Keep or Kut

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) talk through their top tens at 2B and SS. Chad spends the episodes live editing his lists as they debate Jazz Chisholm, Jr., Bobby Witt, Jr., Wander Franco, and others. They also talk best and worst ADP values, plus some prospects they like.Join Pitcher List Plus and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast.Timestamps0:45 - Quick notes on the Ottoneu mock4:04 - Moving on to our MI preview and Pete’s top ten 2B for keeper leagues5:13 - Is Trevor Story really still top ten?11:19 -Think about the top three: Jazz Chisholm, Jr., vs. Jose Altuve and Marcus Semien18:22 - Are we really that high on Tommy Edman?22:22 - Pete's list includes 9 of the top 14 by ADP, but what about the five he left out: Max Muncy, Jorge Polanco, Vaughn Grissom, Brandon Drury, and Thairo Estrada.24:49 - Chad’s top ten27:46 - Best ADP values at 2B - Ketel Marte and Isaac Paredes30:38 - Worst ADP values at 2B - Max Muncy and Whit Merrifield33:01 - 2B Prospects to stash - Michael Busch and Connor Norby35:38 - Pete’s top ten SS, starting with how to think about Fernando Tatis, Jr.38:13 - How confident are we that Wander Franco will be a fantasy stud?43:49 - Bobby Witt, Jr. vs. Bo Bichette 49:33 - Chad’s top 10 with a look at Carlos Correa 52:09 - Best ADP values at SS - Oswald Peraza and Ezequiel Tovar56:01 - Worst ADPs at SS - Bobby Witt, Jr. and Oneil Cruz58:24 - SS prospects to stash - Royce Lewis and Elly de la Cruz1:04:19 - Where would Gunnar Henderson fit into our top tens?Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | RSSConnect: Twitter | keeporkut@gmail.com | Join PL+Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) engage in a very unique draft! They co-managed a keeper league team in 2022. Pete is taking over a different team in that league for 2023, so he and Chad draft the players from those two teams to select their keepers from. Join Pitcher List Plus and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast.Timestamps0:00 - Chad and Pete discuss Listener League #1 (Roto, 5x5, 9 keepers) and how they are splitting up their current shared team5:40 - The draft begins and Chad has the first pick! Pete and Chad discuss Michael Harris II and a little bit about Roto vs H2H strategy. The picks come hot and heavy after that.Pete’s first 9 picks and presumed keepers: Oneil Cruz, Nick Lodolo, George Kirby, Alejandro Kirk, Devin Williams, Triston McKenzie, Camilo Doval, Luis Severino, Tony GonsolinChad’s first 9 picks and presumed keepers: Michael Harris II, Tyler Glasnow, Andrés Giménez, Anthony Santander, Lars Nootbaar, David Bednar, Ezequiel Tovar, Framber Valdez, Joe Ryan43:24 - What changes, other than injuries, could take place between now and the keeper lock date that would make Pete or Chad change their keeper selections? Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | RSSConnect: Twitter | keeporkut@gmail.com | Join PL+Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) look at their top tens at 1B and 3B and come away excited about the top but not loving the rest of either list. They also talk best and worst ADP values, plus some prospects they like.Join Pitcher List Plus and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast.Timestamps1:13 - Maybe 1B isn’t what we are used to5:45 - Our top tens at 1B6:54 - Are we too low on Paul Goldschmidt?11:02 - Vinnie Pasquantino isn't quite ready to jump into the top 513:50 - Nathaniel Lowe has earned his #7 ranking16:05 - Pete wants to see more from Christian Walker but Chad thinks he might need to move him up20:50 - Pete pushes Triston Casas into the top 10 going upside vs. Chad taking floor with Rizzo25:31 - Andrew Vaughn was outside the top 20 1B on Razzball Player Rater last year, so why is he top ten for us?27:58 - CJ Cron was inside the Player Rater top 10 and isn’t on either of our lists30:59 - Best ADP Values - Casas for Pete, Josh Bell for Chad33:46 - Worst ADP value: Chad says Jose Abreu37:42 - Prospects featuring Matt Mervis, and introducing Kyle Manzardo as a stash41:30 - Top tens at 3B, and Chad is railing against the Bobby Witt Jr. ADP again49:32 - We’re both ready to buy in on Gunnar Henderson52:09 - The messy bottom of the top 10 - Jose Miranda, Matt Champman, DJ LeMahieu58:22 - Why Chapman over Eugenio Suarez? Is there a good answer?1:00:20 - Worst ADP values: Chad already went off on Witt, now Pete talks Suarez1:01:36 - If Suarez is the start of a tier and that makes him the worst ADP values, who is at the bottom of that tier?1:04:33 - 3B prospects focusing on Brett Baty and Miguel VargasSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | RSSConnect: Twitter | keeporkut@gmail.com | Join PL+Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) dissect all of the off-season moves to this point and their fantasy impacts. They also break down their top 10 catcher rankings for keeper leagues.Join Pitcher List Plus and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast.Timestamps4:43 - Breaking down all of the players who have been on the move so far 5:10 - Tyler Anderson to the Angels8:32 - Gio Urshela to the Angels14:24 - Hunter Renfroe to the Angels16:15 - Jesse Winker to the Brewers18:33 - Kolten Wong to the Mariners21:51 - Jacob deGrom to the Rangers22:36 - Chris Martin to the Red Sox24:40 - José Abreu to the Astros28:18 - Anthony Rizzo back to the Yankees28:44 - Carlos Santana to the Pirates28:55 - Teoscar Hernández to the Mariners30:11 - Zach Eflin to the Rays32:10 - Kyle Gibson to the Orioles32:42 - Mike Clevinger to the White Sox35:41 - Catcher Rankings37:11 - Does Adley Rutschman deserve to be the #1 ranked catcher in keeper leagues?40:24 - Daulton Varsho and his power+speed combo45:00 - William Contreras vs Willson Contreras49:12 - Chad's done with Salvador Perez52:47 - Pete likes Sean Murphy at his current ADP55:01 - Chad is flabbergasted by Francisco Álvarez's current ADP57:35 - Chad is seriously done with Salvador Perez59:29 - Pete has concerns about Danny Jansen's ADP1:03:10 - Chad likes a few catcher prospects including Gabriel Moreno, Logan O'Hoppe, and Bo Naylor1:08:34 - Any reason to be excited about Shea Langeliers?

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) pulled up the initial Steamer projections and found some numbers that surprised them. They also look at some of the first trades in the Keep or Kut listenener Ottoneu league.Join Pitcher List Plus and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast.Timestamps:0:37 - Non-tenders and trades in MLB3:57 - Starting Steamer surprises with an unexpected name popping up in the top 10 for PA, plus the importance of playing time projections8:28 - The conservative nature of projections10:05 - A surprising name has the 11th highest wOBA projection from Steamer - is Vinnie Pasquantino that good?19:55 - Jake McCarthy a top 5 SB threat?27:23 - And Trea Turner a career LOW in SB??34:20 - Are we ready to assume greatness from Fernando Tatis, Jr. again?41:55 - Oneil Cruz to rein in the Ks but is that enough to make him a keeper?46:57 - Of course Jacob deGrom is tops, are we ready to put Spencer Strider next?51:12 - Camilo Doval second in saves?54:57 - Trades that went down in the listener league56:28 - $21 Freddy Peralta vs. $27 Seiya Suzuki1:02:16 - $13 DJ LeMahieu for $15 Emmauel ClaseSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | RSSConnect: Twitter | keeporkut@gmail.com | Join PL+Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) examine the results of the Pitcher List mock draft to figure out which players might be massive keeper values this season. Click here for full draft board.Join Pitcher List Plus and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast.Timestamps:0:00 - Houston Astros have won the World Series!5:50 - Chad breaks down what this episode is all about.8:10 - Gunnar Henderson is going early in drafts. Pete doesn't think it is just because of his talent, but also because of the 3B landscape.13:46 - Chad wants to see how the shortstop situation in Atlanta shakes out before he completely buys in on 2023 Vaughn Grissom.20:45 - Will Alexis Díaz be the Reds closer come April?25:55 - Pete could see himself keeping Evan Phillips if he actually ends up as the Dodgers' closer.30:08 BREAK30:45 - Tony Gonsolin, Cristian Javier, and Nestor Cortes made massive jumps when comparing the PL Mock and NFBC ADP results to last year's NFBC ADP.36:35 - Andrés Giménez, Nathaniel Lowe, and Anthony Santander have all seen big boosts in ADP.42:25 - Adley Rutschman and Julio Rodríguez have experienced an obvious and substantial ADP rise. Pete and Chad talk 2023 expectations.46:45 - Six players who were already being drafted in the top 120 in 2022 drafts have jumped at least four rounds so far in 2023 drafts.51:21 - Is Bobby Witt Jr.'s ADP getting out of hand?59:24 - Chad is unsure if he is keeping Willy Adames at a 9th or 10th round pick.Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | RSSConnect: Twitter |

Keep or Kut - With Ottoneu Arbitration underway, Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) talk about what arbitration is, why it exists, and how you should manage it. They even go through each other's teams in the Keep or Kut Listener League, with Pete assigning arbitration to Chad's team and Chad assigning it to Pete's.Join Pitcher List Plus and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast.Timestamps:2:23 - A little playoff baseball chatter8:27 - What is arbitration and how does it work?17:57 - Don’t target players to make them a cut; look to eat up value and place allocations that will stick long-term32:29 - We get into some listener questions!33:15 - When should you do your arbitration? Do you want to wait until the end? 38:33 - Does it make sense to allocate dollars to prospects?47:30 - Chad and Pete look at each other's team in league 1372, starting with Pete allocating to the St. Ann Steamers.52:45 - Chad returns the favor, allocating to the aptly named Pete's TeamSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | RSSConnect: Twitter | keeporkut@gmail.com | Join PL+Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) share some names of guys who weren't elite fantasy producers in 2022 but could be in 2023. Join Pitcher List Plus and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast. Timestamps: 1:54 - How we use Player Raters 4:06 - The parameters for our discussion and the top 25 on this year's Razzball player rater 7:19 - The case for DJ LeMaheiu 15:07 - Chad still isn't done with Trent Grisham 24:55 - Reasons to believe in Trey Mancini 32:12 - Nick Lodolo is ready for prime time 43:16 - Don't forget about Sean Manaea 51:36 - Oneil Cruz just needs playing time. 1:01:05 - Some other names who might - or might not - fit the conversation: Fernando Tatis, Jr., Jazz Chisholm, Jr., David Bednar, Seiya Suzuki, Jesus Luzardo, Luis Severino, Adley Rutschman, Wander Franco, Frankie Montas, Hunter Greene, Freddy Peralta, Roansy Contreras, Isaac Paredes, Vinnie Pasquantino, Triston CasasGet PL+ and join our community: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) continue down a list of players who they think will be hard to value going into 2023 drafts. This time around there are no pitchers, but quite a lot of outfielders. From the seemingly zapped power of Ronald Acuña Jr. to the extremely up-and-down season of Seiya Suzuki, Chad and Pete touch 'em all. Join Pitcher List Plus and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast. Timestamps: 1:27 - Seiya Suzuki has had a roller coaster of a debut season. Regardless, Chad thinks that the final result is most likely reflective of what we should expect next season. Pete is holding out hope it could get better, but wants to see some improvement in that lineup. 12:03 - Tyler O'Neill was a major let down for folks this season. Chad found something odd about pitches in the heart of the plate, and Pete thinks the ban of the shift could help O'Neill after looking at his wOBA vs the shift in comparison to his wOBA with no shift. 28:40 - What happened to Ronald Acuña Jr.'s power? Him or Aaron Judge for 2023? 39:28 - Jesse Winker is turning 30, still can't hit lefties, and might be in a crowded outfield, so Pete thinks he is out on him. After doing some reading by author Michael Ajeto, Chad thinks Winker's issue could be mechanical. 46:53 - Pete is blaming any of his losses on Ketel Marte (completely unfairly, but man was he high on Marte!). Chad acknowledges the long period of time where Marte posted an elite wRC+, so maybe there is hope, but also wonders if the balls negatively impacted Marte. 54:35 - Chad and Pete want Joey Gallo to go some place that will be low-pressure and result in everyday at-bats. 1:02:03 - Taylor Ward's wRC+'s by month are crazy. Could his shoulder have prevented him from a monster season, making him a great buy in 2023 drafts? 1:05:45 - Is Oneil Cruz solving his strikeout issues, or are they still too shaky and the position too deep? 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) and Chad (@chadyoung) discuss players whose seasons just aren't that easy to interpret and who are therefore tough to value for the future. With keeper decisions around the corner, plus draft season coming, these are the guys we expect to keep us up at night. Join Pitcher List Plus and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast. Timestamps: 2:02 - Plan to discuss players whose value is hard to lock down for next year. 2:55 - Kris Bryant, the Coors Field power outage, and 181 surprisingly good PA. 11:43 - The Trevor Story Roller Coaster. 17:37 - Is Jack Flaherty still living off 2019? 27:31 - Lucas Giolito's awful season. 38:48 - Are we worried about Juan Soto? 44:47 - Nick Castellanos misses home. 52:51 - Maybe Frankie Montas does, too. 59:18 - Paul Goldschmidt re-enters the 1B top 5. 1:02:50 - Is Nate Lowe far behind? 1:05:07 - Alex Bregman isn't in the top five, but who is ahead of him? Bobby Witt Jr.? Gunnar Henderson?Get PL+ and join our community: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices