Keep or Kut

Keep or Kut - Chad and Pete react to some of their listeners' "overreactions."

2:30 - Chad’s H2H Hero of the Week: Chase DeLauter

4:53 - Pete’s H2H Hero of the Week: Wilyer Abreu… both homer picks!

9:09 - Is it too early to think “my team isn’t going to be very good this year?”

20:08 - ThecretThauce’s “overreaction” to debate is that Jacob Misiorowski leads MLB in BBs and Ks.

25:35 - Just how bad is the Giants’ offense?

33:34 - Skubal Trouble thinks Shea Langeliers will be C1 this year...



Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (chadyoung.bsky.social) go three three ADP tiers and identify players they simply have to have in keeper leagues. These are players whose ADP represents a value this year and have potential to be great keepers, even if you have to pay an increasing cost for them, next year. We used FanTrax ADP and here are the rules we followed:

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (chadyoung.bsky.social) are back at it and today they are looking at how much things can change over the course of spring training. From keeper decisions to drafts to FAAB, you need to be constantly adjusting when news - especially bad news - breaks in Spring.

2:00 - Zack Wheeler's value has moved quite a bit without much happening, and Chad and Pete aren't aligned on how much it should have moved. Plus, we discuss other injured pitchers and what we plan to do with them.

15:19 - Ho...

Keep or Kut - Without Chad, Pete (@PeteBBaseball) breaks down his favorite and least favorite picks of each of the first 10 rounds of our Keep or Kut Listener League 1 roto draft.

2:14 - In the first round, Pete liked the one-pick discount on José Ramírez, but had to rationalize his own Matt Olson pick.

6:41 - Yoshinobu Yamamoto fell to the second round, where Randy Arozarena also got scooped up.

9:58 - While Pete wasn’t super enthused about Will Smith going in the third, Smith’s teammate, Freddie Freeman, he thought was a great pick.

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad Young (@chadyoung) just finished up a keeper league draft with 10 listeners and take some time to go through interesting picks and keeps.

4:13 - Chad and Pete pick 1-2 and the first tough calls of the draft came because Pete was "stuck" with a util-only bat at 1.1.

10:44 - Right off the start, you get guys being taken over ADP - even in the first round. But because of keepers, team structure and more, it's less a reach and more a pick that makes sense.

20:01 - Did M...

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad Young (@chadyoung) respond to more of our listeners' questions!

4:55 - Henry asks about $3-5 prospects in Ottoneu. Worth keeping? Cutting? 

14:20 - Paul has one keeper slot for any of the following (all cost a last-round pick to keep): Konnor Griffin, Bryce Eldridge, Sal Stewart, Kyle Stowers, or Cam Schlittler.

20:35 - Ben asks about a second utility spot being added to his league. Chad is vehemently against it. 

26:10 - Christian asks, when is it best to sell in Ottoneu, and what are you looking for...

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad Young (@chadyoung) got a slew of listener questions and do their best to get through as many possible. Who has increased their value this off-season? What's up at CI? How do you balance and think about values in different formats?

2:22 - Who are risers in keeper leagues due to the transactions we have already seen this off-season? Willson Contreras is the latest transaction and maybe the biggest gainer.

7:26 - Munetaka Murakami landing in a pretty good spot, for atypical reasons.

14:46 - The Tigers bullpen is su...

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad Young (@chadyoung) break down some of the trades they have finalized in the Keep or Kut listener leagues.

7:30 - After going over the Sonny Gray trade to Boston and the Ryan Helsley acquisition by Baltimore, the hosts discuss Pete's trade of Samuel Basallo and a 4th-round pick for Julio Rodríguez.

13:20 - Chad has a 4th-round Zach Neto. Should he keep him? A good conversation about Jackson Holliday follows, as Chad gave up both Trevor Rogers and Shane Bieber to acquire him.

33:46 - Chad acquired Jac...

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) took part in the Pitcher List Podcast Network mock draft in Octobter. This week, Chad Young (@chadyoung) grills Pete (nicely) on his strategy, his picks, what went well, what didn't, and what he learned. Along the way, they try to bring in some keeper league thoughts, as well.

1:40 - What makes a draft like this different from a keeper draft - and what makes this draft particularly unique?

11:09 - Picking 11th, Pete made a tactical choice to wait on pitching, knowing he could get his ace at 14, land...

Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad Young (@chadyoung) discuss the pitchers on their 4x4 rosters, examining who they might keep and who they might kut.

3:07 - Conversation begins by looking at the double-digit price pitchers on Pete's roster. Conversation includes $31 Logan Webb, $15 Michael King, $14 Tanner Bibee, $14 Aaron Nola, and $13 Eury Perez.

16:04 - Chad's double-digit priced pitchers are $28 Pablo López, $27 Logan Gilbert, $25 George Kirby, $24 Corbin Burnes, $11 Connelly Early.

28:45 - Chad's less expensive starters include $8 Kyle Bradish, $7 Gavin Williams, $6 Spencer Arrighetti, $6 Joey Cantillo, $5 Ryne Nelson, $4 Nolan McLean, $4 Trey Yesavage, $4 Joe Boyl...



Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) pull up their rosters in Ottoneu league 1372, the Keep or Kut Listener League, and talk through who is a keeper, who is a cut, and who should maybe be shopped over the off-season. While trade season hasn't kicked off and it is too early to make final decisions, getting a sense of where you stand is a great place to start.

5:35 - What we're doing in our keeper leagues right now - first pass at keepers, positional eligibility, etc.

14:42 - Breaking down our Listener leag...



Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) look at the top (and some of the bottom) performers in the second half of the fantasy season and discuss what went wrong and what that means for their keeper value and 2026 draft status. How high are we ranking Shea Langeliers? How far did Elly de la Cruz fall? And which surprise pitchers do we like best?

6:00 - Our final H2H heroes, starting with Michael Harris II

10:04 - Did a hot finish save the draft value on Fernando Tatis, Jr., and James Wood?

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2:25 - H2H heroes starting with by far our most out there winner - Victor Vodnik

12:24 - Michael Harris II gets Pete’s nod for his ongoing breakout

25:38 - looking at Pete’s keepers in the Roto Listener League with discussion on an injured pitcher working back, giving up all your round 3-5 picks, and more.

44:09 - We turn our attention to Chad’s much less exciting team, with more injured pitchers, a series of maybe-closers, and some questions on older players on the downswing.

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Keep or Kut - Pete (@PeteBBaseball) goes solo to discuss his H2H Hero of the Week, some trade deadline keeper league implications, and players he is keeping a close eye on as the season winds down.

3:09 - Pete's H2H Hero of the Week is Shea Langeliers

9:48 - Trade deadline talk begins

12:32 - Time to add Ryan Helsley in your keeper leagues?

14:55 - It should be David Bednar's time to shine

18:18 - Carlos Correa is back in Houston!

20:36 - Leo De Vries moved but Pete doesn't t...

2:16 -Pete looks to an opponent's team and lands on Zach McKinstry as his Head-to-Head Hero

9:10 - Chad gives Kyle Stowers an honorable mention but goes with Jose Ramirez.

13:37 - Reviewing some interesting keeper trades, but first talking about why trades are slower in roto leagues and what you can do.

21:29 - We get into the trades that have happened, starting with $41 Rafael Devers for $9 Cristopher Sanchez.

25:19 - Pete's leagumate swapped a 7th round Bryan Woo and two other useful players to get a last round Kris Bubic.

33:05 - In...

Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) take a look at some first-half-keeper-league All Stars (largely based on value gained compared to their ADP) after a spirited conversation about their Head-to-Head Heroes from last week.

5:00 - Chad picks George Springer as his Head-to-Head Hero. Pete goes with Jasson Domínguez and Michael Busch in a two-way tie.

16:30 - Conversation about our keeper league All Stars begins with Emmet Sheehan, oddly enough.

23:02 - Kris Bubic and Andrew Abbott are looking like probable keepers for 2026 and make the Keeper League All Star Tea...

5:16 - Chad steals Pete's head-to-head hero, going with Evan Carter.

15:26 - Pete's advising you to think about cutting his head-t0-head hero, Willy Adames.

25:17 - In the Keep or Kut Listener H2H League on FanTrax, starting with Chad acquiring Oneil Cruz and Jasson Dominguez for Chris Sale and Chase Meidroth.

35:39 - Trading away Mike Trout and Jose Altuve for Justin Steele and Gleyber Torres.

40:55 - The first place team ships out a 12th round Kristian Campbell for 22nd round Brice Turang.

47:24 - Looking at trades in Ottoneu League 13...

Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) keep up the buy or sell nature of Episode 169, but this time they look at pitchers.

1:31 - Chad’s Head-to-Head Hero was Adley Rutschman, while Pete went with Christian Encarnacion-Strand.

18:11 - We start talking about pitchers who are performing at a level higher than we anticipated back during the draft season. Hunter Brown and Carlos Rodón lead things off.

34:07 - Chad is not a Kris Bubic believer, he doesn’t pass the sniff test!

44:32 - Daniel Palencia seems to be the Cub...

Timestamps

Ep 169

2:45 - Our head-t0-head heroes starts with a discussion on Jeremy Pena's breakout season.

13:33 - Pete's Hero, Zack Littell, is an interesting example of player whose value is based on format as much as anything.

21:05 - Is James Wood a top 20 player moving forward?

31:00 - Are we just as high on PCA?

39:30- How should we view Kyle Stowers and Andy Pages - and who do we like more?

52:48- Taking a look at 3B where Alex Bregman and Junior Caminero are - fo...

Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) go through an extended Head-to-Head Heroes segment and breakdown a couple of Chad's recent deals by providing insightful analysis on quite a few names.

5:25 - Head to head heroes of the week: Merrill Kelly and Will Benson.

16:07 - Is this a Josh Jung breakout or a fluke?

26:21 -  Pete Crow-Armstrong is having a monster season. Will he be able to sustain the power and batting average that he is putting forward?

42:24 - Chad made a big trade in one of his leagues. He...

Timestamps

Ep 167

4:40 - Our jersey number 67 discussion leads us to take a closer look at Seth Lugo and what the Royals have been doing with pitching.

10:41 - Head-to-Head Heroes takes us to the Jhoan Duran in the Twins bullpen and a bit of a "season appreciation award" for Wilyer Abreu.

23:26 - What stats are we looking to for info on players at this point in the season?

31:52 -  Is Nolan Jones a buy low?

45:28 - Why aren't people talking about MacKenzie Gore?

54:18 - Lightning Round! I...

Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) break down a few of the amazing first-month performers of the season, particularly names that you wouldn't have expected back before the season started.

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Timestamps

Ep 165

3:09 - Head to Head Heroes: Noelvi Marte and Zach Neto

13:37 - Chad's team in Ottoneu league one has been a disaster and while Juan Soto isn't doing what he hoped, the real concern is the pitching - and Chad wants to know what to make of Jared Jones, Spencer Arrighetti, and Sandy Alcantara

30:30 - Pete's struggling in the Keep or Kut listener Ottoneu league, and needs to figure out his path on HR/9, especially with some early bullpen disasters, but Marcus Semien is where he's losing sleep.

43:58...

Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) haven't been able to link up for an episode in a few weeks, so they have some news to get through. After the news, they take a look at some players who are overperforming their xwOBAs.

Timestamps

6:25 - Head-to-Head Heroes is back! Chad goes with Bryce Harper for Week 1. Pete chose Pete Crow-Armstrong.

19:05 - News begins! We start by discussing the Spencer Strider debut.

24:30 - Triston Casas is starting to hit the ball a lot harder, but the results still aren't following. Wh...

Timestamps

Ep 161

1:29 - .220: the combined batting average of players with ADP between 13 and 24 (second round) on NFBC.

18:32 - 1.64 mph: Nolan Arenado's increase in average bat speed, plus some other bat speed gainers and losers.

28:48 - 2: The number of games at Coors Field so far this year and why you shouldn't be scared to stream at Coors.

35:32 - 47.1%: Christian Yelich's Hard-Hit rate.

41:43 - .219: the combined batting average of all 1B so far this season.

49:23 - .319: xwOBA for Mookie Betts.

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Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) break down some of the hot starts in the opening days of baseball, particularly players who have been hitting the ball hard.

Timestamps

3:04 - Are homers up around baseball?

10:22 - Going over some of the hardest-hit balls of the (very) young season so far. We start off with Jordan Walker.

18:08 - Corbin Carroll has a new max EV. Not much to do here, but worth noting.

20:15 - Eugenio Suárez had a monster season last year. Was it a mirage or...

Timestamps

Ep 161

7:42 - Looking at guys we have to make decisions to stash or cut, starting with Gerrit Cole

14:33 - Three pitchers waiting on diagnoses - Shane McClanahan, Ryan Weathers, Jared Jones

24:09 - Chad making calls on Jones, Parker Meadows, Francisco Alvarez, and Kyle Manzardo

34:17 - What pickups are you interested in  for OF, with options like Jake McCarthy, Jesus Sanchez, Jacob Young, Brandon Marsh, Jesse Winker, Lars Nootbaar, etc. available.

37:42 - Top bats being widely cut in Ottoneu: Noelvi Marte, Jace Jung, Thairo Estrada, Sean Murphy, G...

Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) discuss auction strategy and respond to listener questions.

Timestamps

2:20 - Jersey #60! Dallas Keuchel it is.

3:53 - Chad breaks down his preparation for his upcoming auction. This comprehensive overview includes how Chad approaches things such as position scarcity, where he thinks his opponents will spend their money, why he felt like he had to commit an almost unlimited amount of money to Juan Soto, and all of the potential category combinations he could shoot for to be strong in based on what is available.

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Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) are getting into draft season and have found some interesting trends in their early drafts. They take a look at some of what happened in the Keep or Kut Listener Leagues, as well as the FanGraphs Staff Ottoneu League,

Timestamps

5:11 - Guys you can get even after the auction is over.

11:26 - Marcus Semien wasn’t as bad as you think.

17:25 - Roki Sasaki and other high-priced pitchers in the Keep or Kut Listener 4x4: Zac Gallen, Gerrit Cole, Corbin Burnes, Luis Cas...

Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) examine some keeper league and Ottoneu trades that have taken place this offseason.

Timestamps

7:55 - 28th Round Jared Jones for 28th Round Byron Buxton

11:45 - 7th Round Pick for a 28th Round Josh Lowe and an 11th Round Pick. Lowe or Tyler O’Neill? Lowe or Parker Meadows?

22:55 - 24th Round Vinnie Pasquantino, 28th Round Hunter Brown, 28th Round Parker Meadows for 9th Round Mason Miller and 20th Round Anthony Santander. This dovetails into a conversation about potentially keeping Isaac Paredes for a 7t...

Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) take a look at ADP and find players whose draft cost makes them already look like potential keepers for next year. We're not talking the rookies or injured players you expect, but players who we think the market is simply undervaluing and whose ADP will be much earlier in 2026. 

Timestamps

5:35 - Pitchers whose new homes have impacted our thinking, including Garrett Crochet to Fenway and Corbin Burnes to the desert

16:17 - Same, but for hitters, this time talking Josh Naylor, Teoscar Hernandez, and a ta...

Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) discuss some of the signings that have taken place as well as their wishes for some of the other available free agents. 

5:45 - Are the Blue Jays actually strugglign to lure free agents?

8:25 - Willy Adames to the Giants

20:32 - Yankees and Red Sox are in on Max Fried

31:29 - The Guardians are bringing back Shane Bieber

37:40 - Tyler O’Neill to the Orioles, so where does Anthony Santander end up?

44:35 - Corbin Burnes will be the top fre...

Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) break down some of their keeper league settings decisions, such as IL slots and the costs associated with keeping players added via FAAB. Chad also explains the different strategies he uses to make difficult keeper decisions.

7:05 - What are the pros and cons of having your keeper league’s prospect draft before the draft/auction?

18:00 - What is the appropriate number of IL spots for a keeper league?

27:08 - Should a keeper league limit the amount of FAAB-pickups that can be kept?

31:26...

Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) participated in the Pitcher List Podcast Network mock draft and he and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) will use the results of that draft to identify some interesting keeper targets for 2025 drafts. Then we take a look at a co-managed dynasty team that needs some cuts to get legal.  we dive into arbitration for the Keep or Kut listener league.

Timestamps

5:38 - Using the Pitcher List Podcast Network draft to identify interesting keeper targets for 2025.

8:34 - Targets from the first four rounds include 4th round Wyatt Langford and Brent Rooker, t...

Timestamps

10:44 - H2H Heroes for the Postseason, starting with Pete’s pick, Tommy Edman

15:26 - Chad talks through the post-season performance of a few Guardians before getting to his pick.

22:25 - It's not just the post-season; Fernando Tatis Jr. has looked great since returning from the leg injury.

27:27 - Why parity matters in fantasy sports and how to make sure you have it in keeper leagues

41:57 - Looking at arbitration in the Keep or Kut listener league

52:27 - Chad does arbitration on Pete’s team

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Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) take a look at a slew of hitters who followed solid 2023s up with terrible (or, in some cases, just not-as-great) 2024s.

7:42 - Chad's Head-to-Head Hero is Wyatt Langford to close out the season. Pete went with Jonathan Aranda.

20:15 - Ronald Acuña Jr., Jose Altuve, Matt Olson, Freddie Freeman, and Corey Seager are all studs who technically took a statistical step back. Any concerns here?

22:45 - Some veterans that fell from being good in 2023 to bad in 2024 were Marcus Semien, Ozzie Albies, JD Ma...

Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) celebrate 150 episodes of Keep or Kut by breaking down 21 starting pitchers in simple terms: buy high or sell high? All 21 pitchers have a better P/IP than they did last year, or debuted this year.

2:40 - Chad chooses teammates H2H Heroes: Matt Olson and Michael Harris II; while Pete can't decide between Corbin Carroll and Julio Rodriguez.

7:07 - We go through 29 hitters (yes, Chad said 30, but it was 29) who made big gains this year

9:42 - We start with the stud rookies: Jackson Merrill, J...

Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) celebrate 150 episodes of Keep or Kut by breaking down 21 starting pitchers in simple terms: buy high or sell high? All 21 pitchers have a better P/IP than they did last year, or debuted this year.

4:17 - Chad chooses a Cleveland starter as his H2H Hero

8:57 - Tyler O’Neill is Pete’s H2H Hero

16:00 - Pete is buying high on Paul Skenes… not a tough call!

18:37 - What about a $40 Yoshinobu Yamamoto? Buy high or sell high?

21:15 - Garret...

Keep or Kut - Chad (@chadyoung) looks at some high priced players on his roster and asks Pete (@PeteBBaseball): Can I cut this star? Who is an obvious cut in the off-season, but maybe needs to be held for now? Who can you give up, even if it means someone else gets him half price?

5:33 - Pete goes a little less obvious with his H2H hero: Pablo Lopez. And Chad just made a series of trades involving Lopez.

14:09 - Chad picks Lawrence Butler as his H2H hero, leading us to wonder, for 2025...

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 T...