Vladimir Guerrero Jr. may have won this year’s Home Run Derby, but Eno and Al are wondering why he has been hitting fewer homers so far in 2023. They also look at some takeaways from this week’s All-Star Game, including lower velocity for several pitchers and Jordan Romano’s back issues. Eno and Al also do a midseason recap of the top-15 starting pitchers in Roto value and try to better understand some enigmatic players, like Bryce Elder, Ha-Seong Kim and Joc Pederson.

Rundown

1:05 What’s going on with Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s home run power?

4:34 All-Star Game takeaways

18:46 Reviewing the top 15 Roto starting pitchers

27:46 A few All-Star break news items

42:04 First-half enigmas

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