Rundown (:35) Max Scherzer Scare (3:15) Michael Conforto Concern (6:15) Yordan Alvarez Knee Ache (9:55) David Dahl at Leadoff (12:45) Progress Updates on Eugenio Suarez & Alex Verdugo (15:00) Featured Read: 'Lights? Wristbands? Earpieces? MLB explores delivering signs through technology' by Jayson Stark Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Join The Athletic and experience our award-winning sports content! Save 40% off your first-year subscription by vis...
Mar 11, 2020•17 min•Ep. 30
Rundown 0:57 Justin Verlander's Updated Fantasy Value 7:59 A Limited Workload for Luke Weaver? 12:02 Strategies for Filling a Fantasy Bullpen Featured Read: 'Scott Oberg, Matt Barnes and other zeroCloser reliever targets' by Michael Beller Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Save 40% off your first-year subscription by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 10, 2020•19 min•Ep. 29
Rundown (:45) Verlander's Value (6:00) Shorting Sanchez's Stock (9:00) Spring Surgers...are we getting Nicasio'ed? (15:30) Featured Read: 'Fantasy baseball rankings: Top 300 hitters, Top 200 pitchers (March update)' by Derek VanRiper - Notable Changes in DVR's Rankings Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Save 40% off your first-year subscription to The Athletic by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...
Mar 09, 2020•18 min•Ep. 28
Rundown 1:09 Another Chris Sale Update 3:43 Collin McHugh's Role in Boston 9:19 Beller Recaps His Tout Wars Draft Featured Read: 'Is Yusei Kikuchi already a bust, or could he be a sleeper in 2020?' by Corey Brock Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Save 40% off your first-year subscription by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 06, 2020•18 min•Ep. 27
Rundown (:50) Sale Injury Update (5:15) Judge Receiving Tests & Discounts (6:50) Minor Maladies (9:30) Tyler Beede Backups (12:00) Santana/Solak Stock Change (14:45) Featured Read: 'What's more important for a pitcher: command or stuff?' by Eno Sarris Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Save 40% off your first-year subscription to The Athletic by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 05, 2020•17 min•Ep. 26
Rundown (:50) Chris Sale's MRI (5:00) Worried about Workman? (7:25) Yelich's Extension (9:45) DVR's NL LABR Results (12:45) Stock in Saves (16:00) Featured Read: 'My guys: Anthony Rizzo and 16 more players I (probably) like more than you by' Gene McCaffrey Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Save 40% off your first-year subscription to The Athletic by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 04, 2020•18 min•Ep. 25
Rundown 1:30 Quirky News Items Featuring Henderson Alvarez and Jose Bautista 4:03 Reviewing the LABR Mixed Auction 9:10 Understanding the Realities of an Auction Featured Read: 'Opening Day is Almost Here—Where is Yasiel Puig?' by Michael Baumann Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Save 40% off your first-year subscription by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 03, 2020•17 min•Ep. 24
Rundown 1:10 Blake Snell Dealing with Elbow Soreness 5:02 Updates on Lance McCullers, Nathan Eovaldi and Yusei Kikuchi 10:14 Oscar Mercado and Madison Bumgarner Among Michael's and Al's "Guys" This Season Featured Read: 'Oberlin College baseball team and the infield shift' by Anthony Castrovince Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Save 40% off your first-year subscription by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
Mar 02, 2020•18 min•Ep. 23
Rundown 0:54 Updates on Chris Sale, Jeff Samardzija and Griffin Canning 3:24 A Kris Bryant Debate 10:09 Bold Predictions for Yoán Moncada, Tyler O'Neill and Corey Kluber Featured Read: '2020 fantasy baseball bold predictions: Dinelson Lamet, Tyler O'Neill and more' by The Athletic Fantasy Staff Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Save 40% off your first-year subscription by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...
Feb 28, 2020•17 min•Ep. 22
Rundown 1:11 Giancarlo Stanton Shut Down with Calf Strain 5:05 J.D. Davis Dodges the Worst-Case Scenario 10:53 The Back of the Cardinals' Rotation Featured Read: 'A card-counting inspired sliding dollar value guide on whether to draft a hitter or pitcher at any given pick' by Michael Salfino Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Save 40% off your first-year subscription by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...
Feb 27, 2020•16 min•Ep. 21
Rundown :45 Luis Severino Replacement Options 3:00 Severino Dynasty Value 7:30 J.D. Davis & Freddie Freeman Concern? 11:15 Featured Read: "Fantasy baseball sleepers for 2020" by Jake Ciely Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Save 40% off your first-year subscription to The Athletic by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 26, 2020•15 min•Ep. 20
Rundown 1:39 Tyler O'Neill or Harrison Bader? 6:20 The Oakland Outfielder to Target with Stephen Piscotty Out 9:38 Is It Franchy Cordero Time? Featured Read: 'Meet Mason Saunders, the secret rodeo identity of Madison Bumgarner' by Andrew Baggarly and Zach Buchanan Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Save 40% off your first-year subscription by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 25, 2020•17 min•Ep. 19
Rundown :45 Exhibition Games Takeaways 2:15 Cespedes Value 7:00 Dodgers Rotation with Urias 10:30 Auction Strategy Featured Read: 'Building for the future: Long-term dynasty league pitcher investments' by John Sickels (Hitters version) Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Save 40% off your first-year subscription by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 24, 2020•17 min•Ep. 18
Rundown :45 Carrasco Leg Injury 5:00 Severino Arm Injury 9:15 Rookie Hitter Rankings 12:30 Rookie Stash Options Featured Read: 'Injury mailbag: Mike Clevinger's timeline, Alex Verdugo's strange back injury and more' by Virginia Zakas, Inside Injuries Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Save 40% off your first-year subscription to The Athletic by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 21, 2020•16 min•Ep. 17
Rundown :45 Changes in Batting Orders...Kris Bryant 3:45 Trea Turner Batting Third 8:45 Mets LF Competition 11:45 Featured Read: 'Cameron Maybin Q&A: Expect more dingers in Round 3 with Tigers' by Evan Woodbery, MLive.com Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Save 40% on your first-year subscription to The Athletic by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 20, 2020•16 min•Ep. 16
Rundown 1:00 Judge's Injury 5:30 Solak in CF 8:15 Are Odor and Frazier Roles Secure? 10:30 Featured Read: "Everything gets a little louder": 'Miguel Cabrera still has the power of presence' by Cody Stavenhagen Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Save 40% off your first-year subscription by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 19, 2020•16 min•Ep. 15
Rundown 1:10 Villar to CF Impact 4:10 Bad News for Berti & Big Boost for Cooper 5:45 Value of Tiers 10:10 Featured Reads: 'Can you win with Ronald Acuña, Jacob deGrom and no top 20 picks?' by Moving MLB Averages & Investigating BABIP Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Save 40% on your first-year subscription to The Athletic by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 18, 2020•17 min•Ep. 14
Rundown 1:00 Clevinger Injury 3:15 Bogart's & Others' Wounds 8:00 Potential Replacements for Peacock 12:45 SF Closer(s) 15:45 Featured Read: 'Cracking Crystal: The 2020 PECOTA Standings Projections' by Harry Pavlidis Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Save 40% off your first-year subscription to The Athletic by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 17, 2020•18 min•Ep. 13
Rundown 1:00 Eugenio Suárez Draft Beef 4:35 Mike Leake's Injury + Kelly's Starts 8:00 Boston's Outfield 12:15 Reliance on Statcast Featured Read: 'Which Statcast Measures Correlate Best? 2019 Refresh' by Alex Chamberlain Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Save 40% on your first-year subscription to The Athletic by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 14, 2020•17 min•Ep. 12
Rundown 1:37 Brandon Workman and Keone Kela in the Closer's Chair 5:09 Cole Hamels' Shoulder and the Back of Atlanta's Rotation 8:31 Jarrod Dyson and Other One-Year Deals Featured Read: 'Here's what's wrong with everybody in 2020' by Ron Shandler https://theathletic.com/1592296/ Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Join The Athletic and save 40% off your first-year subscription by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
Feb 13, 2020•16 min•Ep. 11
Rundown 1:00 Ohtani's Return 3:15 Hoerner's Value 7:00 Favorite for A's 2nd Base 9:45 Lopsided Splits Featured Read: 'Rating the rookies: Auction values, player capsules and playing time prognostication (National League)' by Gene McCaffrey 'Rating the rookies: Auction values, player capsules and playing time prognostication (American League)' by Gene McCaffrey Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Join The Athletic and save 40% off your first-year subscripti...
Feb 12, 2020•17 min•Ep. 10
Rundown 1:54 MLB Floats a New Postseason System 3:11 Teams That Should Be in on Joc Pederson 6:08 Players to Watch in Spring Training 11:05 The Case For and Against D.J. LeMahieu Featured Read: 'Introducing Hard Minus Soft rate: A simplified contact spread metric' by John Laghezza https://theathletic.com/1553506/ Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Get full access to The Athletic's award-winning sports content and save 40% off your first-year subscription by v...
Feb 11, 2020•18 min•Ep. 9
Rundown :50 Updated Betts Bounty 5:15 Graterol's role in LA? 8:00 Padres/Rays Trade 12:05 Tampa's Closer Featured read: 'Quantifying the Benefit of Spray Angle to xwOBA' by Alex Chamberlain Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Save 40% on your first-year subscription to The Athletic by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 10, 2020•17 min•Ep. 8
Rundown 0:50 Mookie Betts Trade in Limbo 6:00 David Price Ranking 7:15 LABR Mixed Draft Analysis Featured Read: '5 bounce-back pitcher candidates to watch this season' by Eno Sarris Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Get full access to The Athletic's award-winning sports content and save 40% off your first-year subscription by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 07, 2020•16 min•Ep. 7
Rundown 1:15 James Paxton's Fantasy Value after Back Surgery 4:11 James Paxton vs. David Price 8:29 Ross Stripling Makes a Move...But Stays in L.A. 13:05 Alex Bregman vs. Nolan Arenado Featured read: 'SoxFest recap: White Sox optimism and playoff expectations are rooted in Yasmani Grandal ' by James Fegan Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Save 40% on your first-year subscription to The Athletic by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See a...
Feb 06, 2020•17 min•Ep. 6
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Feb 05, 2020•16 min•Ep. 5
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Feb 05, 2020•15 min•Ep. 4
Rundown 1:22 Will Mookie Betts' Value Change with a Trade? 4:11 Reasons for Concern with Anthony Rendon in Los Angeles? 7:47 Dinelson Lamet's Standing in San Diego's Rotation 11:42 The Case Against Positional Scarcity Featured Read: 'Who will be 2020's surprise players? Our MLB beat writers give their picks' by Nando Di Fino: https://theathletic.com/1573166 Follow Al on Twitter @almelchiorBB Follow Michael on Twitter @MBeller Get full access to The Athletic's award-winning sports content and sav...
Feb 04, 2020•16 min•Ep. 3
Rundown 1:50 Is Mookie Betts Destined to Light Up LA? 5:50 Kris Bryant Trade Rumors Persist 10:30 Dealing with Players Following a Down Year Featured Read: ' Does electronic sign stealing work? The Astros' numbers are eye-popping ' by Jayson Stark & Eno Sarris Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Get full access to The Athletic's award-winning sports content and save 40% off your first-year subscription by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted o...
Feb 03, 2020•16 min•Ep. 2
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Jan 29, 2020•1 min•Ep. 1
