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Apr 2023
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Oneil Cruz Injury, Early Starting Pitche...

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About this episode

DVR and Eno discuss the lengthy absence on tap for Oneil Cruz, another frantic weekend of free-agent pickups in fantasy baseball, the value of two-start weeks in weekly leagues, and several players of interest as the second week of action winds down. 


Rundown

1:47 Oneil Cruz's Injury & Lengthy Absence

6:40 A Woefully Thin Waiver Wire Position

13:26 Pitchers of Interesting From Weekend Pickups

22:41 A Wide Range of Outcomes for Kris Bubic?

25:51 Why Two-Start Weeks Are So Valuable

34:02 JP Sears: A Second Viable Starter in Oakland?

44:28 Digging for Deep League Bats

52:29 Francisco Álvarez's Opportunity to Stick


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