The Dbacks destroy the Rockies, Burnes, Ragans and Bieber light it up, Steele and Royce are down and that's just scratching the surface. Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) discuss everything you need to know from opening day, plus prepping you for Friday, including best bets, home run calls and more. Timestamps: Introduction - 0:00:00 Dbacks SCORE - 0:00:33 Headlines - 0:03:11 Tyler O'Neill 5 straight OD HR - 0:08:49 Rookie Lookie - 0:09:53 3 Up and 3 Down - 0:12:11 Inju...
Mar 29, 2024•35 min
Ryan Wormeli and Mike Maher kick off the opening day and first episode of "The Cycle" with special guests Kelly Kirby and Chris Welsh. ⚾ FantasyPros MyPlaybook™ - Win your Fantasy Baseball Leagues, and take home bragging rights this year. Over 1 million teams have been synced for custom advice, rankings, and analysis. Get an edge on your opponents today, www.fantasypros.com/mlb/myplaybook ✅ BettingPros® - BettingPros offers consensus sports betting advice from 150+ experts to make it easy for yo...
Mar 29, 2024•1 hr 7 min
2024 OPENING DAY! Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) are back for Leading Off. The boys celebrate with wigs and staches for reaching 18k plus on the YouTube. It's not all games though, as we discuss the latest news, opening day lineups and the best bets of the day brought to you by Bet 365. Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:02:02 - The headlines 0:04:42 - Ohtani 0:06:54 - Opening day lineups 0:12:12 - TrophySmack 0:12:59 - 3 Up and 3 Down 0:17:13 - PrizePicks 0:17:57 ...
Mar 28, 2024•36 min
How much should we really take away from spring training? The easy answer is next to nothing. Sometimes though, there are names positive and negative that we just can't ignore. Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) have three risers and three fallers post-spring training. Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:04:22 - Welsh's Spring Risers 0:08:54 - Underdog Fantasy 0:09:56 - Welsh's Spring Risers 0:14:07 - Welsh's Spring Risers 0:19:14 - Welsh's Spring Risers Underdog Fantas...
Mar 26, 2024•31 min
Do you want 30 breakout players? We got you! Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) pick a breakout player from each of the 30 MLB teams. Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:04:25 - AL East Breakouts 0:10:33 - Fantrax 0:11:52 - NL East Breakouts 0:17:51 - AL Central Breakouts 0:28:55 - NL Central Breakouts 0:33:56 - AL West Breakouts 0:40:56 - NL West Breakouts Fantrax: Sign up for FREE today and be entered to win the Fantrax Gameday Experience, where Fantrax will send you ...
Mar 22, 2024•49 min
New Show Alert** The preview edition of the fantasypros baseball weekly show hosted by Ryan Wormeli and Mike Maher. Worm and Maher tackle some final draft prep with two players they are drafting everywhere, and two they are avoiding. Helpful Links: Draft Wizard Start mock drafting today with FantasyPros Draft Wizard. Complete mocks in minutes. You can even sync you league to mock with your league settings. FantasyPros.com/draftwizard Draft Assistant <-> Sync Get live support during your fa...
Mar 21, 2024•21 min
Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia7) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) bring you 12 draft bargains to add to your draft list for your upcoming drafts. Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:00:54 - Blake Snell 0:03:19 - Draft Day Bargain 1 0:06:15 - Draft Day Bargain 2 0:08:21 - Draft Day Bargain 3 0:10:59 - Fantrax 0:12:18 - Draft Day Bargain 4 0:15:00 - Draft Day Bargain 5 0:18:27 - Draft Day Bargain 6 0:22:03 - Draft Day Bargain 7 0:25:46 - Draft Day Bargain 8 0:29:31 - Draft Day Bargain 9 0:31:58 - Draft ...
Mar 21, 2024•40 min
There's always a handful of players that become "league winners." These players not only overperform their draft capital but carry your team. Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) have 20 names that could be the 2024 league winner you're looking for. Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:04:29 - League Winners 10-8 0:10:13 - Underdog Fantasy 0:11:16 - League Winners 7-5 0:21:32 - League Winners 4-2 0:32:35 - League Winner #1 Underdog Fantasy: It's only $10 to draft and the t...
Mar 19, 2024•43 min
It's a 12-team roto mock draft using the FantasyPros Draft Wizard. Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) welcome Michael Govier from the Pallazo Podcast and 9 FantasyPros discord members to draft along. Fantrax: Sign up for FREE today and be entered to win the Fantrax Gameday Experience, where Fantrax will send you and your league to an MLB game of your choice! Simply to go to Fantrax.com/fantasypros and sign up today. That’s fantrax.com/fantasypros. Helpful Links: Draft Wi...
Mar 19, 2024•1 hr 30 min
It's the 2024 MLB Fantasy Fest! Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) streamed for four hours on the FantasyPros Youtube channel with Industry leaders, Steve Gardner, Frank Stampfl, Eric Cross, Scott Pianowski, Eno Sarris, Chris Towers, Kelly Kirby and Scott Bogman. Enjoy a best of edition of some of the best moments from the fest. Find the entire fest at Youtube.com/FantasyProsMLB. Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:03:08 - Bold Predictions w/ Steve Gardner 0:08:27 - 202...
Mar 16, 2024•57 min
Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) welcome in Chris Clegg of Dynasy Dugout ((@RotoClegg) and Joe Orrico of Sports Ethos (@JoeOrrico99) to do a 12-team points mock draft on FantasyPros Draft Wizard. Fantrax: Sign up for FREE today and be entered to win the Fantrax Gameday Experience, where Fantrax will send you and your league to an MLB game of your choice! Simply to go to Fantrax.com/fantasypros and sign up today. That’s fantrax.com/fantasypros. Helpful Links: Draft Wiza...
Mar 15, 2024•1 hr 18 min
What is a sleeper anymore? Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) have the answer with their all-sleeper teams for 2024. Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:02:46 - All-Sleeper Catcher 0:06:17 - Underdog Fantasy 0:07:17 - All-Sleeper First Basemen 0:10:38 - All-Sleeper Second Basemen 0:13:50 - All-Sleeper Third Basemen 0:18:07 - All-Sleeper Shortstop 0:22:27 - All-Sleeper Outfielders 0:29:00 - All-Sleeper Starting Pitchers 0:37:03 - All-Sleeper Closers Underdog Fantasy: It'...
Mar 12, 2024•41 min
Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) jump into "The Dinger" bestball draft on Underdog Fantasy. Underdog Fantasy: It's only $10 to draft and the tournament closes on Opening Day, March 28th...so jump in now. Sign up for Underdog and use the promo code FPMLB to get your first deposit matched up to $100...that's 10 free Dinger drafts! Use that promo code FPMLB and join the Underdog today and get drafting for the upcoming MLB season! Helpful Links: Draft Wizard Start mock dra...
Mar 11, 2024•53 min
Fantasy Baseball breakout time! Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) assemble their all-2024 breakout team by position. Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:05:11 - All-Breakout Catcher 0:08:15 - Fantrax 0:09:33 - All-Breakout First Basemen 0:13:55 - All-Breakout Second Basemen 0:17:06 - All-Breakout Third Basemen 0:20:35 - All-Breakout Shortstop 0:28:18 - All-Breakout Outfielders 0:35:56 - All-Breakout Starting Pitchers 0:42:01 - All-Breakout Closers Fantrax: Sign up for ...
Mar 08, 2024•46 min
It's not all sunshine and rainbows in fantasy baseball, sometimes players will fail us. Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) assembled their picks to bust at each position in 2024. Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:04:47 - All-Bust Catcher 0:07:09 - Underdog Fantasy 0:08:09 - All-Bust First Base 0:12:52 - All-Bust Second Base 0:16:48 - All-Bust Third Base 0:22:07 - All-Bust Shortstop 0:27:32 - All-Bust Outfielders 0:34:27 - All-Bust Starting Pitchers 0:40:45 - All-Bust ...
Mar 07, 2024•44 min
Mock draft time! Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) fire up the Draft Wizard to mock a 10-team draft with listeners and special guests, Frank Stampfl (@roto_Frank) of CBS and FantasyPros own KC Bubba (@Bdentrek) Episode Sponsor PrizePicks. Download the app today and use code leadingoff for a first deposit match up to $100! “Pick more. Pick less. It’s that Easy! Helpful Links: Draft Wizard Start mock drafting today with FantasyPros Draft Wizard. Complete mocks in minutes....
Mar 05, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Where do Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) differ in ranks? What do the tiers in the first few rounds look like? Who are the priority starting pitchers? We've got all of that in more in the latest episode. Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:05:47 - Joe vs Welsh Ranks 0:15:09 - Rival Fantasy 0:16:03 - Joe vs Welsh First & Second Round Ranks/Tiers 0:41:18 - Joe vs Welsh Pitcher Ranks Helpful Links: Cheat Sheet Creator <-> Sync The Cheat Sheet Creator is the si...
Feb 29, 2024•49 min
Chris Welsh (@isitthewelsh) welcomes Ryan Bloomfield @(RyanBHQ) of BaseballHQ to discuss 13 undervalued players you need to target in upcoming drafts Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:03:46 - Undervalued Target #1 0:07:35 - Underdog Fantasy 0:08:29 - Undervalued Target #2 0:15:35 - Undervalued Target #3 0:19:26 - Undervalued Target #4 0:21:53 - Undervalued Target #5 0:24:08 - Undervalued Target #6 0:27:03 - Undervalued Target #7 0:29:42 - Undervalued Target #8 0:32:06 - Undervalued Target #9 ...
Feb 27, 2024•44 min
It's the ultimate Pitching guide for your drafts! Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) welcome Nick Pollack of PitcherList (@PitcherList) to talk about the best pitchers in each tier. Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:04:48 - SP Tier 1 0:19:33 - Underdog Fantasy 0:20:29 - SP Tier 2 0:30:45 - SP Tier 3 0:42:55 - SP Tier 4 0:52:03 - SP Tier 5 Helpful Links: Sign up for Underdog and use the promo code FPMLB to get your first deposit matched up to $100...that's 10 free Ding...
Feb 22, 2024•1 hr 5 min
It's Mock Draft SZN! Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@isitthewelsh) welcome Scott Bogman (@BogmanSports) on the show, as the boys take on a 10-team H2H mock on the FantasyPros Draft Wizard. Helpful Links: Sign up for FREE today and be entered to win the Fantrax Gameday Experience, where Fantrax will send you and your league to an MLB game of your choice! Simply to go to Fantrax.com/fantasypros and sign up today. That’s fantrax.com/fantasypros. Fantrax, the Home of Fantasy Sports Che...
Feb 20, 2024•1 hr 18 min
It's the ultimate Outfielder guide for your drafts! Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) walk you through the FantasyPros ECR ranks and tiers for the outfielders draft in 2024. Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:02:08 - Top Tier Outfielders 0:08:15 - Fantrax 0:09:35 - Second Tier Outfielders 0:18:57 - Outfielder 3-5 Tier Helpful Links: Sign up for FREE today and be entered to win the Fantrax Gameday Experience, where Fantrax will send you and your league to an MLB game o...
Feb 16, 2024•42 min
Bold Predictions before camps open? We have you covered as Chris Welsh (@isitthewelsh) is joined by Justin Mason of Sleeper and the Bust (@JustinMasonFWFB) to disclose their top 5 bold predictions for 2024 fantasy baseball. Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:04:41 - Rival Fantasy 0:05:40 - Mason's Bold Prediction #1 0:08:45 - Welsh Bold Prediction #1 0:12:35 - Mason's Bold Prediction #2 0:15:25 - Welsh Bold Prediction #2 0:19:37 - Mason's Bold Prediction #3 0:21:31 - Welsh Bold Prediction #3 0...
Feb 15, 2024•44 min
It's the ultimate infield guide for your drafts! Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) walk you through the FantasyPros ECR ranks for each position, identify the tiers and their favorite picks. Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:01:46 - First Base Guide 0:12:40 - Underdog Fantasy 0:13:42 - Second Base Guide 0:22:38 - Third Base Guide 0:33:05 - Shortstop Guide 0:42:00 - Catcher Guide Helpful Links: Cheat Sheet Creator <-> Sync The Cheat Sheet Creator is the simplest ...
Feb 14, 2024•47 min
Which popular fantasy baseball sleepers should you buy or sell? Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) welcome on Vlad Sedler (@Rotogut) to debate the strategy and value around these sleepers. Buy or sell time! Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:03:20 - Sleeper 1 0:13:02 - Sleeper 2 0:17:51 - Sleeper 3 0:21:47 - Sleeper 4 0:24:49 - Sleeper 5 0:29:21 - Sleeper 6 0:36:16 - Sleeper 7 0:39:06 - Sleeper Battle 8-10 Helpful Links: Cheat Sheet Creator <-> Sync The Cheat She...
Feb 09, 2024•47 min
10 Starting Pitchers to target in the early-to-middle rounds of your drafts! Joe (@JoePisapia17) and Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) discuss the upside, value and more of these pitchers to target in your drafts. Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Introduction SP 1 - 0:03:15 SP 2 - 0:07:24 SP 3 - 0:11:59 SP 4 - 0:15:06 SP 5 - 0:17:36 SP 6 - 0:20:44 SP 7 - 0:23:54 SP 8 - 0:26:00 SP 9 - 0:28:49 SP 10 - 0:34:00 Helpful Links: The FantasyPros Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit is here! Ranks, articles, strategy, dynasty, prospects...
Feb 07, 2024•38 min
It's Mock Draft SZN! Joe (@JoePisapia17) and Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) open up the 2024 Draft Wizard to conduct a live 12-Team H2H mock draft with Wizard and Leading off listeners. Helpful Links: Start drafting today for free with the Draft Wizard. Get access to the power tools Joe and Welsh use in this episode. Draft assistant, league sync and more! Sign up for premium access at fantasypros.com/premium See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 31, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Creator of the ATC Projections Ariel Cohen (@ATCNY) joins Joe (@JoePisapia17) and Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) to talk about 2024 fantasy baseball projection standouts. Timestamps: 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:07:41 - Catcher projection battle 0:10:35 - 1B projection 0:13:16 - 3B projection 0:17:31 - 2B projection battle 0:22:28 - SS projection 0:27:54 - OF projection 1 0:30:58 - OF projection 2 0:34:17 - SP projection 1 0:37:40 - SP projection battle 0:41:25 - Closer Standout(s) Helpful Links: Join the Fa...
Jan 24, 2024•45 min
Which prospects do you need to roster in 2024? Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) have got the names for you to invest in for 2024. Timestamps: The Obvious Tier - 0:02:49 Prospect 1 - 0:07:28 Prospect 2 - 0:10:03 Prospect 3 - 0:13:08 Prospect 4 - 0:16:33 Prospect 5 - 0:25:07 Prospect 6 - 0:28:16 Prospect 7 - 0:31:43 Prospect 8 - Prospect 9 - 0:34:23 Prospect 10 - 0:37:38 Helpful Links: Join the FantasyPros Discord for FREE! - Check out our Discord at fantasypros.com/chat...
Jan 17, 2024•42 min
What is happening in early Fantasy Baseball Drafts? Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) and Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) talk about the 10 players that are breaking early draft boards going up or down. Timestamps: No. 1 - 0:01:46 No. 2 - 0:06:48 No. 3 - 0:11:40 No. 4 - 0:16:17 No. 5 - 0:21:20 No. 6 - 0:24:36 No. 7 - 0:27:03 No. 8 - 0:30:47 No. 9 - 0:34:50 No. 10 - 0:38:41 Helpful Links: Join the FantasyPros Discord for FREE! - Check out our Discord at fantasypros.com/chat. It’s a place where you can chat...
Jan 10, 2024•45 min
The Leading Off team is back, as Joe Pisapia ( @JoePisapia17 ) and Chris Welsh ( @IsItTheWelsh) discuss the 10 biggest fantasy headlines as you start your prep for the 2024 fantasy baseball season. Timestamps: Who's after Acuna - 0:02:27 Soto as a Yankee - 0:07:16 Should we care if Ohtani is DH only? - 0:11:35 Does it matter Bellinger and Snell have no home? - 0:15:42 Did the glob really kill drafting pitchers? - 0:18:32 Yamamoto in LAD and his rising ADP - 0:22:14 ADP's you might not be ready f...
Jan 04, 2024•36 min
