Chris Crawford (@Crawford_MILB) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) go over some of the recent headlines from around baseball and take a deep dive into the NLCS and ALCS.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Headlines, LCS Talk

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Draft Champions MVP
Most Valuable Fade
Player We Added Off Waivers We Already Know We'll Be In On Next Year
Best Early-Season Cut
Player We Already Dropped But Might Be Back In On In 2025
Best Specific (league, price, context) F.A. Add Of The Year:
Non-Injured Player We Were Really In On In Drafts We Most Regret
Player We Liked But Didn’t Get Enough Shares Of
Player We Were A Year Early On
Player Who Is Having A Great Year That We Probably Won’t Draft Next Year
Which Players We Might Still Make Triple-Digit FAAB Bids On
Approaching Catcher In 2025

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12 Questions for Rob DiPietro

Seth Lugo just beat the Dodgers on Saturday, cementing his status as the most profitable mid-round starting pitcher this season so far. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson analyze Lugo's season so far and other mid-round profit sources. --- 00:00 - Welcome 00:45 - Significant Notes 00:50 - Yimi Garcia got good MRI news but wound up on the IL anyways 04:45 - Bo Bichette to the IL 12:30 - Yariel Rodriguez to join Blue Jays rotation this weekend 13:45 - Justin Verlander to the IL 20:15 - Johan Rojas sent down, so David Dahl is a lineup regular…..Trea Turner is back….. 22:40 - Gerrit Cole officially returning tomorrow….. Anthony Rizzo out 4-6 weeks 27:20 - Corbin Carroll may return today 31:00 - Continuation from last week…. 31:30 - R19: No hitters / Paul Skenes & Jordan Hicks 36:40 - R18: Luis Rengifo & Giancarlo Stanton; Seth Lugo & Jack Flaherty 46:00 - R17: Ryan Mountcastle, Ryan McMahon, Ryan Jeffers; no pitcher 48:30 - R16: Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Nick Lodolo 52:00 - R15: Jeremy Peña, Starling Marte, Taylor Ward; Gavin Stone 57:00 - R14: Isaac Paredes; Kyle Finnegan 59:30 - R13: Nolan Gorman, Daulton Varsho, Vinnie Pasquantino; Bryan Woo 1:03:30 - R12: Marcell Ozuna, Maikel Garcia; Mason Miller 1:08:45 - R11: Christopher Morel, Anthony Santander, Riley Greene; Mitch Keller 1:11:00 - R10: Sal Perez; Jose Berrios, Bryce Miller 
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10 Mid-Round Steals

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the major injuries to Mookie Betts and Yoshi Yamamoto, preview the upcoming weekend and break down all the adds and drops this week in FAAB, plus much more. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire 
 Pick6 Download the new DraftKings Pick Six app and use code RWPICKS. New customers play five bucks, and get fifty in Pick Six credits. 
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Major Dodger Injuries / FAAB Review

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and guest Mike Carter (@mdrc0508) of Fantrax/RotoBaller discuss the latest headlines and preview how the trade deadline will affect the closer landscape. --- 00:00 Intro/Happy Father's Day 03:15 Headlines 16:30 American League sellers 26:30 National League sellers 33:50 Contenders not looking for a closer 38:15 Contenders who could add a closer 47:50 American League bubble teams 54:55 National League bubble teams --- Build a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards. Play now! 
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Previewing the Closer Trade Market With Mike Carter

Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) go over the latest headlines and share their top pickups of the week. --- 00:00 Headlines 17:36 Tyler Soderstrom 22:29 Spencer Horwitz 25:50 David Hamilton 28:19 Zach Neto 31:04 Noelvi Marte 33:01 Drew Thorpe 37:09 Shane Baz 40:26 Hurston Waldrep 44:18 Dean Kremer 45:45 Cade Povich 49:45 Budget Pitchers 1:00:33 Budget Hitters --- Build a Collection. Chase Glory. Sign up for Sorare: MLB today and get 50% off up to $50 on your first Pro Cards. Play now! 
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Headlines, LCS Talk

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