Keep or Kut

Keep or Kut - After Pete (@PeteBBaseball) went solo last week to talk about his 2021 takeaways, this weekend you get a special bonus episode of Keep or Kut, as Chad (@ChadYoung) rolls solo to give you his takeaways. Join Pitcher List Plus and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast. Timestamps: 3:42 - Chad looks back at Pete's takeaways and shares his thoughts 12:17 - Chad starts his takeaways by talking about the importance of knowing your style and sticking to it. 21:14 - Expecting too much from Dominic Smith didn't sink Chad; but assuming he could rely on elite production rather than viewing that as upside was a problem. Don't be overly reliant on your guys. 28:29 - Don't be afraid to make a big move. Even if that means trading a long-term keeper like Mookie Betts. Get PL+ and join our community: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) is without Chad (@ChadYoung) for this short episode as he discusses his fantasy baseball takeaways from the 2021 season. Join Pitcher List Plus and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast. Timestamps: 1:59 - Maybe time to stop putting such little attention on the catcher position 6:11 - The idea of getting a draft discount on a player because he is injured is tantalizing but recent setbacks have Pete thinking twice about drafting injured players 10:15 - Reaching for prospects or paying too much FAAB for them lowers the floor of your roster and for most people, especially the last two years, this strategy isn't working 15:26 - Stolen bases are at an all-time low. Pete's thinking about just not focusing on them at all in his 2022 drafts.Get PL+ and join our community: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@ChadYoung) try to figure out what went wrong for some players who we thought were fantasy studs going into the season. They also discuss how much strength of schedule should be considered, particularly for starting pitchers, when constructing your roster. Join Pitcher List Plus and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast. Timestamps: 0:25 - DOGS! 4:03 - Trying to figure out Aaron Nola and his odd GB% 16:58 - Will the Dodgers trade Cody Bellinger? What is going on with him? 25:05 - Christian Yelich… selling out for contact now? 35:15 - Trent Grisham’s season has not gone to plan after a hot start 40:16 - Giovanny Gallegos is really good and Pete just wants you to know that 41:40 - Should any weight be put into September, particularly late September, strength of schedule when constructing your roster? 57:00 - OQOTD: Who is a good player to buy low on now to avoid the potential of the market picking up on them by auction time?Get PL+ and join our community: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chad (@ChadYoung) takes you through a list of hitters whose overall season wOBA is at least .020 points better or worse than what they have done since May 1. For some of these guys, a rough April is hiding a pretty solid season; for others, a great April (or even a great 10 days) is making an unimpressive season look good. Either way, you'll want to think twice about how you interpret the season-long lines from J.D. Martinez, Avisail Garcia, Ryan Mountcastle, and others. Join Pitcher List Plus and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast. Timestamps 2:58 - The ten players whose wOBA since May 1 is the furthest below their season-long line. 4:22 - The decline of Nick Solak 7:37 - He makes this list, but that's no reason to worry about with Ronald Acuna, Jr. 8:16 - Carson Kelly is being carried by a hot start 10:50 - 10 Great Days and a Season of Mediocrity: The J.D. Martinez Story 15:45 - Fading Jazz Chisholm 18:56 - What do we make of Omar Narvaez? 20:45 - A few others in the top 20 - Kris Bryant, Brandon Nimmo, Buster Posey, Ketel Marte 21:34 - The 14 hitters whose season-long line is dragged down the most by a bad April 23:20 - Willy Adames escapes Tampa 24:41 - Looking for opportunities to buy low on Ryan Mountcastle 27:10 - Platoon catcher gold in Elias Diaz 29:03 - Paul Goldschmidt is still a star 31:34 - Jorge Polanco breaks out again 33:32 - A big season from Kyle Schwarber is even better than his season-long line suggests 33:50 - Chad waited too long to admit that Avisail Garcia is good 34:48 - Is it time to bail on Rowdy Tellez? 36:55 - Is it time to buy back in on Gavin Lux? 38:58 - Ian Happ turns his season around 41:35 - A few others who you won't want to ignore - Josh Bell, Francisco Lindor, Lourdes Gurriel, Jr., Marcus SemienGet PL+ and join our community: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@ChadYoung) cover how to approach the final days of your keeper leagues, regardless of where you are in the standings. Some interesting names appear later in the show as the guys chat about who lines up well for some favorable pitcher streams down the stretch. Join Pitcher List Plus and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast. Timestamps: 2:13 - Should fantasy managers be able to add/drop players during a league's playoffs if they are no longer competing for a championship? Pete and Chad discuss. 14:18 - Pete and Chad agree that teams competing for a championship shouldn't be stressing about their keepers, especially fringe keepers 17:21 - Chad explains his approach in keeper leagues where he is out of contention at this point in the season. He uses Frank Schwindel as an example. 25:33 - Teams that are borderline contending have a difficult decision to make - to compete or not to compete? #Shakespeare. Acquiring elite keeper talent makes the decision quite easy! 34:16 - Chad explains why he thinks Marco Gonzalez is going to help teams win a championship down the stretch 38:54 - Pete suggests Jake Odorizzi as an arm to add not because he is a good pitcher but because his schedule is so favorable 41:40 - A pair of Rockies pitchers could actually help? Two of them?! Chad thinks Antonio Senzatela and Jon Gray might just help bring fantasy gold 46:16 - Pete really likes Steven Matz's schedule the rest of the way and he has been hot lately 48:50 - Below 50% rostered in Ottoneu, Chad suggests Vladimir Gutiérrez as one final option to pursue for some down-the-stretch quality innings 51:28 - Ottoneu Question of the Day: How much money does Chad like to have going into the auction if his team is a complete rebuild? Get PL+ and join our community: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pete (@PeteBBaseball) has established himself as the pitcher guy for Keep or Kut, and this week he gives us a sneak peek of a new stat he is developing to rank pitchers. Chad (@ChadYoung) talks to him about his process, the results and some interesting names that are popping up as a result of this work. Join Pitcher List Plus and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast. Timestamps: 0:51 - Introducing Pete's new system 7:50 - Weighing K%, BB% and GB% 12:34 - Discussing the top five: Jacob Degrom, Corbin Burnes, Logan Webb, Jonathan Loaisiga, and Framber Valdez 16:17 - Some surprising names with good results: Alex Cobb, Craig Stammen, Shane McClanahan, Sonny Gray. 22:48 - Some surpring names with bad results: Kyle Hendricks, John Means, Jack Flaherty, Lucas Giolito, and Chris Flexen 27:37 - Middling numbers from Lance Lynn 31:14 - Ranger Suarez in inside the top 10 36:45 - Some flaws with the stat and Pete's next steps 38:33 - A brief look at Ian Anderson 39:45 - Ottoneu Question of the Day: Pete's got a new Ottoneu team and asks how Chad thinks about prospects in Ottoneu vs. dynasty, including conversation about Jarren Duran, Trevor Larnach, Joe Ryan and more.Get PL+ and join our community: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Even when Chad (@ChadYoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) can't get together, they find a way to bring you great keeper league insights. This week, they each go through three potential buy-low keeper candidates. With the off-season around the corner, these six players could jumpstart your build for 2022. Join Pitcher List Plus and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast. Timestamps 1:50 - Tanner Houck 14:57 - Marco Gonzales 24:41 - Alex Verdugo 32:42 - Lourdes Gurriel, Jr. 38:34 - Alex Kirilloff 44:36 - Jeff McNeilGet PL+ and join our community: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chad (@chadyoung) & Pete (@PeteBBaseball) took to Twitter, Slack, and the PL Discord to get questions from the listeners! We now have over 2,500 downloads! Join Pitcher List Plus and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast. Timestamps 3:25 - Chad gets the part started by asking Pete a question about his $15 Mookie Betts 12:17 - Jorge Soler. Jeff McNeil. Ian Happ. What do they have in common? What about Michael Conforto and Christian Yelich? 24:20 - Pete thinks you should buy Anthony Santander and Kenta Maeda 26:46 - What prospects that could make an impact in 2021 are left to add? 36:37 - Jorge Polanco and his great second half. Is he keepable? 41:47 - How do you know if you are being too complacent when thinking about trades? Going all in on winning vs selling out. 55:57 - Ottoneu Question of the Day - what is the most important specific skill for a pitcher to have in Ottoneu points settings? Get PL+ and join our community: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pete (@PeteBBaseball) is back and this week he and Chad (@ChadYoung) are joined by Chris Clegg (@RotoClegg) of FanTrax and the FanTrax Toolshed podcast. We dig into his prospect knowledge looking for insights on some struggling young players, possible stashes for 2022 and more. Join Pitcher List Plus and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast. Timestamps 2:28 - For some young players, the trade deadline means moving to a new organization with new opportunities. Jesus Luzardo and Keibert Ruiz are two guys who could take advantage. 10:22 - What is up with Matt Manning? 15:42 - Triston McKenzie has looked a lot better since coming back from Triple-A, but how should fantasy managers view him vs. Tanner Houck, Luzardo, or Manning? 22:42 - What should we expect to see from Jarren Duran and when are we going to see it? 27:51 - Is Jarred Kelenic starting to turn it around? 32:33 - And is Jo Adell next? 39:51 - Not all rookies are young, and Eric Haase is tearing things up in Detroit. 43:24 - Tylor Megill has come out of nowhere - will it continue? 47:59 - Chris's prospects who can help in 2021. 53:27 - And his potential fast risers to stash for 2022 56:40 - The Ottoneu Question of the Day: how much is too much to spend on upside plays in your rotation? Pete could spend $30 keeping Luzardo, AJ Puk, and Garrett Crochet. Should he?Get PL+ and join our community: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pete's away, but we didn't want to leave you hanging, so here you are - Chad Young (@chadyoung) barrels through 28 trades in 25 minutes, covering keeper angles on Kris Bryant, Trea Turner, Anthony Rizzo and every other former Cub and National you can think of. Join Pitcher List Plus and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast. Timestamps 0:52 - The Padres, Rays and Phillies acquire pitchers without much keeper implication 1:34 - The Jays, on the other hand, get a pitcher with a lot of keeper implications in Jose Berrios 2:23 - Eddie Rosario and Adam Duvall to are two-thirds of an Atlanta OF makeover 3:10 - The White Sox add Craig Kimbrel and have an embarrassment of riches in their pen. 5:18 - Max Scherzer and Trea Turner head to the opposite coast, as the Dodgers attempt to build an All-Star team. 7:39 - Josh Harrison and Yan Gomes join the DC exodus and end up in Oakland, while Myles Straw looks to claim the CF job in Cleveland. 9:04 - Javier Baez brings the magic show to New York 10:01 - Atlanta completes their new-look OF with Jorge Soler 11:17 - They also get a new closer 12:16 - Another set of smaller trades featuring Hansel Robles, Joakim Soria, and Jordan Luplow 14:04 - Kyle Gibson and Ian Kennedy head to Philly, and Freddy Galvis is meeting them there, while Jake Marisnick is the newest Padre. 15:10 - Kris Bryant is a Giant 16:51 - So is Tony Watson, but Andrew Heaney is a Yankee 17:59 - One of Chad's favorite landing spots: Anthony Rizzo to Yankee Stadium 20:05 - One of Chad's least favorite landing spots: Danny Duffy to the Dodgers (and to the bullpen) 21:11 - We'll probably cover this again when Pete is back, but Kyle Schwarber is a Red Sox (Red Sock?) 23:43 - Ryan Tepera heads leaves the North Side while Diego Castillo goes to the Northwest.Get PL+ and join our community: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices