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Skenes does it again, but is he a top-10 2025 SP? Is Noelvi the must pickup as he makes his way back? Who is your priority on the waiver wire, Joe has you covered! Plus we have News, Injuries, best bets of the day and more with Joey P (@JoePisapia17) and Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh)Introduction - 0:00:00 Paul Skenes - 0:01:52Headlines: Aaron Judge, Jesus Luzardo, Julio Rodriguez, Corbin Carroll, Josh Naylor - 0:06:17Just For Fun Minor League Edition: Noelvi Marte, Jordan Walker and Brett Baty - 0:07:57Rookie Lookie: Carlos Rodriguez, Louie Varland, Connor Norby, Jordan Lawlar, and Jace Jung - 0:11:42Waiver Wire with Joe and WelshDrew Thorpe - 0:19:10Alec Burleson - 0:19:56Hunter Brown - 0:21:38Max Meyer - 0:22:23Clayton Kershaw - 0:22:383 Up: Will Smith, James Paxton, Shohei Ohtani - 0:23:303 Down: Dane Dunning, Hector Neris, Max Fried - 0:23:41Injury Segment - 0:23:52MLB Best Bets - 0:28:43HR Board and HR Calls - 0:32:31Sponsors:💰 bet365 - Sign up now using our code LEADINGOFF and get the choice of two incredible New Customer Offers, the First Bet Safety Net or Bet $5 & Get $150 in Bonus Bets. Place your first cash bet up to $1,000, and if the bet loses, you will have your wager refunded in Bonus Bets, OR $150 in Bonus Bets will be added to your Bonus Bets balance once your original bet of at least $5 is settled. Sign up today at www.bet365.com/olp/open-account?…iate=365_03101631⚾ FantasyPros MyPlaybook™ - Win your Fantasy Baseball Leagues, and take home bragging rights this year. Over 1 million teams have been synced for custom advice, rankings, and analysis. Get an edge on your opponents today, www.fantasypros.com/mlb/myplaybook✅ BettingPros® - BettingPros offers consensus sports betting advice from 150+ experts to make it easy for you to start making winning bets. We promote the best experts based on one simple question, “How good is your advice?!” At BettingPros, we help you find the best lines for the NFL, MLB, and NBA by showcasing how the individual sportsbooks compare with their Point Spreads, Moneylines, and Over/Unders vs. the Consensus of all top sportsbooks. Sign up today at www.bettingpros.com and start betting smarter... not hardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oh no, Buster Olney was hacked! Soto is back and Gunnar is going off. Trade talk, as Welsh gives up three players he's trading for now. News, Injuries, best bets of the day and more from Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh).Introduction - 0:00:00 Buster Olney Hacked - 0:00:45 Headlines, Gunnar Henderson, Juan Soto, Dylan Cease and Royce Lewis - 0:03:20 Just For Fun, Anthony Rizzo - 0:08:13 Rookie Lookie, Jackson Chourio, Louie Varland and Chase DeLauter - 0:08:52 Trade Candidates, Oneil Cruz, Jackson Chourio, Ryan Weathers - 0:12:37 3 Up, Carlos Rodon, Willy Adames, Ryan Pepiot - 0:20:26 3 Down, Michael Kopech, Seth Lugo, Joey Estes - 0:21:01 Injuries, Elias Diaz, Kyle Tucker, Andrés Muñoz, Andrew Benintendi, Tommy Pham, Garrett Mitchell - 0:21:31 MLB Best Bets - 0:24:20 HR Board and HR Calls of The Day - 0:30:08 Sponsors:💰 bet365 - Sign up now using our code LEADINGOFF and get the choice of two incredible New Customer Offers, the First Bet Safety Net or Bet $5 & Get $150 in Bonus Bets. Place your first cash bet up to $1,000, and if the bet loses, you will have your wager refunded in Bonus Bets, OR $150 in Bonus Bets will be added to your Bonus Bets balance once your original bet of at least $5 is settled. Sign up today at www.bet365.com/olp/open-account?…iate=365_03101631⚾ FantasyPros MyPlaybook™ - Win your Fantasy Baseball Leagues, and take home bragging rights this year. Over 1 million teams have been synced for custom advice, rankings, and analysis. Get an edge on your opponents today, www.fantasypros.com/mlb/myplaybook✅ BettingPros® - BettingPros offers consensus sports betting advice from 150+ experts to make it easy for you to start making winning bets. We promote the best experts based on one simple question, “How good is your advice?!” At BettingPros, we help you find the best lines for the NFL, MLB, and NBA by showcasing how the individual sportsbooks compare with their Point Spreads, Moneylines, and Over/Unders vs. the Consensus of all top sportsbooks. Sign up today at www.bettingpros.com and start betting smarter... not hardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Juan Soto is looking ok. Gerrit Cole and Max Scherzer are close to returning? Is Luis Gil going to get moved to the pen or sent down? Hurston Wuldrep debut, Drew Thorpe to the majors, best bets of the day and more!Introduction - 0:00:00Juan Soto’s Status - 0:01:05Gerrit Cole and Max Scherzer Rehab Starts - 0:03:40What Happens with Luis Gil? - 0:04:43Kyle Tucker to the IL - 0:09:00Hunter Brown ROS Outlook - 0:10:05George Kirby - 0:11:01Jose Ramirez - 0:11:15Hurston Waldrep’s Debut - 0:13:30Drew Thorpe - 0:15:35Wyatt Langford Resurgence? - 0:17:493 Up: Aaron Judge, Jose Altuve, and Tarik Skubal - 0:19:523 Down: Patrick Sandoval, Justin Verlander, and Ryan McMahon - 0:20:44Rapid Fire Injury Segment: Bregman, Ray, France, Flaherty, Yoshida, Gasser, Miller, Senga, and Manoah - 0:22:44MLB Best Bets - 0:27:55HR Board and HR Calls - 0:31:20Outro - 0:32:45Sponsors:💰 bet365 - Sign up now using our code LEADINGOFF and get the choice of two incredible New Customer Offers, the First Bet Safety Net or Bet $5 & Get $150 in Bonus Bets. Place your first cash bet up to $1,000, and if the bet loses, you will have your wager refunded in Bonus Bets, OR $150 in Bonus Bets will be added to your Bonus Bets balance once your original bet of at least $5 is settled. Sign up today at www.bet365.com/olp/open-account?…iate=365_03101631⚾ FantasyPros MyPlaybook™ - Win your Fantasy Baseball Leagues, and take home bragging rights this year. Over 1 million teams have been synced for custom advice, rankings, and analysis. Get an edge on your opponents today, www.fantasypros.com/mlb/myplaybook✅ BettingPros® - BettingPros offers consensus sports betting advice from 150+ experts to make it easy for you to start making winning bets. We promote the best experts based on one simple question, “How good is your advice?!” At BettingPros, we help you find the best lines for the NFL, MLB, and NBA by showcasing how the individual sportsbooks compare with their Point Spreads, Moneylines, and Over/Unders vs. the Consensus of all top sportsbooks. Sign up today at www.bettingpros.com and start betting smarter... not hardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is Juan Soto seriously hurt? Either way, it's looking like Jasson Dominguez is a must pickup. Max Meyer on his way back, buy on Pablo Lopez. News, Injuries, Best Bets of the day and...Bird on parade? Find it all out with Joey P and Welsh.Introduction - 0:00:00Juan Soto injury - 0:02:01Javier Assad - 0:10:45Bryan Woo - 0:12:17Jose Ramirez - 0:12:26Corbin Carroll and Oneil Cruz - 0:15:31Eddie Rosario - 0:17:43Max Meyer returning soon? - 0:20:17Cade Povich - 0:21:06Christian Scott - 0:21:453 Up: Jarren Duran, Ceddanne Rafaela, and Tanner Houck - 0:23:003 Down: Slade Cecconi, Pablo Lopez, Marcus Stroman - 0:23:18Injuries - 0:23:50MLB Best Bets - 0:24:47HR Board and HR Calls - 0:29:13Sponsors:💰 bet365 - Sign up now using our code LEADINGOFF and get the choice of two incredible New Customer Offers, the First Bet Safety Net or Bet $5 & Get $150 in Bonus Bets. Place your first cash bet up to $1,000, and if the bet loses, you will have your wager refunded in Bonus Bets, OR $150 in Bonus Bets will be added to your Bonus Bets balance once your original bet of at least $5 is settled. Sign up today at www.bet365.com/olp/open-account?…iate=365_03101631⚾ FantasyPros MyPlaybook™ - Win your Fantasy Baseball Leagues, and take home bragging rights this year. Over 1 million teams have been synced for custom advice, rankings, and analysis. Get an edge on your opponents today, www.fantasypros.com/mlb/myplaybook✅ BettingPros® - BettingPros offers consensus sports betting advice from 150+ experts to make it easy for you to start making winning bets. We promote the best experts based on one simple question, “How good is your advice?!” At BettingPros, we help you find the best lines for the NFL, MLB, and NBA by showcasing how the individual sportsbooks compare with their Point Spreads, Moneylines, and Over/Unders vs. the Consensus of all top sportsbooks. Sign up today at www.bettingpros.com and start betting smarter... not hardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week’s episode of The Cycle, hosted by Mike Maher and Kelly Kirby, we dive deep into the latest fantasy baseball strategies and player evaluations. We discuss who to Start, Stash, or Scrap, featuring players like Alec Burleson and Luis Gil, and analyze the MLB Starting Pitcher Power Rankings. We also delve into a sports betting scandal involving Tucupita Marcano, with Maher’s hot take on its impact.We also touch on players we’re buying low and selling high, and which ones we’re targeting on waivers this week. And with Worm on vacation, Kelly makes a pick for him in the season-long two-start pitcher competition. Enjoy the episode and leave us a positive review at fantasypros.com/mlbreview. Your support helps us bring you more great content!⚾ FantasyPros MyPlaybook™ - Win your Fantasy Baseball Leagues, and take home bragging rights this year. Over 1 million teams have been synced for custom advice, rankings, and analysis. Get an edge on your opponents today, www.fantasypros.com/mlb/myplaybook✅ BettingPros® - BettingPros offers consensus sports betting advice from 150+ experts to make it easy for you to start making winning bets. We promote the best experts based on one simple question, “How good is your advice?!” At BettingPros, we help you find the best lines for the NFL, MLB, and NBA by showcasing how the individual sportsbooks compare with their Point Spreads, Moneylines, and Over/Unders vs. the Consensus of all top sportsbooks. Sign up today at www.bettingpros.com and start betting smarter... not harderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Skenes vs Shohei Ohtani was one of the best matchups of 2024. We're back to Prospecting with The Welsh. Is James Wood close? Hurston Waldrep a name to stash? Plus we've got the latest news, injuries, best bets of the day and more with Joey P and Welsh.Introduction - 0:00:00 Paul Skenes vs Shohei Ohtani - 0:00:20 Headlines, Francisco Lindor, Yimi Garcia & Josh Smith - 0:05:00 Aaron Judge and Royce Lewis - 0:07:02 Just For Fun, Craig Kimbrel - 0:09:04 Rookie Lookie, Cade Povich, Spencer Schwellenbach - 0:12:21 Prospecting With Welsh, James Wood, Coby Mayo, Brooks Lee, Orelvis Martinez - 0:13:01 Hurston Waldrep, Drew Thorpe & Deep Names - 0:15:34 3 Up, Fernando Tatis Jr., Aaron Nola, Zack Gelof - 0:20:20 3 Down, Jordan Montgomery, Chris Paddack, Braxton Garrett - 0:23:49 Injuries, Manny Machado, Brucy Bochy, Jorge Palcano, Kenta Maeda - 0:24:12 Bet365 Bets of The Day - 0:25:38 HR Board & HR Calls of The Day - 0:32:10 Outro - 0:33:44Sponsors:💰 bet365 - Sign up now using our code LEADINGOFF and get the choice of two incredible New Customer Offers, the First Bet Safety Net or Bet $5 & Get $150 in Bonus Bets. Place your first cash bet up to $1,000, and if the bet loses, you will have your wager refunded in Bonus Bets, OR $150 in Bonus Bets will be added to your Bonus Bets balance once your original bet of at least $5 is settled. Sign up today at www.bet365.com/olp/open-account?…iate=365_03101631⚾ FantasyPros MyPlaybook™ - Win your Fantasy Baseball Leagues, and take home bragging rights this year. Over 1 million teams have been synced for custom advice, rankings, and analysis. Get an edge on your opponents today, www.fantasypros.com/mlb/myplaybook✅ BettingPros® - BettingPros offers consensus sports betting advice from 150+ experts to make it easy for you to start making winning bets. We promote the best experts based on one simple question, “How good is your advice?!” At BettingPros, we help you find the best lines for the NFL, MLB, and NBA by showcasing how the individual sportsbooks compare with their Point Spreads, Moneylines, and Over/Unders vs. the Consensus of all top sportsbooks. Sign up today at www.bettingpros.com and start betting smarter... not harderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The show, after the show. It's Joey P and Welsh hitting the FantasyPros Discord to talk more MLB with YOU. Is Masyn Winn a must pickup? Should we be worried about Oneil Cruz? Should you trade Skubal now before his innings get capped? Joey P and Welsh are talking with listeners and answering these and more⚾ Join Cleaning Up on Wednesdays at 1:10p/1:15 est following leading off to listen live and ask your fantasy questions. Join the FantasyPros discord by going to FantasyPros.com/chat. Find Cleaning Up at the direct link FantasyPros.com/CleaningUp.⚾ FantasyPros MyPlaybook™ - Win your Fantasy Baseball Leagues, and take home bragging rights this year. Over 1 million teams have been synced for custom advice, rankings, and analysis. Get an edge on your opponents today, www.fantasypros.com/mlb/myplaybook✅ BettingPros® - BettingPros offers consensus sports betting advice from 150+ experts to make it easy for you to start making winning bets. We promote the best experts based on one simple question, “How good is your advice?!” At BettingPros, we help you find the best lines for the NFL, MLB, and NBA by showcasing how the individual sportsbooks compare with their Point Spreads, Moneylines, and Over/Unders vs. the Consensus of all top sportsbooks. Sign up today at www.bettingpros.com and start betting smarter... not harderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jared Jones blanks the Dodgers. Gerrit Cole dominates in his first rehab start back. Is Luis Gil the AL ROTY? News, Injuries and the best bets of the day with Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh)Introduction - 0:00:00Jared Jones - 0:02:19Gerrit Cole’s rehab start - 0:06:30George Kirby - 0:09:44Masyn Winn - 0:13:14Nick Castellanos - 0:13:35Royce Lewis - 0:13:40Luis Gil Future Bets? 0:13:52Just For Fun 0:18:14Connor Norby Debut - 0:20:32Logan Evans potentially moving to bullpen 0:20:383 Up: Bobby Witt Jr, Luis Robert, Ryan Mountcastle - 0:22:243 Down: Jesus Luzardo, Seth Lugo, Triston McKenzie - 0:22:35Tons of Injuries: 0:24:53MLB Best Bets - 0:28:00HR Calls - 0:32:31Sponsors:💰 bet365 - Sign up now using our code LEADINGOFF and get the choice of two incredible New Customer Offers, the First Bet Safety Net or Bet $5 & Get $150 in Bonus Bets. Place your first cash bet up to $1,000, and if the bet loses, you will have your wager refunded in Bonus Bets, OR $150 in Bonus Bets will be added to your Bonus Bets balance once your original bet of at least $5 is settled. Sign up today at www.bet365.com/olp/open-account?…iate=365_03101631⚾ FantasyPros MyPlaybook™ - Win your Fantasy Baseball Leagues, and take home bragging rights this year. Over 1 million teams have been synced for custom advice, rankings, and analysis. Get an edge on your opponents today, www.fantasypros.com/mlb/myplaybook✅ BettingPros® - BettingPros offers consensus sports betting advice from 150+ experts to make it easy for you to start making winning bets. We promote the best experts based on one simple question, “How good is your advice?!” At BettingPros, we help you find the best lines for the NFL, MLB, and NBA by showcasing how the individual sportsbooks compare with their Point Spreads, Moneylines, and Over/Unders vs. the Consensus of all top sportsbooks. Sign up today at www.bettingpros.com and start betting smarter... not harderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joey P (@JoePisapia17) and Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) discuss the mind-boggling 4.3% win rate on now lifetime-banned Tucupita Marcano. In or out on Kevin Gausman? News, Injuries and best bets of the day.Introduction - 0:00:00 Tucupita Marcano Banned - 0:00:51Bet365 - 0:04:38Tarik Skubal & Zack Wheeler - 0:06:38Kevin Gausman - 0:09:05Mark Vientos - 0:13:02Grayson Rodriguez - 0:14:48Just For Fun, Corbin Carroll & Noelvi Marte - 0:14:55 Rookie Lookie, Connor Norby - 0:15:15 3 Up, Spencer Steer, Nolan Gorman & Austin Hays- 0:16:543 Down, Ryan Feltner, Justin Verlander & Tylor Megill - 0:21:03 Injuries - 0:21:28 Best Bets of The Day - 0:25:54 Bet365 - 0:31:16 HR Board and HR Calls of the Day - 0:31:30 Outro - 0:33:40Sponsors:💰 bet365 - Sign up now using our code LEADINGOFF and get the choice of two incredible New Customer Offers, the First Bet Safety Net or Bet $5 & Get $150 in Bonus Bets. Place your first cash bet up to $1,000, and if the bet loses, you will have your wager refunded in Bonus Bets, OR $150 in Bonus Bets will be added to your Bonus Bets balance once your original bet of at least $5 is settled. Sign up today at www.bet365.com/olp/open-account?…iate=365_03101631⚾ FantasyPros MyPlaybook™ - Win your Fantasy Baseball Leagues, and take home bragging rights this year. Over 1 million teams have been synced for custom advice, rankings, and analysis. Get an edge on your opponents today, www.fantasypros.com/mlb/myplaybook✅ BettingPros® - BettingPros offers consensus sports betting advice from 150+ experts to make it easy for you to start making winning bets. We promote the best experts based on one simple question, “How good is your advice?!” At BettingPros, we help you find the best lines for the NFL, MLB, and NBA by showcasing how the individual sportsbooks compare with their Point Spreads, Moneylines, and Over/Unders vs. the Consensus of all top sportsbooks. Sign up today at www.bettingpros.com and start betting smarter... not harderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) breakdown all the weekend action around MLB. Aaron Judge does it again. Branond Pfaadt is hot, while Chris Sale was not. An Orioles prospect was called up...but it wasn't Jackson Holliday. Best bets of the day and more.Timestamps:Introduction - 0:00:00Juan Soto and the Yankees- 0:02:22Gavin Stone - 0:03:25Brandon Pfaadt - 0:05:50Chris Sale blown up by the A’s - 0:10:39Spencer Torkelson sent to AAA - 0:13:08Jackson Chourio - 0:18:053 Up: Luis Castillo, Cole Ragans, Rafael Devers - 0:20:583 Down: Ben Brown, Brayan Bello, Jose Quintana - 0:21:10Musgrove and Darvish Injuries - 0:21:30Max Muncy Oblique - 0:22:55Royce Lewis - 0:25:30Best Bets of the Day - 0:26:10HR board and HR calls - 0:30:30Sponsors:💰 bet365 - Sign up now using our code LEADINGOFF and get the choice of two incredible New Customer Offers, the First Bet Safety Net or Bet $5 & Get $150 in Bonus Bets. Place your first cash bet up to $1,000, and if the bet loses, you will have your wager refunded in Bonus Bets, OR $150 in Bonus Bets will be added to your Bonus Bets balance once your original bet of at least $5 is settled. Sign up today at www.bet365.com/olp/open-account?…iate=365_03101631⚾ FantasyPros MyPlaybook™ - Win your Fantasy Baseball Leagues, and take home bragging rights this year. Over 1 million teams have been synced for custom advice, rankings, and analysis. Get an edge on your opponents today, www.fantasypros.com/mlb/myplaybook✅ BettingPros® - BettingPros offers consensus sports betting advice from 150+ experts to make it easy for you to start making winning bets. We promote the best experts based on one simple question, “How good is your advice?!” At BettingPros, we help you find the best lines for the NFL, MLB, and NBA by showcasing how the individual sportsbooks compare with their Point Spreads, Moneylines, and Over/Unders vs. the Consensus of all top sportsbooks. Sign up today at www.bettingpros.com and start betting smarter... not harderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.