Spring games have begun and fantasy drafts are on the horizon. Al Melchior of The Athletic joined us on the show today to go over one topic that should affect your draft day cheat sheet. We're counting down our top 20 post-hype sleepers to take note of come draft day. Will Daniel Norris pick up where he left off in the 2nd-half of 2019 (2:52) and can Alex Reyes make a splashy return to the Cardinals rotation (15:07)? Nick Senzel is the perfect power/speed combo player that can still offer plenty of value (26:11) and Julio Urias will get to show his stuff again for the Dodgers (38:20).

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Cleaning Up - Fantasy Baseball Discord Show - Fantasy Trades and Waiver Pickups

Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) discuss if Jordan Walker is done after being sent down to the minors. Blake Snell was sent to the IL as the show starts, plus we've got news, injuries, best bets of the day and more.

Timestamps:
Introduction - 0:00:00
Jordan Walker send to minors - 0:01:40
Erick Fedde - 0:08:35
Bats coming around - 0:10:04
Drop Wyatt Langford? - 0:14:06
Francisco Alvarez out 2 months - 0:14:55
Corbin Carroll moved to 7th - 0:19:52
Rookie Lookie - 0:20:25
Blake Snell to IL - 0:25:05
Max Scherzer rehab start Wed - 0:26:38
Best Bets of the Day - 0:27:55
HR Call - 0:34:10

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MLB: Leading Off April 24th, 2024 (EP. 797)

Is Jared Jones the most exciting pitcher in baseball, Yes or Yes? The answer...well Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) have the answer. Heston Kjerstad to the majors, Michael King in Colorado, Tarik Skubal, best bets of the day and tons more!

Timestamps:
Introduction - 0:00:00
Tarik Skubal - 0:01:59
Jared Jones - 0:04:14
Gorman and Julien - 0:07:08
Jared Jones trades - 0:08:00
Mason Miller - 0:09:36
Heston Kjerstad to the majors - 0:12:13
3 Up and 3 Down - 0:20:33
Injuries - 0:22:31
Best Bets of the Day - 0:23:50
HR Call - 0:28:45

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MLB: Leading Off April 23rd, 2024 (EP. 796)

Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) are looking at some big weekend starting pitcher performances from Tyler Glasnow, George Kirby and Sonny Gray. What happened to Cole Ragans? Loperfido vs Orelvis, Tons of injuries, best bets of the day and more.

Timestamps:
Introduction - 0:00:00
Glasnow/Kirby/Gray - 0:02:31
Xander Bogaerts - 0:04:47
Shota Imanaga - 0:05:28
Closer Report - 0:06:47
Rookie Lookie - 0:14:32
3 up and 3 Down - 0:15:39
Cole Ragans - 0:16:44
Loperfido vs Orelvis - 0:20:00
Injuries - 0:21:21
Best bets of the day - 0:26:16
HR Call - 0:31:32

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MLB: Leading Off April 22nd, 2024 (EP. 795)

Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) are looking to end the week strong on Leading Off. Buy or sell not only Mike Trout's stolen bases but production as a whole for the year. Jack Leiter's debut stunk, and we dream on what's to come with Paul Skenes. We've got news, injuries, the best bets of the day and more!

Timestamps:
Introduction - 0:00:00
Adolis Garcia for CJ Abrams? - 0:01:48
Logan Webb - 0:03:40
Jack Leiter - 0:05:24
Rival Fantasy - 0:07:56
Tristian McKenzie - 0:09:10
Mike Trout - 0:12:01
Paul Skenes - 0:19:22
Orelvis Martinez - 0:24:08
3 Up and 3 Down - 0:25:43
Corbin Carroll worry? - 0:26:28
Injuries - 0:30:14
Best Bets of the Day - 0:32:33
HR Call - 0:37:40

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Top 20 Post-Hype Sleepers w/ Al Melchior (Ep. 265)

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