Catcher's Corner: Victory Laps or Honey Traps?

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 environment

7:15 - At what point in the year do you react to standings? Do you fix based on categories or just add talent?

10:15 - Main topic: Victory Laps or Honey Traps? Looking at pre-season polarizing players and decide if people were right about their concerns or praise or if it’s just an early season mirage.

Pre-Season Concerns

11:00 - Marcus Semien (with a tangent on the value of victory laps and why Twitter isn’t the best forum for fantasy discussion)

18:40 - Randy Arozarena

25:55 - Trevor Story

31:00 - Whit Merrifield

35:50 -  Shane Bieber

38:45 - Robbie Ray

43:00 - Sandy Alcantara

Pre-Season Darlings

52:00 - Jazz Chisholm

56:50 - Francisco Lindor

1:01:00 - Tommy Edman

1:04:00 - Joe Musgrove

1:06:00 - Eric Lauer

1:10:45 -  For Real of Fugazi

Brandon Drury

Manuel Margot

Taylor Ward

Paul Blackburn

Daniel Bard