Where did we find our best and worst pitching values in 2026? Was the Garrett Crochet disaster enough to dissuade us from taking an early ace? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson discuss.

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00:00 Fred Pod 8-11

00:20 Jays 4-Outs Play

04:00 Fred’s Blue Jays Fan Reaction to the Deadline

07:45 News

08:00 Cam Smith Improving

11:40 Zac Veen Getting the Call

15:00 Trey Yesavage Meniscus Surgery

17:40 Devin Williams to the IL. Drop him? Kodai Senga closer?

22:00 Nathan Eovaldi to the IL. Drop him?

23:00 Jacob Lopez is becoming a thing again

26:30 Monday Starts - Andrew Painter

29:30 Adley Rutschman will make his Red Sox debut today.

32:00 Kyle Stowers to the IL

33:00 Circa

33:59 BlueWire

34:05 Pitching Pockets

35:45 Defined Tiers - Main Event ADP

37:00 Were the Aces Worth It?

39:30 Next 10

44:30 SP 21-30 - Second Most Profitable Tier

48:30 SP 31-40 - So Many Nice Values

50:50 SP 41-50 - By Far the Worst Value

55:00 General SP Strategy

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