Leading Off: April 9th, 2025 (Ep. 970)

Joe Pisapia (⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoePisapia17⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Chris Welsh (⁠⁠⁠⁠@IsItTheWelsh⁠⁠⁠⁠) recorded this episode of "Leading Off" LIVE on Twitch! Make sure you follow us on Twitch at ⁠⁠⁠twitch.tv/fantasypros⁠⁠⁠ and never miss a stream!

In this edition, the guys share their condolences for the banged up San Diego Padres, plus former stud arms like Boston Red Sox SP Garrett Crochet and Atlanta Braves SP Chris Sale, who are struggling out of the gate. They also check in on Minor League prospects, who are pressing the issue, and veteran Major League players like Pittsburgh Pirates SP Paul Skenes, who are letting fantasy managers down.

From headlines to best bets and home run calls, The Pros step back into the batter's box!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads):

Introduction - 0:00:00
Listener Question #1 - 0:03:07
San Diego Padres - 0:03:26
Garrett Crochet (SP - BOS) - 0:04:59
Cole Ragans (SP - KC) & Clay Holmes (SP, RP - NYM) - 0:07:01
James Wood (OF - WSH) - 0:07:48
Zac Veen (OF - COL) - 0:09:00
Chris Sale (SP - ATL) & Zack Wheeler (SP - PHI) - 0:09:14
My Playbook - 0:09:52
Rookie Lookie & Listener Question #2- 0:11:34
3 Up: Framber Valdez (SP - HOU), Freddy Peralta (SP - MIL) & Kyle Schwarber (OF, DH - PHI) - 0:17:55
3 Down: Dylan Cease (SP - SD), Kyle Freeland (SP - COL) & Paul Skenes (SP - PIT) - 0:19:26
Injury Updates - 0:21:16
Microsoft Chasing Challenges - 0:24:49
FanDuel Sportsbook - 0:28:38
Joe’s Best Bets of the Day - 0:28:50
Welsh’s Bets of the Day - 0:30:29
Listener Question #3 - 0:32:16
Board Update & Home Run Calls of the Day - 0:35:17
Shohei Ohtani (SP, DH - LAD) | +260 - 0:36:23
Gunnar Henderson (SS - BAL) | +450 - 0:36:30
Listener Question #4 - 0:37:23
Outro - 0:37:39

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