Even with more news to come there is plenty to discuss on today's edition of the show including several big trades that already were finalized including Nelson Cruz finding his way in Tampa and Adam Frazier moving to San Diego. Van, Jeff, and Rob also take a look at Craig Kimbrel's resurgence, Add/Drops from the past week, and they discuss how to treat the trade deadline from a fantasy perspective

Ep 139 | Rays Trades, Craig Kimbrel, and the Trade Deadline

Hosted by Rob DiPietro (@deadpullhitter) and featuring industry titans Jeff Zimmerman (@jeffwzimmerman) and Rob Silver (@RobSilver), the Launch Angle Podcast (@LaunchAnglePod) takes a look at the world of fantasy baseball and offers up advice on draft strategies, player evaluation, ownership trends, player call-ups, and everything in between! So if you're looking for the podcast that will help you win your fantasy league then look no further. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-dipietro8/support

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Fantasy Sports

Welcome back to the Launch Angle podcast with co-host Rob DiPietro (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/deadpullhitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PullHitterPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) joining industry heavyweights Jeff Zimmerman (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/jeffwzimmerman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) and Rob Silver (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/RobSilver⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)
Launch Angle and PullHitter Merch⁠⁠⁠ here⁠⁠⁠
Come join the Pull Hitter Patreon where you can find more Launch Angle Podcasts and much more. THE Discord is highly active and informative. Access to that and off-season player breakdown series and breakdowns of my own drafts. 
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 Rhys Hoskins
 Bat Tracking Chat
  80th Percentiles for NFBC leagues
  Stashing Players



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Rob DiPietro also hosts the Pullhitter Podcast, you can give that a listen if you have not done so already. Interviewing NFBC players, fantasy baseball analysts talking about roster construction, game theory and everything fantasy baseball.
Drop us a line if you want to talk more baseball and have any questions.
Ratings and reviews go far in helping the show. Please show your support of the pod by doing so, it goes far in helping others find the show
Jeff Zimmerman and Tanner Bell offer a wonderful fantasy baseball book that will help you with draft prep and in season management. Here is the link to buy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.smartfantasybaseball.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

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EP 201 | Bat Speed / Tracking, NFBC 80th Percentile w / Phil Dussault

Welcome back to the Launch Angle podcast with co-host Rob DiPietro (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/deadpullhitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PullHitterPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) joining industry heavyweights Jeff Zimmerman (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/jeffwzimmerman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) and Rob Silver (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/RobSilver⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)
Launch Angle and PullHitter Merch⁠⁠ here⁠⁠
Come join the Pull Hitter Patreon where you can find more Launch Angle Podcasts and much more. THE Discord is highly active and informative. Access to that and off-season player breakdown series and breakdowns of my own drafts. 
 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=32383693&utm;_medium=clipboard_copy&utm;_source=copyLink&utm;_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm;_content=join_link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

 Spencer Strider
 Injuries & Fantasy
  Movers/fallers if we were drafting today
  Mining The News: Blanco, Bradford
  FAAB Reactions : Blaze Alexander, Oliver Dunn
  Early Concerns: Paul Goldschmidt
  Discord Questions



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Email: launchanglebaseballpod@gmail.com
Rob DiPietro also hosts the Pullhitter Podcast, you can give that a listen if you have not done so already. Interviewing NFBC players, fantasy baseball analysts talking about roster construction, game theory and everything fantasy baseball.
Drop us a line if you want to talk more baseball and have any questions.
Ratings and reviews go far in helping the show. Please show your support of the pod by doing so, it goes far in helping others find the show
Jeff Zimmerman and Tanner Bell offer a wonderful fantasy baseball book that will help you with draft prep and in season management. Here is the link to buy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.smartfantasybaseball.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

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EP 201 | Jackson Holliday Optioned Reaction + In-Season Non-Mock Draft

Welcome back to the Launch Angle podcast with co-host Rob DiPietro (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/deadpullhitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PullHitterPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) joining industry heavyweights Jeff Zimmerman (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/jeffwzimmerman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) and Rob Silver (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/RobSilver⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)
Launch Angle and PullHitter Merch⁠ here⁠
Come join the Pull Hitter Patreon where you can find more Launch Angle Podcasts and much more. THE Discord is highly active and informative. Access to that and off-season player breakdown series and breakdowns of my own drafts. 
 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=32383693&utm;_medium=clipboard_copy&utm;_source=copyLink&utm;_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm;_content=join_link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

 Spencer Strider
 Injuries & Fantasy
  Movers/fallers if we were drafting today
  Mining The News: Blanco, Bradford
  FAAB Reactions : Blaze Alexander, Oliver Dunn
  Early Concerns: Paul Goldschmidt
  Discord Questions



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Make sure to follow the podcast on:Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/LaunchAnglePod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Email: launchanglebaseballpod@gmail.com
Rob DiPietro also hosts the Pullhitter Podcast, you can give that a listen if you have not done so already. Interviewing NFBC players, fantasy baseball analysts talking about roster construction, game theory and everything fantasy baseball.
Drop us a line if you want to talk more baseball and have any questions.
Ratings and reviews go far in helping the show. Please show your support of the pod by doing so, it goes far in helping others find the show
Jeff Zimmerman and Tanner Bell offer a wonderful fantasy baseball book that will help you with draft prep and in season management. Here is the link to buy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.smartfantasybaseball.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

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EP 200 | Spencer Strider, Injuries in Fantasy and Small Sample Reactions

Welcome back to the Launch Angle podcast with co-host Rob DiPietro (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/deadpullhitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PullHitterPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) joining industry heavyweights Jeff Zimmerman (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/jeffwzimmerman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) and Rob Silver (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/RobSilver⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)
Launch Angle and PullHitter Merch here
Come join the Pull Hitter Patreon where you can find more Launch Angle Podcasts and much more. THE Discord is highly active and informative. Access to that and off-season player breakdown series and breakdowns of my own drafts. 
 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=32383693&utm;_medium=clipboard_copy&utm;_source=copyLink&utm;_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm;_content=join_link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

 Gerrit Cole MRI
 Devin Williams
  Noelvi Marte PED suspension
  ADP: Steven Kwan, Jeimer Candelario, Braxton Garrett, Carlos Estevez, Jared Kelenic, Cristopher Sanchez



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Email: launchanglebaseballpod@gmail.com
Rob DiPietro also hosts the Pullhitter Podcast, you can give that a listen if you have not done so already. Interviewing NFBC players, fantasy baseball analysts talking about roster construction, game theory and everything fantasy baseball.
Drop us a line if you want to talk more baseball and have any questions.
Ratings and reviews go far in helping the show. Please show your support of the pod by doing so, it goes far in helping others find the show
Jeff Zimmerman and Tanner Bell offer a wonderful fantasy baseball book that will help you with draft prep and in season management. Here is the link to buy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.smartfantasybaseball.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

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EP 199 | Gerrit Cole, Noelvi Marte, Devin Williams + ADP Talk

Welcome back to the Launch Angle podcast with co-host Rob DiPietro (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/deadpullhitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PullHitterPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) joining industry heavyweights Jeff Zimmerman (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/jeffwzimmerman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) and Rob Silver (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/RobSilver⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)
Come join the Pull Hitter Patreon where you can find more Launch Angle Podcasts and much more. THE Discord is highly active and informative. Access to that and off-season player breakdown series and breakdowns of my own drafts. 
 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/user?u=32383693&utm;_medium=clipboard_copy&utm;_source=copyLink&utm;_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm;_content=join_link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
We welcome guest Ed DeCaria from Baseball HQ to talk about his research into the field of playing time. Ed has written some wonderful abstracts in the BHQ Baseball Forecaster about how we can look at playing time in a better lenses than we currently are. He talks about breaking down the plate appearances into several different buckets such as active starts per week, plate appearances per active week and plate appearances per active start. 
Then we get a pop in visit from Jason R.R. Martinez as Jeff Zimmerman summoned him mid pod! 
Enjoy! 


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Make sure to follow the podcast on:Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/LaunchAnglePod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Email: launchanglebaseballpod@gmail.com
Rob DiPietro also hosts the Pullhitter Podcast, you can give that a listen if you have not done so already. Interviewing NFBC players, fantasy baseball analysts talking about roster construction, game theory and everything fantasy baseball.
Drop us a line if you want to talk more baseball and have any questions.
Ratings and reviews go far in helping the show. Please show your support of the pod by doing so, it goes far in helping others find the show
Jeff Zimmerman and Tanner Bell offer a wonderful fantasy baseball book that will help you with draft prep and in season management. Here is the link to buy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.smartfantasybaseball.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

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Ep 139 | Rays Trades, Craig Kimbrel, and the Trade Deadline

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