Jeff and Fred discuss the 1999 Retro draft that Fred won and Jeff finished a distant second in, and Fred's alternate draft strategies article on Yahoo.
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1999 Retro Draft, Alternate Draft Strategies

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After 18 games, Francisco Lindor is hitting .151 with one homer and no stolen bases. What's our level of panic, especially when comparing him to other shortstops in the same range like Gunnar Henderson and CJ Abrams? CJ Kaltenbach (aka The Seige) joins Jeff Erickson.
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00:00 - CJ Abrams
04:30 - Ronald Acuña
06:30 - Ozzie Albies
07:00 - Francisco Lindor
09:00 - Anthony Volpe
10:00 - Jackson Merrill
11:15 - Elly De La Cruz
12:30 - Jack Leiter's debut
19:00 - General FAAB approach?
22:00 - O’s talk, Gunnar Henderson (and other options we had at the turn)
24:15 - Rafael Devers
28:30 - Red Sox issues: Bello, Houck
32:20 - Jared Jones
36:00 - Drafting from 1.1
41:30 - INJ Notes: Darvish, Bryant, Albies, Verlander
44:00 - Mike Trout
46:00 - Q&A
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Panic Meter - Francisco Lindor

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Minor-League Park Factors w/ Matt Eddy

Jack Leiter is getting the call for Texas, and the Dodgers are calling up Andy Pages potentially to replace Chris Taylor. We're starting to see patience for slow starts running out. Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson will discuss that topic and more.
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00:30 - Jack Leiter is coming up. Is he the saviour for teams who have had pitching injuries?
06:00 - Dodgers have turned to Andy Pages…..
10:50 - Jonatan Clase called up by Mariners
16:00 - Hitters get hurt too! 
16:30 - Ozzie Albies, 
21:30 - Christian Yelich, 
24:00 - Seiya Suzuki
27:00 - Red Sox Malaise: Rafael Devers leaves game, Garrett Whitlock leaves game, Tyler O’Neill in concussion protocol, Kelley blows save.
35:00 - Andres Muñoz pitching in the 7th
38:00 - Brewers bullpen
40:00 - Jordan Romano with a shaky save
42:00 - Carlos Rodon with a bad outing
44:30 - Marlins SP - Weathers, Cabrera, Meyer, Puk
51:20 - Jared Jones shoves, gets pulled after 59 pitches
55:30 - do we care that Seth Lugo doesn’t strike anyone out?
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Top Teams Making Changes

Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss Colton Cowser and all the other popular FAAB bids and chat about all the baseball action this weekend. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Talking FAAB & Recapping the Weekend in Baseball

Erik Halterman and guest Rick Graham of Pitcher List try to figure just who exactly counts as a closer right now and who's stuck in a committee.
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00:00 Headlines
15:20 Bullpens with obvious closers: ATL, BAL, BOS, CIN, CLE, HOU, NYM, NYY, SDP, SFG, STL, WSH
22:40 Bullpens whose obvious closer is currently injured: ARI, MIL, MIN, TOR
34:00 Bullpens with some question marks: CHC, CWS, COL, LAA, LAD, MIA, OAK, PIT, SEA, TBR
55:30 Bullpens with big question marks: DET, KCR, PHI, TEX
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1999 Retro Draft, Alternate Draft Strategies

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