Launch Angle

After a whirlwind 24 hours that saw a ton of top free agents find new homes, Rob, Jeff, and Van decide to discuss all the moves and then some. They talk about the perils of drafting Wander Franco, whether or not Jon Gray has immense upside, Kevin Gausman's shift to a much less pitcher friendly park, and plenty more!

Introducing Rob and Jeff (2:05)
CBA Discussion (3:46)
Max Scherzer (6:57)
Starling Marte (10:22)
Eduardo Escobar (16:55)
Mark Canha (20:21)
Steven Matz (23:01)
Anthony DeSclafani (25:27)
Corey Kluber (27:19)
Wander Franco (33:12)
Jon Gray (39:34)
Marcus Semien (44:32)
Robbie Ray (49:56)
Kevin Gausman (53:13)
Yoshi Tsutsugo (56:02)
Nate Eovaldi (59:16)
Jake Cronenworth (1:02:06)
Trent Grisham (1:05:06)
Craig Kimbrel (1:07:55)
Jarred Kelenic (1:10:44)

Sandy Alcantara is rumored to have signed a five year extension to remain with the Marlins so Rob, Jeff, and Van debate whether or not he's an ace. They also discuss probably the biggest win of Phil Dussault's career when he correctly guessed the player used in our new logo, and Phil posits some Byron Buxton questions so the trio debate his draft price. They also continue their ADP analysis with picks in the early 100s

1:57 Introducing Rob and Jeff
3:06 Sandy Alcantara
7:45 Brent Honeywell
12:17 Byron Buxton
29:18 Yasmani Grandal/Willson Contreras/Catchers
37:56 Kyle Schwarber
43:25 DJ LeMahieu
50:30 Austin Meadows
55:10 Shane Baz
58:46 Logan Gilbert

It's our first bonus show of the 2022 season! Van welcomes not only Rob and Jeff to the show today but also Fred Zinkie of Yahoo and Rotowire fame to talk fantasy baseball. The guys all talk Justin Verlander's new contract, Brandon Belt taking the Qualifying Offer, and continue their ADP analysis with Giancarlo Stanton, Mitch Haniger, Bryan Reynolds, and more coming under the microscope

The offseason certainly kicked into gear this week with Noah Syndergaard signing a deal with the Angels, Eduardo Rodriguez choosing Detroit as his new home, and Jose Berrios re-upping with the Jays and Van, Rob, and Jeff are here to analyze all of the moves and then some! The guys also start up their ADP analysis segment for the season starting with pick 100 and working their way down

The annual First Pitch Arizona live show is here! Jeff and Rob hold a mock draft with special guest Nick Pollack of Pitcher List and they even let the crowd get in on the action with their very own draft slot! The guys use the mock to discuss several players with analysis focusing on Justin Verlander, Yoan Moncada, Michael Kopech, Brandon Belt, and many more.

The guys used a mock draft done with the Pitcher List staff as framework so if you're looking to follow along do so here: https://clickydraft.com/draftapp/board/216546

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First Pitch Arizona is an annual event put on by the fine folks at Baseball HQ and if you couldn't make it this year be sure to join in next October! Special thanks to Brent Hershey, Ray Murphy, and the rest at Baseball HQ for holding such a great event!

It's the last week of the Major League season and Van, Rob, and Jeff are here to talk a little about it. They discuss their own leagues and the decisions they made these final days as well as hit on the AL MVP vote, and plenty of looking ahead to next year while discussing players like Jo Adell, Jarred Kelenic, Whit Merrifield, Paul Goldschmidt, and even debate the top catcher in drafts next year

Are people pleased or disappointed with Kyle Tucker's performance this year? Is Chris Sale back with the elite SPs? What's Wander Franco's cost going to be next year? These questions and many more are answered on today's show as Van grills Jeff and Rob about all sorts of topics, some of them coming from you the listeners!

Between 2020 and this season there is a large enough sample size to really dive into a couple of players who have not quite lived up to draft expectations and Van, Jeff, and Rob do just that as they analyze names like Ketel Marte, Trevor Story, Francisco Lindor, and more. They also cover last week's FAAB period and talk spending bucks on closers at this time of year.

Editor's note: In the intro I revealed the man behind the curtain a bit and discuss what doing this podcast means to us and what we plan on doing for the coming months. If you want to skip it all, I'll mark chapters in the file and you can manually go to 8:13 to start the meat and potatoes part of the show!

Van talks to Jeff and Rob about the reported salary floor and new luxury tax threshold brought up by MLB and how that effects the game as we know it (re: owners want $$$$). They also talk Hunter Dozier's thumb injury, Reynaldo Lopez's vision correction (!), and plenty of FAAB talk!

Our jam-packed episode touches on all sorts of interesting topics including whether or not it's time to cut Jacob deGrom in your redraft leagues. Van, Jeff, and Rob also discuss whether Alex Bregman still has it, playing time in the Padres' outfield, and tons of really good FAAB pickups and drop decisions!