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Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and guest Dave McDonald (@RunDMcD) discuss the importance of taking shots on high-upside players in the back half of your draft and share their favorite sleepers to take a chance on.

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00:00 Headlines
11:20 General sleeper strategy
19:15 Mid-round sleeper hitters
32:30 Mid-round sleeper pitchers
43:45 Late-round sleeper hitters
1:00:55 Late-round sleeper pitchers
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00:00 Intro

01:20 Expectations for Vlad & Bo

08:50 Riskiest Hitter In The First 2 Rounds

20:30 Strider vs. deGrom

30:30 Alcantara/Sasaki Vegas Inflation

37:00 Fade Tanner Scott?

44:00 Fade Michael Toglia?

49:20 Chandler Simpson

59:15 Sleeper Prospects

01:08:50 The Worst Hitters We’ll Draft

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Clay Link and Todd Zola are back discussing all the news out of spring training as well as their starting pitcher ranks for the 2025 season.

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0:00 Intro/Spring has sprung

Latest news from around MLB:

• 1:25 Wyatt Langford diagnosed with a mild oblique strain, will be withheld from baseball activities for 5-to-7 days.
• Noelvi Marte taking reps with prospects in camp.
• Frankie Montas out 6-to-8 weeks.
• Masataka Yoshida (shoulder) expects to be ready for Opening Day.
• Victor Vodnik in the mix for saves in Colorado, along with Seth Halvorsen and Tyler Kinley.
• Andrew Heaney to the Pirates on a one-year deal.

19:42 Starting pitcher ranks

• Clay’s Top 25
• 1. Paul Skenes
• 2. Tarik Skubal
• 3. Zack Wheeler
• 4. Garrett Crochet
• 5. Chris Sale
• 6. 25:32 Logan Gilbert - Seattle more extreme than Coors?
• 7. Corbin Burnes
• 8. George Kirby
• 9. Cole Ragans
• 10. Dylan Cease
• 11. Framber Valdez
• 12. Jacob deGrom
• 13. 42:21 Blake Snell
• 14. Gerrit Cole
• 15. Michael King
• 16. Yoshinobu Yamamoto
• 17. Bryce Miller
• 18. Pablo Lopez
• 19. Aaron Nola
• 20. Luis Castillo
• 21. Freddy Peralta
• 22. 53:39 Hunter Greene
• 23. Shota Imanaga
• 24. Logan Webb
• 25. Max Fried

• Just missed: Roki Sasaki, Tanner Bibee, Hunter Brown, Zac Gallen, Tyler Glasnow

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Todd Zola and Clay Link are back after the trade deadline to talk Coby Mayo, other hitters to potentially pick up, two-start pitchers and more!

0:00 Intro/Coby Mayo gets the call to the majors

Pickups

• Austin Hays - $7
• Victor Vodnik - $7
• Tyler Ferguson - $7
• Mike Siani - $7
• 7:45 Tyler Mahle - $7
• Paul Blackburn - $5
• Jake McCarthy - $5
• Addison Barger - $4
• 11:50 Kyle Stowers - $3
• Grant Holmes - $2
• 18:00 Andrew Nardi - $1
• Jhonkensy Noel
• Others to consider if available in your league: Tyler Fitzgerald, Xavier Edwards, Juan Yepez, Hayden Birdsong, Jackson Holliday

23:00 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of Aug. 5, 2024)

• Zac Gallen 5
• Eduardo Rodriguez 1
• Chris Sale 5
• 25:00 Grayson Rodriguez 5
• James Paxton 0
• Nick Martinez 2
• Nick Lodolo 4 (Todd 3)
• Tanner Bibee 4
• Kyle Freeland 0
• Alex Faedo 0
• 32:30 Hunter Brown 4 (Todd 5)
• Davis Daniel 2 (Todd 1)
• Tyler Glasnow 5
• Roddery Munoz 0 (Todd 1)
• Max Meyer 1
• Colin Rea 3 (Todd 2)
• David Festa 0
• Sean Manaea 3
• Luis Severino 2
• 46:00 Luis Gil 4 (Todd 5)
• JP Sears 2
• Aaron Nola 5
• Cristopher Sanchez 3
• Bailey Falter 1
• Michael King 4
• Luis Castillo 5
• Hayden Birdsong 3
• Logan Webb 5
• Andre Pallante 1 (Todd 2)
• Jeffrey Springs 1
• Max Scherzer 3 (Todd 2)
• Chris Bassitt 2
• Patrick Corbin 0
• 55:00 MacKenzie Gore 2 (Todd 3)

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Jeff Spiegel from the "DodgerHeads" podcast and postgame show joins Jeff Erickson to discuss the Dodgers' recent woes, react to the trade deadline, and instruct us as to who is the best bet to close down the stretch.

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00:00 - Jeff Spiegel Podcast

01:30 - Clayton Kershaw’s poor outing

03:30 - Trying to set a playoff rotation

05:00 - Gavin Stone

07:00 - Bobby Miller

10:00 - Walker Buehler

11:40 - River Ryan, Landon Knack, Justin Wrobleski

17:30 - Jack Flaherty

22:20 - Max Muncy Fixed by the Chiropractor?

24:15 - Adding Amed Rosario & Tommy Edman

26:00 - Will Smith’s recent struggles

27:00 - Gavin Lux

29:30 - Praise for the Padres

34:35 - Dodgers Bullpen

34:50 - Evan Phillips

38:00 - Daniel Hudson or Blake Treinen for chasing saves

39:30 - Michael Kopech

42:30 - Brusdar Graterol’s progress

44:30 - James Paxton

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• Nick Yorke
• Connor Norby
• Kyle Stowers
• Deyvison De Los Santos
• Agustin Ramirez
• Jared Serna
• Graham Pauley
• Matthew Lugo
• Niko Kavadas
• Thayron Liranzo
• Mac Horvath
• Matthew Etzel
• Patrick Reilly
• Robby Snelling
• Adam Mazur
• Joey Loperfido
• Jonatan Clase
• Charles McAdoo
• Christopher Morel
• Matt Shaw
• Alex Clemmey vs. Jose Tena
• Luke Keaschall
• A combined top 10 from 2023, 2024 drafts
• Aidan Smith
• Brody Hopkins
• Junior Caminero
• Chase DeLauter
• Jordan Lawlar
• Henry Bolte
• Marco Luciano
• Heliot Ramos
• Tyler Fitzgerald
• Hayden Birdsong
• Christian Scott
• Brandon Sproat
• Spencer Schwellenbach
• Top DSL hitters
• Sebastian Walcott
• Leodalis De Vries
• JJ Wetherholt
• Jac Caglianone
• Zyhir Hope
• Jonny Farmelo
• Robert Calaz
• Tai Peete
• Druw Jones
• Eric Bitonti
• Felnin Celesten
• Eduardo Quintero
• Joendry Vargas
• Brailer Guerrero
• Starlyn Caba
• Dawel Joseph
• Cole Young
• A's hitting prospects
• Ricky Tiedemann
• Angel Martinez
• Lazaro Montes
• Lawrence Butler
• K.C. Hunt
• Mike Burrows
• Xavier Edwards

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Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie review a busy trade deadline, breaking down the moves of all 30 teams in the last week.

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00:00 - Trade Deadline Extravaganza!

01:00 - ARI

05:30 - ATL

09:00 - BAL

16:50 - BOS

19:20 - CHC

22:05 - CIN

25:55 - CLE

29:10 - COL

30:50 - CWS

37:00 - DET

41:50 - HOU

46:50 - KC

50:20 - LAA

54:10 - LAD

59:45 - MIA

1:02:50 - MIL

1:04:00 - MIN

1:05:00 - NYM

1:07:50 - NYY

1:11:00 - OAK

1:13:00 - PHI

1:15:40 - PIT

1:17:45 - SD

1:21:00 - SEA

1:23:25 - SF

1:25:45 - STL

1:27:40 - TB

1:29:00 - TEX

1:30:15 - TOR

1:32:40 - WSH

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the fantasy implications of a slew of moves made ahead of the MLB trade deadline and then break down a heavy week in FAAB highlighted by Robbie Ray and Clayton Kershaw. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Jan Levine joins Jeff Erickson to discuss the trades made so far in advance of MLB's Trade Deadline, the ramifications of Kodai Senga's injury, and his weekly NL FAAB Factor article.

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00:00 - Jan Levine Podcast

01:30 - Trades So Far

02:00 - A.J. Puk to AZ

05:00 - Randy Arozarena to Seattle

09:00 - Zach Eflin to Baltimore

14:00 - Austin Hays for Seranthony Dominguez + Cristian Pache

17:30 - Yimi Garcia to Seattle

18:40 - Chad Green remains TOR’s closer

19:15 - Ryne Stanek / Phil Maton to Mets

21:30 - Jesse Winker to Mets

23:40 - Jazz Chisholm to Yankees

27:45 - Carlos Estevez to Phillies

30:45 - Other Major News

31:00 - Kodai Senga out again

34:30 - Devin Williams returns

36:30 - Max Meyer back up

39:05 - NL FAAB Column

39:15 - Process in writing it

43:00 - Highlights this week

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Ryan Boyer and Jason Collette dig in on the fantasy fallout of recent trades and provide their FAAB recommendations for the week.

00:00 Headlines

23:18 Jeff McNeil

24:26 Victor Robles

26:40 Zach Neto

27:59 Tyler Fitzgerald

29:41 Josh Bell

30:35 Junior Caminero

33:02 Andrew Nardi

34:21 Lucas Erceg

35:28 Luis Ortiz

36:48 Yariel Rodriguez

39:15 Pick6 Game

43:36 Budget Pitchers

50:11 Budget Hitters

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