Common Sense Fantasy Baseball

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Ep 24: Mike Kurland and Rounds 8 - 10 Jan 28, 2020

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Please welcome Mike! (https://twitter.com/Mike_Kurland) Mike and I discuss players we're avoiding or targeting at their current price in rounds 8 - 10 (in 15-team 5x5 roto). Targeting 8:50 Yasiel Puig at 110 - Both Mike and Drew targeting 9:25 Nicholas Castellanos at 113 - Both 10:20 Trey Mancini at 108 - Both 23:05 Lance Lynn at 128 - Mike (with bonus Ryu discussion) 27:10 Amed Rosario at 125 - Drew 38:35 Soler and Moncada bonus talk! 39:30 Cavan Biggio at 136 - Both (more on Biggio at 44:00) 40:20 Michael Brantley at 132 - Mike 40:40 Miguel Sano at 131 - Mike 50:00 Kyle Schwarber at 148 and Franmil Reyes at 149 - Both (especially Schwarber) 57:00 Max Fried at 138 - Mike Split or unsure 28:00 Danny Santana at 127 - Drew targeting and Mike not on board 46:40 Tommy Edman at 137 - Both interested but unsure 1:09:55 Kyle Tucker at 144 - Both unsure (Avoiding in Draft and Hold) Avoiding 16:25 Shohei Ohtani at 111 - Both Mike and Drew avoiding 20:20 Rhys Hoskins at 118 - Drew 21:15 Yuli Gurriel at 120 - Both (also we have an exclusive trashcan-banging podcast debut) 41:35 Eduardo Escobar at 134 - Both 1:06:25 Will Smith (the pitcher) at 142 - Both 1:07:55 Mallex Smith at 146 - Both Enjoy! And let me know what you think on Twitter. I'm at https://twitter.com/commonsensefbb.

Ep 23: Colin Weatherwax and rounds 5 - 7 Jan 24, 2020

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Please welcome Colin! (https://twitter.com/CWeatherwax13) Colin and I discuss players we're avoiding or targeting at their current price in rounds 5 - 7 (in 15-team 5x5 roto).

Avoiding

2:10 Victor Robles at ADP 57 -- both Colin and Drew avoiding at this price

7:50 Luis Severino at ADP 59 -- Colin

11:45 Kris Bryant at 61 -- both

16:00 Josh Hader at 64 (and any RP this early) -- both

17:20 Manny Machado at 65 -- both

57:40 Gary Sanchez at 89 -- both

1:03:55 Corey Kluber at 100 -- both

Targeting

6:10 Yu Darvish at ADP 58 -- Colin (Drew unsure at 4th rd price)

13:25 Eugenio Suarez at 62 -- Colin

19:25 Zack Greinke at 63 -- both

22:15 Noah Syndergaard at 68 -- Colin

34:55 Jose Abreu at 78 -- both

39:10 Ramon Laureano at 75 -- Drew

53:10 Jose Berrios at 83 -- both

55:30 Marcus Semien at 84 -- Colin

1:07:40 Roberto Osuna at 94 -- Colin

1:11:15 Nelson Cruz at 93 -- both

1:12:25 Marcell Ozuna at 102 -- both

1:14:50 Mike Moustakas at 105 -- Colin

1:16:55 Josh Donaldson at 106 -- both

Split

23:40 Yoan Moncada at ADP 67 -- Drew targeting, Colin avoiding

44:05 Jorge Soler at 82 -- Drew targeting, Colin avoiding

Enjoy! And let me know what you think on Twitter. I'm at https://twitter.com/commonsensefbb.

Ep 22: Zack and I discuss rounds 1 - 4 Jan 21, 2020

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Please welcome Zack! (Twitter.com/zackroto and Twitter.com/draftchampagne) Zack and I discuss players we're avoiding at their current price... Both Zack and Drew avoiding... 13:45 Alex Bregman at ADP 10 ...and to some extent Arenado at ADP 14 and Freeman at ADP 15. 44:45 Pete Alonso at ADP 30 and (Drew) Gleyber Torres at ADP 29 55:00 Villar at ADP 36, and Mondesi at ADP 40 1:00:15 Yordan Alvarez at ADP 37 1:09:00 Whitt Merrifield at ADP 50 1:31:50 Giancarlo Stanton at ADP 57 Zack avoiding... 9:40 Trea Turner at ADP 9 19:25 Max Scherzer at ADP 18 36:00 Bryce Harper at ADP 25 51:45 Chris Sale at ADP 39 1:09:45 JT Realmuto at ADP 48 😢 Drew avoiding... 38:05 Flaherty at ADP 24 41:20 Bieber at ADP 26 1:17:30 Vlad Jr at ADP 52 and Kris Bryant at ADP 53 and Eloy at ADP 55 ...and we also examine some players we like throughout (like Jose Ramirez at ADP 19, Austin Meadows at ADP 33, and all 5 hitters at the end of the third round). Enjoy! Also, find me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/commonsensefbb!

Ep 21: Roster Resource creator Jason Martinez! Jan 07, 2020

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Jason and I discuss his work with Roster Resource and FanGraphs:

https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker

https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/free-agent-tracker

...and discuss some teams and players!

https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/white-sox

https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/mariners

Enjoy the episode!

Also, find me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/commonsensefbb!

Ep 20: Toby's Back! Dec 27, 2019

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Today I talked with Toby of BatFlip Crazy about draft strategy -- specifically in NFBC Draft Champions (Draft and Hold) leagues. The format is 5x5 standard roto, 15 teams. I hope you enjoy our discussion!

Hit me up on Twitter at https://twitter.com/commonsensefbb!

Ep 19: Draft this guy, not that guy Dec 09, 2019

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:10 Thanks @yancyeaton!

2:05 Catcher (Realmuto or wait)

4:10 Clarification: This is 15 team, standard 5x5 Roto.

4:25 First Base (Alonso vs Olson, Abreu, Bell, Mancini)

6:30 Second Base (Torres vs Escobar)

8:20 Shortstop (Tatis -- I mean he had about 80 games, not 80 PA's -- vs Anderson or Rosario)

10:50 Third Base (Bregman, Arenado, Rendon, or Devers vs Turner or JD Davis)

14:05 Outfield (JD Martinez or Judge vs Soler or Mancini)

15:30 Starting Pitcher (Flaherty or Bieber vs Giolito)

16:20 Closer (Hader, Yates, Chapman, Osuna vs Rogers, Colome, Robles, Leclerc, Kennedy)

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Ep 18: Players to avoid in early rounds Nov 20, 2019

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0:00 Every major league baseball player is amazing. They made it! But in fantasy we have to value them vs each other. In this episode I identify some players that may be getting drafted too early, and point out some other players who you might want to draft later instead.

9:40 Closer Update (thoughts on the Will Smith signing)

Let me know what you think: https://twitter.com/commonsensefbb!

Ep 17: Closers for 2020 Oct 31, 2019

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Closers I feel good about: https://twitter.com/commonsensefbb/status/1190047506689921026

Closer situations I'm avoiding: https://twitter.com/commonsensefbb/status/1190041723646480384

Let me know what you think!

Ep 16: First Pitch Arizona and Draft and Hold Strategy Oct 14, 2019

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I discuss my recent trip to AZ and the first 23 rounds of my first 2020 draft (draft and hold format)!

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Ep 15: 2019 Lessons Learned Oct 04, 2019