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Mar 20, 2019 • 1h 3min
03/20: Draft Strategies, and Baseball is Back! (Fantasy Baseball Podcast)
Dee Gordon stole a base, Domingo Santana hit a grand slam and Matt Chapman looks healthy, so you know we're excited to start today's show! We give some thoughts on OAK-SEA before discussing key takeaways from yesterday's 12-team H2H Points mock draft (9:05). We cover how to draft RPs, when some trendy rookie SPs are being drafted (15:48) what to do when your SP strategy gets thrown off (17:48) and how league size changes the way you draft (23:43) ... News and notes (26:00) as we cover the Yu Darvish injury, the Mike Trout contract, the MIL bullpen and more. Plus Fantasy Regulators Part One (33:15) ... Reviewing our draft strategies for H2H Points (36:30), H2H categories (43:10) and Roto leagues (49:10). Then stay tuned for Fantasy Regulators Part Two! ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.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

Mar 19, 2019 • 1h 3min
03/19: Good and Bad Draft Values; Aces to Avoid; Late-Round Picks (Fantasy Baseball Podcast)
Plenty to cover on today's show. We start with news on Jung-Ho Kang (1:50) and the LAD rotation (3:50) as Chris suggests a really fun draft strategy. We also touch on Byron Buxton's great Spring (8:35) before we get to Five Big Questions (16:00) about Mallex Smith, aces to avoid, Trevor Story, Joey Votto vs. Jose Abreu and prospects to draft (27:30) ... Discussing H2H Categories leagues (31:40) including daily vs. weekly formats. Then we tell you some of our favorite late-round picks (36:25) ... Team Name Tuesday (41:03)! Then let's talk draft value! We've got undervalued and overvalued players (42:00) according to ADP. This leads us into a good discussion about 2B depth. We also discuss Mitch Haniger, Justin Turner and Christian Yelich ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.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

Mar 18, 2019 • 1h 9min
03/18: Five Big Questions; Spring Training Developments (Fantasy Baseball Podcast)
Kicking off the show with a Podcast League entry followed by the most important things that happened over the weekend (4:30) which includes news in the ATL bullpen, Trevor Richards' great start and an update on Francisco Lindor ... Big questions for 2019! How good is Trea Turner (11:42)? Who are you we worried about missing out on (16:16)? Why are we concerned about Gleyber Torres (21:50)? Who are some daily league studs (24:00)? Did we find the player who provides the best value in Fantasy drafts (25:35)? ... News and notes (28:40), Spring Training risers and fallers (42:00) and interesting roster moves we made over the weekend (54:15). We discuss Ryan McMahon, Hunter Pence, Aaron Hicks and many more ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.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

Mar 15, 2019 • 1h 25min
03/15: Live H2H Categories Mock Draft! (Fantasy Baseball Podcast)
We've got an entire 12-team, H2H Categories mock draft for you! Format: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, Shortstop, OF, OF, OF, Utility. SP, SP, RP, RP, P, P, P ... How do our strategies change with this format? How many closers do we want to have? ... Chris selected an SP in Rounds 2 and 3, did it work? Scott waited a while for saves. Find out why Heath loved his team ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.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

Mar 14, 2019 • 1h 1min
03/14: Players We Love; Position Battles; AL/NL-Only Strategies (Fantasy Baseball Podcast)
A lot to cover on today's show but we'll start by giving you our official Player We Love in 2019. Feel the love! Then we recap the news and notes (13:22) with Francisco Lindor appearing in a Triple A game, Jeremy Jeffress likely to start on the Injured List, notes on the STL rotation, ATL batting order and plenty more ... Fantasy combos (22:22)! Comparing pairs of players to figure out the best draft values. Plus Spring standouts (30:00) such as several Padres and Marlins SPs, Dan Vogelbach again and a BAL OF you need to know about ... We discuss important position battles (37:10) around MLB and then get into our AL-Only and NL-Only strategies (49:30). How does position scarcity change? Why did Adam find it easier to build a pitching staff in NL-Only? ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.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

Mar 13, 2019 • 1h
03/13: Busts! (Fantasy Baseball Podcast)
Who are we avoiding in 2019? Chris and Adam have some Walker Buehler concerns (2:00) and Heath tells you about a Yankee who is being taken too early (5:52). Plus, is this the year that Zack Greinke finally gets old (7:25)? ... News and notes (12:45) with info on Pedro Strop, Aaron Hicks and even Tim Tebow! Then we talk about players we've been drafting a lot (18:00). Find out why Steven Souza, Jose Abreu and Trevor Bauer are on our squads ... More busts (28:40)! A couple of Brewers, a trendy OF, some aging hitters who are still productive and last year's Cy Young Winner. Then we've got your emails (44:40) and the Bustometer (53:00) to finish the show ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.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

Mar 12, 2019 • 1h 3min
03/12: Breakouts! And Your Emails! (Fantasy Baseball Podcast)
Who is breaking out in 2019? Scott tells you why he loves Jesse Winker (2:00) and Heath tells you why he loves Shane Bieber (5:00) and then we'll have plenty more for you later in the show ... News and notes (9:05) as we look at the ATL rotation, Chris Sale's velocity and more. Also, find out how to get into the Podcast League (19:15)! Then it's back to breakouts (23:00). Scott and Heath have a lot of names to get to. Scott is particularly excited about the Rockies this year and Heath thinks Eloy Jimenez is a steal ... Team Name Tuesday (44:00), emails about players we haven't talked about enough (46:15) and the Breakoutometer (53:00) with players like Rhys Hoskins, Luis Castillo, Gregory Polanco and more ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.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

Mar 11, 2019 • 1h 1min
03/11: Sleepers! Plus Auction Takeaways and Late-Round Picks (Fantasy Baseball Podcast)
Need some sleepers for your draft? Scott and Heath start the show with a couple of their favorite sleeper first basemen (2:10). Then we've got big news to get to as we react to Vladimir Guerrero's injury (9:15), Adam Jones in ARI (15:02), ATL's bullpen news (16:45) and more ... More sleepers (20:22)! Don't forget about Luke Weaver, Danny Jansen and Reynaldo Lopez. We also give you a bonus round of Fantasy Regulators (35:00) ... Finishing up our auction talk with some takeaways (39:00) including how to build a pitching staff if you miss on the aces and some of our favorite bargain picks (49:10) ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.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

Mar 8, 2019 • 1h 15min
03/08: Live Auction! (Fantasy Baseball Podcast)
Going once! Going twice! SOLD! We are auctioning on today's show and telling you how many $1 players you should have, why league depth matters and why Heath likes to nominate players that Scott loves. Follow along and get the latest MLB news and much more. 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

Mar 7, 2019 • 1h 1min
03/07: Position Preview Recaps; Are Steals Scarce? (Fantasy Baseball Podcast)
In case you missed our Position Previews or just need a refresher, we'll recap each position. But first, let's talk about steals! Are they scarce or are there actually good mid-to-late round options that can get the job done? We talk about overall steals strategy and specifically focus on Dee Gordon, Mallex Smith, Billy Hamilton and Victor Robles who are all being drafted after pick #90 (11:40) ... Position preview recaps! Each infield position (15:00) followed by outfield (25:30), SP and RP ... News and notes (33:00) as we look at replacement options in the NYY rotation, potentially big news in the MIL bullpen, more Spring Training risers (41:00) that you need to know about and more. And then it's time for the Fantasy Regulators (50:00)! ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.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


