The Toolshed: A Fantasy Baseball Podcast

The Toolshed: A Fantasy Baseball Podcast

The Toolshed is a dynasty fantasy baseball and prospect-focused podcast. Each week, host Eric Cross discusses the notable players and storylines from around the baseball world, from the MLB draft all the way to the Majors, with a dynasty slant.

Episodes

May 5, 2025 56 mins

In Episode 389 of the Toolshed Podcast, Eric Cross discusses:

  • Coby Mayo and Hyeseong Kim promotions
  • Triston Casas replacements
  • Overall state of the first base position
  • Hunter Brown dominance
  • Prospect risers and fallers from May Top 500 Update


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Chris and Eric chop it up one final time as co-hosts as Chris records his final episode as a host of the Toolshed. The duo discuss:

Oneil Cruz

Pete Crow-Armstrong

Is Noelvi Marte back?

Austin Hays

Eugenio Suarez 4-HR day

Milwaukee Brewers Prospects

Struggling Prospects

  • Carson Williams
  • Emmanuel Rodriguez
  • Ethan Salas
  • Co...
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April 21, 2025 63 mins

Chris and Eric break down all the notable promotions in the MLB, buying or selling hot starts, and then play 3-up/3-down for prospects. The duo discusses:

Nick Kurtz

Agustin Ramirez

Edgar Quero

Luke Keaschall

Caleb Durbin

Chandler Simpson

Logan Henderson

Max Meyer

Shane Baz

Spencer Torkelson

Brice Turang

Hyeseong Kim

Alex Freeland

Slade Caldwell

Carson Williams

Colson Montgomery

Thayron Liranzo



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Chris and Eric break down the early storylines across the minors and parse through what is valuable and what might be a mirage, including:

Kyren Paris

Hunter Greene

Kris Bubic

David Festa

Chase Meidroth

Deyvison De Los Santos

Colson Montgomery

Quinn Matthews

Zyhir Hope

Sal Stewart

Eduardo Tait

Luis Pena

Alex Freeland



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Chris and Eric break down there thoughts on some early standouts, prospect promotions, plus Chris' live looks including:

Spencer Schwellenbach

Wilyer Abreu

Kristian Campbell

Jacob Wilson

Lars Nootbaar

Chase Dollander

Zac Veen

Caden Dana

Thomas Harrington



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March 31, 2025 59 mins

Eric and Chris breakdown the opening weekend of baseball, including:

-Yankees Torpedo Bats

-Mackenzie Gore

-Jesus Luzardo

-Tyler Soderstrom

-Kyle Teel

and much more!



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Eric and Chris break down some young players with strong performances this spring and Chris recaps his trip to Florida.

  • Ben Rice
  • Zac Veen
  • Luis Matos
  • Robert Hassell
  • Curtis Mead
  • Jacob Wilson
  • Jack Leiter
  • Cade Povich
  • Richard Fitts


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March 17, 2025 38 mins

Chris and Eric provide 3 bold predictions on the prospect and MLB side for the 2025 season.



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Chris and Eric break down and given percentage chances on prospects that could break camp with the MLB team, including:

Matt Shaw, CHC

Cam Smith, HOU

Christian Moore, LAA

Kristian Campbell, BOS

Kyle Teel and Chase Meidroth, CHW

Agustin Ramirez and Deyvison De Los Santos, MIA

Drake Baldwin, ATL

Jackson Jobe, DET

Kumar Rocker, TEX

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March 7, 2025 53 mins

Eric and Chris answer listener questions on prospects, differing players opinions, MLB players for dynasty and more!



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March 4, 2025 53 mins

Eric and Chris discuss all the notable injury news that has transpired in Spring Training and also some notable things to takeaway from:

Anthony Volpe

Junior Caminero

Ryan Weathers

Cristopher Sanchez

Casey Mize

Jackson Jobe

Clay Holmes



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February 28, 2025 52 mins

Chris and Eric look into the crystal ball one more time to project the top dynasty players at each position entering the 2028 season.



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February 24, 2025 55 mins

Eric and Chris pull out the crystal ball to project their top 25 prospects entering the 2026 season.



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Eric and Chris pull Michael Simione out of retirement to discuss the trio's favorite pitchers for 2025, including:

-Reese Olson

-Ryan Pepiot

-Grayson Rodriguez

-Sonny Gray

-Jared Jones

-Sean Burke

-Spencer Arrighetti

-David Festa

-Brandon Pfaadt

-Hunter Brown

-Ryan Weathers

-Spencer Schwellenbach



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February 17, 2025 44 mins

Eric and Chris discuss the players they plan to have a lot of shares of in 2025 fantasy baseball leagues and even some great buys for dynasty, including:

Francisco Alvarez, Ivan Herrera, Jonathan Aranda, Triston Casas, Jackson Holliday, Matt McLain, Isaac Paredes, Eugenio Suarez, Bo Bichette, Masyn Winn, Riley Greene, Seiya Suzuki, Ian Happ, Brandon Nimmo



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February 14, 2025 44 mins

Eric and Chris dive in on post-hype pitchers to target in dynasty or redraft, including:

Nick Lodolo

Kyle Harrison

Cade Cavalli

Max Meyer

Hayden Wesneski

Ian Anderson

Jesus Luzardo



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February 10, 2025 53 mins

Eric and Chris dive in on some post-hype hitters to target in dynasty or redraft, including:

Jonathan Aranda

Josh Jung

Joey Bart

Jose Miranda

Miguel Vargas

Jordan Walker

Jo Adell

Garrett Mitchell

Matt Wallner

Trevor Larnach



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Eric and Chris take a redraft focused approach while looking at the National League prospects who could make the biggest impact in 2025.



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Eric and Chris take a redraft focused approach while looking at the American League prospects who could make the biggest impact in 2025.



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Eric and Chris welcome Mike Carter to the show to discuss all things Relief pitching. They rank their top 25 and discuss:

Emmanuel Clase

Mason Miller

Felix Bautista

Tanner Scott

Ben Joyce

Ryan Walker

Justin Martinez

AJ Puk

Porter Hodge



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