Fantasy Baseball Podcast 2025 - Caught Stealing Ep. 15: Trading Paul Skenes
Published: May 21, 2025
One of the hot topics around baseball right now is whether or not the Pittsburgh Pirates should just trade Paul Skenes now, rather than wait until they lose him in free agency. It’s not exactly a fantasy baseball topic, but you will hear Howard Bender identify certain fantasy information with the ensuing discussion surrounding bottom-feeding teams like the Pirates, Colorado Rockies and the Chicago White Sox.
In this episode of the Caught Stealing podcast, Bender flies solo but is also joined by Fantasy Alarm’s Joe Gallina to discuss MLB bullpens for those chasing saves as well as seeking out middle-relief help for leagues that score both saves and holds. Gallina handles the Bullpen Report as well as the Closer Grid on Fantasy Alarm.com. Bender also closes out the show with updates on some o the hot MLB rookie names moving in and out of big-league rosters.
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