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04/02 Fantasy Baseball Podcast: Weekend Roundup Apr 02, 2018

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We tell you who we added and dropped (2:10) before looking at the Most Added list (10:00). It was a great weekend for Tyler Skaggs, Mitch Haniger an Joakim Soria among others ... Talking weekend standouts (14:00) including David Price, Jose Berrios and Shohei Ohtani plus the mysterious disappearance of Kenley Jansen's velocity (20:55). And if you're speculating on saves we've got some helpful tips for you (26:31) ... Lineup notes (34:00) including Trea Turner batting sixth, and then we spend a lot of time on the SPs who caught our eye (in a good or bad way) over the weekend. We talk Lucas Giolito, Johnny Cueto, Michael Fulmer, Robbie Ray, James Paxton, Carlos Carrasco, Yu Darvish and so many more ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

03/30 Fantasy Baseball Podcast: CHW Sluggers & More from Opening Day Mar 30, 2018

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Of course we're talking about Matt Davidson and Tim Anderson (2:20) and whether or not they are worth adding. We'll also discuss Josh Donaldson's arm (12:45), new bullpen developments (15:31) and everything you need to know from Thursday's games ... Dylan Bundy (23:52) was outstanding! So was Jake Odorizzi (25:00)! And Felix Hernandez impressed (27:00), but are we worried about some of the SPs who struggled yesterday (33:20) including Jon Lester and Danny Duffy? ... Most Added players (38:40), batting order notes (44:08), encouraging and discouraging starts (48:26) and Week 2 help (53:40) with two-start pitcher options ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

03/29 Fantasy Baseball Podcast: Opening Day! Let's Go! Mar 29, 2018

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Forgive the enthusiasm but we are PUMPED UP for Opening Day! We're even debuting our personalized walk up music (1:40)! Then we'll discuss the Salvador Perez injury and how to replace him (4:30) and more bullpen news (7:05) for NYM, TEX and SF ... Recapping Wednesday's Podcast For the People League draft (11:15) with a commissioner controversy. Then we'll tell you players we are keeping an eye on (17:31) early in the season. Who are we going to pick up if we see good production? ... Batting order news (31:00), bold predictions (37:40), MLB picks (43:43) and Jonah Keri joins the show (52:00)! ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com Today's episode is brought to you by www.ziprecruiter.com

03/28 Fantasy Baseball Podcast: Spring Risers, Week 1 Help Mar 28, 2018

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As Spring Training concludes, which players have jumped up in our rankings (2:30)? Scott, Heath and Chris talk about their biggest risers, mostly players you can add as free agents including Daniel Vogelbach (4:26), Ryan McMahon (6:53) and Lewis Brinson (14:30) .... Humidor news (16:32), bullpen updates (20:00), important MLB notes (28:40) and thoughts on H2H Categories leagues (34:10) ... More Spring Training risers (41:30) like Yasmani Grandal and Sean Newcomb and a look ahead to Week 1 (50:50). And we do some Start or Sit for Thursday's games (55:00) ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

03/27 Fantasy Baseball Podcast: Draft Dilemmas, Podcast League Recap Mar 27, 2018

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Blake Parker is the favorite for LAA saves (4:30), now where do we rank him? And that leads us into some Draft Day Dilemmas (10:00) including what to do about Greg Holland, when to draft Trea Turner in Points leagues (14:45), when SP depth gets ugly (18:05) and the RP-heavy strategy in categories leagues .. We discuss which players are "Most Likely To (34:01)" break out, regress, provide great draft value, get traded and lose their jobs ... Recapping our Podcast League draft (41:45)! Four different SP approaches from the four of us, plus some surprises from the listeners. Oh, and it's Team Name Tuesday (56:12) and we discuss some players we've barely mentioned on the show (56:50) ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com *This episode is sponsored by www.ziprecruiter.com

03/26 Fantasy Baseball Podcast: Big News & ADP Movers Mar 26, 2018

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With Madison Bumgarner, Scott Kingery and Greg Bird we've got some big news (and a lot of smaller news items) to get to, but first we'll tell you the important things you may have missed over the weekend including STL bullpen news (1:25), the MIL rotation (3:41) and more ... Where are the injured players being drafted now (6:42)? Kingery vs. Yoan Moncada (16:00), plus Closer updates (28:35) ... ADP risers (31:31) including Starling Marte, Matt Carpenter and a group of SPs (39:50). ADP fallers (43:10) including Gerrit Cole for some reason ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

03/23 Fantasy Baseball Podcast: Ten Rounds of ADP Mar 23, 2018

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To make sure you're ready for your drafts, we'll go through Average Draft Position with our thoughts on each of the first 10 rounds. But first we'll cover the major MLB news (4:35) including Jeff Samardzija's injury, noteworthy Spring Training performances and more ... How to draft in shallow leagues (16:32) and players we want more shares of (18:18) ... We're debuting the brand new Fantasy Baseball Syllable Game (24:40) before getting into ADP (26:26). Find out who is going too early and who is going too late. Plus, we announce the Podcast for the People League contestants (1:00:30)! ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

03/22 Fantasy Baseball Podcast: Draft Review, SP Tiers Mar 22, 2018

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Today we're reviewing a 12-team H2H Points mock draft which featured some experimentation. But first, we compare Carlos Correa/Manny Machado to Corey Seager (2:48), wonder why Cody Bellinger feels a little risky (7:16), discuss 1B depth (10:00), SP tiers (11:33) and Willson Contreras' breakout potential (16:16) ... Reviewing yesterday's draft (22:55)! Adam and Scott tried new approaches and didn't like the results. We also review when to draft injured players (34:41) ... Spring risers and fallers (49:16) and we announce the Podcast League contestants (55:49)! ... Email us at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

03/21 Fantasy Baseball Podcast: More Breakouts; Deep League Drafting Mar 21, 2018

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Beginning with a strategy question, how do you approach SP if you have the second pick in the draft or a similarly early pick (1:20)? Then we get into our deep league strategies (5:30)! How much does position scarcity matter? And who are some potential saves guys that are worth drafting in these formats (11:08)? ... Thoughts on Steven Matz and Matt Harvey (18:41), Blake Snell's outlook (21:32), Gregory Polanco's potential (22:30) and whether a quesadilla is a sandwich ... Scott gives us his sleepers (27:14) including Marco Estrada and Jason Kipnis and breakouts (35:35) including Kevin Gausman ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

03/20 Fantasy Baseball Podcast: Sleepers, Breakouts and Busts Mar 20, 2018

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We start the show with big news as Ronald Acuna heads to the minors (1:30) and Justin Turner (5:50) will be out with a broken hand. When are we drafting these guys? Who replaces Turner for LAD? ... Looking at Heath's sleepers (13:10) including Jeff Samardzija and Taijuan Walker, breakouts (22:00) including a couple of young studs who are being drafted around 40th overall and busts (36:15) including Marcell Ozuna and two interesting 3B ... We evaluate a pitching staff of a H2H Categories league that has no proven ace but plenty of upside (42:35). Is it good enough to win a league? ... Your emails at fantasybaseball@cbsi.com

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