Keep or Kut

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) breakdown some of their difficult upcoming keeper decisions.5:00 -Head-to-Head Heroes! Chad is excited that Spencer Torkelson is back and hitting. Pete went with a catcher, Yainer Diaz.23:19 - Pete is in an odd spot. He is going to keep an 18th round Gunnar Henderson, but what combo should he pair with Henderson? An 8th round Jose Altuve with a 9th round Jarren Duran, or should he just pay 1st and 2nd round picks to keep Fernando Tatis Jr. and Yordan Alvarez? 38:25 - Is a $49 Tatis Jr. a cut?43:33 - Are we keeping a $33 Francisco Lindor? Pete says, "duh."47:16 - A 22nd round Jacob deGrom vs a 25th round Garrett Crochet. Is the choice obvious? Chad thinks so, Pete is a little hesitant. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | RSSConnect: Twitter | keeporkut@gmail.com | Join PL+Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) dive into a set of players whose 2024 seasons have left us with questions about their keeper values. Have some of these players reached "must-keep" status because they have outplayed their value? Or should you trade them? Have some of them stumbled so badly that we are just moving on?1:34 - H2H Heroes - The spectacular (if a bit of a boring pick) Juan Soto, and the resurgent Jake Burger5:42 - What are we thinking about Gerrit Cole’s keeper value?12:35 - Rank these three for keeper leagues: Cole, Jack Flaherty and Pablo Lopez.14:58 - Is Matt McLain a super exciting keeper or a guy you are just nervous about?23:49 - Are we over Jesus Luzardo?28:38 - Is Yoshinobu Yamamoto elite? I guess that depends on your definition of elite.35:38 - Is Anthony Santander an auto-keep everywhere?41:19 - Five challenging SS to value, starting with Oneil Cruz46:31 - Anthony Volpe hasn’t quite lived up to the hype, but does that mean he’s not worth keeping?54:45 - Zach Neto has fully broken out58:47 - Ezequiel Tovar is fun but is his performance sustainable?1:02:15 - Can you really just give up on Bo Bichette?1:07:24 - Ranking those five SS for keeper formatsSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | RSSConnect: Twitter | keeporkut@gmail.com | Join PL+Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) provide short term and long term thoughts on the big moves that took place during this year's MLB Trade Deadline.5:43 - Head-to-Head Heroes! Chad goes with Spencer Schwellenbach, Pete tabs Jazz Chisholm Jr.15:45 - Jack Flaherty to the Dodgers21:10 - Tanner Scott to the Padres23:25 - Jorge Soler is going back to the Braves27:42 - Yusei Kikuchi to the Astros34:38 - Erick Fedde and Tommy Pham to the Cardinals, Tommy Edman and Michael Kopech to the Dodgers, Miguel Vargas to the White Sox39:19 - Isaac Paredes to the Cubs, Christopher Morel to the Rays43:36 - Zach Eflin to the Orioles47:27 - Martín Pérez to the Padres, Gregory Soto to the Orioles, Luis Garcia to the Red Sox50:44 - Austin Slater to the Reds, Ty France to the Reds, Diamondbacks got Dylan Floro, Mark Canha to the Giants52:43 - The Rays got Dylan Carlson55:20 - Eloy Jiménez is headed to the Orioles59:47 - Josh Bell to the Diamondbacks, Alex Cobb to the Guardians, Trevor Rogers to the Orioles1:01:45 - Lane Thomas to the GuardiansSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | RSSConnect: Twitter | keeporkut@gmail.com | Join PL+Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) review the early deadline trades and spin up some ideas of trades they would like to see, with an eye towards positive impact for keeper leagues.2:30 - H2H Heroes: Colton Cowser and Ezequiel Tovar10:23 - AJ Puk heads west and Deyvison De Los Santos gets a clearer path22:24 - Randy Arozarena has a new home for the next couple of years29:46 - Austin Hays may have gained value36:10 - Chad almost forgets about James Paxton to Boston39:43 - Looking at the trade market and trades we would like to see with Jameson Taillon to LAD48:37 - Let's get Jazz Chisholm to a better park with a better lineup51:30 - Same for Brent Rooker!54:12 - We want to see Jack Flaherty end up with our teams, but if that can't happen, maybe he can find a long-term home in San Diego?58:14 - Could Mountcastle be traded? Maybe in the off-season?Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | RSSConnect: Twitter | keeporkut@gmail.com | Join PL+Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

 Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) take questions from the listeners5:05 - Question from Jeff, is it time to give up on Matt Olson?17:00 - Is Pete Alonso a cut at this point for a non-contending team?25:04 - Should Freddie Freeman be viewed as a rental at this point if his price is around $50?31:17 - When do you decide to sell as a middle of the road squad?37:45 - How do you balance projections versus what you see with your own eyes?49:15 - What about xStats? Where do those factor in?56:36 - Chad delves into important Ottoneu deadlines related to drops and keeps.Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | RSSConnect: Twitter | keeporkut@gmail.com | Join PL+Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) debate some keeper league trades and glance back to debate some players who had surprising first halves. Should Chad trade away Juan Soto? What do yu do with Pablo Lopez? What's up with Fernando Tatis Jr.?Timestamps:7:14 - H2H Heroes: Alec Burleson and Blake Snell14:17 - What kind of return should Chad be looking for a $60 Juan Soto? Covering Coby Mayo, Jace Jung, Christian Encarnacion-Stand, Jackson Jobe, Marcelo Mayer, and more.27:07 - what’s up with Fernando Tatis Jr. and his long-term value39:19 - Is Camilo Doval a guy you want to rely on?51:50 - Is Pablo Lopez going to be an ace again? Including chatter on Max Fried and Ranger Suarez.1:05:11 - What do you make of Jordan Walker?Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | RSSConnect: Twitter | keeporkut@gmail.com | Join PL+Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) follow up their previous episode by finishing the activity of examining what players at each position have maybe entered top 10 consideration for 2025 drafts. This time around they look at OF, SP, and RP.4:30 - Pete’s Head-to-Head Hero: hopefully…(?) Nolan Jones! Chad’s? Reynaldo López. We recorded BEFORE this week, so hopefully we were right!10:25 - Pete thinks Jarren Duran may now be a top-10 outfielder - he is doing everything well!18:17 - Chad loves Riley Greene. He has consistently improved and is having a monster season.32:27 - BREAK 133:54 - Mason Miller is unstoppable! … as a closer. Will he stay there?40:03 - Chad loves what he is getting from Robert Suarez this season, and he should!47:57 - BREAK 249:48 - Chris Sale is a stud end of story nice talking to you.55:46 - Tarik Skubal is now a top 10 starter going forward, firmly.1:03:22 - Is Cole Ragans top 10?1:09:50 - What the heck is happening with Sonny Gray?Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | RSSConnect: Twitter | keeporkut@gmail.com | Join PL+Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) kick off a two-parter, looking at players who have jumped into the top ten at their position for keeper leagues. This week they cover catcher, corner infield and middle infield. Plus a discussion of Elly De La Cruz leads to a deep dive on the 1.1 for 2025.6:43 - Our H2H Heroes - Mark Vientos and Elly De La Cruz, with a long tangent on candidates to go first overall in 202529:18 - Looking at players who have moved into the top ten at their position starting with Shea Langeliers and Logan O’Hoppe at catcher, plus a couple of honorable mentions.46:06 - Turning to CI, where Pete picks Jordan Westburg and Chad hypes Josh Naylor58:05 - CJ Abrams and Anthony Volpe are our picks at MI.Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | RSSConnect: Twitter | keeporkut@gmail.com | Join PL+Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) discuss nine players who, whether for injuries, a lack of performance, or both, are potentially worth dropping and replacing. 9:35 - Pete and Chad pick their Player of the Week! Chad went with Hunter Brown, and at 17:12 Pete went with Francisco Alvarez.22:57 - Mike Trout, George Springer, and Cedric Mullins are not giving us a lot of hope. Are they droppable? How do they stack up to Chas McCormick rest of season? Long term? 45:24 - Injuries and a lack of good performance from Justin Verlander and Walker Buehler have made them tough to roster. Ryan Pepiot has been a disaster since the start of May. Are we ready to move on? Do Matt Waldron, DJ Herz, or Spencer Turnbull strike anyone's fancy?59:01 - As for the infield... Ke'Bryan Hayes, Jake Burger, and Dansby Swanson have all been varying degrees of disappointments. Is there anyone out there worth dropping them for? Pete likes Nick Gonzalez and Brandon Lowe. What about David Hamilton? Meanwhile, Chad likes Colt Keith and Jose Miranda and thinks Deyvison De Los Santos is worth stashing. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | RSSConnect: Twitter | keeporkut@gmail.com | Join PL+Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) are deep into trade season and spend an hour breaking down some of their recent trades: who are they moving, who are they adding, and why? Plus a new tradition on the Keep or Kut Podcast: Players of the Week!Join Pitcher List Plus and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast.Timestamps7:09 - Our new tradition, Players of the Week, featuring Fernando Tatis Jr. and Heliot Ramos, with a detour into Chad’s tough choice to buy or sell in Ottoneu League 124:38 - Talking trades, opening with a blockbuster with Pete acquiring Julio Rodriguez, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Cal Raleigh, AJ Smith-Shawver, giving up Bo Bichette, Spencer Torkelson, Jared Jones, and Luis Castillo, plus why Chad is shopping Jared Jones in H2H leagues.38:18 - Chad sends Triston Casas, Kerry Carpenter, and Garrett Crochet to Pete for Luis Castillo, Rafael Devers, and Kutter Crawford.47:03 - Chad makes two more trades for the Ottoneu Prestige League, acquiring Yordan Alvarez for Triston Casas and Kerry Carpenter, and then adding Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Dansby Swanson at the cost of Kerry Carpenter, Michael Massey, and Kyle Manzardo54:30 - Pete moves Oneil Cruz and Shane Baz for Austin Riley, sparking a long discussion about Riley and the 3B position.Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | RSSConnect: Twitter | keeporkut@gmail.com | Join PL+Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.