Episode 118- End of Season Episode Guests – Justin Mason Season Recap Most memorable moment of the baseball season Most memorable moment of the fantasy baseball season Strategy Section Fantasy MVPs Offensive MVP Cy Young Middle Relief Pitcher values First Round 2021 Top 5 ADP in 2021 drafts Top 5 Players for 2021 What will you do differently in 2021? Mailbag – The team answers Twitter comments and questions. Thank Yous Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury update....
Sep 25, 2020•1 hr 18 min
Episode 117- Lessons Learned Episode Guests – Ryan Hallam & Andrea LaMont Strategy Section Tout Wars & LABR Recap What went right & what went wrong Most profitable players that you drafted in 2020. Biggest busts from the players that you drafted in 2020. Best waiver wire pickup of 2020. Most disappointing waiver wire pickup in 2020. Best strategy that you implemented in 2020. Biggest regret of the 2020 fantasy season. Lessons Learned Lessons learned in 2020. Waiver Wire Section - The...
Sep 21, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Episode 116- Smoke & Mirrors Episode Guest – Pierre Camus Strategy Section Smoke & Mirrors Players that disappointed in 2020 that will bounce back Players that disappointed in 2020 that won’t bounce back Players that were successful in 2020 that will come back to earth Players that were successful in 2020 that will stay in the sky Waiver Wire Section - The team gives a few waiver wire suggestions for the coming week Pitcher Preview - The team highlights the coming week’s 2-start pitchers...
Sep 14, 2020•1 hr 12 min
Home Stretch Episode Guest – Patrick Davitt Strategy Section Home Stretch Waiver Wire How do you manage waiver acquisitions in the home stretch? Does it matter whether you are at the top of the standings, middle, or bottom of the standings? What should you save up for the final FAAB of the year? Lineups How do you manage starting pitching down the stretch? What factors do you consider? Do you utilize 2-start pitchers down the stretch? How do you account for the last week of the season, where rot...
Sep 04, 2020•1 hr 28 min
Episode 114- Dynasty Episode Guest – Eric Cross Strategy Section Dynasty How do dynasty leagues differ from keeper leagues (and from redraft leagues)? How does trading differ in dynasty leagues? How do in-season acquisitions differ in dynasty leagues? How does this short season affect future dynasty value evaluation? Do you consider a player’s organization when evaluating a player? Drafting - What balance do you have between current season and future value? Should dynasty rankings be dependent u...
Aug 30, 2020•1 hr 25 min
Episode 113- What to do with Episode Guest – Scott White Tatis Section Tatis & Unwritten rules of baseball Unwritten rules of fantasy baseball Strategy Section Trading General Trading Philosophy How to evaluate your roster to know what to trade for, and what you can trade away? How do you know when you should look for a trade vs. just playing the waiver wire? Doubleheaders Which players are helped or hurt by this format? Should you stay away from STL Cardinals players because of the large nu...
Aug 20, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Episode 112- Trading Episode Guest – Nando Di Fino Strategy Section Trading Philosophy General Trading Philosophy 2 for 1 trades - Is it best to acquire the best player in the deal? Can both sides of a trade be winners? Is it right for a last place team to trade late in the season? Trading/Negotiation Tactics Lowball or Final Offer? Send offers out to everyone, vs. only to 1 or 2 parties? Other tactics Sinkers or Floaters Hot Starts Mike Yastremski Dansby Swanson Renato Nunez Randy Dobnak Cold S...
Aug 15, 2020•1 hr 7 min
Episode 111- Fast Episode Guest – Alex Fast Strategy Section Rule Changes Would you allow mid-season fantasy league rule changes? i.e. games minimum per MLB team, QS point changes, extra roster slots, extra FAAB periods, extra lineup periods, etc. Managing Lineup in Short Season & COVID How do you handle games shut down for COVID mid-week? Starters not going deep into games - Play more RPs? Quicker hook for poor performance? More FAAB on the hot starters? Closers Going Deep: We’re Drafting S...
Aug 07, 2020•1 hr 18 min
Episode 110- MetsMerized Episode Guest – Michael Mayer Mets Section Is Cespedes going to be the everyday DH? Will he play any OF? How much does the DH help the Mets vs. other teams in baseball? Will the Mets employ a lefty/righty platoon anywhere? What is the pecking order for closers? Stolen Bases - What is Luis Rojas’s approach? Injured players Marcus Stroman Jed Lowrie Jake Marisnick Robert Gsellman / Brad Brach How will the artificial crowd noise affect performance? Trades - Will the Mets be...
Jul 24, 2020•1 hr 8 min
Episode 109- Predictions Episode Guest – Fred Zinkie Strategy Section Ultimate Strategy for building a winning fantasy team Get one ace Fade SP early Fade high value closers Don’t get cute with speedsters Fade BA Target high-k pitchers Counting stats Go younger with position players Stack a team Predictions Awards AL MVP NL MVP AL Cy Young NL Cy Young AL RoY NL RoY Bold Predictions Hitter Prediction Pitcher Prediction Team Prediction World Series Prediction Mailbag – The team answers Twitter com...
Jul 17, 2020•1 hr 19 min
Episode 108- FAAB 60 Episode Guest – Scott Jenstad Strategy Section Rule Changes Rule changes that we are seeing in leagues this season? FAAB / Player Pickups / Drops / Roster General: How will FAAB generally be different than in a normal season? Which area should one concentrate on more on FAAB in 2020 - Upside player available vs weak spot on your roster? Roster churning - How much more churn will you have in 2020 vs. in a normal season? Sitting / Cutting players - How quick will you give the ...
Jul 10, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Michael Ajeto (@dysthymikey) of Pitcherlist and Lookout Landing to discuss how he got his start in the fantasy industry!
Jul 07, 2020•55 min
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Matthew Davis (@_MattyWood_) of FTN to discuss how he got his start in the fantasy industry!
Jul 05, 2020•41 min
Episode 105- Baseball is Back Episode Guest – Frank Stampfl Strategy Section Redraft Leagues? Should you redraft leagues that have already drafted? Rule Changes Rule or scoring changes for Roto Leagues / Head to Head Leagues / Points Leagues ? League format changes? Increase IL slots / Increase Bench slots? Minimum Thresholds What should be the minimum IP? What should be the minimum number of games played for the fantasy season to count? Suspended Season What happens if baseball stops playing in...
Jul 03, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Jeff Erickson (@Jeff_Erickson) of Rotowire to discuss how he got his start in the fantasy industry!
Jun 06, 2020•39 min
Episode 103- Redraft Episode Guest – Jen Piacenti COVID-19 Discussion General Circumstances Foley’s Closing PitchCon Current MLB Plans Minor Leagues Strategy Section Should you redraft leagues that have already drafted? What to do with players that opt out of playing in 2020? Keepers How should keeper leagues handle the short season? What if there is no season in 2020 - How should keepers be handled? Designated Hitter Which NL teams / players are affected by a potential DH in the NL? Drafting St...
Jun 04, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Eddy Almaguer (@EddyAlmaguer) of Prospects Live to discuss how he got his start in the fantasy industry!
Jun 02, 2020•29 min
Episode 101- KBO Episode Guest – Sung Min Kim KBO 2020 The Lotte Giants What is the KBO Format, and rules differences KBO and social distancing Key players to watch Former MLB players who will make an impact KBO & MLB Differences between the KBO and the MLB The KBO players likely to jump over to the MLB in the near future Free agent system and international posting MLB 2020 Owners vs. Players KBO imports Universal DH Injuries in a short season Injury Update – Reuven gives us the injury updat...
May 19, 2020•51 min
Justin Mason (@JustinMasonFWFB) is joined by Jason Collette @JasonCollette of Rotowire and The Sleeper and the Bust Podcast to discuss how he got his start in the fantasy industry!
May 09, 2020•50 min
Episode 99- Aging Player Episode Guest – Gene McCaffrey COVID-19 Discussion General Circumstances Current MLB Plans KBO Strategy Section Aging Players Are aging players affected by a short season? Which aging players will benefit the most / hurt the most? If there is no season, what happens to some of these players? Do they retire? Yadier Molina Nelson Cruz Albert Pujols Rich Hill Others Older/aging players that might surprise us the most in 2020. Teams Which teams will be affected most by a sho...
May 08, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Episode 98- Podopolooza Segment 24 Broc Miller, Mike Werner, and Tony Bps join Justin Mason in the final segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels. Topics: Sleepers and Busts
May 08, 2020•33 min
Episode 97- Podopolooza Segment 22 Eric Samulski, Bubba Entrekin, Mike Kurland , Zachary Braff, Callen Elslager join Justin Mason in the 22nd segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels. Topics: MLB Remix League
May 06, 2020•32 min
Episode 96- Podopolooza Segment 20 Derek Van Riper, Ryan Bloomfield, and Ben from the Open Bar Podcast join Justin Mason in the 20th segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels. Topics: How does a shortened season change how you approach your drafts that haven't been done yet? How does this change how you will approach FAAB? What will ADP look like in 2021?
May 05, 2020•31 min
Episode 93- Podopolooza Segment 18 Matt Williams, Jorge Montanez, Michael Waterloo, Heath Capps , Chris Maher join Justin Mason in the 18th segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels. Topics: MLB Remix League
May 04, 2020•33 min
Episode 93- Podopolooza Segment 16 Scott Bogman, Jim Bay, Mike Hilbig, Doug Dennis join Justin Mason in the 16th segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels. Topics: Bold Predictions
May 03, 2020•34 min
Episode 93- Podopolooza Segment 12 Michael Govier, Anthony Aniano, Adam Ronis, Brent Herzog join Justin Mason in the 12th segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels. Topics: Sleepers and Busts
May 02, 2020•33 min
Episode 92- Podopolooza Segment 9 Chuck Anderson, Andy Singleton,Scott Barzilla , Reuven Guy join Justin Mason in the ninth segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels. Topics: How do you handle guys coming off of injuries now that the season is starting late? What teams/players get an advantage from a shortened season? What teams/players get a disadvantage?
May 01, 2020•30 min
Episode 91- Podopolooza Segment 7 Drew Morris, Andrea Lamont, Daniel Siegel, Howard Bender join Justin Mason in the seventh segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels. Topics: With a shortened season, is there a roto category that becomes harder to get If we end up playing games in only florida and Arizona, should AL/NL leagues that haven't drafted try and change their formats? Who is on your do not draft list with all the changes to the upcoming season? Should people ev...
Apr 30, 2020•34 min
Episode 90- Podopolooza Segment 5 Ray Butler, Matt Thompson, Rich Wilson, Eric Cross & Adam Lawler join Justin Mason in the fifth segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels. Topics: What will the minor league season look like in 2020? How will we evaluate prospects heading into 2021 if there is a limited or no season? Who is your favorite prospect that no one is talking about? Who is the most overrated prospect for fantasy?
Apr 29, 2020•33 min
Episode 89- Podopolooza Segment 3 Patrick Davitt, Lucas Biery, Johnnie Black & Dan Stafford join Justin Mason in the first segment of a 12-hour live stream to raise money for Meals on Wheels. Topics: If NL teams get the DH this year, which player jumps up your draft board the most? If you haven't drafted yet, has your draft strategy changed from pre-pandemic to now? How do you handle guys coming off of injuries now that the season is starting late? How do you handle playoffs in H2H leagues i...
Apr 29, 2020•30 min
