On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by Sara Sanchez to preview the speed categories (R, SB) during the 2023 draft season Discussions: Cleveland trades away first rounder Old man Darvish staying in San Diegeo Aaron Ashby being held back by his shoulder Cubs muddy their bullpen even more Dodgers finally sign an outfielder Trageing speed through the draft Draft end game and Week 1 FAAB Speed options Kevin's Final Words Hosts: Adam Howe | Kevin Hasting Guest: Sara Sanchez | Bleed Cu...
Feb 12, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 102
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by Art Tornabene to preview the power categories (HR, RBI) during the 2023 draft season Discussions: Another Cincy reclamation project in Chad Pinder Miami's new closer Matt Barnes? KC keeps their pitching mentor Zack Grienke for another year Cole Irvin's new scenery Alex Cora can't stop Aldeberto Mondesi [from running], he can only hope to contain him Strategy revolving around drafting power Filling power categories late in the draft with pla...
Feb 05, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 101
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by Danielle Salinger, Justin Mason, and Yancy Eaton to discuss how we give, take, and find advice when it comes to learning and playing fantasy baseball. Hosts: Adam Howe | Kevin Hasting Guest: Danielle Salinger | Justin Mason | Yancy Eaton Subscribe : Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | RSS Connect: Twitter | OnTheWirePod@gmail.com | Join PL+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...
Jan 30, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 100
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by Ariel Cohen to discuss his ATC projections system and how projections have evolved over time. Watch and Donate to PitchCon 2023 - supporting the ALS Association Sign up for the 2023 On The Wire Listener Leagues here. Discussions: Royals found a new closer, but for how long? Great Canadian Small Park? Miami's newest second baseman Adam Duvall is Boston's new centerfielder huh? Jorge Alfaro is Boston's new starting catcher huh? Let the kids p...
Jan 22, 2023•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 99
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by Brian "Bubba" Entrek to discuss constructing your roster in the draft room. Sign up in advance for the 2023 On The Wire Listener Leagues here. Discussions: New dimensions in Detroit Carlos Correa signs with the Twins. No, really. Trevor Story off the board Tigers and Phillies swap some players White Sox bullpen revamp Outfield signings and their impacts Johnny Cueto vs Shintaro Fujinami Miguel Rojas moves to Los Angeles Constructing a roste...
Jan 15, 2023•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 98
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by Nick Pollack to discuss the art of streaming pitchers Sign up in advance for the 2023 On The Wire Listener Leagues here. Discussions: Zach Davies in Arizona Wade Miley in Milwaukee What's a Bryse Wilson? The art of streaming pitchers ASK (Avoid/Stream/Keep) Kevin's Final Words Hosts: Adam Howe | Kevin Hasting Guest: Nick Pollack | Pitcher List Subscribe : Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | RSS Co...
Jan 08, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 97
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by Steve Weimer of Baseball HQ to discuss the art of streaming hitters and maximizing volume throughout the season. Sign up in advance for the 2023 On The Wire Listener Leagues here. Discussions: Evan Longoria mixing up the D-backs infield - 3:29 Can Willie Calhoun be a thing in New York? - 6:39 Already outdated Ryan O'Hearn to Baltimore discussion - 8:38 Dominic Smith lands in Washington - 12:12 Eric Hosmer blocking Matt Mervis? - 14:42 Art o...
Jan 06, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 96
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by Joe Orrico of Sports Ethos to discuss the validity of a few fantasy baseball narratives Sign up in advance for the 2023 On The Wire Listener Leagues here. Discussions: Craig Kimbrel joins the Philly bullpen - 4:39 Rick Hill keeps on ticking in Pittsburgh - 9:30 Nathan Eovaldi deepen the Texas rotation - 14:47 Corey Kluber replaces them both in Boston - 24:15 Jean Segura moving positions in Miami? - 30:10 Joe talks about the value of multi-p...
Jan 01, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 95
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting discuss some news they missed over the weekend and the process of building a bench in the NFBC Sign up in advance for the 2023 On The Wire Listener Leagues here. Discussions: What job will the Angels give Brandon Drury? - 1:35 Drew Rucinski hopes to get his first MLB start - 7:35 Is Wil Myers the new Brandon Drury? - 12:40 Bench building mentality - 19:57 Late round Listener League picks - 39:45 Kevin's Final Words - 1:06:44 Hosts: Adam Howe | Kevin Hast...
Dec 28, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 94
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting recap the major signings and trades from the week prior Sign up in advance for the 2023 On The Wire Listener Leagues here. Discussions: San Diego stays busy with Matt Carpenter and Seth Lugo Carlos Correa is now a Met Former Rockies' bats find new homes with Garrett Hampson and Conor Joe Blue Jays finally trade a catcher, for another catcher? San Francisco fills the Carlos Correa sized gap with Michael Conforto and Taylor Rogers Worried Liam Hendriks cou...
Dec 25, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 93
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by special guest Will Garofalo to talk about the news from the last week, Gladiator draft strategy, and late round ADP movers. Sign up in advance for the 2023 On The Wire Listener Leagues here. Discussions: San Fransisco's new look infield - 6:27 New west coast closer options - 14:18 Rodon in the Bronx - 23:54 Fun to fix pitcher signings - 28:01 Bassitt goes north - 37:49 Oakland provides opportunity - 44:39 More catcher signings - 51:28 Balti...
Dec 18, 2022•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 92
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by special guest Shelly Verougstraete to talk about the results of the 2023 MLB Rule V draft, along with a whole lot of Red Sox related news. Sign up in advance for the 2023 On The Wire Listener Leagues here. Discussions: Xander gets paid, just not by Boston - 3:50 Fenway finds a new Monster keeper - 11:42 Atlanta provides Detroit with an interesting prospect bat - 21:43 Rule V Draft Discussion - 29:45 Blake Sabol and Ryan Noda head to either ...
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 91
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by special guest Mike Kurland to talk about all the signings that have been coming out of the 2023 MLB Winter Meetings Sign up in advance for the 2023 On The Wire Listener Leagues here. Discussions: Boston adds to their bullpen Philly's major moves Texas bumping out starters New York's new look rotation Kershaw is still a Dodger The Cubs keep chugging Cardinals get their Molina replacement Oakland has guaranteed contracts now Guardians spend s...
Dec 08, 2022•54 min•Ep. 90
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by special guest James Anderson to talk about players we expect to make their debut in 2023 Sign up in advance for the 2023 On The Wire Listener Leagues here. Discussions: Mike Clevinger, Zach Eflin, Matthew Boyd sign with new teams Drew Rucinski returning from KBO Jose Abreu takes over First Base in Houston Jeimer Candelario and Stone Garrett join the Nationals James' process for predicting MLB debuts Expected debuts by position Hosts: Adam H...
Dec 04, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 89
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by special guest Paul Sporer to talk about ranking the remaining free agent SP class Sign up in advance for the 2023 On The Wire Listener Leagues here. Discussions: Hunter Renfroe to LAA - 6:19 Pirates' bats worth watching - 14:58 Considering free agent status while rankings - 26:06 Ace Tier - 33:50 King Tier - 41:11 Queen Tier - 44:55 Jack Tier - 49:02 Joker + "How To Player Poker" card Tier - 53:53 Kevin's Final Words - 1:01:35 Hosts: Adam H...
Nov 24, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 88
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by special guest Sean Roberts to talk about some possible landing spots for the game's biggest free agent hitters Sign up in advance for the 2023 On The Wire Listener Leagues here. Discussions: Nolan Jones to Colorado - 6:09 Seattle active early - 10:22 Gio Urshela on the move again - 17:02 Xavier Edwards and Elieser Hernandez find new teams - 23:00 Non-Tender results - 27:40 Sean's free agent prediction article process - 34:54 Willson Contrer...
Nov 20, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 87
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by special guest Ryan Venancio to talk about some similar looking pitcher Steamer projections going into the 2023 season. Sign up in advance for the 2023 On The Wire Listener Leagues here. Discussions: Low key bats changing teams - 4:03 Will the Blue Jays trade a catcher? - 8:56 In The Cut Fantasy - 13:32 Introducing the Gladiator - 17:38 Similar pitchers according to 2023 Steamer Projections Sandy Alcantara vs Luis Castillo - 32:50 Alek Manoa...
Nov 13, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 86
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting break down some interesting hitter comparisons in the 2023 Steamer projections Sign up in advance for the 2023 On The Wire Listener Leagues here. Discussions: Kevin's FPAZ experience - 2:25 Catcher comparison: Sean Murphy vs Willson Contreras - 22:19 First Base comparison: Joey Mesesa vs Cristian Walker - 28:26 Second Base comparison: Ozzie Albies vs Gleyber Torres - 34:39 Third Base comparison: Gunnar Henderson vs Ryan McMahon - 45:29 Shortstop comparis...
Nov 10, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 85
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by special guest Carlos Marcano to talk about players that burned us in 2022 and who might be their equivalent in early 2023 drafts. Sign up in advance for the 2023 On The Wire Listener Leagues here. Discussions: Expected NPB transfers - 5:20 Non-tender candidates - 13:31 Trusting the beat writers - 21:03 Hitters that burned us in 2022 and those who might in 2023 - 31:29 Pitchers that burned us in 2022 and those who might in 2023 - 1:06:02 Hos...
Nov 06, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 84
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by special guest Christopher Weber to talk about players that could breakout in 2023 the same way we saw specific players do it in 2022. Sign up in advance for the 2023 On The Wire Listener Leagues here. Discussions: Weight of coaching shake ups - 7:41 Angels' possible promotions - 13:22 Free agent relievers that could find closer jobs - 17:41 Expectations of late round draft picks - 23:37 2023 Version of 2022 Brandon Drury - 36:09 2023 Versio...
Oct 30, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 83
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by special guest Russell (Arm Chair Roto) to talk Draft and Holds, projections, and more We hit on a couple pieces of news of the week, as well as looking at drafting draft and hold leagues and how the strategy involved may differ from other formats of fantasy baseball. Hosts: Adam Howe | Kevin Hasting Guest: Russell | Arm Chair Roto Subscribe : Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | RSS Connect: Twitte...
Oct 22, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 82
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by special guest Derek Rhoads to talk Best Balls We hit on a couple pieces of news of the week, as well as looking at drafting Best Balls and how it may differ from other formats of fantasy baseball. Yankees' Future Closer - 5:39 Confidence in Young Contracts - 9:52 Why Best Balls? - 15:00 Compartmentalized drafting - 19:20 Overall best ball strategy - 23:55 Best ball player evaluations - 31:05 Hosts: Adam Howe | Kevin Hasting Guest: Derek Rho...
Oct 16, 2022•56 min•Ep. 81
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting just want to say "thank you" for listening all season. Today's episode is full of clips from just a handful of episodes from the 2022 season that highlight the amazing community we have within the fantasy baseball community. Hosts: Adam Howe | Kevin Hasting Subscribe : Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | RSS Connect: Twitter | OnTheWirePod@gmail.com | Join PL+ Get PL+ and join our community: https://www.pitcher...
Oct 09, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 80
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by special guest Dennis Timko to break down the final FAAB run of the 2022 season. We hit on news of the week that may impact your FAAB considerations as well as looking talking to Dennis about his success in the On The Wire Listener Leagues this season. Players discussed: Tony Gonsolin , Joey Wendle , Avisaíl García , Jesús Sánchez , Matt Carpenter , Juan Yepez , Sam Huff , Harold Castro , Michael Lorenzen , Aaron Civale , Nathan Eovaldi , Ri...
Oct 02, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 79
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by special guest Todd Whitestone to break down the 25th FAAB run of the 2022 season. We hit on news of the week that may impact your FAAB considerations as well as looking at the FAAB trends Todd has noticed in the NFBC Main Event through the 2022 season. Players discussed: Miguel Andújar , Bobby Dalbec , Jarred Kelenic , Aristides Aquino , Will Brennan , Gabriel Arias , Ezequiel Tovar , Whit Merrifield , Garrett Cleavinger , William Contreras...
Sep 25, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 78
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by special guest Michael Richards to break down the 24th FAAB run of the 2022 season. We hit on news of the week that may impact your FAAB considerations as well as looking at how Michael's been able to be so successful in TGFBI this season. Players discussed: Luis Rengifo , Drew Jameson, Zack Wheeler , Jordan Groshans , Ozzie Albies , Vaughn Grissom , Hunter Brown , Elvis Andrus , Eugenio Suárez , Davis Martin , Albert Pujols , Aristides Aqui...
Sep 18, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 77
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by special guest Britton Allan to break down the 23rd FAAB run of the 2022 season. We hit on news of the week that may impact your FAAB considerations as well as looking at how the new MLB rule changes may impact our 2023 drafts. Players discussed: Taylor Walls , Josh Jung, Miguel Andújar , Keibert Ruiz , Gabriel Moreno , Max Muncy , Nick Pratto , Victor Robles , Alex Call , Ozzie Albies , Alec Burleson , Matt Vientos, AJ Pollock , Cal Raleigh...
Sep 11, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 76
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting break down the 22nd FAAB run of the 2022 season. We hit on news of the week that may impact your FAAB considerations as giving a shout out to the current leaders of the five OTW Listener Leagues. Players discussed: Zack Wheeler , Carlos Carrasco , David Peterson , Alex Wood , Aaron Civale , Zach Plesac , Spencer Torkelson , Triston Casas , Corbin Carroll , Gunnar Henderson , Hunter Brown , DL Hall , Andrew Benintendi , Aaron Hicks , Tyler Mahle , Keston ...
Sep 04, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 75
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by special guest Chris Welsh to break down the 21st FAAB run of the 2022 season. We hit on news of the week that may impact your FAAB considerations as well as looking for the impactful call up options coming up this September. Players discussed: Bailey Falter , Clarke Schmidt , Spencer Strider , Darick Hall , Cade Cavalli , Gunnar Henderson , Corbin Carroll , Triston Casas , Grayson Rodriguez , Josh Jung, Albert Pujols , Shea Langeliers , Bub...
Aug 28, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 74
On The Wire - Adam Howe and Kevin Hasting are joined by special guest Todd Zola to break down the 20th FAAB run of the 2022 season. We hit on news of the week that may impact your FAAB considerations as well as focusing on the risks and rewards of focusing attention on two-start pitchers at different points in the season. Players discussed: Craig Kimbrel , Eduardo Rodriguez , Oswaldo Cabrera , Roansy Contreras , Shea Langeliers , Brett Baty , Kyle Stowers , Matt Strahm , Wander Franco , Manuel M...
Aug 21, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 73
