Eno and DVR discuss Hye-seong Kim's fit with the Dodgers after he signed a three-year deal with the club Friday, Mookie Betts' outlook as a first-rounder coming off of a relatively disappointing 2024 that included time on the IL with a wrist injury, Jarren Duran's surprisingly-low 2025 Steamer projection, and a few other mailbag questions including one about our previous wish for a 'player squishing machine'. #WeAreScience

Rundown

3:36 Hye-seong Kim Signs with Dodgers; The Depth Chart Gets More Crowded

11:21 Will Mookie Betts Return First-Round Value Again in 2025?

22:11 Charlie Morton Signs with Baltimore; Concerns About O's Rotation?

30:03 A New Study Looking at UCL Surgery Recoveries

36:27 Jarren Duran's 2025 Steamer Projection

46:53 Contrarian Targets & Holds

54:33 Playoff League Player Draft Approach

59:43 The Player Squishing Machine

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