Rundown 2:49 Can Trevor Bauer Bounce Back in 2020? 12:57 Mitch Keller is One of the Fantasy Community's Favorite Sleepers Featured Read: 'Anthony Rizzo is leading the Cubs' charge in our OOTP simulation season' by Michael Beller Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Get a free 90-day trial to The Athletic by visiting theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 23, 2020•19 min•Ep. 60
Rundown (2:00) 1982 Retro-Draft (6:40) Draft Adjustments (9:30) Featured Read: 'Closers Do More Than Miss Bats; They're Quality Contact Managers TooClosers-In-Waiting' by Tony Blengino (Forbes) & Closers-In-Waiting (14:30) Out of Luck Closers-In-Waiting Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Save 40% off your first-year subscription to The Athletic by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 22, 2020•19 min•Ep. 59
Rundown 2:42 The State of the TAAU Cubs 9:07 Changes Looming on Offense 10:57 Do Kyle Schwarber and Franmil Reyes Need More Love? Featured Reads: 'Two unknown broadcasters are now the baseball voice of the English-speaking world' by Marc Carig 'Sorting out who's Hu in Taiwanese baseball is a welcome challenge' by Jay Jaffe Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Get a free 90-day trial to The Athletic by visiting theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See a...
Apr 21, 2020•19 min•Ep. 58
Rundown (2:10) Derek Holland & The Home Run Rate Hopefuls (5:20) Pitchers on the Rise: Jose Urquidy (9:45) Could Urquidy's Player Comp Improve Value? (12:45) Dinelson Lamet Slider Rate Concerns (17:00) Lamet Odd Man Out in Gore, Patino Promotion? Featured Read: Baseball is coming...to Korea: The Players to Know in the KBO by Eno Sarris Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Save 40% off your first-year subscription to The Athletic by visiting: theathletic...
Apr 20, 2020•20 min•Ep. 57
Rundown (:30) KBO League/CPBL Games (3:15) TAAU - DVR's Padres (7:05) How to Improve in Month Two (9:00) Al's Astros & Springer Trade? (14:05) Roster Management Featured Read: 'My favorite player: Dennis Eckersley' by Marc Carig Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Save 40% off your first-year subscription to The Athletic by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 17, 2020•20 min•Ep. 56
Rundown 2:42 How Could the Reds Use the DH Position? 5:37 Which Rockie Benefits the Most if the NL Gets the DH? 10:52 OOTP Trivia and Featured Read 13:47 Beller on His Favorite Fantasy Baseball Player Ever Featured Read: ''Bigger than two minutes on a Sunday': Inside six reporters' side gigs' by Brittany Ghiroli Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Get a free 90-day trial to The Athletic by visiting theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...
Apr 16, 2020•19 min•Ep. 55
Rundown (:45) The Late Hank Steinbrenner & Jim Frey + Verdugo's Value (4:45) NFBC ADP Movers (9:25) Garrett Hampson Down in ADP (11:00) Learning How to Use Baseball Savant Featured View: Baseball Savant Tutorial #1: The Search Function pt. 1' by Alex Fast OOTP Trivia Question: Name one of two players who finished in the bottom 12 in in-zone wOBA (min.1000 pitches) AND had an ISO of at least .110 in 2019. Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Save 40% off...
Apr 15, 2020•18 min•Ep. 54
Rundown 1:12 Betting on Hunter Dozier to Steal More Bases This Year? 4:06 Is Dozier's Change in Batted-Ball Profile and Plate Discipline for Real? 8:53 Out of the Park Trivia 12:15 Cavan Biggio's Power/Speed Legitimacy Featured Read: 'Clayton Richard discusses his Project 2020' by David Laurilla Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Get a free 90-day trial to The Athletic by visiting theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
Apr 14, 2020•20 min•Ep. 53
Rundown (:45) Carlos Rodon in Sox Rotation? (3:15) Austin Adams & Nick Burdi Value (7:25) Royal Surprise (12:10) Mike Montgomery Dealing Featured Read: 'Introducing your fake 2020 Giants in The Athletic Alternate Universe' by Grant Brisbee Save 40% off your first-year subscription to The Athletic by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 13, 2020•18 min•Ep. 52
Rundown (:45) Strat-O-Matic Headlines (5:15) Realism of Team Results (10:45) Standout Position Players (14:30) Strong Start for Pitchers Featured Read: Introducing The Athletic Alternate Universe for the 2020 MLB season by Grant Brisbee Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Save 40% off your first-year subscription to The Athletic by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 10, 2020•19 min•Ep. 51
Rundown 1:36 The Two Sides of Yu Darvish 9:23 Is the Fantasy Community Too High on Mike Soroka? Featured Read: 'What MLB's rumored Arizona plan means for fantasy baseball' by Nando Di Fino Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Get a free 90-day trial to The Athletic by visiting theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 09, 2020•21 min•Ep. 50
Rundown (:45) MLB-MLBPA Plan Possibilities (4:55) MLB Trade Rumors' Poll (7:30) SP to Target in Deeper Leagues - Merrill Kelly, Sean Newcomb, Michael Kopech, Brendan McKay, et al. Featured Read: 'MLB's reported Arizona plan has too many hurdles to work' by Eric Stephen Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Save 40% off your first-year subscription to The Athletic by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...
Apr 08, 2020•19 min•Ep. 49
Rundown 1:35 Al Kaline's Passing 3:25 Cole Hamels is "Pain-Free" 9:47 Buying D.J. LeMahieu? 14:05 Can We Trust Jorge Soler? Featured Read: 'Shandler mailbag: Trading Mike Trout, keeping Ketel Marte and post-hype pitchers' by Ron Shandler Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Get a free 90-day trial to The Athletic by visiting theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 07, 2020•18 min•Ep. 48
Rundown (:45) Miles Mikolas Making Progress (4:00) Can Goody & Feliz Find Saves? (8:15) Keone Kela Player Profile (12:55) Taylor Rogers Player Profile Featured Read: 'What to do about pitching in a shortened baseball season?' by Eno Sarris Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Save 40% off your first-year subscription to The Athletic by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 06, 2020•18 min•Ep. 47
Rundown (:30) Griffin Canning Cleared to Throw (2:45) Zack Godley Gamble (6:15) Player Profiles: Nicholas Castellanos (12:00) Paul Goldschmidt Featured Read: '2020 Fantasy Baseball Points League Rankings' by Michael Waterloo Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Save 40% off your first-year subscription to The Athletic by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 03, 2020•18 min•Ep. 46
Rundown 1:13 News Items on Jonathan Loáisiga and Shin-soo Choo 3:39 Can Chris Paddack Follow up His Stellar Rookie Year with a Strong 2020? 11:04 Is This Finally the Year for Nick Pivetta? 16:55 Out of the Park Giveaway and Featured Read Featured Read: 'A little look inside these recently published baseball books' by Eno Sarris Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Get a free 90-day trial to The Athletic by visiting theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. ...
Apr 02, 2020•20 min•Ep. 45
Rundown (:45) Toronto's Ban on Public Events Until June 30th (3:15) Thor Non-Tendered in '21? (6:15) Mock H2H Points Dynasty Auction (8:45) Pursuing Prospects & Adapting to a Room (11:25) Potential vs. Experience Featured Read: '2020 Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep: How the Scott White Dynasty League came to be and how you can have your own' by Scott White OOTP Trivia Quesiton: Which hitter had the largest year-to-year decrease in fWAR over the last 10 years? Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB ...
Apr 01, 2020•18 min•Ep. 44
Rundown 2:33 Best Practices for Video Scouting 10:48 Injury Updates on Michael Fulmer and Byron Buxton 14:41 Out of the Park Giveaway and Featured Read Featured Read: 'The Athletic's Top 100 Sports Movies' by The Athletic Staff Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Get a free 90-day trial to The Athletic by visiting theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 31, 2020•20 min•Ep. 43
Rundown (:30) Key Players Optioned & Likelihood of Them Re-Emerging (via Bruce J.) (4:00) Rays Trio: Randy Arozarena, Nate Lowe and Brendan McKay (8:00) Cardinals Pitching Duo (11:40) Cleveland's Surprising Moves (13:15) Willi Castro Lands in Toledo Featured Read: 'Fantasy mailbag: Lopsided dynasty deals, Top 200 hitter sleepers and more' by Nando Di Fino OOTP Trivia Question: Who was the last pitcher to no-hit the Cubs? Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanR...
Mar 30, 2020•19 min•Ep. 42
Rundown (:30) Past Opening Day Games Stream (2:00) Michael Kopech Optioned (5:30) Rosenthal, Munoz Transactions (6:30) Reacting to Strat-O-Matic Opening Day Sims (14:30) OOTP Giveaway Featured Read (#ShamelessPlug): 'Unlikely sleepers : Anthony Santander, Kyle Lewis and 4 more overlooked players' by Al Melchior OOTP Trivia Question: Last season, Trevor Bauer's ERA rose by 2.27 runs over the previous season. That's only the sixth-largest year-to-year increase over the last 10 seasons (150+ IP). W...
Mar 27, 2020•18 min•Ep. 41
Rundown 1:20 Updates to Griffin Canning's Health 5:20 Shohei Ohtani on Track to Start the Season as a Two-Way Player 13:23 How Should Fantasy Owners Treat Corbin Burnes? Featured Read: 'How MLB can get creative, experiment and make the most of a delayed season' by Ken Rosenthal and Jayson Stark Join The Athletic and experience our award-winning sports content! Save 40% off your first-year subscription by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
Mar 26, 2020•20 min•Ep. 40
Rundown 1:18 Tommy John Surgery for Noah Syndergaard 5:42 Should Fantasy Leagues Use Quality Starts in Place of Wins? 10:00 Some Love for Yu Darvish 11:12 Out of the Park Giveaway and Featured Read Featured Read: 'Will life's hard lessons (eventually) lead to a new, improved Gregory Polanco?' Join The Athletic and experience our award-winning sports content! Save 40% off your first-year subscription by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...
Mar 25, 2020•16 min•Ep. 39
Rundown 1:34 Is Austin Meadows Worth the Price? 6:26 A Sprint Speed Guessing Game 11:18 Christian Walker Looks Like a Bargain 16:47 Out of the Park Giveaway and Featured Read OOTP Trivia Question: Which player once said "Calves are tricky cats'? Featured Read: 'Quality starts pros and cons, and category stalwarts like Frankie Montas' by Michael Salfino Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Join The Athletic and experience our award-winning sports content! Save 4...
Mar 24, 2020•20 min•Ep. 38
Rundown (:45) Spencer Howard in Philly (5:30) Injury Updates: Judge, Beede, Munoz (8:15) Mariners Save Options (10:30) Vimael Machin (12:50) OOTP Giveaways (15:10) Featured Read: 'Ten things we think we knew before the Rays' season was paused' by Marc Topkin - Meadows/Yandy leading off; Nick Anderson likely to get most of the saves OOTP Trivia Question: In what year did the Cincinnati Reds lift their ban on players' facial hair? Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @Derek...
Mar 23, 2020•18 min•Ep. 37
Rundown (:30) Chris Sale TJS (4:15) Mexico/Puerto Rico Cancellations & Is the MLB Draft Next? (8:30) Recalculating Hot/Cold Streaks via @HenryHoward (10:40) Beneficiaries of Re-Rankings (12:45) Who's Trending Down? (15:30) Will Aristides Aquino Be Upgraded? Featured Read: 'Bryce Ball, Ford Proctor and eight more dynasty bats worthy of your attention' by John Sickels Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Join The Athletic to experience our award-winning c...
Mar 20, 2020•20 min•Ep. 36
Rundown 0:57 Potential Free Agency Issues 4:17 Do Contract Years Matter? 9:37 Updates on Giancarlo Stanton and Chris Sale 13:57 Replacing Baseball with...Other Baseball? Featured Read: 'Here's a homemade version of the Codebreaker algorithm—and how to break it' by C. Trent Rosecrans, Eno Sarris and Jayson Stark Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Join The Athletic and experience our award-winning sports content! Save 40% off your first-year subscription by vis...
Mar 19, 2020•18 min•Ep. 35
Rundown (:30) Is Verlander Still in the Big Four? (3:30) Willie Kalhoun & Kia Tigers Update (6:15) Al's Tout War Results (9:00) Sitting on Base Stealers (10:55) Biggest Misstep (13:30) Attitude Shift on a $1 Player? Featured Read: '1 prospect on each team who impressed in ST' by Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Mike Rosenbaum (MLB.com) Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Save 40% off your first-year subscription to The Athletic by visiting: theathletic.co...
Mar 18, 2020•19 min•Ep. 34
Rundown 1:20 More Changes to the MLB Schedule 5:17 Recalibrating Values for Certain Starting Pitchers 10:47 Are You a Fox or a Hedgehog? Featured Read: 'Take the fantasy baseball GM quiz: Are you a fox or a hedgehog?' by Michael Salfino Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBeller Join The Athletic and experience our award-winning sports content! Save 40% off your first-year subscription by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...
Mar 17, 2020•17 min•Ep. 33
Rundown (:30) Tout Wars Mix Auction Events Canceled (8:30) Recapping DVR's Auction (13:45) DVR Appraises His Draft Follow Al on Twitter: @almelchiorBB Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Take care of yourselves! Save 40% off your first-year subscription to The Athletic by visiting: theathletic.com/baseballin15 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 16, 2020•18 min•Ep. 32
Rundown 0:50 Carlos Carrasco Shut Down with Elbow Inflammation 3:13 Mike Clevinger (Knee) Throws Two Bullpen Sessions in Three Days 7:52 Adalberto Mondesi (Shoulder) Still Hasn't Played in Cactus League 10:56 Paul Goldschmidt Dealing with Sore Elbow 12:49 Edwin Encarnación (Hip) Should Be Fine for Opening Day Featured Read: ''Like a ghost': Barry Bonds comes to terms with his legacy in a changing sport' by Andrew Baggarly Follow Derek on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Follow Michael on Twitter: @MBelle...
Mar 12, 2020•17 min•Ep. 31
