Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the starting pitcher pool and break down some specific names in the Top 150, then later examine a number of hitters going late in drafts. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire.
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Actress and Podcast Host Ellen Adair joins Jeff Erickson to talk Phillies, including whether there's reason for panic on Nick Castellanos and Aaron Nola, and why Ranger Suarez is pitching so well right now. Plus we talk about the intersection of her fandom and her career.
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00:00 - I. Phillies talk
00:30 - Zack Wheeler
01:30 - Bullpen
05:15 - Ranger Suarez
09:30 - Spencer Turnbull / Taijuan Walker
15:45 - Aaron Nola
18:20 - Nick Castellanos
24:45 - Alec Bohm's hot start
27:00 - Slow starts for Stott, Realmuto
29:30 - Anyone under the radar at the majors or minors we should look out for?
30:35 - Johan Rojas
33:00 - II. Career & Fandom
33:15 - Take Me In To the Ballgame
35:00 - Finding time w/ auditions/callbacks
37:30 - Acting in an emerging AI universe
45:00 - Congrats on your award - HERD
48:00 - Favorite Projects
51:00 - MLBN Off Base
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Panic Meter - Nick Castellanos

IL Stashes

Biggest FAAB buys/regrets

Elly De La Cruz

Mike Trout

Wyatt Langford

Hunter Brown

Bo Naylor

Parker Meadows

Matt Wallner

Liover Peguero

Jonathan India

Thairo Estrada

Alejandro Kirk


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Take The L Or Double Down w/ The Gildz

Heston Kjerstad just got the call - how interested are we in grabbing him? Keaton Winn wins again! Albert Suarez has had two great starts in a row. Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie discuss those players and more!
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00:00 - Heston Kjerstad is up! How interested are we?
12:15 - Monday results:
12:30 - Did WE find something useful in Albert Suarez?
16:25 - Keaton Winn
19:15 - The Rockies stink
26:30 - Ranger Suarez
32:15 - Bryce Elder
36:00 - We undervalued Yusei Kikuchi…..
41:00 - Is Chris Paddack good or are the White Sox THAT bad?
43:00 - Are the Cards starting to break out of their collective slump?
46:00 - Why is Corbin Carroll so bad?…..
52:15 - Triston Casas out “a while”
55:30 - Would you rather be off to a good start in hitting or pitching? Or does it matter?
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Five Must-Start Pitchers for Week 4

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss all the FAAB action from the weekend and also dive into some big names on offense who have struggled to start the 2024 season, including Paul Goldschmidt, Randy Arozarena and Gleyber Torres. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Early Strugglers on Offense and a FAAB Recap

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) is joined by Kev Mahserejian (@RotoSurgeon) of RotoBaller to check in on the most widely-hyped sleepers of draft season to see who's started off hot and who's started off cold.
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00:00 Headlines
19:30 Sleepers off to bad starts: Wyatt Langford, AJ Puk, Maikel Garcia, Victor Scott, Hunter Brown, Gavin Stone, Henry Davis
43:00 Sleepers off to hot starts: Jared Jones, Shota Imanaga, Bryce Miller, Kutter Crawford, Nelson Velasquez, Jackson Merrill
1:01:15 Bust off to a great start: Elly De La Cruz
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