Joe Pisapia (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoePisapia17⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Chris Welsh (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@IsItTheWelsh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) recorded this episode of "Leading Off" LIVE on Twitch!

Join Joe Pisapia, Chris Welsh and the Peanuts &Cracker Jacks at 12 p.m. ET at ⁠⁠⁠⁠twitch.tv/fantasypros⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ every weekday for industry-leading fantasy baseball advice and to have your questions answered on the stream!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads):

Intro - 0:00:00

The Athletics - 0:01:12

Dylan Cease - 0:05:17

Javier Baez - 0:05:45

Bryan Reynolds - 0:06:19

Elly De La Cruz - 0:07:45

Shane Baz - 0:10:15

Devin Williams - 0:11:51

Jack Leiter - 0:12:04

Rookie Lookie - 0:17:16

Microsoft Challenger Segment - 0:23:08

3 Up, 3 Down - 0:25:08

Robbie Ray, Andrew Abbott, and Josh Jung - 0:25:13

Jose Berrios, Landon Knack, and Jeff Hoffman - 0:25:23

My Playbook - 0:27:03

Injury Updates - 0:27:17

MLB Best Bets - 0:31:25

HR Board and HR Calls - 0:35:35

Pete Rose - 0:37:12

Outro - 0:42:41

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Joe Pisapia (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://x.com/JoePisapia17">@JoePisapia17⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>) and Chris Welsh (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://x.com/IsItTheWelsh">@IsItTheWelsh</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) recorded this episode of "Leading Off" LIVE on Twitch!
Join Joe Pisapia, Chris Welsh and the Peanuts &amp;Cracker Jacks at 12 p.m. ET at ⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="http://twitch.tv/fantasypros" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://twitch.tv/fantasypros&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747332687593000&amp;usg=AOvVaw05u46R9tMdTJxaa-iYWa1F">twitch.tv/fantasypros</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ every weekday for industry-leading fantasy baseball advice and to have your questions answered on the stream!
Timestamps: (May be off due to ads):
Intro - 0:00:00
The Athletics - 0:01:12
Dylan Cease - 0:05:17
Javier Baez - 0:05:45
Bryan Reynolds - 0:06:19
Elly De La Cruz - 0:07:45
Shane Baz - 0:10:15
Devin Williams - 0:11:51
Jack Leiter - 0:12:04
Rookie Lookie - 0:17:16
Microsoft Challenger Segment - 0:23:08
3 Up, 3 Down - 0:25:08
Robbie Ray, Andrew Abbott, and Josh Jung - 0:25:13
Jose Berrios, Landon Knack, and Jeff Hoffman - 0:25:23
My Playbook - 0:27:03
Injury Updates - 0:27:17
MLB Best Bets - 0:31:25
HR Board and HR Calls - 0:35:35
Pete Rose - 0:37:12
Outro - 0:42:41
Helpful Links:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Joe Pisapia (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@JoePisapia17⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and Chris Welsh (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@IsItTheWelsh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) recorded this episode of "Leading Off" LIVE on Twitch!  Join Joe Pisapia, Chris Welsh and the Peanuts &Cracker Jacks at 12 p.m. ET at ⁠⁠⁠⁠twitch.tv/fantasypros⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ every weekday for industry-leading fantasy baseball advice and to have your questions answered on the stream!

Leading Off May 14th, 2025 (Ep. 1011)

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