The March Toward Opening Day

Eno and DVR share a few show-related updates -- two live episodes on Mar. 27-28 at Barebottle Brewing Co. in San Francisco! -- and ask for feedback on a format option for the 2025 listener league before digging into a round of spring news and notes. Plus, they look at DVR's builds from last week's Tout Wars ('Solds and IP instead of Wins) and Mixed LABR draft where a conscious decision to lean into IL spots was made. The show wraps with a round of Monday Mailbag questions, including a question about zone contact rates and the belief in a Matt Wallner breakout.

Rundown

0:24 Eno Brews Beer for Our Live Shows in San Francisco!

7:08 Sean Murphy's Injury & Opportunity for Drake Baldwin

10:21 Minor Injuries for Corbin Carroll & Gunnar Henderson?

15:42 Luis Gil: Awaiting MRI Results (Update: High-Grade Lat Strain)

18:27 Parker Meadows: Slowed by Nerve Issue in Right Arm

24:10 Jose Altuve's Move to Left Field

30:57 DVR's Injury-Risk Heavy Approach in Tout Wars

39:34 Another Pitching Risky Build in Mixed LABR

51:47 Value of Spring Training MaxEV?

54:34 Shohei Ohtani's Dollar Value in Daily Moves League

59:44 Matt Wallner's Sleeper Status & Low Z-Contact% Profiles

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