Eno and DVR discuss a weekend filled with homers in the Bronx, 'Torpedo' bats, Mookie Betts' two-homer game and other takeaways from the first weekend of the 2025 season. Plus, an early look at bat speed risers and fallers, and where the money was spent in pursuit of fantasy baseball roster upgrades this weekend.

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Rundown

4:37 Rule 3.02: Bats

10:07 An Attempt to Properly Account for the Impact of the 'Torpedo' Bat in Yankees-Brewers series

14:05 Mookie Betts' Surprising Two-Homer Game

19:27 Colton Cowser's Thumb Injury; Opportunity for Heston Kjerstad

27:08 Spencer Strider Progresses in Rehab Assignment

31:59 How Many PAs to Determine Bat Speed Changes?

42:47 Where the Money Went -- Weekend Fantasy Baseball Pickups

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