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Adam and Kevin reviewed the news and notes coming out of the 2024 Winter Meeting.

SP signings
Alex Cobb signs 1 year deal with DET
Akil Baddoo DFA’d
Nathan Eovaldi resigns with TEX on 3 year deal
Max Fried signs 8 year deal with NYY

TRADES:

NYY and MIL
Devin Williams to NYY
Nestor Cortes, Caleb Durbin to MIL

BOS and CWS
Garrett Crochet to BOS
Kyle Teel (catcher), Braden Montgomery (OF), Chase Meidroth (IF), Wikelman Gonzalez (RHP) to CWS

TEX and MIA
Jake Burger to TEX
Max Acosta (SS), Echedry Vargas, Brayan Mendoza (LHP) to MIA

CLE, TOR, PIT
Andrés Giménez to TOR
Nick Sandlin to CLE
Spencer Horwitz first to CLE then to PIT
Josh Hartle (LHP), Luis L. Ortiz, Michael Kennedy to CLE

CHC and HOU
Kyle Tucker to CHC
Issac Paredes, Hayden Wesneski, Cam Smith to HOU

Carson Kelly signs 2 year deal with CHC

1 year OF deals

Michael Tauchman signs with CWS
Michael Conforto signs 1 year deal with LAD

Mookie Betts set to play SS, Tommy Edman to play CF
Gavin Lux everyday 2B?

Baltimore signings

Tyler O’Neill signs 3 year deal with BAL
Gary Sánchez signs 1 year with BAL

Minor league signings:
Huascar Ynoa signs minor league deal with MIN
Dakota Hudson signs minor deal with LAA
Austin Nola signs NRI deal with COL

COL news
Thairo Estrada signs 1 year deal with COL
Brenton Doyle expected to bat leadoff in COL

Reliever signings
Blake Treinen signs 2 year deal with LAD
Jordan Romano signs with PHI
Yimi García signs 2 year deal with TOR
Clay Holmes sign with NYM, to make him a SP

Long term hitter signings
Juan Soto signs 15 year deal with NYM
Willy Adames signs 7 years with SFG

Rule 5 results

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Adam and Kevin complete a live Gladiator draft

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Adam and Kevin compare draft position changes between completed October and November drafts and discuss the trends impacting drafting decisions as the draft season moves along.

Players discussed include Yusei Kikuchi, Blake Snell, Tommy Edman, Kyle Farmer, Sam Hilliard, Pedro Pagés, Joey Bart, Caleb Durbin, Mauricio Dubón, Kyle Wright, Charlie Morton, Walker Buehler, Ryan Walker, Lucas Erceg, Lawrence Butler, Josh Naylor, Spencer Schwellenbach, Shane McClanahan, Wyatt Langford, Garrett Crochet, Brandon Drury, Amed Rosario, Esteury Ruiz, J.D. Martinez, Chris Bassitt, Aaron Civale, Tyler O’Neill, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Bo Bichette, Nico Hoerner, Zac Gallen, Spencer Strider, Zach Neto, Adolis García, and more.

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Adam and Kevin are joined by Dave Funnell to review players returning in 2025 after missing time in 2024.

Players discussed include Gabriel Moreno, J.T. Realmuto, Willson Contreras, Triston Casas, Vinnie Pasquantino, Christian Walker, Trevor Story, Carlos Correa, Ha-Seong Kim, Bo Bichette, Nico Hoerner, Matt McLain, Josh Jung, Ke’Bryan Hayes, Jeimer Candelario, Brent Rooker, Christian Yelich, Mike Trout, Daulton Varsho, Jung Hoo Lee, Evan Carter, Masataka Yoshida, Brooks Lee, Jorge Polanco, Joe Ryan, Tyler Glasnow, Shane McClanahan, Sandy Alcantara, Brandon Woodruff, Jeffrey Springs, Lucas Giolito, Max Scherzer, Jesús Luzardo, Félix Bautista, Liam Hendriks, Jordan Romano, Jacob deGrom, Spencer Strider, Shohei Ohtani, and more.

Guest: Dave Funnell

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Adam and Kevin check in on the draft value of current MLB free agents.

Players discussed include Zach Neto, Travis d'Arnaud, Roki Sasaki, Elias Díaz, Danny Jansen, Carson Kelly, Paul Goldschmidt, Josh Bell, Anthony Rizzo, Gleyber Torres, Amed Rosario, Thairo Estrada, Ha-Seong Kim, Willy Adames, Paul DeJong, Yoán Moncada, Nick Senzel, Gio Urshela, Jurickson Profar, Jesse Winker, Alex Verdugo, Randal Grichuk, Tommy Pham, Harrison Bader, Andrew Heaney, Shane Bieber, Anthony DeSclafani, Yusei Kikuchi, Walker Buehler, Blake Snell, Max Fried, Jack Flaherty, Kirby Yates, Kenley Jansen, Tanner Scott, Clay Holmes, Carlos Estévez, Aroldis Chapman, and more.

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Adam and Kevin jump into the Steamer 2025 projections.

Players discussed include Austin Hedges, Travis d'Arnaud, Sean Murphy, Kyle Hendricks, Alex Bregman, Shohei Ohtani, Jake Burger, Giancarlo Stanton, Marcus Semien, José Caballero, Masataka Yoshida, Zac Gallen, Hunter Greene, Max Fried, Gerrit Cole, Alexis Díaz, and more.

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Adam and Kevin hit the ground running as the 2024 season officially closes its books and teams start making moves ahead of the 2025 season.

Players discussed include Miguel Rojas, Cody Bellinger, Anthony Rizzo, Eugenio Suárez, Blake Snell, Brandon Lowe, Clayton Kershaw, Rhys Hoskins, Ryan Noda, Scott Kingery, Daz Cameron, Randal Grichuk, Roansy Contreras, Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Charlie Morton, Lance Lynn, Kyle Gibson, Griffin Canning, Jorge Soler, Josh Bell, and more. 

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Adam and Kevin are joined by Kyle Bland, Director of Analytics at Pitcher List, to break down the first version of the 2025 PL Projections powered by PLV.  

They break down what goes into his considerations, what he's learned from last year's results, and things to keep in mind when using projections in general. The show ends with a discussion of standouts in the projections as compared to early ADP, including Jackson Chourio. Anthony Volpe. Parker Meadows, Ceddanne Rafaela, Dylan Crews, Marcell Ozuna, Brent Rooker, Vinnie Pasquentino, Alex Bregman, Xavier Edwards, James Wood, Bryson Stott, Jeremy Peña, Eugenio Suárez, Maikel Garcia, Corbin Burnes, Luis Castillo, Michael King, Taj Bradley, Bowden Francis, Tyler Glasnow, Spencer Strider, Carlos Rodón, Yusei Kikuchi, Nathan Eovaldi, Gerrit Cole, Jack Flaherty, Robbie Ray, Brandon Pfaadt, and Nick Lodolo.

Hosts: Adam Howe | Kevin Hasting
Guest: Kyle Bland

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Adam and Kevin work through the offseason preparing for 2025 drafts, talking draft and in-season strategy, and learning lessons from previous seasons' results.  

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Adam and Kevin work through the offseason preparing for 2025 drafts, talking draft and in-season strategy, and learning lessons from previous seasons' results.  

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