How's it going and welcome to episode 243 of On The Wire?

Proud member of the Pictureless Podcast Network.

I am Adam Howe, joined per usual by Kevin Hasting, and we've got a great show for you,

part three of our seven part series as we preview the categories in which you are typically drafting by in your standard five-by-five.

Roto League, head-to-head league, whatever, your standard five-by-five.

Today we're going to hit our final hitting category as we focus our sites on what we usually call opportunity in season,

mostly looking at batting average, but we're also going to throw in some conversations about playing time, played appearances,

and players that might be able to get a little bit more than the projections may suggest that you can get post-pick 325 in your 12-team drafts.

Before we get into all that, Kevin, we are recording quickly in comparison to other episodes.

So it hasn't been that long, but excited to be back with you.

How are you doing? Yeah, I'm excited to be back as well. Adam, thank you. Hope you're doing well.

I know we haven't been doing news at the beginning of our episodes, but I have a question that pertains to your Red Sox and a recent trade.

And he doesn't qualify for the metrics for players we're discussing this evening.

So I just want to open the show.

And roster resource has Caleb Durbin as the everyday starting second baseman for Boston Red Sox.

Is that what you expect to see?

I do.

I do expect to see it.

You almost have to see it because you can't get away from the whole meme that has become of the Rafael Devers trade.

So now it is literally been, it's like turned into Devers for Durbin, like after it's all

said and done.

Maybe some money has been passed back and forth between some teams, but ultimately,

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