Launch Angle Changes, Early Season Trends & Slow Starts (4/19 Fantasy Baseball Podcast)

Alex Verdugo has raised his launch angle while Christian Yelich is hitting more ground balls (2:10). Shane McClanahan struck out a career-high nine batters on Monday. ... Revenge is a dish best served cold (13:30)! ... What do the early season trends say about the baseball (16:00)? ... Which hitters have underperformed and overperformed the most according to Statcast (23:16)? ... News and notes (32:20): we have updates on Mike Trout, Ronald Acuña and more. ... Brendan Rodgers, Joey Votto and others are off to very slow starts (36:25). ... Which hitters stood out on Monday (43:52)? ... What about the pitchers (46:45)? ... We wrap up with bullpens, streamers and Team Name Tuesday (56:22). 

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