Vlad Sedler (@rotogut) and Jason Anthony (@booms62) discuss Nick Kurtz, Agustin Ramirez, recent injuries and activations, bullpens to watch, weekend matchups and a look ahead at Week 6 FAAB.

News and Notes

• Royce Lewis getting ready to return, Willi Castro, Luke Keaschall
• The return of 3 catchers: Alvarez (NYM), Stephenson (CIN), Herrera (STL)
• Spencer Strider's hammy
• Jake Mangum (aka Magnum PI) and the Rays' outfield
• Corey Seager & Josh Smith
• David Festa demoted, Kumar Rocker injured
• Stashing Joe Boyle?

Early-Season Offensive Production

• Hot starts from the Cubs, Yankees, Dbacks and the surprise Giants
• Guess who's 3rd in team wRC+?
• Cubs and Angels on the opposite side of the stolen base spectrum
• Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers corrections?
• Toughest teams to strike out
• PCA and Turang are incredible

Closers & Bullpens

• Ryan Walker vs. Camilo Doval - Giants
• Justin Martinez and the gang - Diamondbacks
• Emmanuel Clase, Cade Smith, Hunter Gaddis - Guardians

Weekend Matchups highlighted by Yamamoto vs. Skenes

Look Ahead at Week 6 free agent bidding (FAAB)

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FTN's Dan Thompson (@redfoxroto) breaks down the latest news in the world of MLB bullpens, relief pitchers and save opportunities. In this episode, Dan examines the state of the Arizona Diamondbacks bullpen and answers FTN subscriber questions.

Dan updates the FTN Bullpen Report (leverage chart) daily!

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FTN's Dan Thompson (@redfoxroto) breaks down all things bullpen, saves and relievers before Week 5 of the fantasy baseball season. Enjoy this new quick-hitter!

The 2025 FTN Fantasy Baseball Guide is loaded with the best preseason fantasy baseball content, rankings, projections and fantasy tools! Join us this season at www.FTNFantasy.com. No team of analysts is better equipped to help you dominate your leagues. Featuring three NFBC overall champions!

Our in-season content is loaded and includes our Industry Most-Accurate Daily and Weekly Projections & Rankings.

Our weekly content schedule includes:

• Mondays - The Week Ahead (Lucas Biery)
• Mondays - NFBC Waiver Watch (Todd Whitestone)
• Wednesdays - The Bullpen Report (Dan Thompson)
• Thursdays - Gut Feelings (Vlad Sedler)
• Mondays/Fridays - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire (Joe Orrico/Adam Young)
• Saturdays/Sundays - Trust the Gut FAAB (Vlad Sedler) and Drops & Disasters (Mike Mager)

Plus two of our roto-famous tracking tools:

• FILTH Pitcher Metric Leaderboard
• Bullpen Report

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