Fantasy Baseball Today

Eric Thames is out-homering MLB teams and Freddie Freeman looks just as good as he looked last year. Would you swap Thames for Jose Abreu? Swap Freeman for Josh Donaldson? ... Plenty of trade talk today as we give our favorite buy low and sell high candidates. What could you get for Mitch Haniger and Jake Lamb? Which closer are we telling you to buy low on? ... Thoughts on yesterday's standouts such as Jordan Montgomery and Chris Devenski. Plus widely-owned players you can feel free to drop ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

Is Eric Thames a legit starting option at 1B? Is James Paxton a legit Top 20 SP? Is it time to cut Devon Travis in all leagues? We're recapping the weekend and talking add/drops on today's show ... A lot of bullpen news and players to grab if you want to speculate on saves ... So much more from the weekend including Cesar Hernandez, Eugenio Suarez, Ervin Santana and Michael Pineda ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

As we approach Week 3 which players have gained or lost value in the early portion of the season? We give you some names and also read your suggestions. Miguel Sano? Avisail Garcia? Edwin Encarnacion? ... A lot from yesterday including two New York SPs with drastically different results, a number of SPs who are barely owned and are impressing, players to drop and injury updates ... Two-start pitchers to consider for Week 3 ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

So many players who weren't really on our preseason radar have impressed during the first two weeks. How excited are we about Amir Garrett, Eugenio Suarez, Andrew Triggs, Mike Leake, Brandon McCarthy and Jordan Montgomery? ... Marcus Semien's steals, Elvis Andrus' homers, Marcus Stroman's strikeouts and Vince Velasquez's struggles ... An early glance at two-start pitchers, an update on the Rangers bullpen and our thoughts on Aaron Judge's encouraging start ... Your emails at fantasbaseball@cbsi.com

We've got the best and the worst of the young Fantasy Baseball season on today's show as we discuss dropping Dansby Swanson, Byron Buxton and several others while marveling at the Nationals hitters and other MLB batting leaders ... Antonio Senzatela, Matt Boyd, Wily Peralta, James McCann and Scooter Gennett are widely available. Are we interested in any of them in mixed leagues? ... We're grading your trades! We've got some Nomar Mazara trades to analyze ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

Does Michael Pineda's change up make him an improved pitcher and a legit breakout? Or was this just another tease? We talk about Pineda, Wil Myers, Brandon Finnegan, James Paxton and so many more standouts from Monday's games ... It's our first Buy Low/Sell High episode. It's not the easiest exercise this early in the season, but there are some good candidates ... Are Ryan Zimmerman, Mark Reynolds and Brett Gardner reviving their careers? Are Adam Wainwright and Taijuan Walker droppable? ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

In our first weekend roundup of the season we tell you who we added and dropped, wonder if Kendall Graveman can get by with one pitch, discuss some trending OFs like Manuel Margot and Gerardo Parra and give Gary Sanchez owners replacement options ... Miguel Sano, Michael Wacha, Zack Greinke and Chris Owings were among the weekend standouts. Who on this list is a sell high candidate? ... How worried are we about Masahiro Tanaka, Francisco Liriano and Gerrit Cole? Who do we like in the PHI bullpen? ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

After less than a full week of baseball it's hard to come to any concrete conclusions, but we'll give you some winners (Brandon Finnegan, Yasiel Puig) and losers (Byron Buxton, Sam Dyson) to consider ... Thoughts on yesterday's standouts including Matt Harvey, Andrew Triggs, Gio Gonzalez and many more ... Two-start pitchers for Week 2, the Most Added list and the best and worst hitting matchups for the upcoming week ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

We saw a number of dominant pitching performances yesterday, but are we ready to buy in to Wily Peralta, Alex Cobb, Bartolo Colon and Charlie Morton? ... We also discuss Dylan Bundy, James Paxton, Jameson Taillon and other standouts, plus Sam Dyson's issues and hitters who are off to great starts ... We play Buy or Sell with Greg Bird, Travis Shaw, Bryce Harper and more. Also, Heath embarrasses Adam and Chris with a fun game at the end of the show ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

It's our first official Grade the Trade show (at the end of the episode) of the season as we help owners assess trade values, but first we're recapping yesterday's action ... Add Gerardo Parra? JaCoby Jones? Clayton Richard? CC Sabathia? What should Adam Wainwright owners do after yesterday's encouraging start? ... Are we getting a clear indication of how teams' lineups will look, or is it too early? Also we're talking about why the new method for measuring velocity kinda stinks for Fantasy Baseball ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

Khris Davis and Yasmani Grandal owners are feeling good, while Corey Kluber and Noah Syndergaard owners may be a bit nervous right now. We tell you everything you need to know from Opening Day ... More bullpen issues as the Angels and A's will annoy Fantasy owners, the Phillies could make a change and the Rangers bullpen had a rough night ... Anyone to add after one day!? We've got some players in shallow and deep leagues to consider ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

Roberto Osuna is on the DL and three closers struggled on Sunday. What should Fantasy owners do (specifically with Osuna and Fernando Rodney)? ... Thoughts on Masahiro Tanaka's struggles, the Cubs lineup, Carlos Martinez's strikeouts, Jake Lamb's issues with lefties and some players to add ... Looking ahead to some future games we're discussing who we're keeping and eye on and who we're ready to add as soon as we see something good. Plus, best ways to manage your daily roster and DFS advice ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

Last-minute draft advice and some tips for Week 1! It's time to get ready for the 2017 season ... Blake Treinen is the Washington closer, but will he keep the job? We've got more lineup and rotation news and Zack Wheeler just became relevant ... Drafting in deep leagues, Spring risers and fallers and a look at the Most Added list and two-start pitchers you should add ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

Has the SP landscape changed with recent injuries and bad performances from mid-round guys? Some say yes, some say no! ... Bold predictions on Tyler Glasnow, Travis Shaw, Greg Bird, Xander Bogaerts, Billy Hamilton and Blake Snell ... We review our Podcast League draft and Heath thinks he has the best team ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

We cover Spring Training winners such as Byung Ho Park and Byron Buxton and Spring Training losers like Zack Greinke and Aaron Nola on today's show. Which Spring stats matter? ... Teams are filling out their MLB rosters as Matt Boyd earns a spot, the Reds have a guy named "Rookie" in their rotation and Cameron Maybin appears to be holding off Ben Revere in LF for the Angels ... Over/under on Bryce Harper's stats, Billy Hamilton's batting average, Charlie Blackmon's steals and a lot more ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

We've got all the latest news as Delino Deshields continues to dazzle and Hyun-Jin Ryu is in the Dodgers rotation. Are they worth drafting? What do we make of Daniel Norris' terrible start and Ivan Nova's great Spring? ... Which players do we find ourselves passing up on in drafts regardless of our rankings? Does Francisco Lindor fit that bill? ... A lot of talk about late-round upside, and of course it's Team Name Tuesday! ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

Most Likely to Succeed, Most Overlooked, Most Likely to Break Out and more preseason superlatives! ... Our thoughts on big Spring numbers from Greg Bird, Nick Castellanos, Ryon Healy and more, plus the Spring struggles of Blake Snell, Wade Davis and Jason Heyward ... Get to know some of Heath's latest additions to his Sleepers column, and find out if you're in the 2017 Podcast leagues! ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

We've got a little bit of everything - position battles, buy or sell, first round decisions - for you on today's show including a Jose Altuve vs. Paul Goldschmidt debate, reaction to Clayton Kershaw's last start and the positions we like to prioritize in drafts ... A lot of talk about H2H categories leagues and how to fill out your pitching staff ... We touch on late-round picks with upside like Ben Revere and Byung Ho Park and discuss any players whose stock may have changed during the World Baseball Classic ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

Another H2H Categories mock, this time with OBP and quality starts instead of batting average and wins, and one more twist to the roster limits ... One owner took a SP with each of his first four picks. Find out what he did to compensate in the hitting categories ... We of course debate the value of steals, when to reach for them and how your SP approach changes in this format. Plus which players gain or lose value when OBP replaces batting average? ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com