🚨Josh Hader Signs with the Astros! - Emergency Podcast (1/19 Fantasy Baseball Podcast)
Fantasy Baseball Today
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🗓️ 20 January 2024
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Josh Hader has agreed to a five-year, $95 million deal with the Astros (3:00)! ... Ryan Pressly has next to no value now (5:30). ... Will Hader definitely get all of the Astros saves (10:10)? ... Who are the top remaining free agent relievers (13:25)? ... What happens next for the other teams linked to Hader (16:50)?
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| 0:00.0 | Now here's Frank Scott and Chris. |
| 0:05.0 | After a huge lull in free agency, we finally have some action as Josh Hader is signing with the Houston |
| 0:11.5 | Astros. |
| 0:12.2 | Welcome in to an emergency edition of Fantasy Baseball today. |
| 0:16.1 | Frank and Scott here on Friday, January 19th |
| 0:19.8 | to break down this Josh Hader move, but also where do things stay in with the other |
| 0:25.8 | teams that were linked to Josh Hader in the past? The Rangers, Yankees, Cubs, |
| 0:30.8 | Phillies, we'll talk a little bit about those bullpens as well. |
| 0:34.0 | First and foremost, congrats to the Astros, their fans. |
| 0:37.2 | Josh Hader, it's an awesome move for all parties involved, except for the fantasy baseball players I think |
| 0:45.8 | this move sucks for fantasy and we'll get into it in just a second Scott |
| 0:50.1 | five-year 95 million dollar deal for Josh Hader the second largest |
| 0:54.2 | contract ever for a relief pitcher just short of the 102 million dollars that |
| 0:58.9 | Edwin Diaz received from the Mets. Fun fact this is actually Josh Hader's second stint with the |
| 1:05.2 | Astros. He was traded away from their team to the Brewers in the Carlos Gomez |
| 1:09.5 | trade back in the day. How about that? Anyway, the Astros now have one of, if not the best bullpin in all of baseball Scott, |
| 1:16.8 | Brian Abreu, Ryan Presley, Josh Hader, 7th, 8th, 9th. |
| 1:22.0 | Hader's ADP is 48 in early ADP as the third closer off the board behind |
| 1:27.1 | Devon Williams and Edwin Diaz. |
| 1:29.5 | I would assume this move doesn't change much for Josh Hader's value what do you think? |
| 1:34.0 | No I mean I think that's a clear top tier at relief pitcher those three |
| 1:38.8 | closers just that what they deliver strike out wise sets them apart not to mention track record |
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