Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome Eno Sarris (@enosarris) live from the Oakland A’s protest game to discuss his blend of traditional sports journalism and fantasy analysis. Then they dive into the Stuff+ metric, how to use it, and which pitchers Stuff+ may be over or underselling. Players Discussed: Tyler Glasnow Taj Bradley Chris Bassitt Graham Ashcraft Clarke Schmidt Tanner Houck Kyle Bradish Zach Eflin Michael Kopech MacKenzie Gore Stuff+ leaderboard ...
Jun 14, 2023•41 min•Season 3Ep. 55
Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) blend fantasy baseball analysis with fantasy baseball therapy as they discuss personal biases, blind spots, and why we create such attachments to players on our teams. They end with a therapy-style breakthrough on the best way to approach FAAB. Through all of this, they’ll discuss Brent Rooker, Nathan Eovaldi, Pablo Lopez, Jake Fraley, Triston Casas, Jake Burger, Matthew Liberatore, and many more. Rundown How aware are you of your own biases and are bia...
Jun 02, 2023•57 min•Season 3Ep. 55
Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) go back to their roots and just talk baseball. They cover why some pitchers can be ineffective with elite stuff, why pitchers made suddenly lose feel for pitches, and what leads to hitting slumps. Along they way, they discuss a handful of slumping players and discuss when to trust what you see and when to use "the data." RUNDOWN - We discuss potentially coaching our kids, even though our kids are too young to be coached - Sami is pissed that he went aga...
May 24, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 54
Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome KC Bubba (@bdentrek) to discuss hitters who are scuffling of late. Some were early-season waiver wire darlings, others were early-round draft picks. Who should we be worried about? Who should we be trying to trade for? They dig into it all here. News and Notes: Luis Ortiz debut on Tuesday Eury Perez getting the call Matt Mervis and Christopher Morel both called up Casey Schmitt called up Struggling Hitters: Are we buying low or moving on? Bryson...
May 12, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 53
Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcomes Fangraphs editor and mustache aficionado Paul Sporer (@sporer) for a starting pitching smorgasbord! They discuss all of the recent starting pitching prospects being called up and then dive into some veterans who are over-performing to decide if these starts are real or not. All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify Rundown Offenses to attack? How much do you factor in opposing offense when starti...
May 04, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 52
Eric (@SamskiNYC) and Sami (@believe_Sami) discuss early-season regrets, both with players they didn’t draft and those they did. They discuss how upset to be about your team in April and then dive into players who could be nearing a breakout. All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify Rundown What can we react to in April and what should we ignore? FOMO Regrets (Players We Don’t Have Enough Shares of) Josh Lowe Jarred Kelen...
Apr 27, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 51
Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome Chris Clegg (@RotoClegg) to discuss recent prospect call-ups and young players who are scuffling and surging to start the year. Who should we be excited about? Who should we be worried about? They dig into it all here. Recent Prospect Call-ups (Who’s worth adding?) Mason Miller Brayan Bello Vaughn Grissom Oswald Peraza Brett Baty Zach Neto Brett Wisley Tyler Freeman Any of Tucupita Marcano, Jordan Diaz, Emnamuel Valdez, Lenyn Sosa worthy of 12 o...
Apr 21, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 50
Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome fellow Brooklynite Nick Pollack (@PitcherList) to discuss hitters. Kidding. They discussed starting pitching, played some name games, and had a generally wonderful time while giving lots of fantasy advice on who to pick up or panic on, etc. All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify Should We Panic? Corbin Burnes Max Scherzer Zac Gallen Chris Sale (Shane Bieber tangent) For...
Apr 07, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 49
Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) premiere their inaugural Sunday Six waiver wire show where they give you six starting pitchers who are under 50% rostered in Yahoo formats that they think you should be adding on the wire. Short and sweet and oh so useful. All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify Rundown Kyle Bradish Zach Eflin Justin Steele Eduardo Rodriguez Roansy Contreras Jared Shuster...
Apr 02, 2023•25 min•Season 3Ep. 48
Eric (@SamskiNYC) does a solo pod breaking down his favorite waiver wire pick-ups for both shallow and deeper leagues. He covers both hitters and pitchers who are rostered in under 50% of NFBC 12-team leagues and runs through what types of leagues he believes they'll be valuable in and what you can expect from adding them. Since these are quick-hitter type analyses, we're not going to do a rundown of all the names mentioned, but some of them were Darick Hall, Jake Cave, David Hensley, A.J. Minte...
Mar 26, 2023•28 min•Season 3Ep. 47
Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome reigning Mike Kurland (@Mike_Kurland) to discuss his detailed spring training tracker. They walk through some of the remaining starting jobs across the league that are up for grabs and could have major fantasy implications. Who is likely to win the job? Are they worth drafting? They discuss it all. All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify Rundown Intro: Where can you read...
Mar 22, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 47
Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcomes prospect expert and Top Chef superfan James Anderson (@RealJRAnderson) to discuss what factors determine when to draft prospects in redraft leagues. Then they run through a laundry list of prospects and discuss their potential value for 2023. All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify Rundown Intro: Where can you read James’ work Rookie strategy: Generally, how comfortable are you taking rookies e...
Mar 09, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Season 3Ep. 46
Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome reigning FWSA Baseball Article of the Year writer John Laghezza (@JohnLaghezza) to discuss his awesome new rankings site. They also discuss what matters and doesn't matter when it comes to Spring Training, look into some Spring Training tidbits to see if they care, and break down some key players from John's rankings. All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify Rundown John'...
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Season 3Ep. 46
Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) talk about pitchers who are debuting new pitches at Spring Training and if it matters to their current value. Then they use guidelines from The Process to create an ideal seven-man starting pitching corps. All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify 4:45 - Oswald Peraza spring HR. Is he the starting SS? 7:20 - Which SP with a new pitch interests you the most? 9:15 - Robbie Ray (Spli...
Feb 24, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 45
Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) are back with Season Three of the Catcher's Corner. They talk about dad stuff, recent breaking news, and an under-the-radar rule change we should be focusing on. Then they dive into the main topic, which is the top-end starting pitchers who are the best bet to return value based on current ADP. All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify Intro (shooting the shit) 4:00 - Why the focu...
Feb 17, 2023•59 min•Season 3Ep. 44
Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) sits down with two-time All-Star and World Series champion Stephen Vogt to talk about his decision to retire this season and 16-year professional baseball career. They talk about the "I Believe in Stephen Vogt" chants, the final at-bat that went viral on social media, and also dive into questions on the players Vogt loved/hated to catch and hit off of and much more. As always, all music in this episode is produced by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose music c...
Dec 06, 2022•35 min•Season 2Ep. 43
With Sami on vacation, Eric welcomes John Laghezza (@MLBMovingAvg) to talk about starting pitchers that interest them for the end of the season. They also talk about the philosophy of baseball and how to “create fishermen” in fantasy baseball by having people think about process and not just results. All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify TIMESTAMPS START - Eric and John talk baseball and creating useful fantasy content...
Aug 05, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome Nate Marcum (@natemarcum) of Reliever Recon to discuss what the trade deadline could mean for fantasy relievers. They discuss pitchers most likely to be traded away and who to stash in their place. Then they end with some players they’re fading in the second half and others they’re actively trying to get on their teams. All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify Rundown New...
Jul 27, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome Chris Torres (@TorresTakes) to discuss whether or not Sami is being replaced on the podcast and what to do about current breaking news, like injuries to Ozzie Albies and Liam Hendriks. Then they discuss the catcher waiver wire landscape and look ahead for which fringe starting hitters have good upcoming weekends. All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify Timestamps 4:00 - ...
Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) to discuss recent pieces of news and then play a game of Cut or Keep followed by a game of Claim or Lame. This episode has tons of quick-hitting analysis on as many players as we could possibly fit. All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify Timestamps 4:00 - Top News Stories Joe Maddon is fired. Do managers matter for fantasy? Tylor Megill c...
Jun 09, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Eric ( @SamskiNYC ) welcomes Vlad Sedler (@RotoGut to talk about his takeaways now that we're two months into the fantasy baseball season. Then they play some Cut, Keep, or Claim with trending waiver wire options as well as some struggling veterans. All music in the show is by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger ( his complete work can be found on Spotify ). Timestamps 2:15 - Early takeaways from the first two months of the fantasy baseball season. Players we missed on and changes in our proce...
Jun 02, 2022•56 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome Jon Anderon (@JonPGH) to talk about some of the hitters who are popping on the metrics he's created for his daily substack. Then they continue their Twitter debate on whether or not hot streaks are real and if there's anything that can tell us when one is coming. All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify Timestamps 3:30 - Aroldis Chapman to IL. Is Clay Holmes the closer fo...
May 27, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Sami (@Believe_Sami) and Eric (@SamskiNYC) welcome Chris Torres (@TorresTakes) to talk through this week's intriguing waiver wire adds and then discuss some notable players on recent hot and cold streaks. All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify Waiver Wire Reaction Interesting players added in Main Event leagues. Where do we stand on them? Alek Thomas Wil Myers Ian Kennedy Jeffrey Springs Chase Silseth Vidal Brujan (with...
May 18, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 34
Sami ( @Believe_Sami ) and Eric ( @SamskiNYC ) break down a crop of potential waiver wire starting pitchers after watching their starts during the week. Timestamps 3:00 - George Kirby, SEA 9:00 - Kyle Bradish, BAL 15:00 - Yusei Kikuchi, TOR 20:30 - Bruce Zimmermann, BAL 27:45 - Alex Faedo, DET 36:00 - Dane Dunning, TEX 41:00 - Drew Rasmussen, TB 49:15 - Josh Winder, MIN 55:00 - Chase Silseth, LAA 1:04:00 - Eric and Sami rank the pitchers...
May 14, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 33
Eric (@SamskiNYC) and Sami (@Believe_Sami) chat with Toby Guevin (@BatFlipCrazy) about the hot/cold starts of some of the pre-season’s most polarizing players. Plus, they cover the potential value of a victory lap and also discuss how much attention you should be paying to your standings at this point in the season. All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify Timestamps 2:45 - General discussion on the fantasy baseball envir...
May 12, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Eric (@SamskiNYC) and Sami (@Believe_Sami) chat with Rotoballer's Nicklaus Gaut (@nt_burtreynolds) about hitting stats that have begun to stabilize and whether some league leaders - both good and bad - could be potential breakouts or guys that need to be dropped. All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify Timestamps Blast Rate Leaders (Do we believe?) 7:00 - Rowdy Tellez 15:00 - Christian Walker 20:20 - Eugenio Suarez 28:00...
May 06, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Eric (@SamskiNYC) and Sami (@Believe_Sami) chat with Fantrax's' Chris Clegg (@RotoClegg) about some of the starting pitchers and hitters who are off to hot starts and whether or not they're buying in. All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify Timestamps 3:15 - Chris’s Quick Grades Column 7:55 - Byron Buxton: Survived one scare. If you have Buxton, do you hold or trade? 11:00 - Marcus Semien: Any cause to be worried? 14:30 ...
Apr 19, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Eric (@SamskiNYC) and Sami (@Believe_Sami) chat with Fangraphs' Paul Sporer (@Sporer) about some pitchers he and Eric ranked differently in their Top 100 Starting Pitcher articles. They also review some recent news that will impact SP rankings and discuss their favorite arms heading into the 2022 season. All music in this episode is made by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger, whose new album can be found on Spotify TimeStamps News and Notes 7:30 - Where do you move Manaea up in your rankings ...
Apr 06, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Eric (@SamskiNYC) talks to RotoWire prospect writer James Anderson (@TheRealJRAnderson) about everything spring training prospects. Biggest risers and fallers. Where to draft the top studs and much more. Timestamps 3:45 - Will the new CBA change the timeline of prospect promotions? 5:50 - James’ Biggest Spring Training Prospect Risers 8:45 - James’ Biggest Spring Training Prospect Fallers 11:20 - Would You Rather? (Which prospect would you rather have for 2022?) Josh Lowe or Vidal Brujan? Riley ...
Apr 01, 2022•1 hr
Eric (@SamskiNYC) and Sami (@Believe_Sami) breakdown the most-discussed starting pitching performances of spring training before welcoming Reds beat writer C Trent Rosecrans (@ctrent) on to discuss all things Reds: When will Luis Castillo be back? Will the Reds use a closer? Will Hunter Greene and/or Nick Lodolo break camp and much more. As always, all music from this episode is by Brooklyn hip-hop artist Dan Dillinger whose new album can be found on Spotify. Timestamps 1:00 - Eric and Sami debr...
Mar 30, 2022•55 min•Season 2Ep. 27
