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00:00All right. One of the bigger ads in fantasy last week or so has got to be this guy, Nick Lodolo on the Reds.
00:06He's been lights out. So there's really nothing to talk about this week, even though there's one matchup against Baltimore.
00:13Lodolo has been one of the best pitchers in the NL thus far. Takes on Seattle, takes on the Orioles.
00:18I mean, you're picking him up not just for two starts, but maybe for the rest of the season. So far, so good.
00:23Yeah, he's already rostered in 90 percent of leagues on CBS, too.
00:26So if anything, maybe people don't realize how good he's been and you can get him as a piece of the trade.
00:31He was one of my favorite pieces going into the year in terms of potential sleeper pitchers, because there weren't a ton of them.
00:38But Lodolo was one of them because he was a high end prospect.
00:42It took him a while to get going. And then the injuries started to happen there.
00:45But sometimes the lefties take a little bit longer in the pressure cooker.
00:48Whatever's happening here, health is much better. That's the biggest important thing here.
00:53And Lodolo looks great so far. Seattle lineup has got some strikeouts in it.
00:57We know that. And then the second matchup is a pretty good one as well.
01:00So you're looking at Seattle and Baltimore has got a good lineup.
01:03But Baltimore, again, sometimes is struggling. And if you look at the other side, too, Cincinnati struggles to score runs.
01:09So it's going to be tight for him to get a win. They're all or nothing.
01:12They'll score 10 runs or zero. That's where they're at right now.
01:15So that's kind of tough, that up and down for Cincinnati. However, I do think that you feel good about Lodolo, especially because of who the Baltimore Orioles are going to be thrown against him, too, because that rotation is not good.
01:27Yeah. Disappointing start for their pitchers. All right.
01:29Merrill Kelly's, you know, had a couple of good starts, one tough one.
01:33He's in Miami this Tuesday here where I am against the Marlins and then Sunday against the Cubs.
01:41But I'm going to guess what I mean, I've been I'm a little off here on my percentages on CBS.
01:47I'm feeling like some of these guys are available. They're not.
01:49I'm going to guess Merrill Kelly's not available, though, in any league.
01:53It's funny, less than the others, 80 percent. So 82 percent.
01:56See, my problem with Merrill Kelly is that, you know, if he doesn't get you the W, he's not helping too much.
02:02He's got nine walks, seven strikeouts. That whip is one point six.
02:05I actually am a little scared, especially of the second start in Chicago, because depending on that wind, what's going on that day?
02:12I think this is one where if I have better options, I might be looking elsewhere.
02:16OK, and then finally, Washington Nationals, we got Jake Irvin taking on Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh and then a start in Colorado.
02:23So probably going to pass. I'm going to pass to start in Colorado can never be something you can count on.
02:31The Pittsburgh one is tempting. I think if you're in daily transaction leagues, though, you might look at that Pittsburgh start to see who that matchup is against and maybe try to take advantage of that.
02:41But, you know, it's it's still tough to want to start anybody in Colorado.
02:45It's just never going to change, Greg, until they put a roof on that thing.