Fantasy Baseball Today

Talking trade for the first time this season and beginning the show with a Johnny Cueto debate (1:00)! Should you sell high or would that be a mistake? We'll also cover the SPs you can add and drop (8:00). Should you drop Felix Hernandez for Mike Foltynewicz? Jake Odorizzi for Tyler Skaggs? ... Wednesday's standouts including Brian Dozier (20:00), Carlos Martinez (24:00), Patrick Corbin (24:20), Dylan Bundy (25:53) and Shohei Ohtani (31:20) ... Handcuffing Kenley Jansen (34:50) and more Buy Low (38:10) and Sell High (42:00) candidates before we look at today's matchups (54:28) ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You can add Jack Flaherty, Jake Junis and Marco Gonzales to the list of young, exciting SPs. Should you add them to your rosters (1:50) or be patient? Which SPs can you drop to make room for them (8:40)? And we discuss the effect the humidor might be having in Arizona (13:20) ... Big hitting nights for Christian Villanueva (20:20) plus Didi Gregorius, Tim Anderson and Josh Reddick (23:30). What does it all mean? And after a little less than a week, who is rising in Scott's rankings (34:25)? ... More from Tuesday as we discuss some deep league options (39:30), wonder about sitting Chris Archer on the road (41:55), play Keep or Drop (48:00) with Kevin Kiermaier and others and marvel at Cole Hamels' weird start (50:23) before looking at today's matchups (53:24) ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well we've got some good news and bad news for you. Bad news: Kenley Jansen is off to a terrible start (1:00) and we'll discuss what we expect from him going forward. Good news: There are some SPs to get excited about (9:45) like Tyler Mahle and Reynaldo Lopez. We discuss who to add and who to drop (16:00) ... Why is BABIP relevant for Fantasy (26:53)? And who could you pick up if you need stolen bases (30:30)? ... The best and worst hitters thus far. We run through the good (32:30), the potential waiver wire adds (38:10), the bad (41:25) and the potential drops (42:46). We also play Start or Sit for today's games (49:30) ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We tell you who we added and dropped (2:10) before looking at the Most Added list (10:00). It was a great weekend for Tyler Skaggs, Mitch Haniger an Joakim Soria among others ... Talking weekend standouts (14:00) including David Price, Jose Berrios and Shohei Ohtani plus the mysterious disappearance of Kenley Jansen's velocity (20:55). And if you're speculating on saves we've got some helpful tips for you (26:31) ... Lineup notes (34:00) including Trea Turner batting sixth, and then we spend a lot of time on the SPs who caught our eye (in a good or bad way) over the weekend. We talk Lucas Giolito, Johnny Cueto, Michael Fulmer, Robbie Ray, James Paxton, Carlos Carrasco, Yu Darvish and so many more ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Of course we're talking about Matt Davidson and Tim Anderson (2:20) and whether or not they are worth adding. We'll also discuss Josh Donaldson's arm (12:45), new bullpen developments (15:31) and everything you need to know from Thursday's games ... Dylan Bundy (23:52) was outstanding! So was Jake Odorizzi (25:00)! And Felix Hernandez impressed (27:00), but are we worried about some of the SPs who struggled yesterday (33:20) including Jon Lester and Danny Duffy? ... Most Added players (38:40), batting order notes (44:08), encouraging and discouraging starts (48:26) and Week 2 help (53:40) with two-start pitcher options ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Forgive the enthusiasm but we are PUMPED UP for Opening Day! We're even debuting our personalized walk up music (1:40)! Then we'll discuss the Salvador Perez injury and how to replace him (4:30) and more bullpen news (7:05) for NYM, TEX and SF ... Recapping Wednesday's Podcast For the People League draft (11:15) with a commissioner controversy. Then we'll tell you players we are keeping an eye on (17:31) early in the season. Who are we going to pick up if we see good production? ... Batting order news (31:00), bold predictions (37:40), MLB picks (43:43) and Jonah Keri joins the show (52:00)! ... Your emails at [email protected] Today's episode is brought to you by www.ziprecruiter.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Spring Training concludes, which players have jumped up in our rankings (2:30)? Scott, Heath and Chris talk about their biggest risers, mostly players you can add as free agents including Daniel Vogelbach (4:26), Ryan McMahon (6:53) and Lewis Brinson (14:30) .... Humidor news (16:32), bullpen updates (20:00), important MLB notes (28:40) and thoughts on H2H Categories leagues (34:10) ... More Spring Training risers (41:30) like Yasmani Grandal and Sean Newcomb and a look ahead to Week 1 (50:50). And we do some Start or Sit for Thursday's games (55:00) ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Blake Parker is the favorite for LAA saves (4:30), now where do we rank him? And that leads us into some Draft Day Dilemmas (10:00) including what to do about Greg Holland, when to draft Trea Turner in Points leagues (14:45), when SP depth gets ugly (18:05) and the RP-heavy strategy in categories leagues .. We discuss which players are "Most Likely To (34:01)" break out, regress, provide great draft value, get traded and lose their jobs ... Recapping our Podcast League draft (41:45)! Four different SP approaches from the four of us, plus some surprises from the listeners. Oh, and it's Team Name Tuesday (56:12) and we discuss some players we've barely mentioned on the show (56:50) ... Email us at [email protected] *This episode is sponsored by www.ziprecruiter.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Madison Bumgarner, Scott Kingery and Greg Bird we've got some big news (and a lot of smaller news items) to get to, but first we'll tell you the important things you may have missed over the weekend including STL bullpen news (1:25), the MIL rotation (3:41) and more ... Where are the injured players being drafted now (6:42)? Kingery vs. Yoan Moncada (16:00), plus Closer updates (28:35) ... ADP risers (31:31) including Starling Marte, Matt Carpenter and a group of SPs (39:50). ADP fallers (43:10) including Gerrit Cole for some reason ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To make sure you're ready for your drafts, we'll go through Average Draft Position with our thoughts on each of the first 10 rounds. But first we'll cover the major MLB news (4:35) including Jeff Samardzija's injury, noteworthy Spring Training performances and more ... How to draft in shallow leagues (16:32) and players we want more shares of (18:18) ... We're debuting the brand new Fantasy Baseball Syllable Game (24:40) before getting into ADP (26:26). Find out who is going too early and who is going too late. Plus, we announce the Podcast for the People League contestants (1:00:30)! ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we're reviewing a 12-team H2H Points mock draft which featured some experimentation. But first, we compare Carlos Correa/Manny Machado to Corey Seager (2:48), wonder why Cody Bellinger feels a little risky (7:16), discuss 1B depth (10:00), SP tiers (11:33) and Willson Contreras' breakout potential (16:16) ... Reviewing yesterday's draft (22:55)! Adam and Scott tried new approaches and didn't like the results. We also review when to draft injured players (34:41) ... Spring risers and fallers (49:16) and we announce the Podcast League contestants (55:49)! ... Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Beginning with a strategy question, how do you approach SP if you have the second pick in the draft or a similarly early pick (1:20)? Then we get into our deep league strategies (5:30)! How much does position scarcity matter? And who are some potential saves guys that are worth drafting in these formats (11:08)? ... Thoughts on Steven Matz and Matt Harvey (18:41), Blake Snell's outlook (21:32), Gregory Polanco's potential (22:30) and whether a quesadilla is a sandwich ... Scott gives us his sleepers (27:14) including Marco Estrada and Jason Kipnis and breakouts (35:35) including Kevin Gausman ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We start the show with big news as Ronald Acuna heads to the minors (1:30) and Justin Turner (5:50) will be out with a broken hand. When are we drafting these guys? Who replaces Turner for LAD? ... Looking at Heath's sleepers (13:10) including Jeff Samardzija and Taijuan Walker, breakouts (22:00) including a couple of young studs who are being drafted around 40th overall and busts (36:15) including Marcell Ozuna and two interesting 3B ... We evaluate a pitching staff of a H2H Categories league that has no proven ace but plenty of upside (42:35). Is it good enough to win a league? ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who is moving up or down in average draft position? We'll cover that after we tell you what you may have missed over the weekend (1:00) including Shohei Ohtani's struggles (7:45). And we'll update you on Zack Greinke, Marcus Stroman and more injured players (13:00) ... Taking a look at ADP after a busy weekend of drafting (18:40). NYM SPs are on the rise! Why are Corey Knebel and Roberto Osuna falling (24:00)? And find out the deep league targets (36:30) who are seeing changes in their ADP including Delino DeShields (38:30) which leads to an impromptu steals discussion ... We're discussing our 15-team roto league (48:36) to help our listeners who play in deep formats, and we're looking at the standout performers of Spring Training (53:00) ... Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Getting ready to draft? We've got some underdrafted and overdrafted players you need to know about, including which players have very different ADPs in Yahoo or ESPN. Is Justin Turner going too early now (7:35)? Are people overlooking Matt Carpenter (10:38)? ... Make or Break players and when to draft them (24:55)! We discuss Noah Syndergaard, Josh Donaldson, a trio of 3B (28:55), David Price and more ... Who do we look for late in drafts (38:30)? And how do our strategies change in AL-Only and NL-Only leagues (45:30)? ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are you Team SCAM (Scott and Adam) or Team CREATH (Chris and Heath)? It might depend on how important SP is to you on Draft Day. We get into a thorough discussion about how to approach drafts (10:20) keeping in mind different formats ... Starting the show with news and analysis on Nelson Cruz (3:20), Zack Greinke (6:10) and Yoenis Cespedes (8:20) ... Players we often draft (31:00), players we avoid (35:00) and RP news and strategies (37:15). Plus more Spring Training storylines (44:55) you need to know ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we'll help you with the start of your drafts, but first we've got a Josh Donaldson update (2:00) and rankings risers (4:55) and fallers (9:15) as we react to news on the CHW bullpen and NYM OF ... Who are the prospects you need to know about this season (15:15)? Scott White has a thorough list for you ... How to start your draft in H2H Points Leagues (27:45)! Don't worry, much of this content will help Roto/Categories owners as well. We discuss our Top 24 including when to draft the Bryce Harper (29:15) and the Super Aces (33:43). Also, we end the show with some Buy or Sell (53:55) from the listeners ... Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Which players are rising up the rankings? Heath and Scott give their risers (1:50) including a couple of CHC hitters and Ronald Acuna. Then they tell you who they are downgrading (10:40) which includes a bullpen update and some Miguel Sano concerns ... We look at some small sample sizes from last season and decide if they mean anything. Carlos Correa, George Springer and Corey Seager (25:50) crushed it before suffering injuries and Francisco Lindor (30:56) was having a somewhat disappointing season before his final 40 games ... Debating W vs. QS again (39:00) with a new perspective, enjoying some Team Name Tuesday (41:30) and unleashing the Crazyometer (43:05). Will Billy Hamilton hit well? Can Miggy be an MVP candidate? Can Aaron Judge stay healthy and somehow hit fewer than 35 HRs? ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What's the most important and underrated thing you may have missed over the weekend? Scott (2:24) and Heath (5:03) each give an interesting Fantasy note. Then we discuss who to take with the #3 pick in a roto or categories league (8:40) ... Thoughts on Jake Arrieta (13:10), Lance Lynn (18:40), Jonathan Lucroy (25:23) and more ... Find out how to join the Podcast League (36:50)! And find out which Spring Training standouts (41:45) are moving up draft boards and who we are concerned about (55:00) ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've got a 12-team points league draft for you to follow! Check out how we build our teams and how our listeners build theirs ... When SPs go earlier than you expect, how do you adjust? Should you take the hitter values or follow the draft trends? ... Find out when the RPs started going off the board and why it pays to wait for C ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Busy show today as we finish up our SP preview with SPs 50-80 in ADP (1:00). Talking Aaron Sanchez, Mike Clevinger, Sean Manaea and more ... Now that position previews are finished, let's give a quick overview of each position with overdrafted and underdrafted payers (22:55). We also discuss different strategies for different formats (41:16) including more on the RP-heavy approach in a categories leagues and how your strategies change in daily vs. weekly leagues ... It's Team Name Tuesday on a Thursday (53:35)! We've also got Spring risers like Matt Harvey, Jason Kipnis and Ian Happ and fallers including a few injured players (55:05). Plus we have the best emails from a disgruntled listener (1:02:50) ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Before we get into average draft position, let's further discuss how SP strategy changes in different formats (2:00), specifically how to draft in H2H Categories leagues. Can you punt categories in that format? Can you punt in standard Roto leagues? ... Complete ADP review for the Top 50 SPs (10:30) with more coming on tomorrow's show. We spend a lot of time on the Round 7-8 SPs (29:30) like James Paxton, Aaron Nola, Shohei Ohtani and more ... Rounds 10 and later (45:00) in ADP give us intriguing bounceback players like Jon Lester and Johnny Cueto, a polarizing Jeff Samardzija, the huge potential of Lance McCullers and several other SPs with upside ... Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A lot of strategy talk today (1:50) as we give you different ways to approach SP in your draft, and that will change depending on format. How many SPs are capable of being Fantasy aces (12:50)? Who do we draft often (18:41) and who do we avoid (26:15)? ... Sleepers (31:40), breakouts (34:50) and busts (37:31) ... Some interesting stats (44:31) on several of the top SPs and what they mean for 2018. Plus we talk a lot about the importance of innings ... Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How much can you get from Spring Training performance? The guys discuss the early standouts, good and bad, and what it means (22:00). We also take your emails (1:00), compare pairs of players (38:00), and answer more of your emails (44:00)! Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join us for the first hour of our 12-team auction! Find out our nomination strategies, how much the elite players are going for and when to spend ... Should you adjust how you value players as the auction unfolds? If all of the elite players are overpriced, should you pay up for one or save your money and get the values later in the auction? ... We'll tell you why it's important to use tiers during auctions ... Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Covering more than 80 OFs on today's show, we start at the top and debate the elite OFs after Mike Trout and move down in ADP throughout the show ... Discussing when to take Nelson Cruz as a DH, why Scott loves Tommy Pham, the right time to take Justin Upton and more from the middle rounds ... Thoughts on a couple of ATL OFs, upside players vs. predictable players, Gregory Polanco's chance to bounce back, Michael Brantley, Mitch Haniger and more OFs we like late in drafts ... Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We take a broad look at the OF position today, discussing how many stud OFs there are (1:34), how amazing Mike Trout is and if there is any reason not to take him with the first pick (5:30) and if it's OK to fill up your OF spots early in drafts (9:43) ... Sleepers (21:05), breakouts (24:35) and busts (35:25). How do we feel about Kyle Schwarber? Domingo Santana? Byron Buxton? ... Fun stats on George Springer (42:20), Andrew Benintendi (45:15) and Eddie Rosario (47:14) among others. Plus our favorite OFs to draft late such as Jesse Winker and David Dahl ... Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Starting the show with your emails as we clarify our position on Robbie Ray (4:35), discuss which players have increased value in OBP leagues (8:40), expand on when to draft steals specialists (12:20) and talk about some SPs we like late ... Latest MLB news including what Yuli Gurriel's hand injury means for HOU (32:10). Plus RPs who are attempting to make their team's rotations out of Spring Training (39:45) ... Recapping our H2H Categories mock draft (42:02)! Adam seems to value SPs more than Scott and Chris do, plus the guys give different options for acquiring steals ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We start the show with some Hot Corner Hot Takes including why Travis Shaw might be even better this year (5:45), why Justin Turner could be elite (8:35) and why 3B isn't as deep as you may think it is (12:50) ... Players we are drafting frequently (20:50) and players we are rarely drafting (25:35), plus sleepers (34:45), breakouts (38:14) and busts (44:42) ... A complete ADP review (48:14)! Rafael Devers is in an interesting group, Adrian Beltre is being underdrafted and Maikel Franco is available very late ... Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With a decent amount of depth and a lot of young players with loads of potential, is this the year to actually wait on Shortstop, or should you still be prioritizing the elite players? We tell you how many Shortstops we consider starters (3:10), who we draft a lot (9:05) and who we avoid (14:41) ... Overall strategy talk (19:50), plus sleepers (28:40), breakouts (34:16) and busts (39:40) ... Prospects you need to know (47:25) and a complete ADP review (50:00) ... Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is this a shallow or deep position? Find out how the guys see second base as they tell you which players they draft frequently (2:00) and which players they usually pass on (6:45) ... Debating the value of Dee Gordon's steals (3:50) and discussing overall strategy (17:15). Plus sleepers (32:25), breakouts (37:10) and busts (43:25) ... Complete ADP review (47:50) as we find the best and worst values ... Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Catching up on what we've missed over the last few days, we'll discuss the big news around MLB after starting with some talk about holds, waiting until Round 7 to take a SP and how to evaluate advanced stats ... All of the news you need to know including the suspension of an elite prospect, an update on Miguel Sano, everything TB is doing and more ... Thoughts on Jose Quintana, Joey Gallo and players you can take late that could end up being surprising studs ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You're going to want multiple 1B on your Fantasy team, so we'll tell you which players we find ourselves drafting frequently (2:08) and which ones we rarely draft (5:21) .... Of course we talk general strategy and marvel at the consistency of the top four players at the position, but we also wonder what Paul Goldschmidt's value will be with the humidor in Arizona and if Anthony Rizzo can still reach another level. Plus sleepers (28:33), breakouts (34:10) and busts (37:22) ... A complete ADP review (45:41) to help find the bargains ... Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Grab an elite RP or wait until the middle and late rounds? Should you value ERA, WHIP and Ks or primarily focus on saves? Scott and Heath give different takes on how to approach RPs ... When is the earliest we'll take an RP (12:50)? How do strategies change in different formats (20:00)? Who are the best SPs with RP eligibility (30:00)? Sleepers (33:26), breakouts (35:35) and busts (37:33) ... A thorough ADP review (44:00) with thoughts on more than 20 closers ... Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've got plenty of your questions to get to including if you should use a bench spot on a C in a daily categories league (6:55), when Josh Donaldson should be drafted (12:32), Justin Upton's outlook (15:33) and how the humidor could affect the Royal Rumble in 2019! ... All the latest news from around MLB including if Jeurys Familia will be undervalued (23:25) ... Should Fantasy owners be concerned about Cody Bellinger (28:50)? Is this the year for Nomar Mazara (39:00)? How do SP rankings change in keeper leagues (43:00)? ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Getting the position previews started with the dreaded Catcher position! Even though it gets ugly at Catcher, there is still a lot of strategy at play. How early is too early for Gary Sanchez? Which players are we willing to reach for? ... Find out the best at the position on a per game basis last year (3:00), our overall Catcher strategy (6:20), how strategies change in different formats, sleepers (23:30), breakouts (26:55) and busts (30:36) at the position ... A thorough ADP review (34:10) with thoughts on more than 20 Catchers. Find out why J.T. Realmuto is so interesting, why Jonathan Lucroy might be worth drafting but might be just plain bad and who you can take late ... Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Valentine's Day, so let's spread the love and talk about some of our favorite players (2:24). Zack Godley and Wilson Ramos made the list, find out who else we love ... The humidor is coming to Chase Field! We talk about the impact it could have (18:15), when to draft Paul Goldschmidt, if any other ARI hitters are worth taking and what this means for the SPs ... We answer important Fantasy questions about prioritizing steals (31:31), how strategies change in different formats (36:30), when to draft Ronald Acuna (43:25) and much more ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Can you get by with five or six SPs in your first 11 or 12 picks (2:46)? How many DL spots should a league have nowadays (7:15)? ... We play some "Hey, Real Quick" with Rougned Odor vs. Chris Taylor (10:50), David Price vs. Robbie Ray (13:40), Jon Gray vs. Trevor Bauer (17:40) and more ... What would happen if MLB changes the baseballs in 2018 (23:30)? Also we discuss our NL-Only draft (30:00) and some quality OFs you can take very late (42:40) ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Does Yu Darvish's value change after signing with CHC (2:24)? And is he a true Fantasy ace? We dish on Darvish, RP strategies (8:33) and much more on today's show ... Rankings disputes! Scott and Heath debate Jonathan Schoop (17:44), Yoan Moncada (21:50), Brad Hand (27:41) and Sonny Gray (34:00) ... Discussing some players who are drafted late or not drafted at all (42:42). Are people forgetting about Jose Peraza, Patrick Corbin, Mark Trumbo, Hunter Renfroe, Brandon Belt, Steven Matz, Lonnie Chisenhall and Zack Wheeler? ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Covering many topics on today's show, we start with a discussion about innings pitched (1:25) and what it means when evaluating SPs and why Jacob deGrom has a better chance to be elite (5:39) ... Interesting player comparisons to think about on draft day (16:00)! Who can you draft a few rounds later that will produce similarly to a first or second-round stud? ... We also discuss our favorite SPs after the big four (34:00), closers who will lose their job (40:40), Manny Machado vs. Carlos Correa (44:00) and much more ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is he still good, or is he too old? That is the question on today's show. But first we discuss 3B depth (1:50), Todd Frazier to NYM (4:55), Ervin Santana's injury (8:15) and TEX closers ... Can Miguel Cabrera (19:20) bounce back? Is there any reason to doubt Adrian Beltre (24:33)? Is Jose Bautista done (27:05)? Why should anyone hesitate to draft Nelson Cruz (27:40)? ... The guys also discuss Robinson Cano (30:30), Brian McCann (33:25), Edwin Encarnacion (38:30) and Ian Kinsler (45:15). Then we recap our 10-team, AL-Only draft (50:00) ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After marveling at the greatness of Super Bowl LII, Adam asks Scott some interesting questions about early-round players like Kris Bryant (6:20), Anthony Rizzo (11:48), George Springer (15:06), Giancarlo Stanton (19:40), Clayton Kershaw (23:45) and more ... We discuss our Dynasty startup draft (32:43) and how to prioritize the upside of Ronald Acuna vs. the current excellence of an older player like Joey Votto ... Remember Aaron Sanchez? When should he be drafted (50:00)? And we give some strategies for picking late in a 10-team league (55:00) ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scott and Adam nominate one player that could experience a sophomore slump. What concerns us when evaluating Rhys Hoskins (1:38) and Matt Olson (4:00)? ... Talking humidor in Arizona (8:40), Eugenio Suarez's value after a solid 2017 season (16:25) and the SPs who are RP eligible this year (18:15). Plus we talk Fantasy combos (23:00) as Adam forces Scott to make some tough choices. Harper and Lindor or Correa and Freeman? Sale and Bellinger or Bryant and deGrom? ... Our sophomore slump investigation continues (36:06) for much of the latter half of the show. We discuss the players who have hurt us in the past and who might be vulnerable this year. Does Aaron Judge qualify? What can we learn from Trea Turner? ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're giving you an overview of every MLB team, but first let's talk about a possible one-year wonder - Zack Cozart (2:10) - and what we expect from him this year ... Not a lot of MLB news, but keep an eye on Alex Avila in Arizona (8:55) ... A sleeper, breakout, bust and key position battle for every team! We've got the NL East (11:00), AL East (21:07), NL Central (30:45), AL Central (40:40), NL West (48:22) and AL West (56:16) ... Email us at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A busy show as we return from the weekend with our thoughts on Manny Machado's value with Shortstop eligibility (1:20) and Milwaukee's additions (7:00) of Christian Yelich and Lorenzo Cain ... Scott and Heath have a rankings dispute over Trea Turner (17:44), Nolan Arenado (20:24), Luis Severino (23:20) and Corey Seager (24:35) ... Dedicating the second half of our show to the idea of "one-hit wonders," players who came out of nowhere to have big seasons. What can we expect from them in 2018? What lessons have we learned from good examples like J.D. Martinez and bad examples like Jonathan Villar? ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kicking off the show with two players that Scott and Heath share on their Busts lists - Marcell Ozuna and Ryan Braun (1:00). When is the right time to draft these guys? ... Debating Rafael Devers vs. Rhys Hoskins in a longterm keeper league (9:30), and will Aaron Judge be a bust this year (19:15)? We compare him to J.D. Martinez ... Cases for and against these potential 2018 busts: Xander Bogaerts (29:50), Eric Hosmer (34:54), Danny Duffy (38:40), Jake Lamb (44:15), Ryan Zimmerman (48:16), Alex Wood (49:26), Whit Merrifield (51:15) ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've got eight breakout candidates to tell you about, but fist let's discuss an interesting league setting (2:46), where to rank Anthony Rizzo if he is 2B eligible (5:52) and why the pitch clock might reduce pitch velocity (11:04) ... Jose Berrios (16:45), Zack Godley (21:50) and Blake Snell (25:05) are among the SPs who could break out in 2018 ... Touting a couple of Red Sox sluggers (28:02), debating Matt Olson vs. Matt Carpenter (38:13) and more ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Before Scott and Heath give some early 2018 sleepers, let's talk about the impact a pitch clock might have (2:00) and when we are drafting Michael Conforto and Yasmany Tomas (4:58) ... Keep an eye on Austin Barnes (10:40). Can Evan Gattis be the #1 Catcher in Fantasy (14:55)? We also give you a couple of 2B sleeper options (18:12) ... Why Mike Clevinger (28:20) is a good sleeper, why Carlos Rodon (31:40) will be worth stashing and a couple of prospects (33:06) you should draft ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There will be only one Shohei Ohtani in CBS Sports Fantasy leagues! We'll tell you how much his value changes in daily formats vs. weekly formats (4:00) ... Aside from Ohtani's value in different formats, what kind of Fantasy production do we expect (5:10)? Innings will be a problem for him ... Who will bounce back this season? We discuss A.J. Pollock (19:30), Matt Carpenter (25:08), Jon Lester (32:00), Trevor Story (34:45), Cole Hamels (38:40) and Ian Desmond (42:20) ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew McCutchen (0:30) and Gerrit Cole (7:50) are on the move! We react to the trades and tell you why McCutchen might not be impacted by the new ballpark and why Cole might be in for a big season. And do these deals hurt Felipe Rivero? ... More news from around MLB (31:00) including some competition for Fernando Rodney in MIN (31:50) ... Part one of Bounceback Week features Mookie Betts (34:00), Kris Bryant (38:36) and Josh Donaldson (43:41). Can they perform like elite hitters again? ... Your emails at [email protected] To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices