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Jen Piacenti from Sports Illustrated drops by to talk Astros with Jeff Erickson. Who will be in their playoff rotation? What do we expect with Kyle Tucker when he returns? Who plays first base?

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0:50 Kumar Rocker/Jack Leiter

6:00 Arjun Nimmala

6:30 Starlyn Caba

8:35 Charlie Condon

11:50 Chase Dollander

17:15 Drew Gilbert

19:40 FYPD Strategy

21:30 Colt Emerson/Kevin McGonigle

25:20 Marco Luciano

25:50 Sebastian Walcott

29:00 Max Clark

29:35 Yoniel Curet + Rays Pitching Prospects

35:00 Pirates Rotation of Future

37:55 JR Ritchie

40:25 Jordan Lawlar

42:00 Candidates To Make OD Rosters

43:40 Jett Williams

45:15 Yilber Diaz

46:45 Xavier Isaac/Lazaro Montes

49:30 Luis Merejo

50:50 Jesus Made/Luis Pena

52:40 Candidates To Shoot Up Rankings

54:40 Matt Shaw

56:10 George Wolkow

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Inspired by Daulton Varsho, Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie review which players are better in real life than fantasy, and which players are better in fantasy in real life, and try to find some underlying trends.

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00:00 - Fred Pod 9-2

01:00 - Daulton Varsho comment from Sunday night. 

02:15 - Varsho isn’t a good real-life hitter, but he’s been decent for fantasy this year ($8) and hit .281 with 18 runs and four homers in August.

04:50 - Players who were better in real life than fantasy this year.

05:00 - Bryce Harper. 11th in OPS but just a $22 player. He will hit 30 homers, but without many steals and his batting average is more good than great.

10:00 - Freddie Freeman. 14th in OPS but a $20 player. He may not reach 25 homers or 10 steals. Hitting .285, which is fine but not special.

17:00 - Riley Greene. 20th in OPS. But hitting .259 with 20 homers and 4 steals. Missed a bit of time, but his R/RBI aren’t great either. An $11 player.

22:15 - Popular opinion is that J.D. Martinez has been very good for the Mets. It’s true. He has a .777 OPS. But he has generated just $4 in fantasy. Just 16 HR, 0 SB, 108 R+RBI.

29:00 - Orioles talk - Jackson Holliday, Coby Mayo

32:00 - Better in fantasy than real life.

32:20 - Maikel Garcia is second last in OPS. Has generated $17 in fantasy. The 33 steals and 83 runs scored are pretty awesome. 

35:15 - Jacob Young is a poor man’s version of Garcia. Eighth worst OPS but a $9 player thanks to hitting .258 with 31 steals and 69 runs. He’s one of baseball’s worst hitters but is helping fantasy teams in 3/5 categories.

38:35 - Zack Gelof has the 4th worst OBP of any qualified player. He also has 16 HR and 20 SB. A $4 player so far.

42:30 - Christopher Morel is batting .196 while somehow generating $3 in fantasy value. That’s what 21 homers and 8 steals will do for you.

44:25 - Brice Turang has sunk to 13th worst in OPS but has generated $18 in fantasy production thanks to seven homers and 40 steals. Almost as valuable as Freeman.

46:15: - Firing up Julio Rodriguez, who’s next?

47:00: - Alexis Diaz

52:25 - Good News for the Padres: Yu Darvish may return Wednesday; Joe Musgrove had a great start against the Tigers; Tatis is back.

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss all the adds and drops in FAAB this weekend, a rough Royals weekend, a fun Dodgers / Diamondbacks series, Jose Ramirez and much, much more. Follow us on Twitter / X: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Ryan Boyer goes over all the latest headlines and tells you were your FAAB dollars should go this week.

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Todd Zola and Clay Link are back talking all things fantasy baseball, including call-ups, hitters to potentially add and two-start pitchers for next week.

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0:00 Intro/Rhett Lowder is making his debut in the second game of today’s doubleheader.

Pickups

• Light week for pickups
• Luken Baker - $1
• Jorge Lopez - $1
• Tylor Megill - $1
• Kumar Rocker
• Manuel Rodriguez
• Jordan Wicks
• Others to consider if available in your league: Jhonkensy Noel, Osvaldo Bido, Dylan Crews, Connor Norby, Jacob Wilson, Zack Littell

Two-Start Pitchers (Week of Sept. 2, 2024)

• Eduardo Rodriguez 2
• Ryne Nelson 3
• Chris Sale 5
• Corbin Burnes 5
• Brayan Bello 3
• Tanner Bibee 5
• Kyle Freeland 1 (Todd 0)
• Chris Flexen 0
• Brant Hurter 1
• Michael Wacha 3 (Todd 2)
• Jack Flaherty 4 (Todd 5)
• Max Meyer 3 (Todd 2)
• Freddy Peralta 5
• Simeon Woods Richardson 3
• David Festa 2 (Todd 1)
• Luis Severino 3
• Gerrit Cole 4 (Todd 5)
• Carlos Rodon 3
• Osvaldo Bido 3
• J.T. Ginn 0
• Tyler Phillips 0
• Jared Jones 3
• Joe Musgrove 4 (Todd 5)
• Logan Gilbert 5
• Luis Castillo 5
• Kyle Harrison 2
• Jeffrey Springs 3
• Zack Littell 2
• Andrew Heaney 2
• Patrick Corbin 1 (Todd 2)

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Rob DiPietro (@DeadPullHitter) joins Jeff Erickson to discuss the results from his "Too Early Meatball Draft." Where should Julio Rodriguez, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Ronald Acuña slot for 2025? Who is your #1 overall pick?

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1:30 NFBC Talk

6:00 Live Auctions

12:00 Where To Pick

17:30 Best/Worst Picks Of Too Early Draft

27:35 Jarren Duran

33:00 Red Sox Outfield

38:10 Red Sox Middle Infield

44:20 Yankees

47:00 Orioles

48:20 Rays

49:40 Jays

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Julio Rodriguez was a top-5 picks in most drafts, but he's currently a bad hitter on a bad offense playing on a bad ankle, meaning that he won't give you stolen bases. Is he perhaps a drop for 2024? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson explore that question and hone in on some second-half trends.

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00:00 - Fred Pod 08-27

00:45 - Fred: I heard you and Scott talking about Julio Rodriguez. Can Julio be a 1st round 2025 pick and someone who you should drop right now? Lousy hitter, lousy offense, no base stealing with his ankle.

06:00 - Could J-Rod get shut down?

09:00 - Walker Buehler drop?

09:30 - Map out ahead of time

12:00 - Any injury cut, like Robbie Ray

13:30 - Kyle Tucker sprinting!

14:30 - Pick up more hot hands? Maybe just better matchups.

16:50 - Don’t cut Luis Robert

23:45 - Sometimes using season-long stats is better. Bigger sample size. But sometimes it isn’t, because teams change during the season. Here are some second half team stats that listeners may find interesting. After all, if we are going to stream down the stretch, we need to know what each team looks like right now.

25:45 - Houston is 24th in runs scored. Cleveland is 20th Boston is 3rd. 

30:45 - KC is 2nd.

35:40 - Diamondbacks lead MLB in runs scored

38:00 - The Rays are 29th in runs scored but first in steals! 

40:00 - Tampa is first in ERA. Detroit is 6th. Oakland is 10th. Boston is 29th. Baltimore is 23rd.

44:15 - Meanwhile, not only as the Astros and Braves not scoring, but they are also have the bottom of the league in steals. After being among the leaders in first half steals, the Brewers are mid-pack in the second half. The Giants are the opposite – last in the first half but mid-pack in the second half. 

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the elite seasons of Juan Soto and Aaron Judge, figure out 2025 prices for a couple of 2024 disappointments and break down all the adds and drops in FAAB this week. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and guest Brian Entrekin (@bdentrek) discuss where the breakout players of 2024 will go in 2025 drafts, using the Too Early Meatball draft which Brian took part in this week as one example.

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Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer go over the latest headlines from around baseball and offer up their recommended FAAB adds.

00:00 Headlines

14:15 Spencer Arrighetti

16:50 Ryne Nelson

19:30 Edwin Uceta

22:10 Jorge Lopez

24:15 Porter Hodge

28:25 Spencer Torkelson

31:10 Adrian Del Castillo

33:25 Dylan Crews

37:40 Ernie Clement

40:00 Connor Norby

42:25 Pick6 Picks

48:40 Budget Pitchers

57:45 Budget Hitters

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Todd Zola and Clay Link discuss hitters to potentially add off the waiver wire, two-start pitchers for next week and a whole lot more.

0:00 Intro/Heading into the final week of August, Dylan Crews getting the call

Pickups

• Spencer Torkelson - $6
• Gio Urshela - $4
• Max Scherzer - $3
• Jon Gray - $2
• Edouard Julien - $2
• Edwin Uceta - $1
• Porter Hodge - $1
• Jonathan Cannon - $0
• Others to consider if available in your league: Seranthony Dominguez, Bowden Francis, Osvaldo Bido, Frankie Montas

Two-Start Pitchers (Week of Aug. 26, 2024)

• Max Fried 5
• Spencer Schwellenbach 4
• Nick Pivetta 3
• Cooper Criswell 2
• Nick Martinez 2
• Cal Quantrill 0
• Davis Martin 1
• Garrett Crochet 2 (Todd 1)
• Brant Hurter 1
• Kenta Maeda 0
• Ronel Blanco 4
• Cole Ragans 4 (Todd 5)
• Michael Lorenzen 2
• Walker Buehler 2
• Edward Cabrera 0
• Roddery Munoz 0
• Tobias Myers 3
• Bailey Ober 4
• Sean Manaea 4
• Nestor Cortes 3
• Mitch Spence 1
• Aaron Nola 5
• Cristopher Sanchez 3
• Randy Vasquez 2
• Dylan Cease 5
• Bryce Miller 5
• Kyle Harrison 3
• Kyle Gibson 2 (Todd 1)
• Ryan Pepiot 3
• Andrew Heaney 3 (Todd 4)
• Jose Berrios 3 (Todd 4)
• Yariel Rodriguez 2
• Mitchell Parker 2

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2:30 Dalton Rushing

7:20 Edgar Quero

11:55 Quinn Mathews

17:10 Jesus Made

21:05 Jarlin Susana

24:30 Eduardo Tait

28:05 Luke Adams

33:40 Cole Young

37:45 Blake Mitchell

42:20 Jefferson Rojas

47:00 Brady House

55:00 Ethan Salas

1:02:40 Kristian Campbell

1:08:50 Nick Kurtz

1:11:50 Christian Moore

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Can you optimize the closer turnover around the trade deadline by de-emphasizing saves at the draft table and in early FAAB bidding? Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson explore the potential and the details of such a strategy, while identifying bullpen situations currently in flux.

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00:00 - Fred Pod 8-20

00:40 - New Closer Opportunities Opening Up

02:15 - Have to hold FAAB back

03:20 - Not many early options

05:10 - More single league category, less overall

07:40 - Orioles bullpen

09:45 - Giants bullpen

11:25 - Cubs bullpen

13:50 - Rays bullpen

16:30 - Diamondbacks bullpen

19:00 - Dodgers bullpen

21:30 - Angels bullpen

23:00 - Ignore bad teams?

25:00 - Ignore true committees?

27:00 - Royals bullpen

28:30 - Tigers bullpen

32:00 - Max Muncy back, Dodgers lineup lengthened

36:00 - Brewers running away

37:10 - Grant Holmes

37:30 - Will there be a .600 team this year?

38:15 - Austin Riley out

41:30 - Disappointing Cardinals

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad break down all the adds and drops in FAAB this weekend, talk Astros, Brewers and The AL Central and discuss who is going to the be the top pick in 2025 drafts, and well as much, much more. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) is joined by Sara Sanchez (@BCB_Sara) to discuss which players who took off in the third quarter of the season will be able to sustain it in the fourth.

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Catchers: Shea Langeliers, Cal Raleigh, Gabriel Moreno, Keibert Ruiz

Corner Infielders: Alex Bregman, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Jake Burger, Eugenio Suarez, Nolan Schanuel, Josh Bell

Middle Infielders: Bobby Witt Jr., Luis Garcia Jr., Ketel Marte, Oneil Cruz, Zach Neto, Gavin Lux, Jeff McNeil, Cedanne Rafaela

Outfielders: Byron Buxton, Jake McCarthy, Brent Rooker, Brenton Doyle, Jorge Soler, Jackson Chourio, Teoscar Hernandez, Joc Pederson, MJ Melendez, Andrew Benintendi, Mickey Moniak, Corbin Carroll

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Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share their top FAAB recommendations of the week, featuring a handful of interesting rookies.

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00:00 Headlines

17:27 Jhonkensy Noel

20:27 Junior Caminero

24:12 Pete Crow-Armstrong

27:09 Jace Jung

29:44 Jacob Wilson

32:23 Bobby Miller

36:16 Seranthony Dominguez

40:18 Zebby Matthews

43:56 Cody Bradford

45:40 Nick Martinez

48:01 Pick6

53:39 Budget Pitchers

1:02:08 Budget Hitters

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Todd Zola and Clay Link are back talking news, pickups, two-start pitchers and more!

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0:00 Intro/Jace Jung called up by Tigers

Pickups

• Ryan Walker - $8
• 9:25 Seranthony Dominguez - $7
• Matthew Boyd - $3
• Will Wagner - $3
• Valente Bellozo - $2
• Bowden Francis - $2
• Andres Chaparro - $2
• 13:30 Jordan Walker - $1
• Oswaldo Cabrera - $0
• Jace Jung - $0
• Others to consider if available in your league: Zebby Matthews, Kerry Carpenter, Tyler Mahle, Junior Caminero, Lucas Erceg

Two-Start Pitchers (Week of Aug. 19, 2024)

• Brandon Pfaadt 3
• Reynaldo Lopez 3
• Dean Kremer 2
• Zach Eflin 4
• Tanner Houck 3
• Hunter Greene 5
• Carson Spiers 0
• Matthew Boyd 2
• Austin Gomber 1
• Jonathan Cannon 2 (Todd 3)
• Bryan Sammons 1 (Todd 2)
• Yusei Kikuchi 3
• Seth Lugo 3
• Carson Fulmer 0 (Todd 1)
• Tyler Anderson 2 (Todd 3)
• Gavin Stone 3
• Edward Cabrera 1 (Todd 2)
• Frankie Montas 2
• Zebby Matthews 2
• David Peterson 1 (Todd 2)
• Jose Quintana 1
• Luis Gil 3 (Todd 4)
• Joe Boyle 0
• Joey Estes 1
• Luis L. Ortiz 2
• Michael King 5
• Martin Perez 2
• Bryan Woo 4
• Kyle Harrison 3
• Erick Fedde 3
• Shane Baz 2 (Todd 3)
• Zack Littell 3 (Todd 2)
• Jose Urena 0
• Kevin Gausman 4
• Jose Berrios 3 (Todd 4)
• DJ Herz 2

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The Guardians have the best record in baseball and Dave McDonald (@RunDMcD) is winning his NFBC Main Event League and entered today 18th place overall. He joins Jeff Erickson to discuss both.

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• Dustin's history with scouting prep players and playing fantasy baseball
• Playing it safe in CLQ drafts
• Top late-round SP hits
• A new roster construction strategy pays off in 2024
• The Summer of Ceddanne
• Chris Sale
• Marcell Ozuna
• Bryce Miller
• Wilyer Abreu
• Brenton Doyle
• Luis Gil
• Jared Jones
• Jake Meyers
• Gleyber Torres

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6 players that can push you over the top for the stretch run, including how the revamped Jays look following their trade deadline deals.

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00:00 - Fred Pod 8-13

01:30 - Players to mention 

02:00 - Junior Caminero, 

05:30 - Christopher Morel

06:45 - Jordan Walker, 

09:40 - Zebby Matthews, 

12:00 - Seth Lugo

14:45 - Kerry Carpenter, George Kirby

19:40 - Lane Thomas

22:30 - MLB has played exactly one month of games since the start of second-half play. Here are some stats that are relevant for fantasy discussion.

23:50 - Luis Robert leads the Majors by a wide margin with 40 SO. Given his second half slash line (.123/.155/.210) and lackluster offense, is it reasonable to bench him? Maybe he has mailed it in?

27:20 - Aaron Judge ranks first in walks by a wide margin (27). He also ranks second in OPS. I still go back to all the projection systems, who told us to draft him in the top-5. Do we need to learn a lesson about overrating injury history, especially with hitters?

35:15 - Jake Burger has already hit more homers in the second half (12) than the first half (10). He is also among the second half strikeout leaders, if that matters. He is the leader in second half homers.

36:30 - Xavier Edwards places first in steals (13). Hitting .360. Have the Marlins found a piece to the puzzle?

41:50 - Vladdy leads the Majors in second half OPS (.1475). Hitting .464 with more walks than strikeouts. Is this a hot streak, or is Vladdy finally turning the corner? Along with Judge, Vladdy is another player who the projection systems told us to draft ahead of his ADP.

48:15 - Tanner Houck 5.48 ERA, 1.70 WHIP, 12:12: K:BB in 23 IP.

51:40 - Elly De La Cruz ranks second in strikeouts but first in steals and is batting .310. Which shows that nothing can stop Elly from being valuable.

53:30 - Ryne Nelson 3.19 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 36:9 K:BB. Spencer Arrighetti 3.60 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 36:6 K:BB. Spencer Schwellenbach (3.12 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 36:2 K:BB). These three SPs are second in SO, behind Blake Snell.

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss all the surging teams in the NL West, Xavier Edwards, Luis Garcia, all the adds and drops across another busy week of FAAB and much, much more. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Ryan Boyer and Seth Trachtman hit on the latest headlines and go over their recommended FAAB picks for the week.

00:00 Headlines

14:30 Ryan Walker

17:30 Calvin Faucher

19:34 Justin Martinez

22:33 Michael Kopech

25:07 Paul Blackburn

26:52 Trevor Rogers

29:39 Gavin Lux

32:26 Kerry Carpenter

34:39 Tommy Pham

36:55 Eloy Jimenez

41:20 Pick6

46:50 Budget Pitchers

56:18 Budget Hitters

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Todd Zola and Clay Link are back talking hitters to potentially pick up, two-start pitchers for next week and everything else fantasy baseball!

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0:00 Intro/Joe Ryan appears done for the season

Pickups

• 4:30 River Ryan - $11
• 7:00 Kerry Carpenter - $6
• Parker Meadows - $5
• Victor Scott - $3
• Mitch Haniger - $2
• Keider Montero - $1
• Kyle Gibson - $1
• 12:30 Andrew Benintendi - $1
• Santiago Espinal - $0
• Albert Suarez - $0
• Zach Dezenzo - $0
• 18:00 Others to consider if available in your league: David Festa, Josh Bell, Ben Joyce, Tyler Mahle, Justin Martinez

Two-Start Pitchers (Week of Aug. 12, 2024)

• Chris Sale 5
• Charlie Morton 3
• Trevor Rogers 2 (Todd 1)
• Brayan Bello 2
• Kutter Crawford 2
• Kyle Hendricks 0
• 32:00 Andrew Abbott 3
• Ben Lively 3
• Noah Davis 0
• Ky Bush 0
• Tarik Skubal 5
• Framber Valdez 5
• Brady Singer 3
• Davis Daniel 1
• 39:00 Clayton Kershaw 3
• Colin Rea 3 (Todd 4)
• Freddy Peralta 4
• 43:00 Pablo Lopez 4
• Paul Blackburn 3
• Taijuan Walker 2
• Marco Gonzales 0
• Joe Musgrove 1
• George Kirby 5
• Blake Snell 5
• Sonny Gray 4
• 53:00 Taj Bradley 5 (Todd 4)
• Tyler Mahle 2
• Bowden Francis 0
• 56:30 Jake Irvin 2 (Todd 1)

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Todd welcomes in Tristan H. Cockcroft from ESPN. They talk about the Yankees, Mike Trout, pitching down the stretch and why they're not yet using bat speed in their analysis.

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• What we can learn from last year's Too Early Meatball DC
• Projecting the first 15 picks
• Which players we're most excited to find out the 2025 draft cost of

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Erik Halterman and Jeff Erickson review five bullpens in flux, Phillies-Dodgers, WhiteSox losing at blackjack, and a Fest-ive outing for the Twins last night!

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00:00 - Erik Halterman pod

01:00 - Bullpens in Flux

01:30 - Dodgers

03:30 - Phillies

08:30 - Royals

12:00 - Royals lineup sidebar

17:30 - Bobby Witt Jr. for MVP?

20:30 - Orioles bullpen

23:45 - Diamondbacks bullpen

27:10 - Angels bullpen

30:45 - White Sox hit on 21

36:00 - Festa dominates against the Cubs

37:50 - KC/BOS

43:00 - HOU/TEX

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad talk big FAAB adds for Holliday, Mayo and Springs as well as hitting on the White Sox, Hunter Greene, Brent Rooker and Jarren Duran. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) is joined by Ryan Rufe (@RyanRufe) to discuss the bullpens in flux following a busy trade deadline.

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00:00 Headlines

20:10 Padres

25:55 Phillies

30:35 Diamondbacks

36:20 Royals

41:20 Dodgers

44:30 Mariners

46:50 Yankees

49:30 Marlins

53:35 Angels

58:30 Blue Jays

59:20 Cubs

1:00:45 Nationals

1:02:35 White Sox

1:04:15 Rockies

1:06:30 Rays

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Erik Halterman and Ryan Boyer share their top FAAB recommendations of the week following a busy trade deadline.

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00:00 Headlines

11:48 AL/NL FAAB Hammer

22:53 Chad Green

24:37 Alex Cobb

27:14 Ben Joyce

30:30 Tyler Mahle

32:54 Hayden Birdsong

35:34 Coby Mayo

37:14 Matt Wallner

40:38 Austin Hays

42:41 Brandon Lowe

44:52 Ty France

49:20 Pick6

53:31 Budget Pitchers

1:00:49 Budget Hitters

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Todd Zola and Clay Link are back after the trade deadline to talk Coby Mayo, other hitters to potentially pick up, two-start pitchers and more!

0:00 Intro/Coby Mayo gets the call to the majors

Pickups

• Austin Hays - $7
• Victor Vodnik - $7
• Tyler Ferguson - $7
• Mike Siani - $7
• 7:45 Tyler Mahle - $7
• Paul Blackburn - $5
• Jake McCarthy - $5
• Addison Barger - $4
• 11:50 Kyle Stowers - $3
• Grant Holmes - $2
• 18:00 Andrew Nardi - $1
• Jhonkensy Noel
• Others to consider if available in your league: Tyler Fitzgerald, Xavier Edwards, Juan Yepez, Hayden Birdsong, Jackson Holliday

23:00 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of Aug. 5, 2024)

• Zac Gallen 5
• Eduardo Rodriguez 1
• Chris Sale 5
• 25:00 Grayson Rodriguez 5
• James Paxton 0
• Nick Martinez 2
• Nick Lodolo 4 (Todd 3)
• Tanner Bibee 4
• Kyle Freeland 0
• Alex Faedo 0
• 32:30 Hunter Brown 4 (Todd 5)
• Davis Daniel 2 (Todd 1)
• Tyler Glasnow 5
• Roddery Munoz 0 (Todd 1)
• Max Meyer 1
• Colin Rea 3 (Todd 2)
• David Festa 0
• Sean Manaea 3
• Luis Severino 2
• 46:00 Luis Gil 4 (Todd 5)
• JP Sears 2
• Aaron Nola 5
• Cristopher Sanchez 3
• Bailey Falter 1
• Michael King 4
• Luis Castillo 5
• Hayden Birdsong 3
• Logan Webb 5
• Andre Pallante 1 (Todd 2)
• Jeffrey Springs 1
• Max Scherzer 3 (Todd 2)
• Chris Bassitt 2
• Patrick Corbin 0
• 55:00 MacKenzie Gore 2 (Todd 3)

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Jeff Spiegel from the "DodgerHeads" podcast and postgame show joins Jeff Erickson to discuss the Dodgers' recent woes, react to the trade deadline, and instruct us as to who is the best bet to close down the stretch.

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00:00 - Jeff Spiegel Podcast

01:30 - Clayton Kershaw’s poor outing

03:30 - Trying to set a playoff rotation

05:00 - Gavin Stone

07:00 - Bobby Miller

10:00 - Walker Buehler

11:40 - River Ryan, Landon Knack, Justin Wrobleski

17:30 - Jack Flaherty

22:20 - Max Muncy Fixed by the Chiropractor?

24:15 - Adding Amed Rosario & Tommy Edman

26:00 - Will Smith’s recent struggles

27:00 - Gavin Lux

29:30 - Praise for the Padres

34:35 - Dodgers Bullpen

34:50 - Evan Phillips

38:00 - Daniel Hudson or Blake Treinen for chasing saves

39:30 - Michael Kopech

42:30 - Brusdar Graterol’s progress

44:30 - James Paxton

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• Connor Norby
• Kyle Stowers
• Deyvison De Los Santos
• Agustin Ramirez
• Jared Serna
• Graham Pauley
• Matthew Lugo
• Niko Kavadas
• Thayron Liranzo
• Mac Horvath
• Matthew Etzel
• Patrick Reilly
• Robby Snelling
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• Joey Loperfido
• Jonatan Clase
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• Christopher Morel
• Matt Shaw
• Alex Clemmey vs. Jose Tena
• Luke Keaschall
• A combined top 10 from 2023, 2024 drafts
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• Chase DeLauter
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• Top DSL hitters
• Sebastian Walcott
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• Starlyn Caba
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• A's hitting prospects
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Jeff Erickson and Fred Zinkie review a busy trade deadline, breaking down the moves of all 30 teams in the last week.

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00:00 - Trade Deadline Extravaganza!

01:00 - ARI

05:30 - ATL

09:00 - BAL

16:50 - BOS

19:20 - CHC

22:05 - CIN

25:55 - CLE

29:10 - COL

30:50 - CWS

37:00 - DET

41:50 - HOU

46:50 - KC

50:20 - LAA

54:10 - LAD

59:45 - MIA

1:02:50 - MIL

1:04:00 - MIN

1:05:00 - NYM

1:07:50 - NYY

1:11:00 - OAK

1:13:00 - PHI

1:15:40 - PIT

1:17:45 - SD

1:21:00 - SEA

1:23:25 - SF

1:25:45 - STL

1:27:40 - TB

1:29:00 - TEX

1:30:15 - TOR

1:32:40 - WSH

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad discuss the fantasy implications of a slew of moves made ahead of the MLB trade deadline and then break down a heavy week in FAAB highlighted by Robbie Ray and Clayton Kershaw. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Jan Levine joins Jeff Erickson to discuss the trades made so far in advance of MLB's Trade Deadline, the ramifications of Kodai Senga's injury, and his weekly NL FAAB Factor article.

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00:00 - Jan Levine Podcast

01:30 - Trades So Far

02:00 - A.J. Puk to AZ

05:00 - Randy Arozarena to Seattle

09:00 - Zach Eflin to Baltimore

14:00 - Austin Hays for Seranthony Dominguez + Cristian Pache

17:30 - Yimi Garcia to Seattle

18:40 - Chad Green remains TOR’s closer

19:15 - Ryne Stanek / Phil Maton to Mets

21:30 - Jesse Winker to Mets

23:40 - Jazz Chisholm to Yankees

27:45 - Carlos Estevez to Phillies

30:45 - Other Major News

31:00 - Kodai Senga out again

34:30 - Devin Williams returns

36:30 - Max Meyer back up

39:05 - NL FAAB Column

39:15 - Process in writing it

43:00 - Highlights this week

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Ryan Boyer and Jason Collette dig in on the fantasy fallout of recent trades and provide their FAAB recommendations for the week.

00:00 Headlines

23:18 Jeff McNeil

24:26 Victor Robles

26:40 Zach Neto

27:59 Tyler Fitzgerald

29:41 Josh Bell

30:35 Junior Caminero

33:02 Andrew Nardi

34:21 Lucas Erceg

35:28 Luis Ortiz

36:48 Yariel Rodriguez

39:15 Pick6 Game

43:36 Budget Pitchers

50:11 Budget Hitters

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Todd Zola and Clay Link are back talking trades, injuries, pickups, two-start pitchers and everything else fantasy baseball.

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0:00 Intro/Dylan Cease throws a no-hitter, Randy Arozarena traded to Seattle

Pickups

• 6:40 Tyler Fitzgerald - $13
• Juan Yepez - $8
• 11:00 Lucas Erceg - $8
• Daniel Hudson - $7
• 13:40 Connor Norby - $7
• 16:00 Alex Cobb - $4
• Victor Robles - $4
• Randy Vasquez - $3
• Kris Bryant - $2
• Charlie Blackmon - $1
• Others to consider if available in your league: Lawrence Butler, Robbie Ray

23:00 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of July 29, 2024)

• Jordan Montgomery 3
• Chris Sale 5
• Darius Vines 0
• Corbin Burnes 5
• Cade Povich 1
• James Paxton 1 (Todd 2)
• Justin Steele 4
• Jameson Taillon 3
• Frankie Montas 0
• 29:30 Tanner Bibee 5
• Ty Blach 0
• Jack Flaherty 4
• Alec Marsh 2
• Michael Wacha 3
• Griffin Canning 1
• Edward Cabrera 1 (Todd 0)
• Colin Rea 2
• Simeon Woods Richardson 3
• Luis Gil 3
• Zack Wheeler 5
• Paul Skenes 5
• Logan Gilbert 5
• 46:00 Andre Pallante 2 (Todd 3)
• Lance Lynn 2
• Nathan Eovaldi 4
• Yariel Rodriguez 0
• Mitchell Parker 2

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Francisco Lindor has led a resurgent Mets team into Wild Card contention, and his fantasy managers back into contention. Mike Gianella from Baseball Prospectus and the Flags Fly Forever podcast joins Jeff Erickson to discuss the Mets, Dylan Cease, SP's returning from injury and more!

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00:00 - Mike Gianella - Flags Fly Forever

01:45 - Mets resurgence / Lindor's resurgence

05:45 - Vientos’s role in improving the lineup

11:30 - Bullpen still unsettled

13:35 - Kodai Senga returning

14:55 - Christian Scott to the IL

16:15 - What do the Mets do at the trade deadline?

22:40 - Dylan Cease no-hitter

31:20 - Other SP's Returning: 

32:30 - Robbie Ray

37:25 - Clayton Kershaw, 

38:00 - Alex Cobb, 

39:00 - hopefully Jacob deGrom in the not-too-distant future

41:30 - Trade deadline speculation - Marlins, White Sox, Blue Jays - who else?

42:30 - Bullpen chaos: Dodgers, Orioles

46:00 - Injuries: Kyle Tucker, Christian Yelich, Julio Rodriguez, Mason Miller

47:00 - Garrett Crochet, Paul Skenes - concerned about a shutdown? Where do they go next year?

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With the MLB trade deadline a week away, Fred Zinkie and Jeff Erickson preview who might be buyers and sellers, and which players might be available. Will there be a mystery team like the Reds or Mariners that could switch from buyers to sellers?

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00:00 - Trade Deadline Preview

01:10 - Quiet So Far

03:00 - Who are the sellers selling?

03:20 - Cubs?

04:30 - White Sox: Crochet, Fedde. Could they trade Luis Robert, Eloy Jimenez or Andrew Vaughn?

11:00 - A’s: Rooker? Sears? Mason Miller?!

15:00 - Angels: Taylor Ward? Tyler Anderson? Estevez? Luis Rengifo?

19:00 - Blue Jays: Kikuchi, Turner, Jansen, Garcia. Would they trade Gausman, Bassitt or Berrios? Will Chad Green get traded or close for the Jays for the rest of the season?

23:40 - Marlins: Chisholm, Tanner Scott. De La Cruz? Are the Marlins as far away as their record suggests? Their 2025 rotation could be Alcantara, Garrett, Luzardo, Weathers, Cabrera.

31:00 - Rockies: Quantrill? Ryan McMahon? Do the Rockies think they’re close?

33:00 - Nats: Lane Thomas? Jesse Winker? Sell high on Kyle Finnegan? I think we won’t see Dylan Crews this year.

36:35 - What are the buyers buying?

36:50 - Orioles: Prob need 2 SPs. Can live without an IF, with Mayo on the way. Maybe a RP.

41:00 - Yankees: 1 SP. A hitter or two (prob a CF)

44:45 - Guardians: At least 1 SP. A SS. A OF.

48:30 - Astros: 1 SP, 1 OF

50:50 - Mariners: Offense! Almost any position other than CF, C, SS. OF and 2B is prob the place to start.

55:00 - Twins: None? I don’t see anything obvious.

57:30 - Phillies: RP. Maybe more than the other contenders.

59:10 - Brewers: CF. SP.

59:40 - Dodgers: SP. RP. 2B/SS.

1:01:30 - Braves: OF. And maybe a SP with Fried out.

1:03:10 - Which direction will these teams go?

1:03:20 - Red Sox

1:03:30 - Rays

1:03:55 - Royals

1:04:23 - Tigers

1:05:24 - Rangers

1:05:50 - Mets

1:06:25 - Cards

1:06:45 - Pirates

1:08:00 - Reds

1:08:50 - Cubs

1:10:05 - D-backs

1:12:10 - Giants

1:13:25 - Padres

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Jeff Erickson and Scott Jenstad preview the second half of the season, discuss the brutal slew of Braves injuries and break down all the adds and drops in FAAB. Follow us on Twitter: @Jeff_Erickson I @ScottJenstad I @RotoWire

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Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) is joined by Lucas Biery (@lucasbiery33) of FTN Fantasy to discuss strategies for chasing down the league leader in the second half.

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00:00 Intro

01:45 Pitcher Injuries

15:50 General tips for chasing leads

25:30 Buy-low hitters

35:10 Buy-low pitchers

44:00 Dropped players worth grabbing

58:00 Injury stashes

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Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and Ryan Boyer (@RyanPBoyer) delve into the latest headlines and go over their FAAB recommendations for the week..

00:00 Headlines

17:30 Max Meyer

21:55 Ryne Nelson

24:30 Jason Adam

26:45 Phillies bullpen

28:00 Hunter Harvey

30:30 Yimi Garcia

31:45 Matt McLain

34:15 Jose Caballero

36:15 Juan Yepez

40:00 Eugenio Suarez

41:30 Coby Mayo

44:45 Pick6 Picks

50:55 Budget Pitchers

1:02:50 Budget Hitters

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Todd Zola and Clay Link are back after the All-Star break to discuss Jacob Wilson's call-up, other potential pickups, two-start pitchers and more!

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0:00 Intro/Jacob Wilson has broken Todd’s projection system

Pickups

• Jacob Wilson - $6
• 5:00 Brooks Baldwin - $0 (also called up)
• Xavier Edwards - $3
• Shelby Miller - $3
• Jake Fraley - $3
• Tommy Edman - $2
• 10:00 Esteury Ruiz - $1
• Michael Toglia - $1
• 12:15 James Outman - $0
• River Ryan - $0
• 15:45 Angel Martinez - $0
• Others to consider if available in your league: Rece Hinds, Lawrence Butler, Yilber Diaz, Luis L. Ortiz

23:00 Two-Start Pitchers (Week of July 22, 2024)

• Yilber Diaz 2
• Chris Sale 5
• Reynaldo Lopez 4
• Albert Suarez 3
• Tanner Houck 4
• 30:05 Javier Assad 2
• Hunter Greene 4
• Carlos Carrasco 0
• Spencer Howard 0
• Kyle Freeland 0
• Erick Fedde 3 (Todd 4)
• Garrett Crochet 4
• Tarik Skubal 5
• Matt Manning 0
• Cole Ragans 5
• Carson Fulmer 0
• Jack Kochanowitz 0
• Yonny Chirinos 0
• Max Meyer 2
• Colin Rea 3 (Todd 2)
• Bailey Ober 3
• Christian Scott 3
• Carlos Rodon 3 (Todd 2)
• Hogan Harris 1
• Zack Wheeler 5
• Mitch Keller 4
• Randy Vasquez 1
• Logan Gilbert 5
• Logan Webb 5
• Robbie Ray 1
• Lance Lynn 2
• Zack Littell 2
• Michael Lorenzen 2
• Jon Gray 2
• Jose Berrios 4
• Mitchell Parker 2

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James Anderson, Eric Cross, Jesse Roche and Chris Welsh do a mock first-year player draft of just 2024 MLB draftees!

Chris Welsh: Travis Bazzana, 2B, CLE

Eric Cross: Charlie Condon, OF, COL

James Anderson: JJ Wetherholt, 2B/SS, STL

Jesse Roche: Chase Burns, RHP, CIN

Jesse Roche: Konnor Griffin, SS/OF, PIT

James Anderson: Jac Caglianone, 1B, KC

Eric Cross: Braden Montgomery, OF, BOS

Chris Welsh: Bryce Rainer, SS, DET

Chris Welsh: Nick Kurtz, 1B, OAK

Eric Cross: Theo Gillen, OF, TB

James Anderson: Ryan Waldschmidt, OF, ARI

Jesse Roche: Cam Smith, 3B, CHC

Jesse Roche: Hagen Smith, LHP, CHW

James Anderson: Christian Moore, 2B, LAA

Eric Cross: Seaver King, SS/2B/OF, WAS

Chris Welsh: Slade Caldwell, OF, ARI

Chris Welsh: James Tibbs, OF/1B, SF

Eric Cross: Cam Caminiti, LHP, ATL

James Anderson: Jurrangelo Cijntje, BHP, SEA

Jesse Roche: Trey Yesavage, RHP, TOR

Jesse Roche: Carson Benge, OF, NYM

James Anderson: Kellon Lindsey, 2B/SS/OF, LAD

Eric Cross: Vance Honeycutt, OF, BAL

Chris Welsh: PJ Morlando, OF, MIA

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Erik Halterman (@erik_halterman) and guest Jake Halusker (@TheDustmite) discuss the headlines and share their top waiver pickups of the weekend.

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00:00 Intro

03:00 Garrett Crochet's workload

08:00 Injury Returns

15:30 Rockies Outfield

16:30 Max Muncy not swinging

19:00 Javier Assad

22:00 Edward Cabrera

25:45 Jose Soriano

28:40 Spencer Schwellenbach

32:00 Harrison Bader

33:35 Anthony Rendon

37:40 Masataka Yoshida

39:50 Matt Wallner

43:10 Michael Toglia

44:10 Colt Keith

47:00 Pick6 Picks

54:30 Budget Pitchers

1:11:10 Budget Hitters

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Todd Zola and Clay Link talk potential pickups before moving on to discuss earned auction values to date in fantasy baseball.

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0:00 Intro/Paul Skenes is starting the All-Star Game

Pickups

• 3:50 Justin Wrobleski - $3
• 5:33 Yilber Diaz - $3
• Jalen Beeks - $2
• Yariel Rodriguez - $2
• 10:00 Matt Wallner - $2
• Luis Ortiz - $2
• Johan Rojas - $1
• Rowdy Tellez - $1
• Rece Hinds
• Others to consider if available in your league: Colt Keith, Brooks Lee, Luis Garcia (WAS), Colin Rea

Earned Auction Values

• $47.35 Shohei Ohtani
• $43.70 Aaron Judge
• $40.76 Bobby Witt
• 25:00 $40.71 Jose Ramirez
• $39.34 Gunnar Henderson
• $38.99 Tarik Skubal
• $37.95 Chris Sale
• $35.75 Elly De La Cruz
• 34:30 $35.34 Seth Lugo
• 38:00 $27.20 Tanner Houck
• $24.38 Christian Walker 
• $23.43 Christian Yelich
• $21.67 Brenton Doyle
• $21.06 CJ Abrams
• $20.78 Brice Turang
• $3.29 Corbin Carroll

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Johnny Venezia and Jeff Erickson preview the MLB Draft. 

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00:00 - Johnny Venezia Podcast:

00:45 - Paul Skenes dominating

02:55 - Strength of the class generally

04:30 - How much you cover the college game all year

11:30 - Fantasy-wise, do you typically look for ultimate ceiling if you're in a keeper league, or quicker to the majors?

15:15 - The 2024 Class

18:00 - Travis Bazzana

19:30 - Chase Burns

20:45 - Jan Caglianone

25:15 - Charlie Condon

33:15 - Hagen Smith 

35:15 - Nick Kurtz

37:00 - JJ Wetherholt 

38:40 - Braden Montgomery

40:15 - Johnny’s favorite sleepers?

40:40 - Vance Honeycutt

42:35 - Potential busts

42:45 - Ryan Waldschmidt

43:50 - Carson Benge

46:00 - Other Names: Jurrangelo Cijntje

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