Leading Off April 15th, 2025 (Ep. 976)
FantasyPros - Fantasy Baseball Podcast
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4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2025
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) and Joe Orrico (@JoeOrrico99) recorded this episode of "Leading Off" LIVE on Twitch! Make sure you follow us on Twitch at twitch.tv/fantasypros and never miss a stream!
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Intro - 0:00:00
Fernando Tatis - 0:02:02
Dylan Cease - 0:04:01
Juan Soto - 0:05:25
Clay Holmes - 0:05:34
Junior Caminero - 0:09:17
Kristian Campbell and Jacob Wilson - 0:09:58
Kameron Misner - 0:12:46
Jacob DeGrom - 0:16:29
3 Up, 3 Down - 0:25:26
Austin Riley, Shane Baz, and Dustin May - 0:25:29
Tanner Houck, Framber Valdez, and Easton Lucas - 0:27:57
Kyzatrex - 0:29:26
Injury Updates - 0:31:25
MLB Best Bets - 0:36:15
HR Board and HR Calls - 0:40:02
Outro - 0:42:27
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to another spectacular match day, but what's this? |
| 0:03.5 | Looks like the fans are playing Coral's free reward shaker. |
| 0:06.9 | The half and half scarfers shaking decisively for once. |
| 0:10.0 | They backed a super boost. |
| 0:12.3 | Next to them, the prawn sandwich brigade. |
| 0:14.6 | Oh, they've shaken up a free bet after that free lunch. |
| 0:17.6 | Play Coral's free reward shaker to win guaranteed daily rewards and offers this season. |
| 0:22.3 | Coral, we're here for it. |
| 0:24.0 | 18 plus UK max one reward or offer per player per day. |
| 0:26.8 | Reward restrictions, requirements and teas and seas apply. |
| 0:29.0 | Gambleaware.org. |
| 0:34.9 | What is up, friendles, and welcome in to Fantasy Pros MLB. |
| 0:38.7 | This is leading off, and I am the Welsh, and we've got a Joe, but we don't got the Joe that you think you know. |
| 0:45.2 | We got Joe O'Riko. No Joe Pizapia. |
| 0:47.6 | He is out jet flying out here to Phoenix as we speak. |
| 0:51.6 | Joe O'Riko pinch hitting for a ton this week and we literally could not |
| 0:55.8 | have a better Joe. Some might even say a Joe upgrade, Mr. Joe Rico. What's up, buddy? It shouldn't |
| 1:01.2 | be too different for the crowd. You know, it's an Italian guy named Joe. I'm not quite bald like |
| 1:05.9 | Pisa Pia yet, but I'm on my way there. That's why I've always got this cap on my head. So pretty soon we're going to start resembling each other more and more. But it's great to get to fill in with you, |
| 1:14.1 | my friend. It's always good when we get to do pods together. I've mentioned it last year, but I think |
| 1:17.4 | you and I, I've done more pods with you than anybody else, I best friends back in it. And as you get a little bit |
| 1:29.1 | older, I'm feeling the age right now. A week from today, I'm going to be my Jackie Robinson. |
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