Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) go through an extended Head-to-Head Heroes segment and breakdown a couple of Chad's recent deals by providing insightful analysis on quite a few names.

5:25 - Head to head heroes of the week: Merrill Kelly and Will Benson.

16:07 - Is this a Josh Jung breakout or a fluke?

26:21 -  Pete Crow-Armstrong is having a monster season. Will he be able to sustain the power and batting average that he is putting forward?

42:24 - Chad made a big trade in one of his leagues. He traded his Mookie Betts, Seiya Suzuki, and Justin Steele for Jarren Duran, Bo Bichette, Bailey Ober, Tomoyuki Sugano, and a pick upgrade. How did he do?

59:01 - Chad also traded Kerry Carpenter and Adael Amador for Corbin Burnes. Pete thinks this is a huge win for Chad, he isn’t ready to give up on Burnes as an ace despite the dropoff in Ks the last year+.

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Timestamps

Ep 167

4:40 - Our jersey number 67 discussion leads us to take a closer look at Seth Lugo and what the Royals have been doing with pitching.

10:41 - Head-to-Head Heroes takes us to the Jhoan Duran in the Twins bullpen and a bit of a "season appreciation award" for Wilyer Abreu.

23:26 - What stats are we looking to for info on players at this point in the season?

31:52 -  Is Nolan Jones a buy low?

45:28 - Why aren't people talking about MacKenzie Gore?

54:18 - Lightning Round! Is Hunter Dobbins breaking out? Any interest in some breakout hitters? What should you get if you are trading away a stud for future value?

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Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) break down a few of the amazing first-month performers of the season, particularly names that you wouldn't have expected back before the season started.

Team Kaia
At the top of the show, we told you about eight-year old Kaia, who is in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant. Kaia has been diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia. We are doing everything we can to help her family find a genetically matched donor. Please, if you are between the ages of 18 and 40, text ‘TeamKaia’ to 61474 or visit https://my.bethematch.org/TeamKaiato register. If you are over 40 visit: www.dkms.org.You'll get a cheek swab in the mail and can send it in to see if you are a match. If so, the donation is simple, non-surgical, and doesn't require a hospital stay. At the very least, please share this with your networks on Facebook, BlueSky, LinkedIn, or anywhere you can. The more people who register, the more likely we are to find a match.

Timestamps

8:13 - Pete takes the red-hot hitting Riley Greene for his H2H Hero of the Week. Chad decided to go with Luis Robert Jr., making Pete puke.

16:31 - Kyle Stowers is off to a monster start. Are Pete & Chad selling high or holding?

30:50 - Alex Bregman is on absolute fire.

41:16 - Brice Turang is hitting the ball a lot harder and the numbers are looking way better than they were even last year when he broke out.

51:04 - Chad is a little excited about Brady Singer but thinks he is a sell high, Pete is certain he is a sell-high.

1:00:33 - Tylor Megill and Carlos Rodón have had walk-heavy, but elite, starts. Are you buying their hot starts? Carlos Rodón or Robbie Ray?

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Timestamps

Ep 165

3:09 - Head to Head Heroes: Noelvi Marte and Zach Neto

13:37 - Chad's team in Ottoneu league one has been a disaster and while Juan Soto isn't doing what he hoped, the real concern is the pitching - and Chad wants to know what to make of Jared Jones, Spencer Arrighetti, and Sandy Alcantara

30:30 - Pete's struggling in the Keep or Kut listener Ottoneu league, and needs to figure out his path on HR/9, especially with some early bullpen disasters, but Marcus Semien is where he's losing sleep.

43:58 - Chad is getting interested in Tim Tawa, if the playing time is there.

50:22 - Lightning round of players who are underperforming - except we only cover two names (Luis Robert Jr. and Zac Gallen), because we failed to be lightning.

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Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) haven't been able to link up for an episode in a few weeks, so they have some news to get through. After the news, they take a look at some players who are overperforming their xwOBAs.

Timestamps

6:25 - Head-to-Head Heroes is back! Chad goes with Bryce Harper for Week 1. Pete chose Pete Crow-Armstrong.

19:05 - News begins! We start by discussing the Spencer Strider debut.

24:30 - Triston Casas is starting to hit the ball a lot harder, but the results still aren't following. What do we do here?

3o:52 - Luke Keaschall is up with the Twins and batting second in the lineup.

35:13 - Chandler Simpson is up with the Rays and leadoff in his first game.

41:40 - Conversations about wOBA vs xwOBA begin with a dissection of Salvador Perez.

44:56 - Dylan Crews is showing signs of life

48:57 - Brandon Lowe is looking pretty kuttable

56:45 - Andrew Vaughn, Mike Trout, Yordan Alvarez, Adley Rutschman, Yainer Diaz, Willson Contreras, and Matt Olson round out the top 10 in players overperforming their xwOBA. What sticks out here?

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Timestamps

Ep 161

1:29 - .220: the combined batting average of players with ADP between 13 and 24 (second round) on NFBC.

18:32 - 1.64 mph: Nolan Arenado's increase in average bat speed, plus some other bat speed gainers and losers.

28:48 - 2: The number of games at Coors Field so far this year and why you shouldn't be scared to stream at Coors.

35:32 - 47.1%: Christian Yelich's Hard-Hit rate.

41:43 - .219: the combined batting average of all 1B so far this season.

49:23 - .319: xwOBA for Mookie Betts.

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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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