Eno and DVR take a quick break from their Position Preview series to catch up on baseball news from the past week including Framber Valdez’s deal with the Tigers, Tarik Skubal’s win in arbitration, the Brendan Donovan trade, Eugenio Suárez’s return to the Reds, and Luis Arraez’s fit with the Giants. Plus, OOPSY projection system creator Jordan Rosenblum joins the show, and Jeff Zimmerman drops by to discuss pitcher injury grades and fantasy baseball draft prep.
Rundown
2:05 Framber Valdez Signs with Tigers (3/$115M)
8:52 Tarik Skubal’s Arbitration Win
16:42 Brendan Donovan Traded to the Mariners
20:53 Eugenio Suárez Returns to the Reds
24:08 Luis Arraez Signs with the Giants
26:32 Jordan Rosenblum Joins the Show
36:50 The Stickiness of Defensive Metrics
50:10 Jeff Zimmerman Joins the Show
59:16 Managing Risk within Roster Builds
1:11:02 Miguel Andujar Signs with the Padres
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