Fantasy Baseball Today

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Kelenic Demoted, 2020 vs. 2021, & Redrafting The First Two Rounds (6/8 Fantasy Baseball Podcast) Jun 08, 2021

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Frank and Chris are joined by Andrea Arcadipane (@scoutgirlreport) from NBC Sports Edge and start with Jarred Kelenic who was demoted Monday (2:40). Should you hold him in redraft leagues? ... Andrea recently wrote an article about Nick Pivetta and his curveball (12:14). How has Pivetta got back on track? ... We're just about 60 games into 2021, how has it compared to 2020 (14:58)? Who are the biggest improvers? ... What about the biggest losers year over year (27:33)? Which players should you be buying? ... We're redrafting the first round for the rest of the season (33:09). Where does Vlad Jr. get drafted? What about Ohtani? ... The second round is filled with a ton of former first round picks (48:13)! Who's the SP4 drafted? Does Nick Castellanos make it into the second round? ... We wrap up with Team Names Tuesday (1:02:47)! ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.

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Skubal or Gilbert!? Weekend Recap & Most Added Players! (6/7 Fantasy Baseball Podcast) Jun 07, 2021

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Who is this Patrick Wisdom fella that keeps hitting home runs (2:26)? Just how good are Cedric Mullins and Jesse Winker? Tarik Skubal or Logan Gilbert (12:12)? ... With all the talk about foreign substances recently, we had a handful of starting pitchers with their spin rates down this weekend (15:34). ... News and notes (27:28)! Jackson Kowar will be promoted Monday, John Means went to the IL, Trevor Story is returning and more. ... Who were the most added hitters from the weekend (36:33)? Should you add Jonathan India? Ryan Mountcastle or Justin Upton? ... Who were the most added starting pitchers (45:12)? Patrick Sandoval did what on Sunday!? ... We end with some more weekend recap, bullpen updates, and streamers (50:41)! ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.

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Foreign Substances, Week 11 Sleepers & Trade Yelich!? (6/4 Fantasy Baseball Podcast) Jun 04, 2021

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It's time to buy-low on Charlie Blackmon if you still can (1:54)! Is there anything to see with Ryan Yarbrough following his complete game? ... We have a sticky situation on our hands (7:32)! Should you be worried about Gerrit Cole after his spin rate was down Thursday? ... News and notes (14:50)! Mad Bum went to the IL Andrew Vaughn went to the COVID IL, and Fernando Tatis returned to the lineup. ... Scott recently wrote about some prospects (17:48)! Should you be stashing Jesus Sanchez and Jackson Kowar? ... Week 11 sleepers (23:02)! Which two-start pitchers should you be targeting? What about sleeper hitters? ... Is now the time to trade Yelich after he hit a home run Thursday (33:21)? ... Should you drop Yasmani Grandal and Patrick Corbin (37:37)? ... We have deeper waiver wire adds (45:09). ... We wrap up with bullpens, streamers, and your APR questions (51:46)! ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.

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Framber Valdez BREAKOUT! Would You Rather...? (6/3 Fantasy Baseball Podcast) Jun 03, 2021

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Now THIS is the Framber Valdez we were drafting before he got hurt (1:52)! What happened to The Mountain Alek Manoah? ... News and notes (14:03)! Stephen Strasburg went to the IL, Mad Bum left his start, Mitch Garver had groin surgery and more. ... Prospect updates (17:35)! What is Wander Franco up to? Roansy Contreras keeps dominating. ... Let's play 'Would You Rather' (20:17). Francisco Lindor or Marcus Semien? Walker Buehler or Zack Wheeler? Tyler Mahle or Sean Manaea? ... How do we rank Dom Smith, Ryan Mountcastle, and Pavin Smith (42:07)? ... We had some interesting starting pitcher performances on Wednesday, starting with Nick Pivetta (44:08). ... We wrap up with Wednesday's leftovers, bullpen updates, streamers, and your questions (49:38). ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.

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OFFENSE! DOUBLE DONGS! Juan Soto Deep Dive & Early Lessons (6/2 Fantasy Baseball Podcast) Jun 02, 2021

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Luis Garcia is on a roll now (3:56)! Should you add Jonathan Schoop after his fourth straight multi-hit game? ... News and notes (10:00)! Fernando Tatis and Stephen Strasburg both left early, Jack Flaherty is headed to the IL and more. ... What are the effects of the new ball and how much was offense up in May compared to April and last year (17:27)? ... We had a bunch of pitcher regression on Tuesday (22:00)! We also had a bunch of double dongs (28:22)! ... Is there anything to be worried about with Juan Soto (31:24)? ... What lessons have we learned so far this season (35:20)? ... Who were the rest of Tuesday's standouts (46:35)? ... We wrap up with the Orioles bullpen and streamers (58:12)! ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.

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May Leaders! What's Wrong With These Players? (6/1 Fantasy Baseball Podcast) Jun 01, 2021

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How was Chris' trip to Fenway!? How is Jose Urquidy able to overcome his underlying numbers (3:51)? Which Cleveland middle infielder do we prefer? ... News and notes (11:28)! We have updates on starting pitcher IL stashes, Adalberto Mondesi left Monday's game with a hamstring tweak and more. ... Who were May's hitting leaders (17:02)? How is Austin Meadows doing this? Should you sell-high on Adolis Garcia? ... What about May's pitching leaders (29:00)? How has Brandon Woodruff elevated his game? ... We have more May standouts (34:44)! Should you buy-high on Carlos Correa? ... What is wrong with these players (41:49)? Can you drop Jameson Taillon and Dylan Bundy? Do we have confidence in DJ LeMahieu bouncing back? ... We wrap up with bullpen updates, streamers, and Team Name Tuesday (53:33)! ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.

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Add O'Neill and Skubal!? Weekend Dropometer! (5/31 Fantasy Baseball Podcast) May 31, 2021

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HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY! How is Zack Wheeler getting all these strikeouts (1:54)? Are Tyler O'Neill and Tarik Skubal must-add players? ... News and notes (13:37)! Marcell Ozuna was arrested for domestic violence, Trevor Story went to the IL and more. ... Let's fire up the DROPOMETER (23:32)! Where are we on Blake Snell, Luis Castillo, and Madison Bumgarner? ... Which starting pitchers should you target on the waiver wire (34:30)? Yusei Kikuchi or Skubal? ... What about waiver-wire hitters (40:32)? Ty France or Nick Madrigal? Should you add Mike Zunino in one-catcher leagues? ... What happened in the bullpens this weekend (47:28)? ... We wrap up with the weekend leftovers and pitchers to stream on Monday and Tuesday (53:32). ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.

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Alek Manoah Dazzles! Week 10 Sleepers & Fantasy Fun Facts (5/28 Fantasy Baseball Podcast) May 28, 2021

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Oh man, THE MOUNTAIN Alek Manoah was awesome in his first start (2:05)! How much FAB should you spend on him? ... Buy-high on Dylan Cease before next week if you can (8:00)! What is Pablo Lopez doing differently? ... Let's talk about this wild Javier Baez play from Thursday (12:22). ... News and notes (20:08)! Shohei Ohtani was scratched from his pitching start due to a transportation issue, Trevor Story is day-to-day plus we have prospect updates. ... Which sleepers should you be targeting for Week 10 (26:04)? What about two-start pitchers? ... Fantasy Fun Facts (39:38)! Bo Bichette is on pace for what? Are we concerned with Stephen Strasburg's velocity? ... We wrap up the week with deeper waiver wire options, bullpen updates, streamers, and your apple podcast questions (50:09)! ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.

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Most Traded Players! Paddack Deep Dive & More Injuries (5/27 Fantasy Baseball Podcast) May 27, 2021

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Who would we rather add between Luis Garcia and James Kaprielian (2:00)? ... News and notes (12:05)! Marcell Ozuna is out 5-6 weeks, Corey Kluber is shut down for four weeks, Framber Valdez returns Friday and more. ... Is Chris Paddack back on track (19:22)? ... Who are the most traded players on CBS (23:15)? Target Robles and Hiura and dynasty? Is now the time to buy on Blackmon, Meadows, and Nola? ... Should these roster rates be higher (43:41)? Which of these starting pitchers should you add? ... We have bullpen updates and streamers (52:48)! ... We wrap up with some of your favorite Fantasy Justice dilemmas (57:00)! ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.

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Rich Hill Goes Off! Worryometer Wednesday & Civale Trade Value (5/26 Fantasy Baseball Podcast) May 26, 2021

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What is up with baseball players getting hurt in the weirdest ways!? Zach Plesac was the latest victim. Rich Hill is awesome (4:06)! Josh Bell looks like he's coming around. ... News and notes (13:30)! Bryce Harper was placed on the IL, Adalberto Mondesi and Jacob deGrom both returned, and Corey Kluber left with shoulder tightness. ... Let's fire up the worryometer for players struggling the most like Anthony Rendon, Eugenio Suarez, Zack Greinke and others (18:07). ... We had lots of home runs on Tuesday but maybe none more interesting than a double dong from Joc Pederson (38:45). ... What is Aaron Civale's trade value right now (42:10)? Should you try and move Joe Musgrove? ... We wrap up with waiver wire SP, bullpen updates, and streamers (51:00)! ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.

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