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Paul and Justin found some time to drop an impromptu 2nd ep of the week with Justin before he heads to NYC!
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Some big individual moves on the heels of some news plus a bunch more profiles added!
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As the ace closer market gets thinner by the year, fantasy managers are left either paying a premium for the top dogs or playing the in-season waiver wire speculation game.
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Sunday Notes: Jackson Jobe and Andrew Painter Are Promising Power Pitchers
Plus Garrett Stubbs on standout pitch characteristics, a John Wetteland Rule 5 story, Astros and Blue Jays key players, Nick Bierbrodt's D-Backs record, facts and stats galore, and more.
ChatRosterResource Chat - 3/14/25
Jason Martinez and Jon Becker answer questions related to projected rosters and playing time, position battles, payroll, and more.
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The Pirates system is average but also unique, because there are so many hitters with extreme outcome variance in the fat middle of the system. 
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Top Prospects
AL
| BAL | CHW | ATH |
| BOS | CLE | HOU |
| NYY | DET | LAA |
| TBR | KCR | SEA |
| TOR | MIN | TEX |
NL
| ATL | CHC | ARI |
| MIA | CIN | COL |
| NYM | MIL | LAD |
| PHI | PIT | SDP |
| WSN | STL | SFG |
ZiPS Projections
Chat Schedule All times ET
| Sun | 8:30 PM | Jeff Zimmerman |
| Mon | 12 PM | Justin Mason |
| Mon | 2 PM | Ben Clemens |
| Tue | 12 PM | Jay Jaffe |
| Wed | 2 PM | Paul Sporer |
| Thu | 12 PM | Dan Szymborski |
| Fri | 12 PM | Eric Longenhagen |
| Fri | 2 PM | RosterResource |
Top Prospects
AL
| BAL | CHW | ATH |
| BOS | CLE | HOU |
| NYY | DET | LAA |
| TBR | KCR | SEA |
| TOR | MIN | TEX |
NL
| ATL | CHC | ARI |
| MIA | CIN | COL |
| NYM | MIL | LAD |
| PHI | PIT | SDP |
| WSN | STL | SFG |
ZiPS Projections
Chat Schedule All times ET
| Sun | 8:30 PM | Jeff Zimmerman |
| Mon | 12 PM | Justin Mason |
| Mon | 2 PM | Ben Clemens |
| Tue | 12 PM | Jay Jaffe |
| Wed | 2 PM | Paul Sporer |
| Thu | 12 PM | Dan Szymborski |
| Fri | 12 PM | Eric Longenhagen |
| Fri | 2 PM | RosterResource |
Podcasts
Leaders
WAR
wRC+
wOBA
WPA
| 1.Aaron Judge | 11.2 |
| 2.Bobby Witt Jr. | 10.4 |
| 3.Shohei Ohtani | 9.1 |
| 4.Juan Soto | 8.1 |
| 5.Gunnar Henderson | 8.0 |
WAR
WPA
ERA
| 1.Cade Smith | 2.7 |
| 2.Griffin Jax | 2.6 |
| 3.Mason Miller | 2.3 |
| 4.Ryan Helsley | 2.3 |
| 5.Emmanuel Clase | 2.2 |
