Fantasy Baseball Today

After another New York Knicks disappointment, Frank needs a pick-me-up. Who is Scott's favorite sports team? Who are the top two-start pitchers for next week (2:33)? Can we also trust names like Adam Wainwright and Christian Javier? ... We have prospects (9:25)! What should we expect from Joey Bart, Sixto Sanchez, Jesus Sanchez, and Triston McKenzie? Is Bart a Top-12 catcher already? How much FAB should you spend on Sixto? ... For the OMGG players of the night, Scott has a great stat on James Karinchak (24:10). Lucas Giolito bounced back in a huge way while German Marquez got destroyed in Coors Field. ... Onto news and notes, the Mets had a pair of positive COVID tests (27:17), James Paxton, Gleyber Torres and Zach Britton are all hurt for the Yankees, and Alex Bregman landed on the IL with his hamstring injury. ... Recapping Thursday's action, is Kyle Tucker a Top-40 outfielder ROS (34:10)? How interested should we be in names like Nathan Eovaldi, Andrew McCutchen, Yadier Molina, Mitch Moreland and Wilmer Flores off the waiver wire? ... Jose Altuve and Jose Berrios are showing signs of life (43:24) while Sonny Gray and the Kyles in Seattle remained hot. ... We wrap up with Week 6 sleeper hitters and pitchers to stream (1:00:25). ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: youtube.com/FantasyBaseballToday'Fantasy Baseball Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FBT team on Twitter: @CBSFantasyBB, @AdamAizer, @CTowersCBS, @CBSScottWhite, @Roto_FrankJoin our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/fantasybaseballtodayFor more fantasy baseball coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/Download our printable Draft Kit from CBSSports.com/draftkit! 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

Oh hey, Chris is back! And he has a curly mustache (make sure to watch us on YouTube). Frank owes Trevor Bauer an apology (2:20). What's behind Bauer's transformation? What is his value ROS? What lessons can we learn from this? For our OMGG players of the night, Scott went with Dane Dunning (10:24), while Chris went with Rafael Devers. Is Dunning a must-add? Onto news and notes, Alex Bregman left Wednesday's game with a hamstring injury and Yordan Alvarez is set for season-ending knee surgery (17:32). Also, Seth Lugo is headed back to the Mets rotation and Nate Pearson landed on the IL. We had a ton of interesting pitching performances Wednesday, including Casey Mize's debut (28:27). Is it time to add Brad Keller? What do we make of the struggles for Jack Flaherty, Rich Hill, Luis Castillo, and Julio Urias? We saw some big bounce-back performances from Paddack, Glasnow, and Luzardo (38:50). Is Framber Valdez must-start? Should we really sell-high on Aaron Civale? ... Hey, hitters are a thing too (49:38). Ian Happ, Dominic Smith, and Jesse Winker are all inside Scott and Frank's Top-40 OFs ROS. Randal Grichuk hit two more home runs and can we bench Josh Bell? ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: youtube.com/FantasyBaseballToday'Fantasy Baseball Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FBT team on Twitter: @CBSFantasyBB, @AdamAizer, @CTowersCBS, @CBSScottWhite, @Roto_FrankJoin our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/fantasybaseballtodayFor more fantasy baseball coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/Download our printable Draft Kit from CBSSports.com/draftkit! 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

Happy Wednesday, especially if you have Kenta Maeda on your Fantasy team! What is Maeda's value rest-of-season (1:09)? Unfortunately, Taylor Rogers blew another save. Is it time to add Sergio Romo? ... The unwritten rules of baseball are dumb (7:02). That is all. Keep swinging away, Fernando Tatis. For our OMGG players of the night, Frankie Montas gave you -18.5 Fantasy points (9:28) while Antonio Senzatela was awesome again. Should we buy-low on Montas and trust Senzatela? ... Onto news and notes, the Astros have finally placed Yordan Alvarez on the IL due to discomfort in his right knee (15:16). Christian Pache is being promoted by the Braves and is it time to drop David Dahl? ... Let's fire up the Worryometer (21:40)! How worried should we be over Jose Altuve, Eugenio Suarez, Cody Bellinger, Rhys Hoskins, and Mitch Garver? ... Who were the good standouts from Tuesday's action (34:22)? Snell's pitch count is up while Tony Gonsolin and Marco Gonzales were both great. Did you know Bryce Harper is a Top-5 hitter in FPPG and these Blue Jays hitters have been impressive. ... With the good, comes the bad and the ugly (45:30). What happened with Dylan Bundy and Carlos Carrasco? ... Is it time to drop Nate Pearson, Masahiro Tanaka, and Tarik Skubal? ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: youtube.com/FantasyBaseballToday'Fantasy Baseball Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FBT team on Twitter: @CBSFantasyBB, @AdamAizer, @CTowersCBS, @CBSScottWhite, @Roto_FrankJoin our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/fantasybaseballtodayFor more fantasy baseball coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/Download our printable Draft Kit from CBSSports.com/draftkit! 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 know what they say about Tigers prospects: they're not just good... they're great! What are our favorite cereals? ... What do we need to know about Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal (3:34)? How should we prioritize the two? Would you drop MacKenzie Gore, Spencer Howard or even Zach Plesac for either? What is the interest level for Isaac Paredes?... For our OMGG players of the night, Trea Turner finally stole his first base of the season (13:25)! Is it time to drop Ross Stripling? ... Finally some good news: there have been no new positive COVID tests for the Cincinnati Reds (16:15). Unfortunately, Tommy Pham broke his hamate bone and will likely miss the rest of the season. He can be dropped in all redraft leagues. ... Our email of the day asks who we prefer between Chris Paddack and Zac Gallen in keeper/dynasty leagues (20:20). It's close! Double dongs ran rampant on Monday night (24:26). Nelson Cruz is awesome, Pete Alonso has bounced back, but what have we made of Luis Robert thus far? What is Luke Voit's value ROS? ... Robinson Cano is back (36:40). How do we rank Cano, Brandon Lowe, and Cavan Biggio ROS? ... Is Randall Grichuk's transformation for real (43:03)? ... How did these two-start streamers fare on Monday (46:13)? We check in on bullpens (52:29). Is Andrew Miller the guy? What's going on with the Cubs? Daniel Hudson... bruh! ... We wrap up with Tuesday's probables and Team Name Tuesday. ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: youtube.com/FantasyBaseballToday'Fantasy Baseball Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FBT team on Twitter: @CBSFantasyBB, @AdamAizer, @CTowersCBS, @CBSScottWhite, @Roto_FrankJoin our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/fantasybaseballtodayFor more fantasy baseball coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/Download our printable Draft Kit from CBSSports.com/draftkit! 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

So this weekend just turned into The Walking Dead, huh? So many big names either landed on the IL or were scratched from their starts. For the OMGG players of the weekend, Scott calls on Yordan Alvarez who did not play Sunday with knee soreness? What do you do with Alvarez in dynasty? Where should Pablo Lopez rank in terms of waiver wire priority? Trevor Gott was just brutal this weekend. What will happen with the Giants bullpen? ... Onto news and notes, there's a lot so buckle in (14:38). Given the Bo Bichette injury, who's a shortstop to target on waivers? With Aaron Judge and LeMahieu going down, what's the interest level in Clint Frazier and Mike Tauchman? Do we start or sit Mike Clevinger and Zach Plesac? Luckily for you, we've got waiver wire hitters (30:54)! Who stands out most from Teoscar Hernandez, Dominic Smith, Robinson Cano, Kole Calhoun, and Shin Soo Choo? ... For waiver wire pitchers (35:40), how does Chris rank Pablo Lopez, Justus Sheffield, Danny Duffy, Elieser Hernandez, and Kevin Gausman? ... Is now the time to buy-low on Lucas Giolito and Walker Buehler (40:55)? On the flipside, should we be selling-high on Merrill Kelly, Dinelson Lamet, Cristian Javier and Zack Wheeler (SORRY I MEANT WHEELER HERE AND SAID BUEHLER). ... Should we start or sit Nathan Eovaldi, Framber Valdez, Dustin May, Garrett Richards, and Robbie Ray in Week 5 (53:27)? ... To stream or not to stream, Monday edition (1:01:33). ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: youtube.com/FantasyBaseballToday'Fantasy Baseball Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FBT team on Twitter: @CBSFantasyBB, @AdamAizer, @CTowersCBS, @CBSScottWhite, @Roto_FrankJoin our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/fantasybaseballtodayFor more fantasy baseball coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/Download our printable Draft Kit from CBSSports.com/draftkit! 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

Get hyped! We have prospects! Alec Bohm made his debut Thursday with Dylan Carlson's looming (1:04). What should you expect from each? How much FAAB should you spend? Where do Carlson and Bohm rank ROS? ... Let's fire up the Stash-O-Meter (10:50)! Who is most desirable out of Gavin Lux, MacKenzie Gore, Casey Mize, Joey Bart, Brendan McKay, Ryan Mountcastle, and Clarke Schmidt? ... For the OMGG player of the night, Scott is buying Nick Senzel (14:31). He's buy-medium(?) in Fantasy right now. Yu Darvish was also fantastic Thursday night. He's picking up where he left off last season. ... Onto news and notes and Corey Seager is back with a bang (19:19). Spencer Howard will start Friday, while the Cardinals vs. White Sox is now a doubleheader for Saturday. What else happened on Thursday (24:10)? What's going on with Tyler Glasnow and Chris Paddack? Paddack or Dylan Bundy ROS? What's happening with Trea Turner and should you bench Rafael Devers right now? ... We're hitting the Week 5 planner, starting with two-start pitchers (43:02). A few names Scott likes include Dylan Cease, Jordan Montgomery, and Chris Bassitt. Who are some single-start streamers and sleeper hitters for Week 5? We finish up with the pitchers we would start on Friday, August 14 (54:13)! ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: youtube.com/FantasyBaseballToday'Fantasy Baseball Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FBT team on Twitter: @CBSFantasyBB, @AdamAizer, @CTowersCBS, @CBSScottWhite, @Roto_FrankJoin our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/fantasybaseballtodayFor more fantasy baseball coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/Download our printable Draft Kit from CBSSports.com/draftkit! 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

Wednesday was a crazy one in the world of baseball! We start off with the OMGG player of the night, which is no doubt Bo Bichette (1:42). Bichette finished 5-5 with a homer and two steals. The kid is a stud. ... It looks like the Blue Jays home park in Buffalo will be hitter friendly (4:33). Is Travis Shaw for real? What do we do with Nate Pearson? ... Onto news and notes and surprise, surprise, now Aaron Judge is dealing with lower body soreness (10:28). Should you look to sell? Should you add Clint Frazier, instead? Ronald Acuña will be out this weekend with a wrist injury. On the Astros front, Justin Verlander is set to resume throwing next week while Yordan Alvarez is coming soon! Buy or sell (17:49)!? Blake Snell is back, Buxton is finally breaking out, Mike Yastrzemski is a Top-30 OF, and Brandon Lowe is a must-start second baseman. It was nice to see these players bounce-back on Wednesday (26:13). What's been the issue with Pete Alonso. Mitch Garver and Miguel Sano also had strong games. ... Let's hit the waiver wire (29:15). Who does Scott prefer out of Eflin, Brad Keller, and Davies? For the hitters, it's time to get hyped about Garrett Hampson and Jesse Winker. ... We also hit on a few deeper league names (48:50), including Robbie Grossman, Chance Sisco, and Andres Giminez. ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: youtube.com/FantasyBaseballToday'Fantasy Baseball Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FBT team on Twitter: @CBSFantasyBB, @AdamAizer, @CTowersCBS, @CBSScottWhite, @Roto_FrankJoin our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/fantasybaseballtodayFor more fantasy baseball coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/Download our printable Draft Kit from CBSSports.com/draftkit! 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's the shortened season treating you? For our OMGG player of the night, Scott is concerned about Ross Stripling (1:55). The numbers aren't where they usually are for him and Dustin May has pitched well. For Frank, Charlie Blackmon is on a different level right now. Should you consider selling high?... Uh oh, Ronald Acuña is having his wrist checked out (6:40). In other news, Ramon Laureano was given a six-game suspension, Joe Musgrove has landed on the IL and should you add Drew Pomeranz because of Kirby Yates' weird season? ... We have lineup notes, including Garrett Hampson leading off against a right-handed pitcher (12:45)! Seager, Springer, and Devers reamined out while Mike Ford was the DH for the Yankees Tuesday night. ... Here's the magic question: how should you handle hitters who are off to slow starts in this shortened season (17:17)? Should you change your usual process? ... For Worryometer Wednesday, is there any real reason to be concerned about Cody Bellinger (24:49)? How about Gleyber Torres or Josh Bell? And Vlad Jr. in dynasty? ... Are these players good or just hot right now (40:45)? We take a closer look at Dylan Moore, Austin Slater, Hanser Alberto, Corey Seager, and Jesse Winker. ... We finish up with Tuesday standouts (51:41), including Gallen and Freeland, Nick Solak, Orioles hitters, and some bullpen notes. ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: youtube.com/FantasyBaseballToday'Fantasy Baseball Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FBT team on Twitter: @CBSFantasyBB, @AdamAizer, @CTowersCBS, @CBSScottWhite, @Roto_FrankJoin our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/fantasybaseballtodayFor more fantasy baseball coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/Download our printable Draft Kit from CBSSports.com/draftkit! 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

Apparently the recipe to get a hitter going is to just face Sean Newcomb or Steven Matz! For the OMGG player of the night, Frank gives the nod to Asdrubal Cabrera (1:38) who had four hits, including two homers and five RBI! Next up we have Aaron Nola who has been ridiculous over his last two starts. How high is he moving up the ranks? It's also nice to see JD Martinez hit his first homer of the season. ... Onto news and notes and Mike Clevinger is a ding dong (12:02). Apparently he was out partying with Zach Plesac Saturday night so Clev will not make his scheduled start on Tuesday. Also, are we still excited about Spencer Howard if he's being used in a piggyback role? ... We hit some weekend leftovers, including Isiah Kiner Falefa who is a must-add even in one-catcher leagues (19:09). Which one of Alex Verdugo, Anthony Santander, AJ Pollock, and Jacob Jones are we most excited about? Should you drop Matthew Boyd? ... It's a trade target Tuesday and surprise, surprise, Frank likes Eloy Jimenez (33:17). We're also interested in Luis Castillo and Jose Berrios if you're talking about pitchers. Scott and Chris reveal their favorite buy-low targets. ... We finish up with some Monday recap (48:55), including Lance McCullers, Dustin May, Randy Dobnak, and Freddy Peralta. ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: youtube.com/FantasyBaseballToday'Fantasy Baseball Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FBT team on Twitter: @CBSFantasyBB, @AdamAizer, @CTowersCBS, @CBSScottWhite, @Roto_FrankJoin our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/fantasybaseballtodayFor more fantasy baseball coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/Download our printable Draft Kit from CBSSports.com/draftkit! 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

Fernando Tatis is the best hitter in Fantasy! Is it for real? If we're redrafting today, how many hitters should be drafted over Tats (4:47)? ... For the OMGG players of the night, Dinelson Lamet was unreal on Sunday (6:51). How good can Lamet be? Nathan Eovaldi has upped his curveball usage and that should have your attention. Justus Sheffield was very impressive Sunday going with a slider heavy approach as well. Onto news and notes, down goes Giancarlo Stanton (17:04)! Are we interested in any Yankees as a result? Zach Plesac was sent back to Cleveland for partying Saturday night. Can you start him this upcoming week? The Cardinals-Pirates series has been postponed so get your Cardinals out of your lineups. ... What do we do with these performances (30:16)? Blake Snell has thrown less than 60 pitches in all three of his starts. His teammate Tyler Glasnow has really been struggling with walks, too. ... Which of these waiver wire SP are we most interested in (34:48)? Is Framber Valdez legit? Is Spencer Howard worth the hype? ... James Paxton, are we buying or selling (39:36)? ... Do any of these deeper league SP matter (46:21)? Kevin Gausman's velo is up while Antonio Senzatela has pitched very well. Are guys like Jesus Aguilar and Miguel Cabrera "back" (49:53)? Do we like Renato Nunez more than those guys? We wrap up with bullpen notes (58:25). Rafael Montero and Trevor Rosenthal are THE guys on their respective teams. ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.Subscribe to our new YouTube channel: youtube.com/FantasyBaseballToday'Fantasy Baseball Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FBT team on Twitter: @CBSFantasyBB, @AdamAizer, @CTowersCBS, @CBSScottWhite, @Roto_FrankJoin our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/fantasybaseballtodayFor more fantasy baseball coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/Download our printable Draft Kit from CBSSports.com/draftkit! 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