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WAF 50: Early Season Primer

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Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) celebrate Opening Day by updating you on everything you need to know for the start of the 2022 season. The guys talk about spring training standouts, prospect call ups, closer battles, and under-the-radar names to keep an eye on for the early waiver wire.

  • How to approach early-season moves (3:28)
  • Spring Training standouts (8:40)
  • Kevin Smith, Keston Hiura, Bobby Dalbec, and Paul DeJong's hot springs (8:57)
  • Obligatory Steven Kwan talk (17:15)
  • Impressive pitching performances from the spring (19:45)
  • MacKenzie Gore is back? (20:05)
  • Nick Lodolo to make his debut after a good spring (22:40)
  • Jordan Montgomery's improved stuff (23:45)
  • How long of a leash for Cody Bellinger? (27:36)
  • Willy Adames' and Nelson Cruz's slow spring (32:15)
  • Prospects getting the call (36:45)
  • Matt Brash was the hot item on waiver wires (37:40)
  • Bryson Stott has an opportunity in Philly (40:50)
  • Mickey Moniak is a name to add to watch lists (43:00)
  • Cautiously optimistic about Hunter Green (44:15)
  • Add Jhoan Duran and Diego Castillo to watch lists (45:52)
  • Closer jobs to keep an eye on (50:30)
  • Robert Suarez has the job in SD? (51:00)
  • Art Warren and Anthony Bender have the skills (52:00)
  • Why hasn't Texas named Joe Barlow the closer? (53:15)
  • The fallout from the Dodgers-White Sox trade (53:45)
  • Gavin Lux to see increased playing time? (54:45)
  • Miguel Vargas is a prospect to watch (56:45)
  • 6-man rotation watch: hold Aaron Ashby (59:00)
  • Back-end Braves starters to watch: Davidson, Strider (1:00:00)
  • High-volume plays to start the season (1:03:30)
  • Dave Swan's SP schedule article (1:06:00)
  • Carlos Hernandez, Eric Lauer, Tylor Megill matchups (1:07:00)
  • Nestor Cortes' scheule post- Blue Jays (1:10:00)
  • Justin Dunbar's pitchers to target early in the season (1:11:50)
  • Zack Greinke a good Opening Week stream (1:12:30)
  • Listener question on late-round picks (1:14:40)

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