Eno and DVR discuss this week's trades -- a six-player swap that sent MacKenzie Gore to the Rangers and a four-player deal between the Brewers and Mets that sent Freddy Peralta to New York -- and the Yankees' decision to sign Cody Bellinger to a five-year, $162.5M deal this week.

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Rundown

2:07 MacKenzie Gore Traded to the Rangers in Six-Player Deal

10:40 An Adjustment to Avoid Second-Half Fastball Velocity Fades?

17:11 A Top-10 Rotation in Texas?

24:25 Freddy Peralta Traded to Mets in Four-Player Swap

33:04 Brandon Sproat vs. Jonah Tong

38:07 Rank the Brewers' Starters on Innings This Year

47:03 Another Undersized Position Player to Milwaukee

52:25 Cody Bellinger's Return to the Yankees

1:02:37 Mailbag: Is $/WAR Still Relevant?, Michael Busch Playing Against Lefties & 14 Pounds of Muscle for Kyle Manzardo

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Eno and DVR continue their 2026 position preview series at first base -- digging into early average draft position (ADP) to look for potentially overvalued and undervalued players at the position for the upcoming season.

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1:14 ADP Tier 1 -- Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Nick Kurtz & Pete Alonso

16:56 ADP Tier 2 -- Bryce Harper, Matt Olson, Rafael Devers, Josh Naylor & Freddie Freeman

32:41 ADP Tier 3 -- Vinnie Pasquantino, Tyler Soderstrom, Michael Busch, Yandy Díaz

50:29 Tier 4 -- Alec Burleson, Willson Contreras, Christian Walker, Jonathan Aranda & Spencer Torkelson

1:05:38 ADP Tier 5 -- Sal Stewart, Kyle Manzardo, Spencer Steer, Ryan O'Hearn, Luis Arraez, Jake Burger & Andrew Vaughn

1:19:41 (Beyond Pick 300) -- Deeper League Options, Prospects & Sleepers (Nolan Schanuel, Josh Bell, Spencer Horwitz, Tristan Casas, Coby Mayo & Ryan Mountcastle).

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Eno, Jed, and DVR discuss the Mets' recent flurry of activity including a trade for Luis Robert Jr., and the addition of Bo Bichette on a three-year deal with the plan to move him to third base. Plus, they discuss Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones' election into the Baseball Hall of Fame, why the competitive edge of pitch modeling has waned over time, and the adjustments of Geraldo Perdomo in his 2025 breakout at the plate.

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Rundown

3:44 Luis Robert Jr. Traded to Mets in Three-Player Swap

9:19 Bo Bichette Gets Three-Year, $126M Deal with Mets; Fit at Third Base?

20:33 Carlos Beltrán & Andruw Jones Elected to Baseball HOF

29:26 Which Players Currently on the Ballot Will Make Biggest Leap?

39:18 'They Don't Make Pitch Models Like They Used To'

Davy Andrews' article at FanGraphs: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/they-dont-make-pitch-models-like-they-used-to/

50:24 Geraldo Perdomo: What Changed at the Plate in 2025?

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