Keep or Kut - Last week, Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@ChadYoung) jumped into a way-too-early Pitcher List mock draft for the 2022 season. In this episode, they are joined by two of the other draft participants - Scott Chu (@ifthechufits) and Christopher Weber (@shwebsi) - to talk about potential high-value keepers. By comparing 2021 ADP to where players were taken in the mock draft, Chad, Pete, Scott, and Shwebsi countdown the top 10 keeper values, and tease some late selections who could be exciting keepers next year.

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Timestamps:

3:08 - Scott and Shwebsi tell us a bit about their favorite keeper leagues, including a contract-based pair of AL- and NL-only, and a team named Howard the Duck

9:35 - High-level thoughts on the draft we just finished, including the folly of drafting in October.

14:41 - We dive into our top ten countdown of the players with the greatest difference between their 2021 ADP and their pick in this draft, starting with Freddy Peralta.

20:57 - After making huge strides in 2021, Dylan Cease checks in at number nine.

25:46 - Jorge Polanco may not repeat his 2021, but that won't stop him from being number eight on our list, and a great keeper.

31:57 - With first-round production this year, Cedric Mullins is a clear keeper in any format.

38:14 - It's a full-on lovefest for number six Wander Franco.

45:28 - Chad takes a victory lap as we discuss number five Austin Riley.

52:06 - Number four Robbie Ray and the amazing ability to just decide to be better.

56:51 - There were two Shohei Ohtani's in this draft, but only one made it to number three on our list.

1:02:46 - Tyler O'Neill demonstrates the challenges of drafting this early in the off-season.

1:09:12 - Despite the rough pre-season, no one rose further from 2021 to this draft than Chris Sale

1:17:11 - Six guys who went after pick 200 in the draft that we think could be keepers in 2023

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