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Week 7 Planner; Manny Machado is back! (08/28 Fantasy Baseball Podcast) Aug 28, 2020

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Frank is back and it was good to hear that Adam Aizer still knows what baseball is! Seven games were postponed across MLB Thursday as a result of league-wide protests... Who are the top two-start pitchers heading into Week 7 (2:37)? Ian Anderson's roster percentage needs to be higher. Kwang Hyun Kim is interesting, while Brad Keller is not. ... For the OMGG standout players from Thursday, it has to be Manny Machado who posted a triple dong across two games (8:54). Scott is highlighting Jesse Winker who has picked it up again. How high might Machado and Winker go in drafts next season? ... On to news and notes, Walker Buehler landed on the IL with a blister while Gavin Lux was sent back down after the Dodgers' doubleheader (16:31). Taijuan Walker was traded to the Blue Jays and is now the time to add Michael Pineda? ... Wil Myers and Jake Cronenworth continued to get it done on Thursday (24:56). Should you bench Josh Bell for Cronenworth? Is it time to drop Garrett Richards and Adrian Houser? ... It's time for the debut of the "Deep-League-Interest-O-Meter" (31:11). How much should we care about Ljay Newsome, Sam Haggerty, and Jose Garcia? ... For bullpen notes, is there anybody to watch in Seattle after Taylor Williams got rocked (37:53)? Are there any names to stash ahead of the Trade Deadline? ... We're helping you set your lineups for Week 7 (46:13). Should you bench Josh Bell for these players? Who are some of our favorite sleeper pitchers and hitters? ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.

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Checking in on 2019's One Hit Wonders; Wed. Recap (08/27 Fantasy Baseball Podcast) Aug 27, 2020

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Is Ian Anderson the answer to your pitching problems? Let's talk about Wednesday's standouts (3:00) and some key injuries (8:40) as Aaron Judge could be headed back to the IL. Then Adam and Scott talk about their Fantasy seasons as we are around the halfway point of the year (10:30). What went wrong with one of Adam's strategies? ... Bullpen notes (17:22) and we check in on last seasons' one hit wonders (22:55) like Marcus Semien, Josh Bell and Ketel Marte. What happened to these guys and how concerned are we? ... We discuss some streaking hitters (35:00) and the standout SPs (38:05) of Wednesday's games ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

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CBS Sports Presents: 'Fantasy Football Today in 5' podcast Aug 26, 2020

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Fantasy Football Today in 5, the fastest way to keep up with fantasy football, debuts on Monday, August 31. Download and subscribe now to get the first episode in your feed as soon as it is released!

Want Fantasy advice, news and analysis fast? Fantasy Football Today in 5 will get you caught up on what you need to know to win your league in just 5 minutes every weekday morning. Join host Adam Aizer and a rotating cast of analysts including Jamey Eisenberg, Dave Richard, Heath Cummings and Ben Gretch as they guide you to a Fantasy championship. The FFT crew will filter through the news cycle and deliver what matters most from a Fantasy perspective so you can make your start/sit moves, Waiver Wire transactions and trades before breakfast.

Giolito No-Hitter! Final Trade Targets (08/26 Fantasy Baseball Podcast) Aug 26, 2020

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Forget about the Oh My Goodness Gracious player of the night, Lucas Giolito is the OMGG player of the season! Giolito throws a no-hitter and has now been ridiculous for two straight starts. ... For our other OMGG players of the night, Frank owes Tyler Glasnow an apology (3:45). Should you try and sell-high on Glasnow or Giolito? Kyle Tucker was also a Tuesday standout and has been awesome recently. ... On to news and notes, Mike Clevinger is starting on Wednesday (10:16)! Do we continue to stash Zach Plesac? The Yankees and Braves were postponed but before it was, Clint Frazier was out of the lineup. Is it time to drop him? ... Our email of the day asks about keeper trade philosophy and the Top-5 starting pitchers for the 2021 season (20:05). Who were some values this season that might be good keepers? ... With the Fantasy trade deadline also approaching, here are our final buy-low targets, led by Eric Hosmer, Matt Olson, and Chris Paddack (24:46). Also, is it time to sell-high on Cristian Javier? ... He gone (34:59)! Can you drop Ohtani, Bielak, Chatwood, and Votto? ... Is the roster percentage too low for Andrew McCutchen, Jonathan Schoop, Brandon Belt, and Roman Quinn (37:09)? ... What do we do with names like Adalberto Mondesi and Seth Lugo (41:20)? ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.

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Did You Know? Midseason Lessons (08/25 Fantasy Baseball Podcast) Aug 25, 2020

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How are our Fantasy Baseball teams looking? Why does Scott love Franklin the turtle so much?... For our OMGG standouts, Scott went with Jesus Luzardo who just set a career-high for innings in a start (4:03). Is it time to drop Casey Mize? ... On to news and notes, Charlie Blackmon was scratched Monday while Merrill Kelly was randomly placed on the IL (11:03). We have some updates on Mike Clevinger/Zach Plesac and Justin Verlander. More prospects are on the way (14:35)! What is our interest level for Ke'Bryan Hayes of the Pirates, Ian Anderson of the Braves, and Leody Taveras for the Rangers? ... Did you know (20:19) that Juan Soto is tied with Fernando Tatis in fantasy points per game? Also, what do we make of Kenta Maeda's pitch count, Aaron Civale is a points league stud, Miguel Sano is a stud, and Brad Miller isn't bad anymore? ... For the rest of Monday's action, Blake Snell is turning things around and Stephen Piscotty is hot (32:30). What's the latest in the Rangers and Blue Jays bullpens plus why did Trevor Bauer change his pitch mix on Monday? ... We finish up with our email of the day and reveal our midseason lessons learned (50:24). ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.

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Weekend Recap; Holy Triston McKenzie! (08/24 Fantasy Baseball Podcast) Aug 24, 2020

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Jose Abreu and Manny Machado are awesome! It's about time Frank got something right. Who were the OMGG waiver wire adds of the weekend (1:45)? How good can Triston McKenzie be? Why is Corbin Burnes still available in leagues? Justus Sheffield keeps things rolling. ... Brandon Workman was traded to the Phillies over the weekend (12:53) and there's a whole bunch more closer notes. How aggressive should we be on Emilio Pagan? What's going on with the Pirates and Tigers bullpens? ... Onto actual news and notes, Ronald Acuña could be back this week, Stephen Strasburg is having season-ending surgery, and everybody is hurt (20:38)! Let's take a look at the top waiver wire starting pitchers from the weekend (26:33). What did we make of Sixto Sanchez's debut? Is Elieser Hernandez a must add? ... For waiver wire hitters, is Teoscar Hernandez a must-own player (33:53)? Time to give Jake Cronenworth some love! Where do these names rank on the Drop-O-Meter (41:48)? Is it time to drop Lance McCullers and Jon Lester? ... Before your league's trade deadline, should you try and sell-high on Dallas Keuchel, Dustin May, and Randy Dobnak (48:10)? ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.

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Two-Start Pitchers; Joey Bart and Sixto Sanchez outlooks (08/21 Fantasy Baseball Podcast) Aug 21, 2020

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After another New York Knicks disappointment, Frank needs a pick-me-up. Who is Scott's favorite sports team? Who are the top two-start pitchers for next week (2:33)? Can we also trust names like Adam Wainwright and Christian Javier? ... We have prospects (9:25)! What should we expect from Joey Bart, Sixto Sanchez, Jesus Sanchez, and Triston McKenzie? Is Bart a Top-12 catcher already? How much FAB should you spend on Sixto? ... For the OMGG players of the night, Scott has a great stat on James Karinchak (24:10). Lucas Giolito bounced back in a huge way while German Marquez got destroyed in Coors Field. ... Onto news and notes, the Mets had a pair of positive COVID tests (27:17), James Paxton, Gleyber Torres and Zach Britton are all hurt for the Yankees, and Alex Bregman landed on the IL with his hamstring injury. ... Recapping Thursday's action, is Kyle Tucker a Top-40 outfielder ROS (34:10)? How interested should we be in names like Nathan Eovaldi, Andrew McCutchen, Yadier Molina, Mitch Moreland and Wilmer Flores off the waiver wire? ... Jose Altuve and Jose Berrios are showing signs of life (43:24) while Sonny Gray and the Kyles in Seattle remained hot. ... We wrap up with Week 6 sleeper hitters and pitchers to stream (1:00:25). ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.

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Mize vs. Dunning; How good is Trevor Bauer? (08/20 Fantasy Baseball Podcast) Aug 20, 2020

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Oh hey, Chris is back! And he has a curly mustache (make sure to watch us on YouTube). Frank owes Trevor Bauer an apology (2:20). What's behind Bauer's transformation? What is his value ROS? What lessons can we learn from this? For our OMGG players of the night, Scott went with Dane Dunning (10:24), while Chris went with Rafael Devers. Is Dunning a must-add? Onto news and notes, Alex Bregman left Wednesday's game with a hamstring injury and Yordan Alvarez is set for season-ending knee surgery (17:32). Also, Seth Lugo is headed back to the Mets rotation and Nate Pearson landed on the IL. We had a ton of interesting pitching performances Wednesday, including Casey Mize's debut (28:27). Is it time to add Brad Keller? What do we make of the struggles for Jack Flaherty, Rich Hill, Luis Castillo, and Julio Urias? We saw some big bounce-back performances from Paddack, Glasnow, and Luzardo (38:50). Is Framber Valdez must-start? Should we really sell-high on Aaron Civale? ... Hey, hitters are a thing too (49:38). Ian Happ, Dominic Smith, and Jesse Winker are all inside Scott and Frank's Top-40 OFs ROS. Randal Grichuk hit two more home runs and can we bench Josh Bell? ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.

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Worryometer Wednesday; Kenta Maeda is AWESOME! (08/19 Fantasy Baseball Podcast) Aug 19, 2020

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Happy Wednesday, especially if you have Kenta Maeda on your Fantasy team! What is Maeda's value rest-of-season (1:09)? Unfortunately, Taylor Rogers blew another save. Is it time to add Sergio Romo? ... The unwritten rules of baseball are dumb (7:02). That is all. Keep swinging away, Fernando Tatis. For our OMGG players of the night, Frankie Montas gave you -18.5 Fantasy points (9:28) while Antonio Senzatela was awesome again. Should we buy-low on Montas and trust Senzatela? ... Onto news and notes, the Astros have finally placed Yordan Alvarez on the IL due to discomfort in his right knee (15:16). Christian Pache is being promoted by the Braves and is it time to drop David Dahl? ... Let's fire up the Worryometer (21:40)! How worried should we be over Jose Altuve, Eugenio Suarez, Cody Bellinger, Rhys Hoskins, and Mitch Garver? ... Who were the good standouts from Tuesday's action (34:22)? Snell's pitch count is up while Tony Gonsolin and Marco Gonzales were both great. Did you know Bryce Harper is a Top-5 hitter in FPPG and these Blue Jays hitters have been impressive. ... With the good, comes the bad and the ugly (45:30). What happened with Dylan Bundy and Carlos Carrasco? ... Is it time to drop Nate Pearson, Masahiro Tanaka, and Tarik Skubal? ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.

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Tigers Prospects! Double-Dong Galore (08/18 Fantasy Baseball Podcast) Aug 18, 2020

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You know what they say about Tigers prospects: they're not just good... they're great! What are our favorite cereals? ... What do we need to know about Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal (3:34)? How should we prioritize the two? Would you drop MacKenzie Gore, Spencer Howard or even Zach Plesac for either? What is the interest level for Isaac Paredes?... For our OMGG players of the night, Trea Turner finally stole his first base of the season (13:25)! Is it time to drop Ross Stripling? ... Finally some good news: there have been no new positive COVID tests for the Cincinnati Reds (16:15). Unfortunately, Tommy Pham broke his hamate bone and will likely miss the rest of the season. He can be dropped in all redraft leagues. ... Our email of the day asks who we prefer between Chris Paddack and Zac Gallen in keeper/dynasty leagues (20:20). It's close! Double dongs ran rampant on Monday night (24:26). Nelson Cruz is awesome, Pete Alonso has bounced back, but what have we made of Luis Robert thus far? What is Luke Voit's value ROS? ... Robinson Cano is back (36:40). How do we rank Cano, Brandon Lowe, and Cavan Biggio ROS? ... Is Randall Grichuk's transformation for real (43:03)? ... How did these two-start streamers fare on Monday (46:13)? We check in on bullpens (52:29). Is Andrew Miller the guy? What's going on with the Cubs? Daniel Hudson... bruh! ... We wrap up with Tuesday's probables and Team Name Tuesday. ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com.

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