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So much news one little weekend can pack in. Eno and Welsh discuss Altuve's injury, should we be worried about Soto's oblique and Eno digs into some of the biggest Stuff+ numbers from the WBC.

Rundown
4:19 - Jose Altuve's injury and how to draft him
22:34 - Juan Soto's oblique
29:45 - Jacob DeGrom's first spring start
32:55 - Brandon Nimmo
34:43 - Jurickson Profar to the Rockies
39:34 - Weird Vaughn Grissom situation
44:57 - WBC Stuff+ numbers

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Eno and Al discuss the latest news items, including some positive developments for Kyle Wright and Byron Buxton, and they look at several position battles that are still looming with opening day less than two weeks away. Eno also identifies several pitchers who are Stuff+ laggards.

Rundown
1:08 News updates: Edwin Díaz, Kyle Wright, Byron Buxton, Mitch Haniger, David Villar, Eric Haase, Jackson Jobe
20:12 Position battles - hitters: NYM 3B, LAD CF, MIA OF, CHC OF/DH, KC OF, OAK CF
37:03 Position battles - rotations: OAK, ATL, ARI, TB, CIN
49:06 Stuff+ laggards

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Eno and Al talk about the latest injury updates, including Edwin Díaz’s knee injury, Tony Gonsolin’s return from a sprained ankle and Harrison Bader’s strained oblique. They also consider whether certain spring training stats have meaning, such as Michael Toglia’s playing time and Oscar Colás’ lack of strikeouts.

Rundown
1:16 The media reaction to Edwin Díaz’s knee injury
6:05 Implications of Díaz’s injury for the Mets bullpen
9:34 Implications of Díaz’s injury for the reliever pool
15:36 Mark Melancon’s shoulder injury and the Diamondbacks’ bullpen
18:49 Starting pitcher injury updates (Tony Gonsolin, Garrett Whitlock, Ranger Suárez, José Quintana, Cade Cavalli)
36:11 Harrison Bader’s oblique strain and the Yankees’ roster crunch
39:45 Do these spring stats mean anything?

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Welsh watched Jacob DeGrom pitch his first live game on the Rangers backfield Tuesday, so Welsh and Eno breakdown the videos. We've also got 10 prospects to watch for re-draft leagues that don't currently have a set job.

Rundown
5:10 - Welsh's live look and video of Jacob DeGrom's first game against live hitters
12:21 - Where and how to draft DeGrom
27:05 - Jasson Dominguez
35:10 - Mark Vientos
37:06 - Zac Veen
44:03 - Ricky Tiedemann
49:07 - Brett Baty
51:17 - Matt Mervis
53:45 - Sal Frelick
57:12 - Bradon Pfaadt
59:56 - Christian Encarnacion-Strand
1:03:37 - Anthony Volpe


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Eno returns from his Florida trip with some wild tales for Welsh, as well as some great conversations and perspectives with players. Eno and Welsh also dig into some interesting March ADP trends from the NFBC.

Rundown
6:18 - Eno talks with Clay Holmes, Pete Fairbanks and more
14:36 - Can a starter have one pitch to a righty or lefty and succeed?
19:56 - Is adding a pitch tangible enough to up someone's rank?
24:27 - Crazy high min picks on NFBC
48:40 - NFBC guys inside the top 100 min, with a post 130 ADP

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Eno is at the trop recording live on location. Welsh and Eno are talking about the latest spring training injuries and the new stuff+ release. **Warning: Welsh is a dummy, and had a mic issue that is less than we normally expect**

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