Keep or Kut

Keep or Kut

Springs stats aren't everything, but they are all we've got. So Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) Look at some over- and under-performers through the first couple weeks of games and determine if they are Keeping the insight from that performance or Kutting it.

Timestamps:

4:34 - Our approach to spring stats

7:50 - Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers defense

15:13 - Edward Cabrera is finding the zone

22:21 - Eloy Jimenez looks great…if he can stay on the field

26:47 - Is Paul Goldschmidt finally old?

33:33 - Andy Pages is Spring King

40:01 - Has Francisco Alvarez jumped a tier among C?

48:57 - lightning round! The top 5 SP in FIP, Byron Buxton’s triples, Matt Manning’s homers

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Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) try to find potential future keeper values based on 2024 ADP. They used FantasyPros to navigate ADPs around the industry and landed on a slew of names - both pitchers and hitters - to target in your keeper startups. 

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Timestamps

8:00 - Pete starts things off with Tarik Skubal, who he believes that - if everything goes right - could be a top 3 SP.

13:43 - Chad thinks Corey Seager could provide some keeper value for 2025, even though he is already a late second/early third round player.

16:19 - Pete is back on the Jazz Chisholm Jr. train. All aboard!

19:26 - Chad sees Cole Ragans climbing draft boards and wants you to get in now to keep the 2025 keeper price lower.

22:30 - Have people cooled on Shane Bieber too much? Pete is a belieber, and the velocity is up!

26:43 - One year ago, Jordan Walker as the hottest commodity on the draft market. Now? It feels like people have forgotten about him. Chad likes the potential long-term cost.

30:39 - Pete is excited to draft Jarren Duran in his keeper leagues, especially considering his post-150 cost.

33:33 - Chad wants Riley Greene at his current cost and thinks there could be a lot of future value given his current 164 spot on FantasyPros ADP.

37:28 - Byron Buxton is essentially free yet is still just 30 years old and has immense power.

44:34 - Robert Stephenson is a little banged up right now, but it does feel like he will inevitably be the closer in Los Angeles.

48:11 - Gavin Lux is interesting at his cost to Pete, Chad is less enthused.

54:08 - Drew Rasmussen will miss most of the season, so he is basically free in drafts… get him! His keeper value for 2025 could be immense.

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Keep or Kut

 With draft season underway, Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) are looking at some of their early draft results and wondering why certain players are where they are. Is Chad too low on Yoshinobu Yamamoto? Why is everyone sleeping on Jordan Lawlar? Plus four more questions about four more players.

Timestamps:

6:04 - Is the hype too high on Yoshinobu Yamamoto?

19:14 - Are we waiting too long on Marcell Ozuna (and other Util-only bats for that matter)?

29:44 - Is Nolan Jones just the latest guy we are overdrafting based on an unsustainable breakout?

39:59 - Have fantasy managers moved on too quickly from Jordan Lawlar?

47:20 - Should we have more faith in Robert Suarez?

56:08 - why are managers taking Jordan Montgomery so early?

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Keep or Kut

Chad and Pete take keeper questions live from PitchCon 2024.

Live from PitchCon, Pete and Chad are taking listener questions ahead of keeper league deadlines, including the Ottoneu keeper deadline on 1/31. They compare Justin Steele and Cole Ragans, look at fair prices for some star players, and answer questions about how the free agent pool and inflation factor into their keep or cut decisions.

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) have to make some keeper decisions for their two listener leagues and are thinking about how to best value keepers in a draft league vs. auction league. ADP, player projections, and more come into play as they outline who they are keeping, what trades they made, and why. Why is Chad keeping Esteury Ruiz? How does Mookie Betts's keeper value compare to other players, given a 1st round price tag? What did it cost Pete to acquire Corbin Carroll?

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Timestamps

4:29 - How do we think about keeper values in drafts with round costs.

7:39 - What is the value in keeping a first-round Mookie Betts?

11:36 - Chad took three different approaches to value keepers and found three different results.

24:41 - Chad’s keepers for Listener League 2

31:15 - Thairo Estrada vs. Esteury Ruiz, case on both sides

35:31 - Pete’s keepers, and why Pete left off Jake Burger

42:16 - Breaking down the trades Pete and I made in League 2, starting with Chad moving Nick Lodolo and a 19th round pick for Kyle Harrison and a 21st

45:15 - Chad moved down from 3.10 to 4.5 to add Kerry Carpenter

48:06 - Pete gets the fifth pick in the draft, plus an 8th rounder and a 14th rounder, but had to give up Kyle Bradish, Brayan Bello, Shane Baz, Kyle Manzardo

52:38 - Pete gets a 21st for Hunter Greene and Chad moves down a bit to get Alec Bohm

55:29 - Sneak peek of league 1 decisions and trades

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Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) talk all things Ottoneu First Year Auctions. From what players Pete and Chad might want to be targeting, to their favorite formats on Ottoneu, this episode serves as a nice starter kit for first year auctions. 

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Timestamps

3:16 - The Michael Brantley Episode!

8:55 - Starting up an Ottoneu league: format options, settings, and scheduling an auction

20:08 - First year auction strategies

28:41 - Who are Pete and Chad targeting to provide their team with some financial flexibility because the price seems right? Chad starts things off with Josh Naylor and Vinnie Pasquantino. 

35:52 - Pete isn't so excited about any particular player in this regard, but he wants to be opportunistic at attacking particular tiers for certain positions. 

43:23 - Who are the pitchers Pete wants to attack? One of the top 7!

45:53 - Chad seems to have some tepid interest in Carlos Rodón to bank some value in auctions. 

50:55 - Chad shares his Top 20 overall rankings for Ottoneu points leagues, and a conversation about the tiers follows. Is Mike Trout still a top 20 player? 

1:00:58 - Shohei Ohtani... how are we valuing him? Is being UTIL-only too detrimental to roster construction? 

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Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) look through NFBC ADPs to find players who you should be picking for your keeper leagues. These six players may or may not be good values at their ADP for redraft, but they are primed to breakout and be more valuable next year than they are this year, making them ideal keeper league targets. Plus, they ask some questions based on recent MLB transactions.

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Timestamps

3:22 - News and Notes Questions, starting with Mitch Garver to the Mariners and what that does to his C ranking

10:51 - If Yuki Matsui is the full-time closer for the Padres, does he move into your top 15 closers?

16:57 - Stop worrying about how good a team your closers are on - it doesn’t really matter.

23:00 - Are the Jays a team you can stream SP against?

27:44 - Looking at guys who are keeper league values at current NFBC ADP, and Chad sees one last chance to buy into Vlad Guerrero, Jr.

34:23 - Pete wants in on Oneil Cruz, Chad is more cautious until he starts to look at the alternatives at SS

43:50 - Chad tries to get Pete feeling more positive about Mastaka Yoshida

52:16 - Pete tries to get Chad to look beyond Edward Cabrera’s walks

1:02:50 - Carlos Rodón will be moving up boards in the spring

1:07:06 - The price on Eloy Jiménez has dropped far enough to flip the script from bust to value

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Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) discuss the recent mock auction they were a part of on Couch Managers. The conversation kind of turns into a bit of a discussion about position depth this upcoming draft season, particularly at OF, SP, C, and 3B.

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Timestamps

6:39 - Discussion about the mock auction begins! What stood out?

7:52 - Chad is not a fan of a $46 Corbin Carroll

13:30 - Outfield feels pretty bad, thin, and top-heavy this draft season

16:20 - Catcher, on the other hand? Weirdly deep!

23:19 - Chad spent $57 on the (second) newest Dodger - Shohei Ohtani

32:11 - Pete focused on pitching, but Chad wasn't convinced it was a great rotation. What's the deal with SP this year?

41:51 - What about 3B? How is that looking going into draft season after last year's panic over the position?

47:18 - Finally, how did middle infield look?

50:35 - Zero MLB experience, but pricy players: $18 Jackson Holliday, $36 Yoshinobu Yamamoto, $13 Wyatt Langford, and $14 Jackson Chourio. Of those four, who would you want the most?

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Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) is joined by two guests to talk inflation in keeper leagues. Justin Vibber, creator of the Ottoneu Surplus Calculator, and Adam Scharf, who recently wrote a paper on inflation in Ottoneu, go from 101 (what is inflation and how does it impact leagues) to some more nuanced discussion of how thinking on inflation needs to evolve so we can be smarter fantasy players.

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Timestamps

8:10 - What is inflation and how does it impact both auctions and drafts in keeper leagues?

14:57 - Inflation can change who you think about as a keeper.

27:12 - The benefits and risks of trying to predict what your leaguemates will do.

37:13 - The risk of over- vs underestimating inflation.

44:29 - Adam recaps his paper and discusses the implications if we are under-calculating inflation.

58:19 - Is there an inflation curve across the value spectrum?

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Keep or Kut / On The Corner

Nick Pollack reviews Chad Young's 2024 Mock Draft. Chad picked from the 12th spot in this draft

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"League" info:
Standard Yahoo H2H Category 5x5 scoring format
12-teamer, 23 rounds
C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, 3 OF, 2 UTIL, 9 P, 4 Bench
One-Way Ohtani (two separate players for DH and SP)

Chad's picks:
1 - Shohei Ohtani (Hitter)
2 - Spencer Strider
3 - Bo Bichette
4 - Zac Gallen
5 - Matt McLain
6 - Jordan Walker
7 - Eury Perez
8 - Emmanuel Clase
9 - Josh Naylor
10 - Riley Greene
11 - Jorge Soler
12 - Alexis Diaz
13 - Shane Bieber
14 - Wyatt Langford
15 - Isaac Paredes
16 - Kyle Harrison
17 - Braxton Garrett
18 - Kenley Jansen
19 - Trevor Rogers
20 - Ricky Tiedemann
21 - Justin Turner
22 - Esteury Ruiz
23 - Francisco Alvarez

Hosts: Nick Pollack | Chad Green
Producer: Adam Howe
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Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) dive into Ottoneu arbitration. They go through the three leagues they compete against each other and look at who has received arbitration allocations that they wouldn't have expected. From prospects being hit too early in their careers to pitchers and the additional risk they carry, there are some good lessons about how to allocate your arbitration, as well.

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Timestamps

6:25 - Starting with the Podcasters League (1443), we are looking at Cole Ragans

15:15 - CJ Abrams had a bigger breakout than Chad realized.

20:09 - Are we ready to push up the salary on Elly de la Cruz?

31:45 - Moving to the Keep or Kut listeners league (1372) and feeling good about Triston Casas.

35:43 - But not as good about Jackson Holliday getting $6.

48:10 - Finishing up with the FanGraphs Staff League (13) which had fewer surprises but did feature some pitchers - Pablo López, George Kirby, Kyle Bradish - getting pushed

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Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) break down the PitcherList mock that they are in the middle of, viewing it from a keeper league perspective despite it being drafted as a re-draft league. Interested in playing in this league? Let one of the hosts know! We have a few spots open for next season.

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Timestamps

11:55 - After discussing how their respective fantasy seasons ended up, Chad and Pete start discussing the PL Mock 2024. Click here to see the Draft Board.

15:01 - Pete breaks down his start to the draft after taking Matt Olson 10th overall and José Ramírez 15th. Does the top of drafts in 2024 look deeper than ever before?

19:00 - Chad selected the 12th pick to lock up two of the top 13 players. He went with Shohei Ohtani (hitter) and Spencer Strider.

22:53 - Chad took Zac Gallen over Zack Wheeler, Luis Castillo, and Corbin Burnes. Was that the right move? Drafting pitching for 2024 looks to be a bit of a headache.

32:58 - Where are we at with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. after his... fine (?) 2023?

38:33 - Who would you prefer to have a better price on in a keeper league: Jordan Walker or Matt McLain?

56:30 - Is Spencer Torkelson that different from Christian Walker? How does he stack up against Guerrero Jr., Walker, and Paul Goldschmidt?

1:16:15 - Is attacking ace starting pitching early in drafts the right move for 2024?

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Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) tentatively pick their keepers in the Keep or Kut Ottoneu listener league. The league is FanGraphs 4x4.

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Timestamps

7:24 - Pete declares some of his intentions as it comes to his keepers. It was a tough year building a rotation around Triston McKenzie, Max Scherzer, Cristian Javier, Robbie Ray, and Tony Gonsolin. So, he is excited to keep cheap Tyler Glasnow, Tanner Bibee, and a few others.

32:08 - As for his outfield... is a $23 Christian Yelich worth keeping? What about a $4 Sal Frelick?

38:04 - The breakdown of Chad's keeper situation begins. Like Pete, Chad plans to (most likely) clean house with his bullpen. His starting pitching is mostly being kept, but what do we do with a $5 Josiah Gray?

51:37 - Chad has a great problem at catcher: $14 Willson Contreras, $2 Ethan Salas, $3 Logan O'Hoppe, and a $1 Bo Naylor. Later on they discuss Rhys Hoskins and his potential worth, as well as whether or not they feel comfortable going into 2024 with Jordan Lawlar as their starting shortstop.

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Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) are starting to look at off-season decisions, including their keeper choices in their Keep or Kut listener leagues. They go over some of their toughest choices, analyzing players who will force difficult decisions in the coming months.

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Timestamps

1:02 - Before looking at the off-season, a quick look at the stretch run and fantasy playoff matchups, where Chad has to pick two of Hyun-jin Ryu, Nick Pivetta, and Gavin Williams to start.

12:30 - Time to turn our attention to keepers.

14:12 - Starting with Chad’s League 1 Roster, and his four most obvious keepers: Tyler Glasnow, Michael Harris II, Tanner Bibee, and Spencer Steer.

19:26 - At one point, Luis Robert Jr. was one of those obvious keepers, even for a 2nd rounder, but is he now?

22:42 - Masataka Yoshida is causing the same kind of issue later in the draft.

28:51 - Pete’s obvious league 1 keepers are George Kirby for 26th, Devin Williams for 15th, Francisco Alvarez for 14th, and that leads us to the saga of Chas McCormick.

35:32 - Piling up last-round keepers forces some interesting decisions.

38:24 - Is the talent enough to justify keeping Mason Miller?

42:42 - How cheap is cheap enough for Kris Bryant? Plus Pete has some fun rookies and another interesting closer in Kyle Harrison, Evan Carter, and Camilo Doval.

48:30 - In League 2, Chad is already thinking about what pick he wants, as it impacts the value on keeping Mookie Betts in the first.

54:44 - And that impacts some other tough calls at MI in Ezequiel Tovar, Andres Gimenez, Thairo Estrada, Xander Bogaerts, Justin Turner, and Zach Neto

1:01:40 - Meanwhile, Chad's minor leaguers are a debacle

1:09:47 - Pete’s team starting has Oneil Cruz (as does his team in league 1), but what is a good keeper cost for Cruz?

1:13:27 - Grayson Rodriguez is one of Pete's favorite keepers

1:21:53 - Pete’s insane pitching upside might force a trade for offense

1:24:23 - Pete’s minor league decisions on Gavin Williams, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Termarr Johnson, Kyle Manzardo, and Robert Hassel III, plus a really tough call on Anthony Volpe.

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Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) are back together... again! For Episode 115 they break down six interesting players who are interesting not only for September but certainly heading into the 2024 draft season as well.

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Timestamps

11:31 - Chad and Pete ponder over whether or not Nolan Schanuel will have enough power to be worth holding onto for 2024.

24:17 - is Davis Schneider legit? He is lighting the baseball world on fire!

33:23 - Juan Soto is still awesome. No one is going to debate that point. But, is he still worth a 1st round pick in 2024?

47:32 - Is Jose Altuve the #2 2B for 2024 behind only Mookie Betts?

54:41 - Carlos Rodón is a disaster right now. Is he worth keeping at $23? .... $21?... what about $19?!

1:02:09 - Cole Ragans has been unbelievable with his increased velocity and newfound slider. Is it new stuff, schedule, both, or what?

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Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) is joined by Niv Shah (@ottoneu), the creator of Ottoneu and Chad's co-manager in Ottoneu league 13. They have some tough choices to make this September and discuss those decisions, along with a handful of under-rostered players who might be a fit for your roster.

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Timestamps

Ep 114

1:32 - For episode 114, we discuss jersey number 14 and for Chad, that means it’s a prime opportunity to discuss the consistently underappreciated Larry Doby

7:07 - Outlining where Niv and Chad are in league 13 today, and their issues at MI, stemming from a weak auction and a miss on Vaughn Grissom

15:34 - Going into next week’s matchup, they have a gap at MI on Thursday and FA wire at MI is barren

20:20 - Thinking about how you use 40 roster spots and the relatively low value of small upgrades

24:53 - Do you go get a marginal improvement in your MI bench or a long-term potential star like Dylan Crews? Plus the advantage of having lots of cap space in the playoffs.

33:39 - Finding exciting prospects that are still available, including Adael Amador and Chase DeLauter

45:00 - Lower rostered players who are interesting for now or the future, starting with the boring but useful Nick Pivetta

51:23 - Jordan Wicks and Tejay Antone are both intriguing now and for the future

58:09 - Javier Assad is suddenly looking great

1:02:15 - Looking at bats and opening with Amed Rosario, lefty killer

1:06:18 - Brandon Belt and other oldie but goodies

1:11:49 - A few more dart throws

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Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) are back together and catching up on all the news Chad missed while he was out of the country. Plus, a series of listener questions as the Ottoneu trade deadline approaches.

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Timestamps

5:18 - What do you do with Shohei Ohtani

26:00 - Do you keep $57 Mookie Betts, $11 Isaac Paredes, or $6 Justin Turner?

36:16 - Wander Franco can be cut, right?

44:38 - Is keeping elite SP just a bad idea given how volatile elite SP was this year?

52:21 - A listener traded Max Scherzer, Spencer Torkelson, and Justin Topa for Zack Gelof, James Wood, and Bailey Ober, and wants to know what we think of his return.

57:32 - Is Seiya Suzuki fixed?

1:04:50 - Is Felix Bautista just done for a year?

1:09:03 - Is Carlos Rodon back?

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Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) is joined by Matt Heckman (@heckman_matt115) of PitcherList and Fantrax on this special episode of Keep or Kut to talk news, prospects, and a little bit about our own upcoming keeper decisions in Listener League #2.

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Timestamps

4:46 - Two aces have returned: Clayton Kershaw & Chris Sale

7:20 - Alek Manoah was optioned, putting a cherry on top of his disastrous season. Is he worth keeping if his cost is a last round pick?

9:46 - Recorded on Saturday night, Pete and Matt discuss the recent hot play of Bobby Witt Jr., Wander Franco, and one other “shortstop”. Who is the best longterm option?

14:17 - Jesús Luzardo is really struggling at the moment and has already passed his career-high in IP. What should competing teams do with him in keeper leagues?

17:01 - The discussion about Matt’s Prospect List begins. Click here to check it out!

17:29 - Pete is perplexed when it comes to Ethan Salas. Matt makes the case to add him

22:02 - Matt shares his thoughts on how to approach Dylan Crews, Paul Skenes, and Wyatt Langford in your keeper and Ottoneu leagues

27:54 - Roman Anthony has rocketed up boards across prospect lists. Matt shares his thoughts on Anthony’s value, particularly in Ottoneu points vs 5X5

30:31 - Andrew Painter recent had Tommy John Surgery but before the surgery, he was a top 5 prospect on many boards. Where did he fall on Matt’s updated rankings?

34:41 - Matt wants you to know about Cole Young, a shortstop prospect in the Mariners system

36:35 - Matt and Pete make their 2024 AL ROY and NL ROY predictions

44:37 - Matt is, without question, going to keep Spencer Strider in Keep or Kut Listener League 2

46:23 - Pete plans to keep Red Sox breakout Jarren Duran

48:21 - Zach Eflin has had a breakout season and Matt plans to hold on to him

52:37 - Pete plans on keeping Andrés Muñoz at a potential massive discount, as well as former top pitching prospect

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) discussed the moves and news from the trade deadline that they did not talk about in the last episode.

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Timestamps

5:38 - Justin Verlander is heading back to Houston

11:25 - Jack Flaherty's Orioles debut was, in a word, good

16:37 - Josh Bell is a Marlin, Khalil Watson is a Guardian, Jean Segura is released

23:55 - Tommy Pham is a Diamondback and as Chad points out, it is actually a pretty solid situation for him

29:28 - It seems like no one really cares that Ryan Yarbrough went to Los Angeles

32:06 - The Red Sox added to their glut of mediocre middle infielders by acquiring Luis Urías

36:18 - Paul DeJong is the temporary Bo Bichette replacement, but Pete and Chad don't have a lot of interest, and they don't have a lot of interest in the collection of players the Padres acquired, either

39:35 - Josh Jung fractured his thumb and his regular season is over

44:09 - Carlos Rodón has been awful. What are we doing with him in Ottoneu leagues?

50:09 - Aces are on the ropes: Joe Ryan, Joe Musgrove, and Shane McClanahan are IL bound. What do we do?!

55:20 - Bichette to the IL... is he a first rounder in 2024 roto drafts?

58:08 - Go throw $1 at Chris Paddack in your Ottoneu leagues if he is available! He is facing live hitters next week.

1:00:39 - There are some beat-up 1B around the league as down goes Anthony Rizzo and down goes Josh Naylor. How do we replace them?

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Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) got together on Monday and tried to review the trade deadline before the trade deadline. They offer thoughts for keeper leagues related to the deals that had already happened.

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Timestamps

5:27 - The Angels go for it and hold Shohei Ohtani, and we like it for them, but the keeper league impact is limited

13:42 - The Rangers get Max Scherzer, but the keeper impact is more in the return.

19:44 - Jordan Montgomery joins Scherzer in Texas, and the keeper impact is pretty limited.

22:19 - Marlins getting David Robertson creates some closer churn

30:36 - Jordan Romano goes down and Jordan Hicks looks like his replacement?

33:56 - Do we get excited about Lance Lynn because he’s a Dodger now?

38:50 - Aaron Civale for Kyle Manzardo is more of a benefit for Manzardo’s value

44:27 - Closer changes in Arizona and Seattle that might have some future impact

50:04 - Do we believe in Jeimer Candelario?

54:39 - Some smaller moves happened with some minor fantasy impact, as well, especially around Amed Rosario, AJ Pollock, and Mark Canha.

58:51 - should the Cubs be shopping Cody Bellinger?

1:05:09 - Dream destinations for a few players being shopped

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