Eno and DVR discuss Cristopher Sánchez's new deal with the Phillies and Konnor Griffin falling short of the Pirates' Opening Day roster before sharing their bold predictions for the upcoming season.

Rundown

0:40 Cristopher Sánchez: Gets Extension w/Phillies

3:22 Konnor Griffin: Assigned to Minor League Camp

7:49 Trivia! Three Qualified Hitters Age-21 or Younger in 2025

10:18 It’s Bold Predictions Time!

12:45 Eno’s Bold Predictions: 1. Wyatt Langford Goes 30-30

16:24 DVR’s Bold Predictions: 1. Yordan Alvarez Wins AL MVP


20:32 Eno’s Bold Predictions: 2. The Number of Pitchers with Multiple Changeups Will Double This Year

25:41 DVR’s Bold Predictions: 2. The Marlins Will Have a Top-Five Rotation


30:00 Eno’s Bold Predictions: 3. The Braves Miss the Playoffs (Again)

35:55 DVR’s Bold Predictions: 3. The A’s Lead the League in Runs Scored

43:08 Surprising Roster Decisions: Dylan Crews & Jasson Domínguez Sent to Triple-A

52:08 Pitching Job Battles: Mick Abel Wins Rotation Spot Over Zebby Matthews

56:47 Sticking for Opening Day: Justin Crawford & Carson Benge

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Eno and DVR provide their second-annual 'cram session' as the busiest weekend of fantasy baseball drafts is here. They discuss a few players they've avoided this season, tier drop-offs across several positions, how they're approaching the top rookies in redraft leagues, and more.

Rundown

1:35 Zack Wheeler Progressing Toward Minor League Game

5:17 DVR’s Plan in H2H Roto, Tout Wars Champions League

12:43 Grayson Rodriguez Dealing with ‘Dead Arm’

15:59 Trey Yesavage: Headed to the IL (Shoulder Impingement)

18:35 Carson Willams: Could Open Season as Starting Shortstop

20:24 Players We’ve Avoided This Draft Season

31:15 Finding the Tier Drops At Every Position

36:00 The Shape of First Base

39:25 The Long Tail at Second Base

42:32 Shortstop Still Has Plenty of Depth

46:29 Surprisingly Sharp Falls at Third Base

53:10 The Outfield: Using Care With Drafting Too Many Early?

1:00:34 Buying Any Rookie Position Players at Late-March Draft-Day Cost?

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Eno, Jed, and DVR discuss a few spring news items including Gerrit Cole's return to game action with his first outing for the spring, plus updates on Seiya Suzuki, José Ramírez, and Zach Neto.

Plus, they host their ever 'Plus-Minus Draft', selecting their favorite hitters primed to exceed their projections during the upcoming season.

Rundown

2:31 Gerrit Cole Makes Spring Debut

5:41 Seiya Suzuki: PCL Strain; Opening Day Status TBD

9:50 Updates: José Ramírez & Zach Neto

10:33 The 2026 Hitter Projections Draft

13:02 DVR Takes Acuña at 1.1; Was That a Mistake?

28:04 Jed’s Case for Wyatt Langford Being Underprojected

31:52 Mike Trout?! In This Economy?

40:15 Banking Heavily on Youth

43:51 Andy Pages & Jed’s Emphasis on Defensive Value

46:02 Eno Targets Evan Carter & Matt McLain

48:11 Surprised that Jed Added Rafael Devers?

49:53 James Wood & Colton Cowser to DVR

53:37 Have We Underrated Colson Montgomery’s Debut?

56:13 Shopping in the Low WAR Projection Bin: Cam Smith

1:04:29 Notable Omissions From This Draft

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