Is the Pocket Aces strategy dead, or just out of favor? Jeff Erickson discuss that talking point amongst their other observations from the LABR 15-team Mixed League draft.

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00:00 MLB 2-3-26 Podcast

00:30 Jurickson Profar suspension.

07:30 Josh Hader might finally throw off a mound next week.

09:30 Quinn Priester may not be ready for OD.

15:30 Edwin Uceta is unlikely to be ready for OD.

17:30 Royce Lewis should be back in a week.

20:00 Mike Clevinger had a good start. Bubba Chandler has 7 walks in 3 innings.

22:45 Fernando Tatis to bat 3rd or 4th. Xander Bogaerts could bat leadoff.

24:00 Fantrax

24:52 BlueWire

25:00 10 takeaways from LABR and other early drafts

25:30 Fred was the only drafter who selected two SPs in the initial four rounds. Is the Pocket Aces strategy dead?

30:30 Why does no one want the batting average specialists? I thought that Jacob Wilson was the biggest value pick in the draft. Luis Arraez in Rd. 18 is so late too.

35:30 Why does no one believe in prospects? Has Scott Pianowski’s “avoid the shiny new toy” message finally won?!

38:00 Are we overpaying for poor save sources in a bad closer market? The RPs in Rd. 10-13 are a pretty questionable group, either in terms of skills or role.

42:00 Which Rd. 2 picks were the most surprising to you? I see a few.

45:00 Jeff had a steady stream of yellow at the bottom of your draft. Who were your favorites? And were there any that you instantly regretted?

49:30 Fred regretting Shane Bieber

51:15 Fred decided to use the unlimited IL spots to hoard players, much like MLB teams do. \

53:00 Jose Caballero - do you see a scenario where he remains in a full-time role when Volpe is ready to return?

55:15 We each drafted two players who will likely have a single-digit homer total. How many of these players can you roster without having a problem?

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