FTN Fantasy Baseball Podcast

Matthew and Matt debut their new strategy series by inviting one of the best minds in the game, Toby Guevin better known as Bat Flip Crazy, on to the podcast.Toby finished 9th overall in the NFBC Main Event in 2019 -- his first time playing in the Main or Online Championships! He won that league and followed that up with two (2) second-place finishes and two (2) third-place finishes in the OC, with a top-100 (77) finish there.**Ace-Ace strategy to start many drafts: how do you implement it and how do you pair that with closers?**Why the superfluous love of JT Realmuto? When do you draft a C2?**What's your FAAB strategy this year?**Listener questions, including ones from prominent players like Yancy Eaton and Ariel Cohen.Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matthew and Matt try to make sense of a wacky start to Week 3 in fantasy baseball, touching on:**Ozzie Albies hitting the DL**The Cardinals returning to play this weekend, including Matthew and Matt prediction Kim's return to the rotation (Ryan Helsley SZN)**Which outfielders do we trust to continue their growth?**Can we really trust Rockies pitchers?**Is Spencer Turnbull ready to explode?To close out the show, Matthew and Matt give their DFS plays of the day. Tomorrow, Matthew heads to catch a buzz on the Beer - Bourbon - Baseball podcast tomorrow, and the fellas are going to interview a great fantasy player in a new strategy series, Toby Guevin (aka Bat Flip Crazy)!Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matthew and Matt discuss FAAB for week three, including a wild closer carousel and some interesting bidding patterns from Week 2.**Closer situations to monitor: Houston, Chicago, Seattle**Low-priced hitters that caught our eye: the Giants, Matt Adams, Ben Gamel**Higher-priced hitters: Colin Moran, Maikel Franco, JaCoby Jones**Low-priced pitchers: Alec Mills, Jonathan Hernandez (shout out to Toby!), Asher Wojciechowski, Daniel Ponce de Leon**Higher-priced pitchers: Cristian Javier, Taijuan Walker, Tyler Chatwood, Taylor Williams, Yusei Kikuchi Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matthew and Matt try to make sense of all of this craziness and the many changes in this season.**Marlins talk**Mike Moustakas and Nick Senzel appear poised to return**St. Louis Cardinals and the change to their staff and bullpen with Miles Mikolas forearm injury**Bullpen chatter: how do we make sense of Tampa / New York Mets / San Diego / Kansas City / Oakland / Chicago / Pittsburgh**Other standouts to consider: Merrill Kelly, Jose Martinez and Chris Taylor Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matthew and Matt discuss the first few games of the MLB 2020 60-game sprint, and look to your bidding decisions for FAAB this evening.**News and notes: Stephen Strasburg nerve issue, closing situations in TB/SF/KC and blown saves by Edwin Diaz and Liam Hendriks.**Pay attention to the schedule -- Cardinals, Rangers and Rockies with only five games in Week Three.**Kike Hernandez leads the way, but don't ignore Oliver Drake, Trevor Gott, Brady Singer, Ji-Man Choi, Trevor Rosenthal and Vince Velasquez. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matthew and Matt discuss current topics, including the Toronto Blue Jays playing home games in PNC Park (Pittsburgh) and what that means using Derek Carty's Park Factors. They also touch on Mookie's monster extension, play Buy-Hold-Sell, give their picks for awards, and then announce the t-shirt winners!*0:02: Blue Jays move: what does it mean?*0:07: Mookie Betts getting paid*0:10: Buy-Hold Sell on the Cardinals bullpen, Hunter Dozier (0:14), Gavin Lux (0:17), Kyle Tucker and Aledmys Diaz (0:23)*0:30: Awards*0:42: Giveaway winners! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matthew and Matt run through the first week of free agent acquisition bidding (FAAB), highlighting strategy and what to consider. **Hitters (5:30)**Pitchers (16:40)**Two step starters for Week 2 (26:05) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matthew and Matt run down the latest news and notes around the MLB, including catching up on player news affecting Austin Meadows, Franchy Cordero, Jacob deGrom, Walker Buehler, Keston Hiura, Yoan Moncada, and Aaron Civale before wrapping up with listener questions. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matthew Davis and Matt Kupferle host some of the industry's biggest names in recapping the first two 2020 NFBC Main Draft podcasts of the 60-game sprint. Guests include:**Scott Jenstad, Jeff Erickson & Justin Mason**Eno Sarris & Ryan Bloomfield**Derek Carty and Dave Potts**Dusty Wagner**Toby Guerin (Batflip Crazy), Brian Slack & Justin returns Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.