Fantasy Baseball Today

We take you through Rounds 4-10 of our most recent mock draft, but first let's talk about Shohei Otani (2:15) and why his value as a hitter might not be what you expect ... Mike Minor to the Rangers (8:40) and Miles Mikolas to the Cardinals (11:20). Finally, some news! ... Best and worst picks of each round as we reveal Rounds 4-10 of the H2H draft (16:00). Carlos Santana went too late and Greg Bird went too early ... 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

How do you approach mock drafts (1:00)? Do you try to draft the best team or do you experiment with different strategies and see what happens? Our guys don't see eye to eye on this issue ... Taking you through the first three rounds of our 12-team, H2H Points draft (8:00) with some player debates and much more. Should Bryce Harper be a Top 5 pick? Is Giancarlo Stanton clearly better than Aaron Judge? Can you pass up an elite hitter in Round 2 for an elite SP? ... We review our teams and strategies beginning with Chris (40:00), then Scott (45:30), then Adam (56:15) who prioritized SPs the most ... 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

Was Aaron Judge's shoulder injury the cause for his extended slump (3:20)? Are the Yankees destined to get Shohei Otani (5:36)? And should steroids users be allowed in the Hall of Fame (9:25)? We've got some HOT TAKES for ya on today's show! ... One player who will be better and one who will be worse on KC (17:50), CHW (22:24) and DET (24:20) ... We're having some fun today as we unveil a listener-inspired All-Christmas team (28:20) and discuss a troubling Thanksgiving trend on the West Coast of the country (31:00) ... 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

Scott White is back and ready to talk pitching! He tells us why innings are so important (3:38) and how they will affect his draft strategy. We wonder if MLB managers will continue to rely more and more on their bullpens ... Talking about this year's top rookies (17:45). Aaron Judge or Cody Bellinger next season? What is Andrew Benintendi's upside (21:40)? What about Josh Bell (24:20)? ... Who will be better and who will be worse in 2018 for BAL (30:00), TOR (37:55) and TB (41:00)? ... 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

We welcome Heath back to the show as we get another voice on the Fantasy Baseball Today Podcast. Beginning with some MLB news we discuss which players could be hurt or helped by a change of scenery (5:10) and give our thoughts on Shohei Otani and his Fantasy status (9:50) ... Heath discusses his effective RP strategy in 2017 (17:00) and then we each give a player who will be better and a player who will be worse in 2018 for HOU (22:26) and LAD (30:30) ... Heath has Buster Posey ranked ahead of Gary Sanchez! Why (34:50)!? Plus more of Heath's interesting rankings ... 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

How old is too old in Fantasy Baseball? We discuss some sluggers who are entering the twilight of their careers (5:45). Have Joey Votto, Edwin Encarnacion or Nelson Cruz shown any sign of slowing down? Which other older players might concern us in 2018 (14:50)? ... World Series storylines (25:10) including the emergence of Joc Pederson (26:44) and the streakiness of Cody Bellinger (28:39) ... Dee Gordon's value (33:45), how to seamlessly take over an existing team in a keeper league (37:41) 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

How many players really give you a great power/speed combo (2:30) and can you prioritize that in your drafts? Chris also offers another draft strategy that centers around RPs (4:30) ... We discuss the importance of managers (12:10), Clayton Kershaw's playoff track record (18:16) and 2018 outlooks for a few Yankees (20:15) and Cubs (26:33) ... Some of the top performers of the final month of the MLB season include Jose Reyes, Nick Castellanos and Tommy Pham. Who can carry a strong finish into next year (34:50)? ... 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

Chris Towers wanted to wait on pitching in 2017, will he change his strategy next season? We begin the show with that topic before discussing how good (or bad) In-N-Out Burger is (15:26) ... Early auction values for some key players such as Clayton Kershaw (25:25), and Kenley Jansen (29:05) ... WAS and CLE have been eliminated, so we tell you one player on each team that will be better next season and one player that will be worse (33:24) ... 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

As we bid adieu to Boston (10:45) and Arizona (15:55), we give you one player on each team who will improve next year and one who will get worse. Which Red Sox SP could struggle next season? Which Diamondbacks hitter could have great value late in drafts? ... Adam destroys Chris for his ludicrous tweet (8:20), and we review the Top 5 at Shortstop (23:45), Outfield (27:25), Starting Pitcher (31:10) and Relief Pitcher (34:21). ... Plenty of Aaron Judge talk, and should you take a pitcher in Round 1 next year? ... 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

The Fantasy Baseball season may be over, but we'll be here once a week to keep you informed and entertained until next season begins. Today we discuss the Top 5 finishers at Catcher, First Base and Second Base. Gary Sanchez is the new Buster Posey. Anthony Rizzo is oddly consistent and Jonathan Schoop had his breakout campaign ... How we're evaluating Luke Weaver, Jake Junis, Blake Snell and some other young players, plus you'll never guess who the #1 Catcher was in September ... Some playoff thoughts including Terry Francona's interesting decision, and we look back at our preseason MLB picks and bold predictions ... 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