First Half Keeper All Stars

Pete and Chad discuss some keeper league All Stars

Keep or Kut – Chad (@chadyoung) and Pete (@PeteBBaseball) take a look at some first-half-keeper-league All Stars (largely based on value gained compared to their ADP) after a spirited conversation about their Head-to-Head Heroes from last week.

5:00 – Chad picks George Springer as his Head-to-Head Hero. Pete goes with Jasson Domínguez and Michael Busch in a two-way tie.

16:30 – Conversation about our keeper league All Stars begins with Emmet Sheehan, oddly enough.

23:02Kris Bubic and Andrew Abbott are looking like probable keepers for 2026 and make the Keeper League All Star Team.

29:00 – Chad likes what Ryne Nelson is cooking up this season. Pete is worried about the fastball usage.

33:52Casey Mize has a 2.63 ERA through 15 starts. Is this a breakout and slam dunk keeper, or is he a first-half fluke.

35:34Grant Holmes and Edward Cabrera look really good! Cabrera’s success is long overdue for Pete!

41:45 – Both hosts are excited about the idea of keeping Hunter Goodman and Andy Pages for 2026 at this point.

46:38Eugenio Suárez, Christian Yelich, Sonny Gray, and Merrill Kelly are having solid seasons, but are their seasons so good that managers should consider keeping them?

49:31Jhoan Duran could be a potential keeper based on his numbers so far, potentially in roto leagues, at least.

50:28Nick Pivetta should make the keeper league All Star team, the homers are down!

51:25Will Vest and Emilio Pagán generate a short conversation about how to approach closer keepers.

53:39Cristopher Sánchez is looking like a slam dunk keeper given his 2025 cost.

55:08Nathan Eovaldi is good when he pitches, but is probably not a keeper 2026.

55:53Byron Buxton once again gets talked about on Keep or Kut.

57:23Carlos Rodón and Robbie Ray are pitching like aces, but their costs were more pricey than most of the players we had discussed to this point. Does it look like they will still be worth keeping for 2026, despite that cost?

59:38Bryan Woo is most likely going to be a keeper in a lot of leagues.

1:01:03Joe Ryan and Pete Crow-Armstrong end the show. Pete and Chad discuss if they will have a lot of shares of PCA in 2026 or not.

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Pete Ball is a graduate of Emmanuel College and a die-hard Red Sox fan. Most of his work for Pitcher List can be heard, not read, on the Keep or Kut Podcast. Download and listen to hear his undying love for Tanner Houck.

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