The Cycle: Rounding The Bases (Ep. 998)

Catch up on the latest buzz around the Majors when hosts of "The Cycle," Mike Maher (@mikeMaher) and Kelly Kirby (@thewonkypenguin), round the bases to catch fantasy baseball managers up on the latest news, burning questions and breakouts they expect to last or fizzle out!Is it time to dump Miami Marlins SP Sandy Alcantara? Should you be concerned about Los Angeles Angels OF/DH Mike Trout being pulled from a game? Plus, are breakouts like Chicago Cubs OF Pete Crow-Armstrong and San Diego Padres SP Nick Pivetta sticky?The Pros turn up the heat as May baseball begins!Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)Introduction - 0:00:00Sandy Alcantara (SP - MIA) - 0:01:32Mike Trout (OF, DH - LAA) - 0:07:16FantasyPros Lineup Assistant Ad Read - 0:12:13Tony Gonsolin (SP - LAD), Lucas Giolito (SP - BOS) & Tobias Myers (SP - MIL) - 0:14:00Ranger Suarez (SP - PHI), Brandon Woodruff (SP - MIL) & Lance McCullers (SP - HOU) - 0:18:37Jorge Polanco (2B, 3B, DH - SEA) - 0:22:17Jung Hoo Lee (OF - SF) - 0:24:24Pete Crow-Armstrong (OF - CHC) - 0:25:35Tyler Soderstrom (1B, OF - ATH) - 0:26:33Nick Pivetta (SP - SD) - 0:27:34Hunter Brown (SP - HOU) - 0:28:14Nick Lodolo (SP - CIN) - 0:28:50Aaron Judge (OF, DH - NYY) - 0:29:50Baltimore Orioles - 0:31:09NL West - 0:32:16Ronald Acuna Jr. (OF - ATLANTA) - 0:33:14AL West - 0:34:24MLB Trade Market - 0:35:41Shohei Ohtani (SP, DH - LAD) - 0:36:37Outro - 0:37:53Helpful Links:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - FantasyPros is now LIVE on Twitch! When the MLB season begins, join us every weekday at 12 PM Eastern for Leading Off -- your daily dose of fantasy baseball news, insights, and strategy. Ask questions, get insight, and interact live! Follow us now at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitch.tv/fantasypros⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and never miss a stream! A bigger lineup of exclusive, interactive live content is on the way!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the BettingPros App⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Download the free ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BettingPros app for iOS and Android⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ahead of the baseball season. With Sportsbook Sync, automatically track your bets across all major sportsbooks in one spot. Easily monitor your bet performance by sport and bet type, including game picks, props, and parlays. Create custom Betting Systems to find winning trends and profitable opportunities. Get a free trial of BettingPros Premium by downloading the app at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bettingpros.com/apps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and activating your trial on the upgrade screen.⁠⁠⁠My Playbook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Manage your fantasy baseball lineups and dominate your leagues with My Playbook from FantasyPros. My Playbook is a suite of powerful tools to help you make better decisions, manage your lineups, and win your leagues! Import your team to get custom fantasy baseball news, rankings, and analysis. Sync your leagues today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠fantasypros.com/mlbmyplaybook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or download the Fantasy Baseball My Playbook App.⁠⁠⁠FanDuel⁠⁠⁠ - Want to boost your bets? New FanDuel customers can bet $5 and win $200 in bonus bets if that first bet hits! Just head to ⁠⁠⁠fantasypros.com/leadingoff⁠⁠⁠ to get started. That’s ⁠⁠⁠fantasypros.com/leadingoff⁠⁠⁠, and make your plays on FanDuel today!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.