Van and Steve answer mailbag questions including a strategy for saves, their rest-of-season top five, favorite pitching prospect stashes and struggling players to target. Plus a potential WAF meetup at Steve's wedding? 

Rundown

3:20 Trading closers in roto leagues

8:40 Where does Jesse Winker go in a rest of season redraft?

23:28 Who becomes fantasy relevant at the MLB trade deadline?

39:20 What fantasy expert would you co-manage an NFBC team with?

43:55 Best pitching prospect to stash?

50:55 Top struggling players to target in a trade?

62:25 WAFfle bar at Steve's wedding?

64:15 Is this the Chris Paddack resurgance we have been waiting for?

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Van and Steve take a look at interesting names that may be on the waiver wire and decide who they like best in a game of would-you-rather. 

Rundown

2:55 Jonathan India vs. Kolten Wong

7:58 Willi Castro vs. Tony Kemp

11:50 Billy McKinney vs. Myles Straw

14:52 Kyle Schwarber vs. Jorge Soler

20:10 CJ Cron vs. Ty France

25:11 Josh Bell vs. Dominic Smith

30:24 Patrick Sandoval vs. Vladimir Gutierrez

36:20 Matt Manning vs. Jackson Kowar

44:00 Tony Gonsolin vs. Ross Stripling vs. Jake Odorizzi

54:16 Joey Lucchesi vs. Drew Smyly

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Van and Steve take a look at monthly splits from April and May and look at what hot performances were sustained over the first two months, who fell off, and who got back on track.

Rundown

5:24 Vlad Jr. is amazing no matter the month

10:06 Winker and Castellanos stay red hot

22:24 Bryant and Judge are healthy and raking

27:33 Rafael Dever's and Xander Bogaerts are still underrated

31:12 Will Jarred Walsh keep this up?

36:00 Chirs Taylor is quietly putting up amazing numbers

41:47 Nelson Cruz's injury-riddled May

47:21 Justin Turner will be just fine

49:48 Nick Solak and Yermin Mercedes-- flashes in the pan?

58:24 Is Nate Lowe Droppable?

62:05 Kyle Tucker and Marcus Semien bounced back in big ways

71:05 Austin Meadow's power binge

76:18 Hunter Renfroe and Josh Rojas providing value

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Steve is joined by Pitcher List writer and On The Wire Co-Host Adam Howe (@EightyGrade) filling in for Van this week. Steve and Adam breakdown the ADP from this past weekend's Second Chance Leagues over at NFBC reviewing risers, fallers, and updated player values.

Rundown

1:22 Adam Intro

6:20 General updated market takeaways

15:15 Carlos Rodon as an SP1

20:35 Trevor Rogers' rise

26:46: Is Alex Wood a top 50 pitcher ROS?

33:38 Adolis Garcia fantasy superstar

43:35 Need for Speed: Chisholm, Falefa, Mullins

62:40 Closer market update

73:40 When to take the risk on injured players

78:30 Kenta Maeda's fall from grace

83:56 Are you still buying Luis Castillo?

91:04 Patrick Corbin's struggles

94:45 Any hope for Hiura or Frazier?

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Van and Steve talk trade strategy including how to find ways to make consistent, good trades and why trading is so important for team building. The guys also look at players that may be on the trade block including buy lows and buy highs.

Rundown

2:15 Trade strategy

10:50 Buy-lows: Luis Castillo

20:30 Buy-lows: Blake Snell

25:00 Buy-lows: Dinelson Lamet

30:20: Buy-lows: Anthony Rendon

37:20 Buy-lows: Fransisco Lindor

42:15 Buy-lows: Ozzie Albies

46:14 Buy-lows: Michael Conforto

48:50 Auto-buys: Freddie Freeman, Paul Goldschmidt, Juan Soto,  Bryce Harper

52:40 Gone Fishin': Trading for Mike Trout

55:00 Buy-high: Trey Mancini

56:57: Buy-high: Austin Riley

60:05 Buy-high: Aaron Judge

63:20 Buy-high: Max Muncy

67:45 Buy-high: Alex Verdugo

70:40 Buy-high: Brandon Woodruff

72:40 Buy-high: Sandy Alcantara and Pablo Lopez

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Van and Steve break down the pitching landscape across the league including the high strikeout and lower run environment thus far in 2021. The guys also take a look at pitchers off to hot starts and some struggling arms.

Rundown

9:15 The Freddy Peralta breakout is real

14:53 Trevor Rogers looks legit

20:08 Carlos Rodon is finally here

25:42 Kevin Gausman's nasty splitter

33:20 Can Kyle Gibson keep this up?

37:40 Luis Castillo rides the struggle bus

44:40 What's wrong with Kenta Maeda?

50:07 Buy low on Lucas Giolito

53:00 Shane Bieber is....struggling?

58:50 Game log guys: Patrick Corbin

61:23 Frankie Montas' blow up starts

64:04 Zach Plesac's issues with the White Sox

67:37 Brady Singer is steadily improving

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Frank Stamplf (@Roto_Frank) of CBS Fantasy and host of Fantasy Baseball Today podcast joins Van and Steve to talk about Van's skills on the mic, expectations for Jarred Kelenic, choose between players off to hot starts, and buy or sells. Plus a few interesting names to buy low and why Kyle Tucker is the best player to target.

Rundown

1:50 Van's hidden talent

5:48 Franks' early season process and results

11:05 Expectations for Jarred Kelenic

19:24 Take Your Pick: Kris Bryant or Byron Buxton

24:26 Take Your Pick: Isiah Kiner-Falefa or Nate Lowe

28:23 Take Your Pick: Ryan McMahon or Jesse Winker

31:31 Buying the John Means breakout

44:00 Can Adolis Garcia keep this up?

49:15 Yordan Alvarez is healthy and raking

55:28 Where does Shohei Ohtani get taken if we draft today?

60:37 Buy low candidates: Austin Meadows

63:47 Marcel Ozuna's slow start

66:10 Charlie Blackmon's encouraging underlying numbers

69:36 Go get Kyle Tucker

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It's dropping season. Van and Steve take a look at real-life examples of players who have been dropped in their leagues and discuss if they are worth adding or should be left on the wire.

Rundown

4:00 Griffin Canning is worth an add

9:30 Where did Joey Gallo's power go?

15:40 Victor Robles' lack of speed

24:30 Keston Hiura demoted

28:25 Gary Sanchez a cut in 1C leagues

31:37 Taylor Trammell's time running out

34:55 Kyle Schwarber's slow start

39:10 Casey Mize has the stuff to break out

45:45 Hunter Dozier is turning it around

48:54 Ian Happ's strong underlying numbers

52:10 Eugenio Suarez a good buy low?

57:07 Time to rage quit on Jesus Luzardo?

63:50 Chris Paddack's fastball spin

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Van and Steve look for buying opportunities by using expected stats to see who has been unlucky through the first month of the season. Plus, the guys break down the K-BB% leaderboard and look for starters off to strong starts that could be for real.

Rundown

4:40 JD Martinez as a top 20 player ROS

8:55 Rhys Hoskin's strong start

12:50 Death, Taxes and Jesse Winker off to a hot start

17:20 Buying Bo Bichette and Byron Buxton

23:42 Using Expected Stats to find buy lows

23:55 Nick Senzel's strong underlying numbers

27:25 Charlie Blackmon's slow start

30:40 Dom Smith, Michael Conforto, and the Mets' offensive struggles

36:57 Hunter Dozier a drop candidate?

40:40 Pick up Pavin Smith

43:10 Power surge coming for Tyler O'Neill

45:40 Interesting names from the K-BB% leaderboard

47:00 Tyler Glasnow's new pitch and improved walk rate

49:30 Eduardo Rodriguez is perpetually underrated

52:25 Danny Duffy's strong start for real?

56:00 Brady Singer breakout

59:33 Adam Wainwright renaissance tour

61:55 JT Brubaker is breaking out, too

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Van and Steve see if players off to hot starts will just be "flashes" or fixtures in fantasy lineups going forward. Plus, the guys look ahead and try to find players who will be popular waiver wire targets next week. Way too early victory laps and walk of shames. 

Rundown

1:50 The resurgence of Joey Votto 

6:55 Alex Wood's Giant debut

9:40 Michael Fulmer's bounce back

12:50 Avisail Garcia's hitting the ball hard

17:43 Jakob Junis' new cutter

22:15 Nick Solak power-speed potential 

26:15 JT Brubaker's breakout

30:22 Danny Duffy's boost in velocity

32:20 Tony Disco in San Fransisco

34:00 Next Week Now: Tejay Antone, Jared Kelenic, Michael Kopech, Domingo German, Deivi Garcia, Adolis Garcia

48:02 Way too early victory laps and walks of shame

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