Eno and DVR take a quick break from their Position Preview series to catch up on baseball news from the past week including Framber Valdez’s deal with the Tigers, Tarik Skubal’s win in arbitration, the Brendan Donovan trade, Eugenio Suárez’s return to the Reds, and Luis Arraez’s fit with the Giants. Plus, OOPSY projection system creator Jordan Rosenblum joins the show, and Jeff Zimmerman drops by to discuss pitcher injury grades and fantasy baseball draft prep.

Rundown

2:05 Framber Valdez Signs with Tigers (3/$115M)

8:52 Tarik Skubal’s Arbitration Win

16:42 Brendan Donovan Traded to the Mariners

20:53 Eugenio Suárez Returns to the Reds

24:08 Luis Arraez Signs with the Giants

26:32 Jordan Rosenblum Joins the Show

36:50 The Stickiness of Defensive Metrics

50:10 Jeff Zimmerman Joins the Show

59:16 Managing Risk within Roster Builds

1:11:02 Miguel Andujar Signs with the Padres

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Eno and DVR continue their 2026 position preview series with the second installment of their Starting Pitcher preview. This episode focuses on pitchers often selected between Pick 175 and 250 overall of recent NFBC drafts.

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Rundown

0:59 ADP Tier 4b -- Tanner Bibee, Trevor Rogers, Edward Cabrera & Shota Imanaga

19:43 ADP Tier 4b continued — Shane Baz, Shane Bieber & Aaron Nola

31:15 ADP Tier 5a -- Carlos Rodón, Zac Gallen & Cade Horton

42:04 ADP Tier 5a continued -- Andrew Abbott, Kris Bubic, Jack Flaherty & Merrill Kelly

1:00:34 ADP Tier 5b -- Matthew Boyd, Joe Musgrove, Shane McClanahan, Jack Leiter & Roki Sasaki

1:18:04 ADP Tier 5b continued -- Hurston Waldrep, Bryce Miller, Connelly Early & Shane Smith

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Eno and DVR continue their 2026 position preview series with the second installment of their Starting Pitcher preview. This episode focuses on pitchers often selected between Pick 100 and 200 overall of recent NFBC drafts.

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Rundown

0:58 ADP Tier 3a -- Spencer Strider, Chase Burns, Tyler Glasnow, Brandon Woodruff

16:53 ADP Tier 3a continued -- Sonny Gray, Kevin Gausman & Emmet Sheehan

28:37 ADP Tier 3b -- Nick Lodolo, Zack Wheeler, Michael King, Pablo López & Ryan Pepiot

47:30 ADP Tier 3b continued -- Gavin Williams, Cam Schlittler, Drew Rasmussen, Jacob Misiorowski & Robbie Ray

1:05:57 ADP Tier 4a -- Nathan Eovaldi, Bubba Chandler, Trey Yesavage & Tatsuya Imai

1:20:08 ADP Tier 4a continued -- Sandy Alcantara, MacKenzie Gore, Luis Castillo & Ranger Suárez

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Eno and DVR continue their 2026 position preview series and begin 'Pitcher Week' with the first installment of their Starting Pitcher preview. This episode focuses on pitchers being selected in the Top 100 overall of recent NFBC drafts.

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Rundown

1:57 ADP Tier 1a -- Tarik Skubal, Garrett Crochet, Paul Skenes, Cristopher Sánchez & Yoshinobu Yamamoto

25:52 ADP Tier 1b -- Chris Sale, Logan Gilbert, Hunter Brown, Bryan Woo, Hunter Greene, Jacob deGrom & Cole Ragans

45:10 ADP Tier 2a -- Max Fried, Logan Webb, Freddy Peralta, Kyle Bradish, Joe Ryan, George Kirby, Jesús Luzardo & Dylan Cease

1:13:00 ADP Tier 2b -- Blake Snell, Spencer Schwellenbach, Eury Pérez, Framber Valdez, Nick Pivetta & Nolan McLean

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Eno and DVR continue their 2026 position preview series with UT & UT-only players — digging into early average draft position (ADP) to look for potentially overvalued and undervalued players at the position for the upcoming season. Lucky enough to land the first pick in your draft? Shohei Ohtani remains the logical choice from that spot in nearly all formats. This episode is the fourth part of a four-part series covering the position, and focuses mostly on outfielders being drafted after Pick 300 overall of recent NFBC drafts.

Rundown

2:38 ADP Tier 1 -- Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Schwarber & Yordan Alvarez

15:06 ADP Tier 2 -- Christian Yelich & Iván Herrera

24:11 ADP Tier 3 -- Beyond Pick 300: Marcell Ozuna to Masataka Yoshida

34:49 OF ADP Tier 7 -- Nick Castellanos, Cam Smith, Victor Scott II, Jesús Sánchez, Zach McKinstry, Dominic Canzone & Jordan Walker

56:14 Beyond Pick 350 Overall: Very Late Outfielders!

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Eno and DVR continue their 2026 position preview series in the outfield — digging into early average draft position (ADP) to look for potentially overvalued and undervalued players at the position for the upcoming season. This episode is the third part of a four-part series covering the position, and focuses mostly on outfielders being drafted after Pick 200 overall of recent NFBC drafts.

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1:51 ADP Tier 5a -- Kerry Carpenter, Heliot Ramos, Jac Caglianone, Jordan Beck, Anthony Santander & Ramón Laureano

21:30 ADP Tier 5b -- Wilyer Abreu, Mickey Moniak, Trent Grisham, Adolis García, Colton Cowser & Giancarlo Stanton

44:23 ADP Tier 6a -- TJ Friedl, Josh Lowe, Jung Hoo Lee, Dylan Beavers & Cedric Mullins

1:02:39 ADP Tier 6b -- Evan Carter, Chase DeLauter, Matt Wallner, Victor Robles, Justin Crawford & Harrison Bader

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Eno, DVR, and Trevor discuss José Ramírez's extension with the Guardians, that should keep him in Cleveland for the rest of his career and wonder if the Guardians will be able to draft, develop and find enough core pieces around Ramírez to bring World Series to Cleveland in the next seven years. Plus, they discuss Harrison Bader to the Giants, Seranthony Domíngez's chance to close with the White Sox, how zone contact rates can be misleading for hitters, and a few moves they would like to see as the offseason winds down.

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6:42 José Ramírez Gets a New Deal with the Guardians; Will They Win a World Series in the Next Seven Years?

15:23 Harrison Bader to the Giants

18:31 Seranthony Domínguez: A Chance to Close with the White Sox

25:06 Low Zone Contact% Leaders & Trading Whiffs for Damage

37:08 Did Mark Vientos Make the Opposite Tradeoff?

43:50 A Few Moves We Would Like to See Before the Offseason Ends

56:35 Buying a Zac Gallen Rebound in 2025?

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Keith Law joins Eno and DVR to discuss his latest Top 100 prospect list -- including the 2026 outlook for No. 1 prospect Konnor Griffin, the Tigers' group of near-MLB ready bats, and a few players well positioned to make an immediate impact as rookies this season.

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Rundown

0:40 A Fast Track to Pittsburgh for Konnor Griffin?

5:43 What Has Changed Since Griffin Went Ninth Overall in His Draft Class?

10:20 Prospect Tiers & Long-Term Outcomes (f/JJ Cooper's Research at Baseball America)

14:09 The Rankings & Construction of Keith's Top-100 List

18:47 The Tigers' Group of Near Big-League Ready Prospects & Importance of 2026

23:51 A Loaded Group of Mariners Prospects

26:36 Jesús Made's Impressive 2025, Major League ETA

30:37 Broader Trends of the Prospects That Get Traded

36:13 Why Pitchers Are Slightly Lower Throughout the List

45:01 Scouting Heavier for Advanced Command in a World Driven by Stuff?

47:49 Proximity: Looking for 2026 Impact Rookies

54:00 Is the White Sox's Rebuild Going Reasonably Well?

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