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First Draft of 2026 w/ Dominic Rello
Episode 1206

First Draft of 2026 w/ Dominic Rello

James Anderson and Dominic Rello (@BullpenGuru) preview Wednesday night's first high-stakes draft of 2026! Dom is picking fourth and James is picking 15th. They preview their potential picks and talk about the challenging hunt for saves, shallow positions, big risers, prospects to consider and much more!

RotoWire Fantasy Baseball Podcast · Dominic Rello, James Anderson

August 20, 202551m 20s

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Show Notes

James Anderson and Dominic Rello (@BullpenGuru) preview Wednesday night's first high-stakes draft of 2026! Dom is picking fourth and James is picking 15th. They preview their potential picks and talk about the challenging hunt for saves, shallow positions, big risers, prospects to consider and much more!

02:15 Players at the top of the draft

03:50 Take Acuna in the top five?

06:30 Late first-round targets

12:10 Players losing/gaining positional eligibility

18:45 Which closers would we draft?

25:45 Which catchers would we draft?

28:45 Nick Kurtz vs. Pete Alonso

30:30 Depressed pitching assets

34:30 Second base sucks

36:50 Middle-infield prospects

40:15 Buy low on Mookie Betts?

42:45 Top 7 Shortstops

43:25 Young OFs to buy

45:30 Never Oneil Cruz

47:10 Fade Byron Buxton?

48:55 Buy low on Jackson Merrill?

 

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