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Eno and DVR continue their 2026 position preview series in the outfield -- digging into early average draft position (ADP) to look for potentially overvalued and undervalued players at the position for the upcoming season. This episode is one part of a four-part series covering the position, and focuses mostly on outfielders being drafted in the Top 100 overall of recent NFBC drafts.

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Rundown
3:24 ADP Tier 1a -- Aaron Judge, Juan Soto, Corbin Carroll, Ronald Acuña Jr., Julio Rodríguez & Fernando Tatis Jr.
28:23 ADP Tier 1b -- Kyle Tucker, Jackson Chourio, Pete Crow-Armstrong & James Wood
47:03 ADP Tier 2 -- Wyatt Langford, Brent Rooker, Roman Anthony, Jackson Merrill, Riley Greene, Jarren Duran & Byron Buxton
1:08:28 ADP Tier 2b -- Cody Bellinger, Randy Arozarena, Oneil Cruz, Seiya Suzuki, Michael Harris II & George Springer

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Eno and DVR discuss this week's trades -- a six-player swap that sent MacKenzie Gore to the Rangers and a four-player deal between the Brewers and Mets that sent Freddy Peralta to New York -- and the Yankees' decision to sign Cody Bellinger to a five-year, $162.5M deal this week.

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Rundown
2:07 MacKenzie Gore Traded to the Rangers in Six-Player Deal
10:40 An Adjustment to Avoid Second-Half Fastball Velocity Fades?
17:11 A Top-10 Rotation in Texas?
24:25 Freddy Peralta Traded to Mets in Four-Player Swap
33:04 Brandon Sproat vs. Jonah Tong
38:07 Rank the Brewers' Starters on Innings This Year
47:03 Another Undersized Position Player to Milwaukee
52:25 Cody Bellinger's Return to the Yankees
1:02:37 Mailbag: Is $/WAR Still Relevant?, Michael Busch Playing Against Lefties & 14 Pounds of Muscle for Kyle Manzardo

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Eno and DVR continue their 2026 position preview series at first base -- digging into early average draft position (ADP) to look for potentially overvalued and undervalued players at the position for the upcoming season.

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Rundown
1:14 ADP Tier 1 -- Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Nick Kurtz & Pete Alonso
16:56 ADP Tier 2 -- Bryce Harper, Matt Olson, Rafael Devers, Josh Naylor & Freddie Freeman
32:41 ADP Tier 3 -- Vinnie Pasquantino, Tyler Soderstrom, Michael Busch, Yandy Díaz
50:29 Tier 4 -- Alec Burleson, Willson Contreras, Christian Walker, Jonathan Aranda & Spencer Torkelson
1:05:38 ADP Tier 5 -- Sal Stewart, Kyle Manzardo, Spencer Steer, Ryan O'Hearn, Luis Arraez, Jake Burger & Andrew Vaughn
1:19:41 (Beyond Pick 300) -- Deeper League Options, Prospects & Sleepers (Nolan Schanuel, Josh Bell, Spencer Horwitz, Tristan Casas, Coby Mayo & Ryan Mountcastle).

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Eno, Jed, and DVR discuss the Mets' recent flurry of activity including a trade for Luis Robert Jr., and the addition of Bo Bichette on a three-year deal with the plan to move him to third base. Plus, they discuss Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones' election into the Baseball Hall of Fame, why the competitive edge of pitch modeling has waned over time, and the adjustments of Geraldo Perdomo in his 2025 breakout at the plate.

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Rundown
3:44 Luis Robert Jr. Traded to Mets in Three-Player Swap
9:19 Bo Bichette Gets Three-Year, $126M Deal with Mets; Fit at Third Base?
20:33 Carlos Beltrán & Andruw Jones Elected to Baseball HOF
29:26 Which Players Currently on the Ballot Will Make Biggest Leap?
39:18 'They Don't Make Pitch Models Like They Used To'
Davy Andrews' article at FanGraphs: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/they-dont-make-pitch-models-like-they-used-to/
50:24 Geraldo Perdomo: What Changed at the Plate in 2025?

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Eno and DVR continue their 2026 position preview series at catcher -- digging into early average draft position (ADP) to look for potentially overvalued and undervalued players at the position for the upcoming season -- and wonder what comes next for Cal Raleigh following one of the best yearly performances in baseball history.

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Rundown
1:00 ADP Tier 1 -- Cal Raleigh
10:04 ADP Tier 2a -- Ben Rice, William Contreras, Shea Langeliers & Hunter Goodman
27:47 ADP Tier 2b -- Agustin Ramírez, Drake Baldwin, Salvador Perez, Will Smith & Yainer Diaz
44:27 ADP Tier 3 -- Adley Rutschman, Alejandro Kirk, Gabriel Moreno, Francisco Alvarez, Samuel Basallo, Kyle Teel & Carter Jensen
58:37 ADP Tier 4 -- J.T. Realmuto, Dillon Dingler, Austin Wells, Tyler Stephenson & Logan O'Hoppe
1:11:34 ADP Tier 5 -- Ryan Jeffers, Carlos Narváez, Bo Naylor & Carson Kelly
1:15:44 (Beyond Pick 300) -- Deeper League Options, Prospects & Sleepers (Edgar Quero, Keibert Ruiz, Harry Ford, Patrick Bailey, Freddy Fermin, Danny Jansen).

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