On The Wire - Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Michael Govier ( @mjgovier ) to discuss common strategic draft practices and viabilities of each going into the 2022 season. Michael can be heard regularly on the Hey! It's Enrico Pallazzo! Fantasy Baseball Podcast ( @PallazoPodcast ) presented by RotoFanatic ( @Roto_Fanatic ), as well as the First Day Podcast and Cinema 9 Pod . Michael also contributed to the FTN Draft Guide . Hey, we have an On The Wire ...
Jan 06, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 42
On The Wire - Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Jeff Zimmerman ( @jeffwzimmerman ) and Tanner Bell ( @smartfantasybb ) to discuss their book The Process , projection analysis , and Mining the News . Jeff can be heard regularly on the Launch Angle Podcast ( @LaunchAnglePod ) and can be seen contributing to Rotographs , Rotowire , Baseball HQ while Tanner's work can be found over at his website SmartFantasyBaseball.com Welcome Jeff and Tanner (2:36) Tell ...
Dec 26, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 41
On The Wire - Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Dave McDonald ( @RunDMcD ), cohost of the Friends with Fantasy Benefits fantasy baseball podcast ( @FantasyBenefits ) and the Rotosauraus High Stakes Heat podcast ( @RotoSaurus ) to discuss the world of high stakes fantasy baseball, his recent EARTH overall championship, and players going post 350 ADP that we expect to see a bump come March. Welcome Dave (1:58) What is "High Stakes"? (3:28) Why draft in Oc...
Dec 12, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 40
On The Wire - Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Jorge Montanez ( @Roto_Nino ), contributor with NBC SportsEdge and Fantrax as well as the cohost of the Bases Loaded Fantasy Baseball Podcast ( @BasesLoadedPod ) to discuss the the hitter free agent market and what possible moves that should be considered when drafting your line up onto your fantasy team, especially in early drafts. Welcome Jorge (3:44) Important dates / CBA influence on signings (6:54) Ho...
Nov 28, 2021•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 39
On The Wire - Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Nick Pollack ( @PitcherList ), founder of PitcherList.com to discuss the the starting pitcher free agent market and what aspects outside of a pitchers talent and ability should be considered when drafting starters onto your fantasy team. Welcome Nick (2:45) What influences "The List" (7:33) Don't chase wins...but (14:58) Contract considerations (17:29) Coaching considerations (19:08) SP Free Agents (21:05)...
Nov 14, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 38
On The Wire - Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Eric Cross ( @EricCross04 ) of Fantrax to discuss the impact prospects could make on their 2022 MLB teams, including those who seem primed to break camp with their major league squad and a few who we expect to start the season in the minors despite already getting a taste of the big leagues. Welcome Eric (3:11) Arizona Fall League insights (6:02) Do projections influence prospect rankings (15:39) How will ...
Oct 31, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 37
On The Wire - Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Derek Rhoads ( @jag_fantasy and @drhoa3 ), contributor specializing in injury data and visualization at Baseball Prospectus to talk injury trends, concerns, and strategy. Kevin and Derek also spend the end of the episode breaking down some observations they made after completing their first 2022 Best Ball draft. Welcome Derek (2:31) Do hand injuries actually sap power? (5:43) Which teams handle injuries be...
Oct 17, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 36
On The Wire - Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) wanted to show their appreciation to all those who listened and to all those who took the time throughout the season to be a guest on the show. So, we present to you, a 2021 clip show of a few of the guest interviews and interactions we've had from throughout the 2021 season. Yancy Eaton talks about drafting in 50-round leagues (3:50) Justin Mason and Danielle Salinger talk about drafting early and slowly (6:28) Scott C...
Oct 10, 2021•2 hr 42 min•Ep. 35
On The Wire - Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Derek VanRiper ( @derekvanriper ), writer and executive podcast producer at the Athletic to break down the final FAAB period of the 2021 season, as well to talk about some lessons learned, or relearned when it comes to FAAB decisions and how it will effect how we make decisions next season. Welcome DVR (1:40) San Diego catcher change (4:56) Cardinals' devil magic (6:20) Yankees' rotation help (7:52) Joe Ry...
Sep 26, 2021•59 min•Ep. 34
On The Wire - Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Todd Whitestone ( @telestar7 ), writer with SP Streamer and podcaster with Pull Hitter Podcast , to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about the trends he's noticed as he broke down every FAAB result from the NFBC Main Event leagues throughout the season. Welcome Todd (1:53) Royals' missing rotation pieces (4:13) Where is Bobby Witt? (6:10) Angels in the outfield (8:04) Brantley out for a ...
Sep 19, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 33
On The Wire - Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Jonathan Metzelaar ( @jonmetzelaar ), author of the weekly Hitter List at Pitcher List, to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about the process Jon takes to rank the best 150 hitters each week and how his ranks should be used throughout the season and beyond. Welcome Jon (1:36) Miami has a new first baseman (3:26) Beer and a shot (5:34) Is Ross Stripling viable? (7:56) Filling Franco's voi...
Sep 12, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 32
On The Wire - Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Lauren Auerbach ( @lkauerbach ), co-host of the Rest of Season podcast, SP Streamer podcast, and regular contributor at Fantrax to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about how Lauren balanced playing and covering both fantasy baseball and fantasy football at a high level for three months out of the year. Welcome Lauren (1:29) Boston's Covid situation (3:27) KC gets their guy back (6:33) Jo...
Sep 05, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 31
On The Wire - Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) is joined by Jordan White ( @BuntSingles ), co-host of the In The Deep podcast ( @InTheDeepPL ) to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about why Jordan likes focusing on players that no one else wants. Welcome Jordan (0:39) San Francisco infielders (3:21) Boyd vs Kluber (6:17) Can Kwang Hyun Kim still be useful? (11:42) On The corners in Philly (15:04) Asdrubal Cabrera in Cincy (18:00 Boston second base situation (21:19) Is Jacob Junis a t...
Aug 29, 2021•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 30
Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Jenny Butler ( @jennybutler083 ) to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about what keeps Jenny coming back for more high stakes action at NFBC and where she gets her advice. Welcome Jenny (1:56) Rehabbing hitters (7:33) Rehabbing pitchers (12:10) Freddy Peralta out in Milwaukee (16:07) Patrick Sandoval out in Anaheim (19:31) Chris Bassitt out in Oakland (21:17) George Springer back soon? (24:04) Jesse Wi...
Aug 22, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 29
Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Pitcher List manager Mark McElroy ( @MarkMcElroyBB ) to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about how Mark finds himself in the top 20 of the TGFBI overall standings this late in the season and what he's going to do about it. Welcome Mark (2:28) How do you handle FAAB each week (7:06) Atlanta rotation changes (14:00) Cincinnati outfield check in (18:09) Who's playing shortstop for the Mets? (21:01) Dropp...
Aug 15, 2021•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 28
Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) runs the show with guest co-host Steve Gesuele ( @stavv8818 ) of the Wins Above Fantasy podcast ( @WinsAbovePod ) and they're joined by Pitcher List lead dynasty manager Andy Patton ( @AndyPattonPNW ), host of On The Farm , @ScoreZagsScore , and @NeverSunnyinSEA , to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about what type of impact stashes can make on your fantasy roster this late in the season. Welcome Steve and Andy (0:37) Oakland outfield watch (7:22) Ho...
Aug 08, 2021•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 27
Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are they're joined by Mastersball creator Todd Zola ( @toddzola ), contributor to ESPN , Rotowire , and the curator of the Tout Wars Tout Table each Monday to break down the "impact" every team should see from the flurry of trades at or before the MLB trade deadline, and how that may influence your FAAB bidding. In addition, we pick Todd's brain about his experience in NL- and AL-only style leagues and how the bidding process differs...
Aug 01, 2021•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 26
Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) returns alongside Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ), and they're joined by Tout Wars competitor Greg Jewett ( @gjewett9 ), contributor to The Athletic , Fantasy Alarm , and the creator of Coffee and Closers , to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about how drafting closers may change in 2022, trade deadline speculations, and of course, more closers talk. Welcome Greg (1:48) Minnesotta shake up (3:14) Catching up on catchers (4:47) Royals talk (8:55) Tamp...
Jul 25, 2021•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 25
Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) is joined by KC Bubba ( @bdentrek ), contributor to RotoBaller.com and FantasySportsDegens.com , to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about what to realistically look at while analyzing our standings by category. Welcome Bubba (1:04) Jarren Duran finally plays for the Red Sox (1:58) Tanner Houck up in Boston as well (4:57) Joc Jams to Atlanta (6:48) Adam Eaton an Angel (8:26) Two-catcher lineup in Seattle (9:51) Multiple Tiger moves (11:46) Categ...
Jul 18, 2021•59 min•Ep. 24
2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) is joined by Lou Landers ( @LandersTalks ) from SiriusXM Sports Overnight America and the Director of Baseball Content on Dr. Roto's new site (coming soon) to discuss this week’s FAAB options and much more. Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) is on vacation. Subscribe : Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | RSS Connect: Twitter | OnTheWirePod@gmail.com | Join PL+ Please rate and review the pod on your favorite p...
Jul 11, 2021•51 min•Ep. 23
Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Paul Sporer ( @sporer ), fantasy editor at Rotographs , host of the Sleeper and the Bust , and a seemingly constant twitch stream . We discuss this week’s FAAB options, starting pitcher workload concerns, possible closer trade candidates, and how Paul and Kevin deal with the stress of finding themselves on the top of the mountain Welcome Paul Sporer (1:45) Replacing Kyle Schwarber (3:31) Dropping Zac...
Jul 04, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 22
Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) discuss this week’s FAAB options as well as Adam’s process behind streaming stolen bases, Kevin’s tips on avoiding summer distractions, and an overall hesitation to stash prospects the rest of the way. Bidding on Wander (0:32) Brandon Belt to IL (3:23) Time to stash Joey Bart? (5:13) Angels outfield options (6:53) Is Keston Hiura any different? (10:20) Return of Daulton Varsho, sort of (13:38) Cleveland's new look...
Jun 27, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 21
Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Vlad Sedler ( @rotogut ), contributor to FantasyGuru.com and EliteFantasy.com , to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about the things he's learned over the years that has allowed him to be nicknamed the "FAAB Whisperer". Welcome Vlad (1:25) Miguel Rojas and Cody Poteet back in Miami (3:44) What's the deal with Edward Olivares? (4:58) Minnesota's infield situation (6:03) Jean Segura ...
Jun 20, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 20
Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Lucas Biery ( @lucasbiery33 ), co-host of the the LouCas Baseball Podcast through the Sports Crew Radio Network and writer for Fantasy Sports Degens , to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about how he manages FAAB across multiple leagues, formats, and platforms. Welcome Lucas (2:55) Daniel Vogelbach is playing every day...again (5:57) Do we care that Dylan Moore is back in Seattle? ...
Jun 13, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 19
Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Chris ( @baseballpods ), creator of Baseball-Pods.com and the annual Fantasy Baseball Podcast Bracketology event, to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about the things he looks for in a good fantasy baseball podcast. Welcome Chris (2:15) Max Muncy missing time? (11:34) Tony Gonsolin must start next week? (13:39) Miami rotation questions (15:50) Kolton Wong down again (19:28) Should ...
Jun 06, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 18
Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Steve Gesuele ( @stav8818 ), host of the Wins Above Fantasy podcast, to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about how to utilize in season research that applies to his teams. Welcome Steve (1:30) Filling in the Michael Brantley (3:50) Owen Miller vs Tyler Nevin (5:05) Miami injuries (9:05) Kansas City bullpen situation (10:55) Should we care about Victor Carantini? (14:06) Voit back t...
May 30, 2021•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 17
Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Zack Waxman ( @zackroto ), host of the Draft Champions Podcast presented by Rotoballer to break down this week’s FAAB period, as well to talk about how he plans to budget his FAAB where he’s already spent big early on. Welcome Zack (1:46) Willy Adames to Milwaukee (2:52) Taylor Walls up in Tampa (5:12) Minnesota injuries (7:56) How to take advantage of the Mets (10:25) Should we care about Delino Des...
May 23, 2021•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 16
Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Rob DiPietro ( @deadpullhitter ), creator and host of the Pull Hitter Podcast and 2020 NFBC Draft Champions overall champion to break down the eighth FAAB period of the 2021 season, as well to break down trends he's noticed in FAAB bidding thus far and strategies to take away from it all. Welcome Rob (1:26) News and notes (4:56) FAAB trends thus far (33:37) Player recommendations (53:22) Parting word...
May 16, 2021•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 15
Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Scott Chu ( @ifthechufits ), constant contributor at Pitcher List and co-host of the Hacks and Jacks ( @HacksandJacksPL ), PL Shorts ( @PLShortsPod ) and Friends with Fantasy Benefits Friday podcast to break down the seventh FAAB period of the 2021 season, as well to break down how his DFS play helps him when it comes to his weekly FAAB bidding. Welcome Scott (2:39) Fading Tony Gonsolin? (8:18) What ...
May 09, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 14
Adam Howe ( @EightyGrade ) and 2020 TGFBI Champion Kevin Hasting ( @HastingKevin ) are joined by Micah Henry ( @FantasyCentral1 ), contributor to New Life Fantasy ( @FantasyBallUni1 ), Roto Ranks ( @roto_ranks ), and Fantrax ( @Fantrax ) as well as cohosting the Fantasy Insiders Podcast ( @1FantasyInsider ) to break down the sixth FAAB period of the 2021 season, as well and to explain how he finished 2nd overall in the 2020 TGFBI even with it being his first ever FAAB style league. Welcome Micah...
May 02, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 13
