Shelly Verougstrate joins Jeff Erickson to discuss the new stolen base environment and where we might find the extra stolen bases that we need in 2023. We also review her team in the ToutWars 15-team Mixed League Experts Draft.
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Finding Stolen Bases with Shelly Verougstrate (@ShellyV_643)

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss a busy weekend baseball, cover all the adds / drops in FAAB and discuss some surprising early stars in fantasy baseball. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire


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Recapping a Busy FAAB Week / Early Surgers

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and guest Chris Towers of CBS Sports (@CTowersCBS) discuss which first-rounders were drafted too high and which April standouts should have gone much earlier.
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00:00 Headlines
13:00 Ronald Acuna
21:45 Other First-Rounders: Julio Rodriguez, Corbin Carroll, Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge
42:45 Standout April hitters: Elly De La Cruz, CJ Abrams, Mike Trout
57:45 Standout April pitchers: Jared Jones, Ranger Suarez, Shota Imanaga
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If We Could Draft All Over Again With Chris Towers

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) hit on the latest headlines and go over their FAAB recommendations for the week.
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FAAB Targets (Week of April 29, 2024)

Todd Zola welcomes ESPN's Tristan H. Cockcroft as co-host to discuss early season management, streaming pitchers in points leagues and rank next week's two-start pitchers.
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Friday Two-Start Pitcher Pod (Week of April 29 to May 5)

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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