4/4/24

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INJURIES/TRANSACTION NEWS

• Eury Pérez getting TJ
• Josh Jung timetable: 8-10 wks
• Jeimer Candelario hurt w/elbow

FAST START HITTERS: IN-OR-OUT

• Carson Kelly (2-C lgs only) – 1%
• Alex Kirilloff – 5%
• Brice Turang – 25%

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4/1/24

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INJURIES/TRANSACTION NEWS

• Royce Lewis out at least a month (quad) – cutting him anywhere?
• Austin Martin coming up; Willi Castro going into lineup
• Oswaldo Cabrera dominates starting all 4 gms – not yet 3B elig.
• J.D. Davis pops off in OAK
• Justin Steele out for a month (hamstring)
• Ben Brown called up
• Jared Jones, Jack Flaherty, Paul Blackburn, Brady Singer pop off
• Sean Murphy out for a month (oblique); Travis d’Arnaud relevant again!

SP MELTDOWN REACTIONS

• Bailey Ober
• A.J. Puk
• Trevor Rogers
• Ryan Weathers
• Luis Severino
• Kenta Maeda

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3/29/24

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OPENING DAY REVIEW

• Jorge Mateo starts vL
• Royce Lewis gets hurt again
• Griffin Jax gets the first SV for MIN
• Maikel Garcia goes yard while leading off
• Jason Foley gets the first SV for DET
• Garrett Crochet dominant for 6 IP; gets ATL next wk
• Oswaldo Cabrera starts at 3B & goes yard
• Jake Meyers starts in CF & goes yard

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3/25/24

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INJURIES/TRANSACTION NEWS

• Wyatt Langford – 72 wknd ADP; 51 min
• Colton Cowser – 397 ADP; 320 min
• Ceddanne Rafaela – 212 ADP; 157 min
• Casey Mize in – 285 ADP; Matt Manning out
• Jared Jones – 319 ADP; 257 min
• Max Meyer – 295 ADP; 243 min
• Luis Gil – 330 ADP; 270 min Clayton Beeter makes it, too! (undrafted)

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3/24/24

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Season Preview

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3/22/24

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INJURIES/TRANSACTION NEWS

• J.D. Martinez to NYM
• A quick Starling Marte aside
• Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s bad debut
• Matt McLain to IL
• Josh Lowe oblique injury

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3/21/24

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INJURIES/TRANSACTION NEWS

• Eduardo Rodriguez dealing w/lat tightness
• Marlins rotation – Eury Pérez, Braxton Garrett hurt; A.J. Puk, Ryan Weathers, Trevor Rogers in
• Cubs rotation – Drew Smyly to pen; Jordan Wicks, Javier Assad in
• Blake Snell to SFG
• Michael Lorenzen to TEX
• Anthony DeSclafani to IL; Louie Varland in rotation then gives up 8 ER to DET
• Kyle Bradish throws a bullpen; progressing w/elbow issue
• Gavin Williams heading to IL w/elbow issue

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3/11/24

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INJURIES/TRANSACTION NEWS

• Gerrit Cole getting an MRI on his elbow
• Edward Cabrera getting an MRI on his shoulder
• Mookie Betts moving to SS
• Joey Votto MiLB deal w/TOR
• J.D. Davis released by SF

SLEEPERS

Top 100 ADP

• Justin: Matt McLain 74
• Paul: Christian Yelich 75

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3/10/24

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Notable Transactions/News/Rumors

• Noelvi Marte suspended 80 games
  • How does this affect the rest of the Reds

Closer Preview

• How are you approaching the position this season?
• Elite Tier
  • Devin Williams
  • Edwin Díaz
  • Josh Hader
  • Emmanuel Clase

• Second Tier
  • Jhoan Duran
  • Jordan Romano
  • Camilo Doval
  • Raisel Iglesias
  • David Bednar

• Third Tier
  • Alexis Díaz
  • Paul Sewald
  • Andres Munoz
  • Ryan Helsley
  • Pete Fairbanks

• Fourth Tier
  • Evan Phillips
  • Tanner Scott
  • Kenley Jansen
  • Clay Holmes
  • Craig Kimbrel
  • Adbert Alzolay

• Fifth Tier
  • Alex Lange
  • José Alvarado/Jeff Hoffman/Seranthony Domínguez/Orion Kerkering/Gregory Soto
  • Carlos Estévez/Robert Stephenson
  • Robert Suarez
  • Mason Miller/Lucas Erceg/Dany Jiménez
  • Hunter Harvey/Kyle Finnegan
  • James McArthur/Will Smith
  • John Brebbia/Prelander Berroa/Jordan Leasure/ Matt Shaw/Jesse Chavez/Dominic Leone
  • David Robertson/José Leclerc
  • Justin Lawrence/Tyler Kinley

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3/8/24

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INJURIES/TRANSACTION NEWS

• Gavin Lux not the starting SS? (Betts named SS hours after the pod)

SP PREVIEW Pt. 6

AL Mixed Bag

• Clarke Schmidt
• Zack Littell
• JP Sears
• Patrick Sandoval

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