That's a wrap on the 2024 regular and fantasy season and Chris Torres joins Sara and Shelly to debate: The Giants new President of Baseball Operations is... Buster Posey ? Which ace worth more than $30 in 2024 are you most interested in drafting in 2025: Zack Wheeler , Tarik Skubal or Chris Sale ? Two pitchers who went after pick 300 have been worth $20 & $16 respectively: are you more interested in drafting Sean Manaea or Jack Flaherty next season? High velocity pitchers are more prone to i...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 32
Where did the season go? It's closing time for the MLB regular season so reliever expert Greg Jewett joins the show for some closing thoughts and closer debates this week. Discussions One previously elite closer hasn't thrown an MLB pitch this season but should be healthy next season are you in on drafting Liam Hendriks next season and if so where? The Oakland A's are playing their last game in the Coliseum this week and their future home is still murky at best, what should the A's do? Sell the ...
Sep 26, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 31
Pallazzo Podcast co-host (two L's, two Z's!) Britton Allan joins Sara and Shelly for some debates inspired by Narrative St. Discussions Some second basemen you got super late are crushing it this season, who are we more into next season between Brice Turang and Luis García Jr.? Rookie centerfielder showdown, Jackson Merrill is the presumptive rookie of the year but the Cubs Pete Crow-Armstrong is coming on strong in the second half, who are you more likely to draft? Catcher corner: William Contr...
Sep 18, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 30
Mike Carter is a reliever expert and fantasy baseball analyst at FanTrax and RotoBaller. He's the co-host of the excellent Fantasy Baseball Beat podcast and joins Sara and Shelly in the waning weeks of the 2024 regular season. Discussions Are the White Sox the worst team ever? Closer madness continues -- the reliever with the most value by the FanGraphs player rater is Emmanuel Clase, second is...Ryan Walker? Is it time to rethink closer draft strategy? The hot corner is sizzling with Eugenio Su...
Sep 12, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 29
Brian Entrekin (aka KC Bubba) from Baseball HQ, Fantasy Pros, The Bubba and the Bloom podcast and Benched with Bubba joins Sara and Shelly for a series of debates inspired by the first 11 rounds of Rob DiPietro's "Way Too Early Meatball Draft. " Discussions Shohei Ohtani goes 1.1, would we draft Ohtani 1.1 or opt for a player like Aaron Judge or Bobby Witt Jr. instead? Young outfielders in the second round, Corbin Carroll goes 18th overall and Jarren Duran goes 20th overall, who would we rather ...
Aug 28, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 28
FTN Fantasy & Rotoballer analyst, Eric Cross joins Sara and Shelly to debate rookies and prospects in 2024 and beyond. Discussions The highest rated rookies by the FanGraphs Player Rater are currently Jackson Merrill ($21.6), Ceddanne Rafaela ($16.6) and Jackson Chourio ($16) -- who do we think will wind up with the highest value at the end of 2024? Same concept but with starting pitchers. Paul Skenes ($19.8) and Shota Imanaga ($17.7) have both been excellent, who do we think will come out o...
Aug 21, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 27
Dave McDonald from Friends with Fantasy Benefits, Rotosaurus and EARTH joins Sara and Shelly for a series of debates as we enter the final two months of fantasy baseball. Discussions: Finding impact players on last place teams: We look at the Marlins and discuss Xavier Edwards , Jonah Bride and Jake Burger . Late round impact bats: Both Brent Rooker and Brenton Doyle went after pick 200 and have been worth more than $20 this season, who would we rather have rest of season? Second half studs: Fou...
Aug 14, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 26
Pitcher List's Director of Data and Analytics, Kyle Bland joins Sara as the MLB trade deadline wraps ups. Discussions Using PL Pro tools like Rolling Process+ to inform your fantasy decisions. The Revenge of James Click, did the Astros get fleeced in the Yusei Kikuchi deal? Orioles add Trevor Rogers and Eloy Jimenez -- are these good additions? Did the Dodgers or Cardinals win the big three-way deal with the White Sox? Jed Hoyer makes a challenge trade with the Rays sending Christopher Morel , H...
Jul 31, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 25
Sara and Shelly are joined by RotoWire's Jeff Erickson with one week to go before the trade deadline. Discussions 24 teams still in, could that slow down the market? Shohei Ohtani is having another monster season and if you took him in the first round you're thrilled with that decision, where were we on Ohtani and where will we be next season? If the Marlins trade Jazz Chisholm Jr. , Xavier Edwards , Otto Lopez and Vidal Bruján are all names to keep an eye on. Don't look now, but another former ...
Jul 24, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 24
The MLB Player News writer from Rotoworld and Lead Dynasty Analyst from Fantrax, George Bissell, joins Sara and Shelly to debate key issues at the All Star Break. Discussions Rookie All Star snubs -- Should the Midsummer Classic do more to feature rookies like Wyatt Langford and Joey Ortiz ? One rookie who was on fire during the All Star Game was National League starter Paul Skenes , what can we expect from him in the second half? FAAB-a-palooza Rece Hinds & Lawrence Butler edition, who were...
Jul 17, 2024•58 min•Ep. 23
We're just one week from the All Star Break and Lucas Biery joins the show to debate midseason decisions. Discussions: Which All Star snub do we think is having the best fantasy season Brandon Nimmo or Christian Walker ? Checking in on the run environment with some updated data from Jason Collette -- is this something you can adapt to or just data for consideration next draft season? FAABapallooza for James Wood was a doozy, is it a better value to go for new prospects or save your FAAB dollars ...
Jul 10, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 22
Sara and Shelly are thrilled to welcome the head of MLB content at FTN Fantasy Vlad Sedler to the show. Vlad writes the essential "Trust the Gut" FAAB column each week and joined Fantasy Feud for some FAAB-centric debates. Discussions: Edwin Díaz was ejected from Sunday night's game minutes after FAAB ran for most NFBC leagues, how should you go about replacing him? Starting pitcher injuries continue to mount, which teams and situations are you most likely to turn to for streaming? How much FAAB...
Jun 26, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 21
Sara and Shelly are joined by the cohost of 90 Feet From Home, Joe Orrico. You also know his work from FantasyPros. With Father's Day in the rearview mirror they debate players to hold/sell-high on. Discussions: Replacing Mookie Betts is impossible, but is it better to find the best guy available or churn and burn? Trade season creates fantasy opportunities. Should the Blue Jays sell and if so, would Vladito be on the move? Young pitchers with innings limits are helping you win now, but should y...
Jun 19, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 20
There were a number of recent prospect call ups and demotions and Sara and Shelly are joined by Eric Samulski to debate the players we're most into or out on. Discussions: Super subs with super values, do we value multi positional eligibility guys like Luis Rengifo appropriately in draft season? Saves have been scarce on the waiver wire. Only two of the 18 players with 10 saves or more were picked up after draft day in Jason Foley and Trevor Megill . If you're low on saves, when do you decide to...
Jun 12, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 19
It's after Memorial Day and that means we should have enough data to make some decisions on some players. Discussions: If you were lucky enough to draft number one overall, you had to make some tough decisions about who could fill in for Ronald Acuña Jr. after news that he tore his left ACL. We debate whether you should look to the Braves likely replacement in Adam Duvall or scour some other rosters for different options. There have been some surprisingly valuable catchers this season but maybe ...
Jun 05, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 18
Derek Van Riper joins Sara and Shelly to look at players off to hot (or cold) starts to 2024. Discussions The best starting pitchers this season didn't generally go in round one or two. Two of the guys that went right after the general consensus aces are dealing -- would you rather roster Tarik Skubal or Tyler Glasnow rest of season? The Phillies are the best team in baseball and two of the players driving that success are Bryson Stott and Alec Bohm , which player do we think can keep it up rest...
May 22, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 17
Todd Zola of Rotowire, ESPN, Mastersball, Fantasy Index and Sirius XM Radio joins Sara and Shelly to debate topics inspired by recent Tout Tables. Discussions A.J. Puk returns to Miami in a bullpen role. He's really struggled this season walking more batter than he's struck out, but there's a non-zero chance he'll be in the saves mix for Miami. Are you holding Puk for the hope of saves or out given the skills decline? Brandon Drury has been dreary to start the season in Anaheim and now he's on t...
May 15, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 16
Kevin Hasting from Pitcher List and the "On The Wire" podcast joins Sara and Shelly to discuss some key player takeaways one quarter of the way into the MLB season. Discussions: Blue Jays hitters have underperformed since the renovations to the Rogers Centre and Bo Bichette is off to a particularly slow start. Is there cause for concern or is it just a cold stretch? William Contreras is the fourth most valuable hitter in baseball according to the FanGraphs player rater, is this a breakout or jus...
May 08, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 15
Ryan Bloomfield from BaseballHQ & Bubba and the Bloom joins Sara and Shelly for debates inspired by his Bloomboards. Discussions: FAAB market watch process The Rockies have struggled on the road but they've also struggled at Coors Field, are we streaming or fading the Rockies hitters going forward? To stash or not to stash? Jackson Holliday was sent to Triple-A. Where are we still holding on to Holliday. Struggling hitters: it's early but Alex Bregman has struggled is this just a cold streak...
May 01, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 14
Jason Collette and Trevor Hooth join the show to discuss the early season run environment and how it's working out (or not) for some players. Discussions: Power and runs are down across the board, how will we adapt? Rostering middle relievers, how do we find the guys who are vulturing wins and saves early like Reed Garrett ? Jordan Walker is off to a slow start again this season, are you riding it out or running away? There's been a lot of discussion of José Abreu and his struggles, but what abo...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 13
Some guys are thriving others are scuffling, Sara and Shelly are joined by Fantrax Senior Writer Lauren Auerbach to discuss how we're making roster decisions early this fantasy baseball season. Discussions: To hold or not to hold, which players are droppable and which are you waiting for more information on? Michael Busch tied a Cubs franchise record with home runs in five straight games, is he a Dude or just a guy riding a hot streak? Speaking of guys names Mike, Mike Trout is off to a hot star...
Apr 17, 2024•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 12
Starting pitchers have been in the news dazzling us with their performances but also decimating us with an onslaught of injuries. Sara and Shelly are joined by the founder of Pitcher List, Nick Pollack, to debate all things starting pitchers. Discussions: There are more injuries, we can all see it, but what is causing the spike? Max Fried has struggled to start the season, is it small sample noise or cause for concern? We were all excited about Michael King 's move to San Diego, but it's been a ...
Apr 10, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 11
Baseball is back and with it come a bunch of decisions, we'll debate them today with Michael Govier from the Pallazzo Podcast. Discussions Ronel Blanco has the first no-hitter of 2024, are we in on Blanco long term? Shōta Imanaga made his shutout MLB debut and shoved, but there was a lot of hard contact in this two hit shutout outing - are we worried about what happens when the wind is blowing out at Wrigley? It wasn't all great starts, Bailey Ober threw 1.1 innings with eight earned runs. Are w...
Apr 03, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 10
It's baseball eve and Yahoo's Andy Behrens joins Sara and Shelly as we discuss some of our hottest takes heading into baseball season. Discussions Ceddanne Rafaela has been red hot this spring, is a breakout season on the horizon? Kutter Crawford is the pitcher everyone thinks Brayan Bello is. Nelson Velázquez is a 35+ home run bat as the designated hitter for the Royals. Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be in the Cy Young conversation right up there with Spencer Strider. Is Jared Jones a streamer, a DUD...
Mar 27, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 9
Sara and Shelly are joined by Rotowire's Erik Halterman for an ADP deep dive as the MLB regular season kicks off in Korea. Discussions: Where do you want to draft? We hash out KDS and the benefits of drafting from the ends or the middle. Pitching injuries abound and both starters and closers are being pushed up. We discuss whether you should follow the crowd or invest in bats while early pitching goes. Our cases for round two aces looks at Zack Wheeler , Corbin Burnes , and more. When pitching g...
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 8
Sara and Shelly are joined by the Senior Manager of Fantasy Content at Rotoworld, D.J. Short to discuss the Tout Wars 15-Team Mixed League draft Shelly and D.J. participated in last week. Link to the draft board . Discussions: Are you a standard draft type of player or do you prefer a salary cap draft/auction league instead? Two players in this draft used two of their first three picks on pitchers stacking Corbin Burnes and Logan Webb in one instance and Gerrit Cole and Tarik Skubal in another. ...
Mar 13, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 7
Shelly is off for her Tout Wars draft but Sara is joined by Justin Mason and Paul Sporer to make the cases for some of our favorite players this draft season. Discussions: Ronald Acuña Jr . had his surgically repaired knee evaluated for an irritated meniscus, is he still the 1.1? Battle of the Reds 1B options, do you want Spencer Steer or Jeimer Candelario 100 picks later? Are we drafting Corey Seager where he goes despite the injury risk? Why are we into (or out on) Christopher Morel ? Was the ...
Mar 06, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 6
Sara and Shelly are joined by Chris Towers to recap the DARF draft through a series of debatable moments, moves and strategies during the draft. Link to draft board Discussions: Alternate Categories: this league uses OBP instead of batting average, innings pitched instead of wins and saves+holds instead of saves. Do we love all the categories, some of them or do you just adapt to the draft in front of you? How does a livestreamed/public draft impact decision-making and is it preferable to drafti...
Feb 28, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 5
Sara and Shelly are joined by Randy Haines to recap the DARF draft through a series of debatable moments, moves and strategies during the draft. Discussions: Elly De La Cruz in the third: the cost remains high, is his incredible upside worth the draft pick? Corey Seager in the third: he's a proven fantasy contributor but will he be healthy for Opening Day? Does taking him have trickle down effects in your drafts? Are you prioritizing hitting or pitching in a draft? Does the individual draft chan...
Feb 21, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 4
Sara and Shelly are joined by the Director of Podcasts at Pitcher List, Adam Howe to recap the GLARF draft through a series of debatable moments, moves and strategies in the episode. Discussions: Pitcher Run in the 4th Round: When there is a run do you change your strategy or stay the course? Is Tarik Skubal an SP1 and should you pivot if you're not in love with one of your earliest picks? We've all been sniped and this time it was Adam Howe in the 13th round with Christopher Morel , leading Sar...
Feb 14, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 3
