Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) break down some of the hot starts in the opening days of baseball, particularly players who have been hitting the ball hard.

Timestamps

3:04 - Are homers up around baseball?

10:22 - Going over some of the hardest-hit balls of the (very) young season so far. We start off with Jordan Walker.

18:08 - Corbin Carroll has a new max EV. Not much to do here, but worth noting.

20:15 - Eugenio Suárez had a monster season last year. Was it a mirage or is he just back to being a power stud?

25:55 - Ryan Mountcastle has one of the hardest-hit balls this season. Breakout season incoming?

30:58 - Oneil Cruz continues to hit the ball hard. Woopdiedoo.

31:20 - Seiya Suzuki hit a 112.9 MPH double off of Merrill Kelly.

32:50 - Like Cruz, Kyle Schwarber also continues to pound the baseball.

34:00 - Derek Hill hit a ball pretty hard! Alright!

36:28 - Randy Arozarena hit a laser against the Athletics. We share our thoughts on him this season.

41:23 - Xander Bogaerts stunned a really hard-hit double. Is he in for a bounceback?

47:52 - Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr, and Aaron Judge are all still good… confirmed!

50:09 - Christian Walker is healthy! And still hitting the ball hard!

51:37 - Tyler Soderstrom is off to a hot start. He hit the ball really hard last year and is picking up where he left off.

55:23 - Will Jarren Duran be able to repeat what he did in 2024?

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Timestamps

Ep 161

7:42 - Looking at guys we have to make decisions to stash or cut, starting with Gerrit Cole

14:33 - Three pitchers waiting on diagnoses - Shane McClanahan, Ryan Weathers, Jared Jones

24:09 - Chad making calls on Jones, Parker Meadows, Francisco Alvarez, and Kyle Manzardo

34:17 - What pickups are you interested in  for OF, with options like Jake McCarthy, Jesus Sanchez, Jacob Young, Brandon Marsh, Jesse Winker, Lars Nootbaar, etc. available.

37:42 - Top bats being widely cut in Ottoneu: Noelvi Marte, Jace Jung, Thairo Estrada, Sean Murphy, Giancarlo Stanton, Chase DeLauter.

43:13 - Guys being auctioned in Ottoneu leagues right now, with Tyler Freeman at the top of the list along with Zac Veen.

51:44 - Behind them is Ben Rice followed by Victor Scott II and Dedniel Nunez

1:00:02 - Closing it out with Brett Baty and a look at 2B.

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Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) discuss auction strategy and respond to listener questions.

Timestamps

2:20 - Jersey #60! Dallas Keuchel it is.

3:53 - Chad breaks down his preparation for his upcoming auction. This comprehensive overview includes how Chad approaches things such as position scarcity, where he thinks his opponents will spend their money, why he felt like he had to commit an almost unlimited amount of money to Juan Soto, and all of the potential category combinations he could shoot for to be strong in based on what is available.

32:00 - $29 Yoshinobu Yamamoto, $15 Carlos Rodón, $5 Brayan Bello. Guys like Aaron Nola and Zac Gallen went for around $15 after the Rodon purchase. Was this a botched strategy?

39:15 - What do Pete and Chad think about the Rays’ Chandler Simpson?

48:03 - Are you keeping Nick Pivetta in 12 team league at a 15th round value?

53:46 - Would you keep $4 Chase Burns? $4 Cam Smith? $2 Spencer Jones? $2 Lazaro Montes?

1:05:53 - What are Pete and Chad’s thoughts on allowing teams to add FAAB to trades?

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Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) are getting into draft season and have found some interesting trends in their early drafts. They take a look at some of what happened in the Keep or Kut Listener Leagues, as well as the FanGraphs Staff Ottoneu League,

Timestamps

5:11 - Guys you can get even after the auction is over.

11:26 - Marcus Semien wasn’t as bad as you think.

17:25 - Roki Sasaki and other high-priced pitchers in the Keep or Kut Listener 4x4: Zac Gallen, Gerrit Cole, Corbin Burnes, Luis Castillo

24:01 - What signal do you get from how MLB teams spend on a player?

28:45 - Zac Gallen the cheapest of the top tier FA and that feels wrong

32:34 - Corbn Burnes going a full price tier above the rest of the arms?

37:19 - OF was shallow, with Cody Bellinger, Jorge Soler, Randy Arozarena, Luis Robert, and Mike Trout most of the early names.

45:12 - Tyler Soderstrom, Ottoneu H2H C and knowing your format

53:20 - Interesting picks in the keep or kut listener fantrax leagues, including when to take prospects and closers getting pushed up

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Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) examine some keeper league and Ottoneu trades that have taken place this offseason.

Timestamps

7:55 - 28th Round Jared Jones for 28th Round Byron Buxton

11:45 - 7th Round Pick for a 28th Round Josh Lowe and an 11th Round Pick. Lowe or Tyler O’Neill? Lowe or Parker Meadows?

22:55 - 24th Round Vinnie Pasquantino, 28th Round Hunter Brown, 28th Round Parker Meadows for 9th Round Mason Miller and 20th Round Anthony Santander. This dovetails into a conversation about potentially keeping Isaac Paredes for a 7th round pick.

31:50 - $6 Kyle Bradish, $3 Edgar Quero, $5 Zack Gelof for $5 Gavin Williams. Anything noteworthy here?

35:55 - $4 David Festa for a $4 Michael Toglia

40:59 - $10 Alec Bohm, $6 Michael Busch, $3 Alec Burleson for $3 Liam Hendriks and $10 Shane McClanahan

47:19 - $25 Christian Yelich and $7 Yainer Diaz for a $29 Logan Webb

52:48 - Is Spencer Steer worth keeping at $11 in 4x4?

59:59 - 1st Round Pick, 13th Round Pick for 13th Round Pick, 21st Round Pick, 28th Round Michael King, 28th Round Bryson Stott, 28th Round Michael Busch, 10th Round Oneil Cruz

1:10:55 - Is a $3 Michael Kopech not worth holding on to in Ottoneu FGPT now that Tanner Scott is a Dodger?

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Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) take a look at ADP and find players whose draft cost makes them already look like potential keepers for next year. We're not talking the rookies or injured players you expect, but players who we think the market is simply undervaluing and whose ADP will be much earlier in 2026. 

Timestamps

5:35 - Pitchers whose new homes have impacted our thinking, including Garrett Crochet to Fenway and Corbin Burnes to the desert

16:17 - Same, but for hitters, this time talking Josh Naylor, Teoscar Hernandez, and a tangent for Chad to gripe about his Guardians.

22:07 - Looking at players whose ADP offers keeper value, starting with Bowden Francis

29:05 - Chad isn’t telling you Luis L. Ortiz is an ace, but the price is free and the upside is real.

36:16 - Jake McCarthy isn’t flashy but he projects to 10/30.

44:56 - Jorge Soler going to the best power park of his career.

53:57 - Brandon Lowe, as late as he is going, might be the best power source you can get at 2B.

58:19 - Luis Garcia Jr. is the 7th 2B off the board and Chad still sees keeper value at that cost

1:01:25 - Nolan Gorman will at least get PA, and remember how good he looked?

1:05:04 - Chad is ready to talk more Isaac Paredes

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Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) discuss some of the signings that have taken place as well as their wishes for some of the other available free agents. 

5:45 - Are the Blue Jays actually strugglign to lure free agents?

8:25 - Willy Adames to the Giants

20:32 - Yankees and Red Sox are in on Max Fried

31:29 - The Guardians are bringing back Shane Bieber

37:40 - Tyler O’Neill to the Orioles, so where does Anthony Santander end up?

44:35 - Corbin Burnes will be the top free agent once Juan Soto signs.

54:00 - Alex Bregman will almost certainly experience a park downgrade if he leaves Houston

1:04:40 - Gleyber Torres is another free agent who could bring some punch to a new team

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Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) break down some of their keeper league settings decisions, such as IL slots and the costs associated with keeping players added via FAAB. Chad also explains the different strategies he uses to make difficult keeper decisions.

7:05 - What are the pros and cons of having your keeper league’s prospect draft before the draft/auction?

18:00 - What is the appropriate number of IL spots for a keeper league?

27:08 - Should a keeper league limit the amount of FAAB-pickups that can be kept?

31:26 - Should FAAB keepers cost a last-round pick, or should they be a little more expensive?

39:52 - How Chad ranks his keeper options

53:40 - Is there ever a situation where you keep less than the maxmimum number of allowed keepers, even if the players you leave off technically have “value” at their cost?

1:01:10 - How does the amount of allowed keepers affect Chad’s thought process when selecting his keepers?

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Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) participated in the Pitcher List Podcast Network mock draft and he and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) will use the results of that draft to identify some interesting keeper targets for 2025 drafts. Then we take a look at a co-managed dynasty team that needs some cuts to get legal.  we dive into arbitration for the Keep or Kut listener league.

Timestamps

5:38 - Using the Pitcher List Podcast Network draft to identify interesting keeper targets for 2025.

8:34 - Targets from the first four rounds include 4th round Wyatt Langford and Brent Rooker, the upside on Jazz Chisholm, plus comparing the keeper upside of Garrett Crochet and Logan Gilbert

17:44 - Rounds 5-10 featuring Luis Robert Jr. in the 9th and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the same round, and the return of Shane McClanahan

26:15 - Luke Weaver and Dylan Crews jump out in rounds 11-15, maybe because this range is a little weak, but Parker Meadows deserves a shout as well and there is a ton of pitching upside.

34:49 - Rounds 16-20 feature Jasson Dominguez and Spencer Arrighetti, lots of young upside including  Jordan Lawlar, some bounceback closers, and even Bowden Francis

40:05 - The final three rounds always get weak, but Chad grabbed Roki Sasaki in the final round and we both think Isaac Paredes and Eury Perez could have gone earlier.

44:12 - We need to cut 5 to get a dynasty roster legal - and we have to debate how we will use David Fry

48:15 - Reviewing our entire offense, including obvious drops in Hunter Renfroe and Dylan Carlson and cut candidates in J,P, Crawford and Ke’Bryan Hayes

53:11 - And our pitching, with a bunch of super clear keepers, plus some questions about Ben Lively, Javier Assad, and Simeon Woods Richardson

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Timestamps

10:44 - H2H Heroes for the Postseason, starting with Pete’s pick, Tommy Edman

15:26 - Chad talks through the post-season performance of a few Guardians before getting to his pick.

22:25 - It's not just the post-season; Fernando Tatis Jr. has looked great since returning from the leg injury.

27:27 - Why parity matters in fantasy sports and how to make sure you have it in keeper leagues

41:57 - Looking at arbitration in the Keep or Kut listener league

52:27 - Chad does arbitration on Pete’s team

57:30 - Pete does arbitration on Chad’s team

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