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Welcome back to the show, Nick Pollack from Pitcher List! Well, it's confirmed that Gerrit Cole needs Tommy John surgery (4:10). ... Let's get into spring training risers, starting with Gavin Williams (9:34). ... Robbie Ray learned a new changeup from Tarik Skubal (20:15). ... Cristopher Sanchez is throwing a lot harder (24:05). ... Jacob deGrom is throwing with less velocity on purpose (27:06). ... Ryan Weathers and Max Meyer are doing interesting things (32:28)! ... News (41:17): Gunnar Henderson is progressing but is still uncertain for Opening Day. ... Who were the Statcast standouts from Monday (44:33)? ... Jackson Jobe, Walker Buehler and Kris Bubic are rising (50:14). ... Quinn Mathews and Jack Leiter are stash candidates (55:26). ... We wrap up with some names to remember in deep leagues (1:00:20).

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Well, Gerrit Cole is getting tests done on his elbow (3:53). ... George Kirby is shut down with a shoulder injury (8:33). ... Francisco Alvarez fractured the hamate bone in his hand (16:28). ... Grayson Rodriguez has now been diagnosed with right elbow inflammation (18:12). ... We have a bunch of other updates from the weekend (21:30). ... What do we think of these spring training standouts (26:53)? ... What did we learn from Statcast data over the weekend (32:15)? ... Who's on the 2025 All H2H points team (46:34)? ... What about the 2025 All Roto team (56:32)?

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It turns out Grayson Rodriguez has a triceps injury! Luis Gil has a high-grade lat strain and will miss three months. Brandon Nimmo has knee inflammation. The A's signed Lawrence Butler to an extension.

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** HEADS UP THAT WE RECORDED THIS BEFORE THE GERRIT COLE NEWS **

Let's kick off this mailbag with Apple podcast review questions (2:32). ... Does strategy change in deeper H2H points leagues (8:25)? ... Is Tobias Myers worth a look (14:41)? ... Who are some RPaSPs in H2H leagues (17:08)? ... Are we fading pitching too much (20:13)? ... Is Alec Bohm undervalued in H2H points leagues (23:40)? ... Who are some targets in quality starts leagues (26:27)? ... What was Fantasy Baseball like before Statcast (29:20)? ... How balance floor and upside players (42:41)? ... Use SPaRPs over closers (50:16)? ... How to use high-end relievers in deeper Roto leagues (54:40)? ... We wrap up with NFBC bench construction (58:05).

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Let's get into our latest round of busts, starting with Pete Crow-Armstrong (3:12). ... Pitcher Shohei Ohtani seems way overvalued (8:58). ... Fade Ronald Acuña this season (17:00)? ... Is Jhoan Duran actually a bust (19:35)? ... Robert Suarez struggled in the second half last season (25:10). ... Fade Oneil Cruz (30:03)? ... Who are the rest of our Busts 2.0 (37:45)? ... News (43:59): Grayson Rodriguez lied to everybody! ... Which pitcher's Statcast data stood out on Thursday (53:06)? ... We wrap up by recapping our Busts 1.0 (58:40).

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Robbie Ray still has huge strikeout potential (4:11)! ... MacKenzie Gore got off to a great start last year, struggled and then finished strong (7:20). ... Triston Casas will play everyday in the middle of the Red Sox lineup this season (12:13). ... News (17:25): Gunnar Henderson has a mild intercostal strain and might not be ready for Opening Day. ... Nick Lodolo has a lot of talent, he just needs to stay healthy (24:35). ... Justin Martinez and Jordan Romano are late-round relievers to target (27:45). ... Jared Jones flashed his upside early last season (34:15). ... Who are the rest of Scott's Breakouts 2.0 (41:05)? ... News (47:50): Rafael Devers is still not ready to play. ... We wrap up by recapping our Breakouts 1.0 from back in January (59:30).

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Sleepers 2.0! Chris kicks things off with Jackson Jobe (2:50). ... Robbie Ray is throwing a new changeup (8:05). ... Gavin Williams looks healthy and has upside (12:07). ... Jeff Hoffman could be a steal as the Blue Jays closer (18:54). ... Josh Lowe is getting no respect (22:37)! ... Jorge Soler offers power and Jesus Luzardo's velocity is back up (25:50). ... Scott is back in on Jake Burger (29:20). ... Lars Nootbaar is a good hitter (31:45)! ... We list off the rest of our Sleepers 2.0 (36:00). ... News (43:17): Adolis Garcia is dealing with an oblique injury. ... Here's a quick reminder of our Sleepers 1.0 (52:11)! ... We wrap up with a look at Scott's 15-Team Roto (w/ OBP) Tout Wars draft (1:00:22).

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Frank Stampfl, Scott White and special guest Michael Waterloo continue their live H2H categories mock draft! In Part 2, we run through the final 11 rounds of the draft and then wrap up by recapping each of our teams.

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Frank Stampfl and Scott White are joined by Michael Waterloo of The Athletic to do a live 12-team H2H categories mock draft. In Part 1, we run through the first 12 rounds of this draft, with analysis on some of the interesting picks.

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