Pocket Aces, With Derek VanRiper

A popular draft strategy in snake draft leagues is to go with "Pocket Aces," i.e. drafting elite starting pitchers with your first two picks. Derek VanRiper did so in the LABR Mixed Draft League, beginning his draft with Spencer Strider and Corbin Burnes. He and Jeff Erickson talk about the nuances, strengths and weaknesses of the strategy.

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00:00 - News & Notes

01:00 - Bello extension, Red Sox rotation

08:00 - Rodon velocity down, gets hit hard

12:00 - Michael King, Johnny Brito, Will Warren

17:00 - TB/CLE/LAD pitching development

20:00 - DL Hall

25:00 - Pocket Aces - Defined, Reason for Going that route

26:00 - Who qualifies as an "ace" for such purposes?

34:45 - How to follow it up

43:00 - When do you next go into the SP pool?

45:00 - Applied - DVR’s LABR draft, Jeff’s TGFBI draft

1:01:00 - Draft position matter?

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