apr 2019

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Matt Stroup, Chris Crawford and George Bissell run through a wide range of fantasy baseball topics, including early surges from Dansby Swanson, Jason ...

Big early-season injuries; Chris Sale's velocity

05 Apr 2019

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D.J. and Drew break down all the big early-season injuries, including Trea Turner, Giancarlo Stanton, Daniel Murphy, and Miguel Andujar. They also dis...

Early-season injuries, surprise performances and waiver wire adds

02 Apr 2019

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Matt Stroup and Nate Grimm run through some of the top headlines from the early days of the 2019 season, including injuries to Giancarlo Stanton and D...

Spring training wrap-up; 2019 season predictions

28 Mar 2019

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D.J. and Drew wrap up spring training and look ahead to the start of the 2019 MLB season. They go over the surprising promotion of Fernando Tatis Jr.,...

Trout's historic deal; extensions galore; more spring training headlines

22 Mar 2019

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D.J. and Drew discuss Mike Trout's historic extension with the Angels, as well as deals for Paul Goldschmidt, prospect Eloy Jimenez, Blake Snell, and ...

Roundtable edition

21 Mar 2019

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It's time for a special roundtable edition of the Rotoworld Baseball Podcast. A revolving cast of Rotoworld contributors break down must-haves and pla...

2019 Rotoworld live fantasy baseball mock draft

15 Mar 2019

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Ahmed Fareed hosts as D.J. Short and Ryan Boyer from Rotoworld, Andy Behrens and Scott Pianowski from Yahoo, and eight lucky fans compete in a live fa...

Severino's shoulder; Salvy out for season; Kershaw update

08 Mar 2019

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D.J. and Drew break down the latest headlines from spring training, including Luis Severino's shoulder, Tommy John surgery for Salvador Perez, Miguel ...

2019 starting pitcher/reliever rankings

01 Mar 2019

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D.J. and Drew complete their position breakdown series for the 2019 season by discussing starting pitcher and reliever rankings. They also break down ...

2019 catcher/outfielder rankings

21 Feb 2019

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D.J. and Drew continue their position breakdown series for the 2019 season by discussing catchers and outfielders in the latest episode of the Rotowor...

2019 shortstop/third base rankings

15 Feb 2019

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D.J. and Drew break down shortstop and third base rankings for the 2019 season in the latest episode of the Rotoworld Baseball Podcast. Hosted by Sim...

2019 first base/second base rankings

08 Feb 2019

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The Rotoworld Baseball Podcast returns with D.J. and Drew breaking down first base and second base rankings for the 2019 season. Hosted by Simplecast...

Winter Meetings Recap

14 Dec 2018

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D.J. and Drew return to recap this week's MLB Winter Meetings, including Andrew McCutchen to the Phillies, a three-way trade involving Edwin Encarnaci...

Hot Stove preview

02 Nov 2018

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D.J. and Drew return to wrap up the postseason before previewing the Hot Stove. They discuss players likely to receive qualifying offers as well as th...

Season Wrap-Up; Surprises and disappointments; late-September headlines

28 Sep 2018

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D.J. and Drew wrap up the 2018 regular season by going over some of the biggest surprises and disappointments in fantasy leagues. They also discuss se...

2019 Early-Round Mock; Story’s injury; Mondesi’s breakout

21 Sep 2018

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D.J. and Drew project the first two rounds of 2019 fantasy drafts. They also go over Trevor Story’s elbow injury, Zack Wheeler’s shutdown and outl...

Early top-10 starting pitchers for 2019; late-season headlines

14 Sep 2018

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With the regular season winding down, D.J. and Drew reveal their early top-10 fantasy starting pitchers for 2019. They also discuss the David Wright s...

Ohtani's elbow; Waiver deals and September call-ups; Voit surprising

07 Sep 2018

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D.J. and Drew discuss the prospect of Tommy John surgery for Shohei Ohtani and his continued excellence at the plate. They also break down notable wai...

Key returns for the stretch run; Posey's surgery; Urias' arrival

31 Aug 2018

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D.J. and Drew break down some key returns around the game, Buster Posey's hip surgery and his outlook for 2019, as well as Luis Urias' arrival to the ...

Acuña's week; Cano returns; closer situations

17 Aug 2018

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D.J. and Drew break down Ronald Acuña, Jr.’s eventful week, Robinson Cano’s return from his PED suspension, and injuries to Trevor Bauer and Jame...

Closer situations in Washington and Miami; injury roundup

10 Aug 2018

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D.J. and Drew break down recent closer situation developments with the Nationals and Marlins as well as a host of injury situations, including Josh Do...

Trade deadline wrap-up

03 Aug 2018

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D.J. and Drew break down all of the big deals from this week's MLB trade deadline, including Chris Archer to the Pirates, Jonathan Schoop to the Brewe...

Trade winds blowing before deadline; Big name injury situations

27 Jul 2018

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D.J. and Drew break down the recent wave of trades around MLB, including Manny Machado, Zach Britton, Brad Hand, Jeurys Familia, and J.A. Happ, among ...

First half standouts/disappointments; names to know for second half

19 Jul 2018

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D.J. and Drew react to the latest Manny Machado chatter before breaking down the first half in fantasy leagues, including waiver wire All-Stars and th...

Machado rumors; Tucker up; Giles down

13 Jul 2018

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D.J. and Drew wade through the Manny Machado trade rumors before getting into the arrival of prospect Kyle Tucker and the demotion of Ken Giles. They ...

Max Muncy's breakout; Ohtani returns as a hitter; injury updates

06 Jul 2018

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D.J. and Drew break down Max Muncy's surprise breakout and Shohei Ohtani's return from the disabled list as a hitter. They also discuss a bunch of inj...

Kelvin Herrera trade and latest closer news; injury updates

22 Jun 2018

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D.J. and Drew discuss the Kelvin Herrera trade and other recent closer news, including Hunter Strickland's broken hand and Brandon Morrow's bad back. ...

Miggy out; Sano demoted; Goldschmidt comes alive

15 Jun 2018

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D.J. and Drew break down Miguel Cabrera's season-ending injury, Miguel Sano's demotion, and sudden signs of life from Paul Goldschmidt and Marcell Ozu...

Acuna, Syndergaard, Reyes hurt; Nimmo on the rise

01 Jun 2018

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D.J. and Drew go over some prominent injuries around the game, including Ronald Acuna's knee, Noah Syndergaard's finger, and Alex Reyes' lat. They als...

Arrivals for Soto and Meadows; Gordon's injury

25 May 2018

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D.J. and Drew discuss Juan Soto's surprise arrival and Austin Meadows' early success in the majors. They also break down Welington Castillo's suspensi...

Cano suspension fallout; Pollock injured; recent SPs of note

17 May 2018

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D.J. and Drew break down Robinson Cano's 80-game suspension and the fantasy fallout involved. They also discuss injuries to A.J. Pollock, Yoenis Cespe...

Starting pitcher re-rank episode; Blue Jays closer situation

11 May 2018

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D.J. and Drew re-rank their top starting pitchers in the wake of Clayton Kershaw’s injury and James Paxton’s no-hitter. They also discuss Roberto ...

Mailbag episode; Corey Seager injury fallout

04 May 2018

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D.J. and Drew take listener questions for the first mailbag episode of the season. They also go through the latest headlines, including injuries to Co...

Top prospects arrive; discussing notable players off to slow starts

27 Apr 2018

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D.J. and Drew review the notable top prospects who have made their way to the majors over the past week, including Ronald Acuna and Gleyber Torres. Th...

Injury roundup; Reds fire Bryan Price; waiver wire pickups

20 Apr 2018

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D.J. and Drew go through notable injuries and the fantasy fallout, including Taijuan Walker, Kevin Kiermaier, and Josh Harrison. They also discuss Bry...

Basebrawl breakdown; Andrus injured; early standouts and waiver wire SPs

13 Apr 2018

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D.J. and Drew break down the brawls in baseball this week before getting into Elvis Andrus' broken elbow. They also take a look at various closer situ...

Ohtani impresses; Jansen stumbles; Week 1 reaction

06 Apr 2018

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D.J. and Drew react to the first week of the 2018 MLB season, including Shohei Ohtani's impressive exploits on the mound and at the plate. They also b...

Wrapping up spring training; closer notes; Bird/Kingery

29 Mar 2018

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D.J. and Drew wrap up spring training by discussing some of the last-minute roster moves, closer decisions, and injuries. Hosted by Simplecast, an Ad...

Justin Turner injured; re-ranking closers

23 Mar 2018

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D.J. and Drew discuss Justin Turner’s broken wrist and Alex Cobb signing with the Orioles along with other recent headlines. They also revisit and r...