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Lindsay Crosby breaks down Didier Fuentes’ first spring appearance, noting his recovery from shoulder inflammation, a dominant two-inning outing vs. the Orioles, strong high-zone command, and a revamped arsenal featuring a tight gyro slider replacing his prior sweeper. Crosby then examines the Braves’ bullpen roster crunch, highlighting strong spring performances from James Karinchak and Joel Payamps (waiver claim from Milwaukee) and discussing how roster logistics, options, injuries, and the need for a long reliever (with Joey Wentz possibly starting early) could impact final decisions involving Karinchak, Josè Suarez, and Ian Hamilton. The episode closes with a discussion of Jurickson Profar’s PED suspension appeal and a review of notable bad Braves contracts, arguing Bruce Sutter’s deferred-money deal stands out as the worst.

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Lindsay Crosby breaks down positives from Thursday’s Braves spring training game, focusing on Spencer Strider’s improving velocity and fastball movement, how that helped his slider miss bats, and his increased use of secondary pitches (curveball and changeup) against lefties despite uneven surface results. The episode also evaluates Mike Yastrzemski’s encouraging at-bats versus left-handed pitching—highlighting adjustments, hard contact, and the limitations of small-sample platoon splits—plus how Eli White could factor into outfield solutions. Crosby then discusses Dominic Smith’s case to open as the primary DH, noting his quality plate appearances and a two-run homer off Louis Varland, while emphasizing larger team success hinges on key stars’ performance and health. The show closes with camp cuts and what keeping shortstop prospect John Gil in big-league camp could imply about his development path.

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Lindsay Crosby breaks down several Braves prospects drawing attention in spring training, highlighting John Gil's low swing-and-miss rate, two pull-side homers, and efforts to lift the ball, plus Alex Lodise's improving pitch recognition after early whiff issues and the roster-fit questions both create for High-A. He also discusses Diego Tornes’ rapid in-game adjustment to changeups in an exhibition vs. Colombia and what it suggests about his hitting instincts. On the pitching side, Crosby praises JR Ritchie’s strong spring results, improved pitch mix and velocity, and potential to debut this year, while noting Owen Murphy’s elite fastball shape and areas to develop, plus Garrett Baumann’s emphasis on throwing more strikes. He closes by analyzing MLB’s leaked cap-and-floor proposal, arguing the math and structure make it unworkable and outlining alternative deterrents and incentives tied to CBT and revenue sharing.

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Host Lindsay Crosby breaks down all of the new developments in the PED suspension of all-time bag fumbler Jurickson Profar before breaking down the options both on and off the roster to replace some of Profar's expected production for 2026.

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Here's a replay of the live show where we discussed everything we know about Jurickson Profar failing another drug test and where the Atlanta Braves go from here.

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